The Agreement was ratified with consideration of cautions made while signing the Agreement (the Ukrainian Party refrains from commitments in regard to harmonization of national legislation within the CIS (clause “a” of article 3) and in regard to taking measures, agreed within the CIS, to fulfill the provisions of universal and regional multilateral agreements (clause "б" of article 3).
The Agreement that was concluded on October 5, 2007 in Dushanbe, shall create legal basis to coordinate cooperation of Ukraine with the CIS member states in the issues pertaining to theft of cultural property and to refining mechanisms of cooperation between the law enforcement bodies and other bodies in taking common measures to prevent theft of cultural property and to secure its search and return.
The respective bill was registered under No. 0013.