The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation of Customs Services concerning detention and return illegally the exported and imported cultural values

of March 2, 1994

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Russian Federation which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

noting that illegal export, transit and import of cultural values cause damage to cultural property of the people which protection shall be promoted customs and other competent authorities of the Parties,

in view of regulations of the Convention of UNESCO on the measures directed to prohibition and the prevention of illegal import, export and transfer of property to cultural values of 1970

aiming to strengthen fight against illegal transportation of cultural values through frontiers and to strengthen customs cooperation in this area,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For the purposes of this agreement the applied terms mean:

"Customs Services" - the Head customs authority of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation;

"cultural values" - values of religious or svetstky nature which are considered by the Parties as representing value for archeology, including the prehistoric period, history, literature, art and science;

"the state of export" - the states, the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Russian Federation from which cultural values were originally exported;

"transit State" - the state, the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Russian Federation through which territory cultural values follow from the state of export to other states;

"the state of import" - the state, the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Russian Federation into which cultural values were imported;

"illicit movement of cultural values" - the export, transit and import of such values made in defiance of provisions of this agreement, other international obligations of the Parties and their legislation;

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