1. Ta sporazum se sklene za nedoločen čas. 2. Ta sporazum začne veljati z dnem prejema zadnjega uradnega obvestila, s katerim se pogodbenika po diplomatski poti obvestita o izpolnitvi notranjepravnih zahtev za začetek njegove veljavnosti, in velja še tri mesece po datumu, ko eden od pogodbenikov prejme uradno obvestilo drugega pogodbenika o odpovedi sporazuma. Sklenjeno v Moskvi, dne 10. decembra 2013, v dveh izvirnikih, v slovenskem, ruskem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Ob razlikah pri razlagi sporazuma prevlada angleško besedilo. Za Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve Republike Slovenije Primož Šeligo l.r. Za Zvezno službo Ruske federacije za nadzor nad trgovino s prepovedanimi drogami Viktor Ivanov l.r. The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia and the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Narcotics Traffic Control (hereinafter referred to as the Parties), Expressing concern over the expansion of illegal circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (hereinafter referred to as drugs) and their abuse, Conscious that illicit trafficking in drugs and their precursors poses a serious threat to public health and well-being in the Parties' States, Taking into consideration the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic drugs of 1961, as amended by the Protocol of 1972 on Amendments to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 and the United Nations Convention on Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988, Considering mutual interest to take effective measures to combat illicit trafficking in drugs and their precursors, Being guided by international obligations of the Parties' States, have agreed as follows: 1. The subject of the present Agreement is the cooperation between the Parties with the aim of implementing effective measures against illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors. 2. Pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate within their competence under national law and in compliance with their international obligations. 3. The present Agreement does not affect the existing procedures on extradition or legal assistance in criminal matters. 1. The cooperation between the Parties under this Agreement may take the following forms: a) Exchange of information on measures against illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors; b) Investigative activities related to illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors carried out by one Party within its competence, upon a request of the other Party; c) cooperation in organizing and carrying out measures against trafficking in drugs and precursors and their use; d) cooperation and mutual assistance in actions carried out to combat illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors, including controlled deliveries and monitoring of the licit circulation of drugs; e) exchange of work experience, including through work meetings, conferences and workshops; f) exchange of legislative and other national legal acts, materials on practices of their implementation, statistical data and methodological recommendations on combating illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors including control measures over their licit circulation; g) personnel training; h) material, technical and advisory assistance as well as expertise assistance; i) undertaking of scientific research in mutual interest on problems in combating illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors; j) exchange of drug samples seized from illicit trafficking and their test results; k) coordination of cooperation activities on issues raised in the process of cooperation, including work group formation and exchange of representatives of the Parties. 2. This Agreement does not prevent the Parties from elaborating and developing any other mutually accepted ways of cooperation. Pursuant to this Agreement the Parties shall exchange information referring to: a) any offence, committed or under preparation, related to illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors on the territory of the other Party's State; b) individuals suspected of cross-border illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors; c) particular facts and events related to illicit transportation of drugs and precursors from the State territory of one Party to the State territory of the other Party or such an intention; d) structures, individuals, types of business, systems of management and contacts of criminal groups involved in illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors whose activities are transnational in nature; e) contacts which take place or are supposed to take place between particular individuals and criminal groups in connection with illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors in the Parties' states; f) forms and methods of criminal activities in connection with illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors; g) activities aimed at legalizing (laundering) proceeds from illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors; h) forms and methods used to reveal supply sources of drugs and precursors for illicit trafficking as well as measures aimed at suppressing such trafficking; i) new types of drugs appearing in illicit trafficking, technologies for their production and methods of their use; j) methods used to conceal and camouflage drugs and precursors during their cultivation, production, transportation and sale, as well as methods of their detection; k) other issues in mutual interest. 1. Assistance under this Agreement shall be provided upon request or initiative of one of the Parties which believes that such assistance is in the interest of the other Party. A request for assistance shall be delivered in writing or transmitted using technical means of text transfer. In urgent cases a request can be accepted over the telephone; however, it needs to be confirmed in writing or through technical means of text transfer within three days. If using technical means of data transfer or if there is any doubt about the authenticity or content of a request received, the requested Party may request the requesting Party to provide a written confirmation. 2. A request for assistance shall comprise of the following: – name of the requesting Party, – name of the requested Party, – brief presentation of the essence of the request and its reasoning, – other data necessary for the execution of the request. 3. The requested Party may request additional information to comply with the request if needed. 1. The requested Party shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that the request is executed as fast and as completely as possible. As a rule, the request shall be executed within no more than 30 days from the date of its receipt. 2. The requested Party may allow authorized representatives of the requesting Party to be present during the execution of the request on the territory of its State if this is not contrary to the national legislation of the requested Party. 1. If a request cannot be executed or if its execution is rejected, the requested Party shall immediately inform the requesting Party thereof in writing and give the reasons why the request cannot be executed. 2. A request may be denied in part or in full if the requested Party considers that its execution could cause damage to sovereignty, security or other essential interests of its State or that the request is not in accordance with its national legislation. 3. If the requested Party considers that immediate execution of a request could prevent criminal prosecution or another procedure in progress on the territory of the requested Party's State, the requested Party may postpone the execution of a request or make it conditional on such terms as may be determined necessary after consultations with the requesting Party. If the requesting Party accepts assistance under the agreed conditions, it must observe them. 1. The Parties shall take all measures to ensure confidentiality of the information received. If the Party requesting the information cannot ensure confidentiality of the requested information, it shall inform the other Party, which shall decide whether to provide the information upon these conditions or not. 2. Information obtained under this Agreement, including personal data, shall be used solely for the purposes of this Agreement and must not be kept longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is provided pursuant to this Agreement. 3. Regardless paragraph 2, the use of information, including personal data, for further purposes by the Party or public bodies of the Party's State which received the information shall only be authorized after prior express and written approval of the Party which transmitted the information, upon the conditions of that Party. 4. In case personal data are exchanged, their processing shall comply with the national legislation and international obligations of the Parties' States in the field of personal data protection, including the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data of 1981. The Parties cooperating under this Agreement shall use Slovenian, Russian and English languages as a rule, or another language agreed by the Parties. 1. Each Party shall bear expenses connected with the execution of this Agreement on the territory of its State. 2. Each Party shall cover all travel and accommodation expenses of its representatives on the accepting Party's State Territory, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing. 3. All trips of the requesting Party's representatives are arranged by preliminary approval of the requested Party. In order to review the cooperation process under this Agreement and to develop guidelines for its further improvement, the Parties may organize work meetings, consultations and workshops on a mutual basis. Such meetings shall be held in the Parties' states alternately. Concrete cooperation conditions provided in Article 2, paragraph 1 g), h), i), j) of this Agreement and the ways of financing may be defined by a separate arrangement made between the Parties. The present Agreement may be modified or amended upon agreement of both Parties by separate protocols. Disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement shall be settled by the Parties through communication and negotiation. 1. The present Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period of time. 2. The present Agreement shall enter into force on the day of the receipt of the last notification of the Parties, through diplomatic channels, that their internal legal requirements necessary for its entry into force have been fulfilled and shall remain in force until three months after the date when one Party receives a notice on the termination of the Agreement from the other Party. Done at Moscow on 10 December 2013 in two original copies, each in Slovenian, Russian and English languages, all the texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail. For the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia Primož Šeligo (s) For the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Narcotics Traffic Control Viktor Ivanov (s)