RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW About the ratification of the Agreement between Government of the Russian Federation and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research the headquarters and the working conditions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Russian Federation adopted by the State Duma on 3 December 1999 Approved by the Federation Council on 22 December Article 1 Article 1 Ratify the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research on Residence and the Terms of Activities of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Russian Federation, signed in the city of Dubna on 23 October 1995, The following statement: " The Russian Federation understands that when applying the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research on Residence and Terms of Activity, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Russian Federation -Agreement): 1) Privileges and immunities under the Agreement are granted to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) in order to ensure the effective performance of the functions assigned to it in accordance with the Agreement on the organization of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research of 26 March 1956 and the statute of the Institute. These privileges and immunities may not be used for purposes that are inconsistent with the Institute's performance or are not relevant to its implementation. (2) The Russian Federation, subject to article 31 of the Agreement, suspends any of the benefits granted to the Institute under articles 16 and 17 of the Agreement in cases where it considers that there are substantial grounds for it To believe that the benefit is subject to abuse by the Institute or entities referred to in article 16, paragraph 2, of the Agreement. The Russian Federation reserves the right to request the competent bodies of the Institute to eliminate all the circumstances that caused such abuse and to bring the officials of the Institute to justice. 3) In view of the fact that, in accordance with article 11, paragraph 2, of the Agreement, the entities referred to in this paragraph shall not be part of the Institute and shall be considered as its structural subdivisions and that, in accordance with paragraph 3 thereof, Article 15 of the Agreement does not enjoy immunity from any form of judicial intervention in all cases where the Institute has, on its own initiative, entered into civil relations in the territory of the Russian Federation, the effect of such immunity is not to the legal entities referred to in article 11, paragraph 2, of the Agreement, as well as to their Property. The above-mentioned legal persons are fully subject to the laws of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees. The legal persons referred to in article 11, paragraph 2, of the Agreement are not subject to article 17 of the Agreement. 4) Immunity from judicial and administrative responsibility, as provided for in article 21, paragraph 1 (a), of the Agreement, shall apply only to the acts of the officials of the Institute which have been committed by them in that capacity in the performance of their duties. The official of the Institute shall not enjoy in the territory of the Russian Federation the immunity provided for in article 21, paragraph 1 (a), of the Agreement, in the event that: a) The damage caused to the Russian Federation by a vehicle belonging to the Russian Federation or controlled by them; b) shall be sued by a third party in connection with death or bodily injury caused by Russian Federation by its actions or negligence; in) it OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5) The level of protection of the labour rights of the citizens of the Russian Federation who enter into the labour relations with the Institute and carry out work in the territory of the Russian Federation may not be lower than that established by OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION In this regard, the term "rules", as used in article 6, paragraph 1, of the Agreement, will be interpreted by the Russian Federation as not relevant to the rules that lowers the level of protection of the labour rights of the employees of the Institute from among the citizens of the Russian Federation. In comparison with the level established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on labour. 6) The Institute's Area includes the land referred to in section 1 of the annex to the Protocol of 23 June 1998, which is an integral part of the Agreement, with exemptions set out in paragraph 2 of the Protocol. " Article 2 This Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. Acting President of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin Moscow, Kremlin 2 January 2000 N 39-FZ
