Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation on joint transboundary waterbodies management and protection Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Oct 19, 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-150672) Title (Other) Соглашение между Правительством Украины и Правительством Российской Федерации о совместном использовании и охране трансграничных водных объектов Place of adoption Kiev Language Russian Entry into force Oct 19, 1992 Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Fishery management and conservation International agreement-text Waterworks Groundwater Aquaculture Liability/compensation Surface water Ecosystem preservation Abstract The present Agreement shall be applicable to boundary waters that include: (a) surface water segments delimiting the state boundary between the Contracting Parties; (b) surface water and groundwater at the crossing point of the state border (art. 1). The Parties shall not carry out without prior coordination water management arrangements that could cause damage to water management, fisheries and land (art. 2). The authorized bodies of the Parties shall provide for: (a) maintenance of waterworks; (b) coordination of water protection and water management arrangements; (c) prevention of water pollution; (d) fish farming and ecosystem preservation (art. 3). In case of damages and material losses caused by one of the Parties to the other it shall be liable to compensation thereof (art. 5). The authorized bodies shall cooperate in the forms of: (a) exchange of information; (b) hydrological prognostication; (c) data collection (art. 6). The authorized bodies of the Parties shall carry out fish stocks protection arrangements in the boundary waterbodies (art. 12). Full text Other Website www.government.ru Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Russian Federation - Ukraine - reset zoom out zoom in