CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY ... 6 of 7 http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/official_documents/-/asset_publish... purpose of carrying out individual criminal investigations or court trials in cases of the perpetration of criminalized and socially dangerous actions in the information space; 7) take legislative or other steps which may be necessary to empower the law enforcement authorities of the State to collect or record information by means of technology in its territory as well as to demand similar action from service providers carried out continuously and in cooperation with the law enforcement authorities of the States; 8) take legislative or other steps to establish its jurisdiction over any criminalized and socially dangerous action in the information space perpetrated in the territory of the State, on board a vessel flying the flag of that State, and on board a plane or any other aircraft registered under the laws of that State. If jurisdiction over an alleged offence is claimed by more than one State Party, the interested parties hold consultations to decide on the most suitable jurisdiction for prosecution. Chapter 5. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE SPHERE OF INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY Article 12. Cooperation between the States Parties 1) The States Parties shall cooperate with each other according to the provisions of this Convention and through other international agreements. 2) The States Parties shall, on the basis of voluntariness and reciprocity, exchange best practices on the prevention, legal investigation, and the liquidation of consequences of crimes, including those related to terrorism, involving the information space. The State Party has the right to request that the information it provides be kept confidential. The State Party that receives such information has the right to refer to it when discussing issues of mutual assistance with the State that provided it. Article 13. Confidence-Building Measures in the Sphere of the Military Use of the Information space Each State Party must strive to promote confidence-building measures in the sphere of the military use of the information space, which include: 1) the exchange of national security concepts in the information space; 2) timely exchange of information on crises and threats in the information space and on the steps taken to deal with them; 3) consultations on activities in the information space which may raise concerns of States Parties and cooperation on resolving conflicts of military nature. Article 14. Consultative Assistance The States Parties shall cooperate with and consult each other on any issues related to the goals or the implementation of the provisions of this Convention. CLOSING PROVISIONS Article 15. Signing of the Convention This Convention shall be open for signature by all States. Article 16. Ratification of the Convention This Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 17. Accession to the Convention This Convention shall remain open for accession by any State. The instruments of accession shall deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 18. Entering into Force 1) This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2) For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession by such State. Article 19. Amending the Convention 1) Any State Party may propose an amendment and present it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General then forwards the proposed amendment to the States Parties requesting them to specify whether they are in favor of holding a conference of States Parties to consider and vote on the proposals. If, within four months of the date of this communication, at least one-third of the States Parties speak in favor of such a conference, the Secretary-General holds this conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment passed by the majority of the States Parties represented at the conference and taking part in the vote shall be submitted for approval by the General Assembly. 2) An amendment passed in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article shall enter into force after it is approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and passed by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties. 3) When the amendment enters into force, it becomes binding for the States Parties that passed it, while the other States Parties remain bound by the provisions of this Convention and any previous amendments passed by these States. Article 20. Reservations to the Convention 1) The Secretary-General of the United Nations receives and forwards to all parties the texts of reservations made by the States at the time of their ratification or accession. 2) A reservation that is incompatible with the goals and objectives of the Convention is not permitted. 3) Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who then notifies the other States. This notification enters into force on the date on which it is received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 21. Denunciation of the Convention Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. The denunciation shall take effect one year following the date on which the notification is received by the Secretary-General. Article 22. Depositary of the Convention The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be appointed as the depositary of this Convention. Article 23. The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, 7/19/2017 4:45 PM