MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE MINISTRY OF SPORT, TOURISM AND YOUTH POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA…

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The Philippine Sports Commission of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as the Sides,

Seeking to develop of cooperation in the field of sports as a means of strengthening friendship and achieving better understanding among people of our countries,

Have reached the following understanding:

  1. The Sides will encourage exchange of programmes, experience and information of mutual interest between state sports organizations, sports higher educational institutions, federations and other sports bodies of both countries in the following spheres:

    •    Professional sports;
    •    Mass sports;
    •    Sports for handicapped persons.
    •    Sports science and medicine;
    •    Sports technologies and infrastructure;
    •    Doping control in sports;
    •    Sports management.

    The Sides may expand by mutual consent the spheres of cooperation.

  2. Cooperation within the framework of this Memorandum of Understanding 
    Memorandum of understanding will take the following forms:

    •    Courses, seminars, symposia and conferences;
    •    Programmes for sports development;
    •    Consultations;
    •    Exchange of delegations and work visits;

    Exchange between sports federations, unions and clubs will be agreed by these sports organizations.

  3. The Sides will exchange information and documentation on issues of research in the field of, but not limited to sports archiving, sports media and marketing, sports legislation, sports medicine, doping control, physical education, mass sports, child and youth sports, construction and maintenance of sports buildings and equipment, as well as in other spheres of mutual interest within the framework of this Memorandum of understanding.
  4. To implement the provisions of the Memorandum of understanding the Sides within their competence and taking into consideration the interest of sports organizations, may work out programmes for sports collaboration.

    The procedure for agreement the drafts of the programmes and their respective validity periods will decided upon separately by the Sides in each case.

  5. Financial conditions of sports activities within the framework of joint programmes of this Memorandum of understanding will be agreed in advance and in accordance with the legislature of the Sides.
  6. The Memorandum of understanding is not an international treaty and does not create any rights and obligations regulated by international law.
  7. The Memorandum shall be in effect for a period of five (5) years subject to renewal upon written request and consent by both parties three (3) months before the end of the agreement. In case of request for non-renewal or termination of the Memorandum before the agreed period, the requesting Side shall send a formal written request six (6) months before the desired termination.

Signed in Moscow on 16, April 2012 in two copies, each in English and Russian languages.

  

(Sgd.)
(Sgd.)
For the Philippine Sports
  Commission of
  the Republic of the Philippines
For the Ministry of Sport, Tourism
  and Youth Policy of
  the Russian Federation

Entry into Force:  April 16, 2012

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