Bodies of public authority of the Russian Federation and bodies of public authority of the Republic of Tatarstan,

Governed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, federal laws, and laws of the Republic of Tatarstan;

Taking into consideration the experience of applying the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan "On Delimitation of Jurisdictional Subjects and Mutual Delegation of Powers between Bodies of Public Authority of the Russian Federation and Bodies of Public Authority of the Republic of Tatarstan" dated the 15th of February 1994, concluded on the basis of the referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan held on the 21st of March 1992 and in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan;

Proceeding from historical, cultural, economic, environmental and other specific features of the Republic of Tatarstan,

have agreed on the following:

Article1

Delimitation of jurisdictional subjects and powers between bodies of public authority of the Russian Federation and bodies of public authority of the Republic of Tatarstan is effected by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, and this Treaty.

Article 2

1. In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Tatarstan (a state) - a constituent entity of the Russian Federation - possesses full state authority beyond the competence of the Russian Federation and powers of the Russian Federation concerning the matters within the joint competence of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

2. Taking into consideration that the use and protection of land, subsurface resources, water, forest and other natural resources in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan constitute the basis of life and activity of its multinational people, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan conclude agreements providing for the joint resolution of issues related to economic, environmental (resulting from the long use of oil deposits with account taken for the mining and geological conditions of hydrocarbons extraction), cultural and other specific features of the Republic of Tatarstan. The Government of the Russian Federation and the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan introduce the corresponding draft laws pertaining to issues mentioned in this clause to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

3. The Republic of Tatarstan, within its competence, carries out international and foreign economic relations with constituent entities and administrative-territorial divisions of foreign states; participates in the activities of bodies of international organisations specially created for these purposes; as well as signs agreements for the implementation of international and foreign economic relations and carries out such communications with bodies of public authority of foreign states in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4. The Republic of Tatarstan, in coordination with the Government of the Russian Federation, provides state support and assistance to its compatriots in the preservation of the identity and in the development of national culture and language.

5. State languages in the Republic of Tatarstan are the Russian and Tatar languages, the status and procedures of the use of which are determined by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, federal law, and law of Republic Tatarstan.

For nominees to fill the supreme official position of the Republic of Tatarstan introduced in accordance with the procedure stipulated by federal law, an additional requirement is established, providing for the competence in the state languages of the Republic of Tatarstan. The competence in the state languages of the Republic of Tatarstan is established in a declarative way.

Article 3

The citizens of the Russian Federation residing in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan have the right to obtain the main document proving their identity (a regular passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation) with an inserted page in the state language of the Republic of Tatarstan (Tatar) and with the State Emblem of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Article 4

The bodies of public authority of the Republic of Tatarstan have a corresponding representative office under the President of the Russian Federation in Moscow.

Article 5

1. Validity of this Treaty is 10 years from the date of its coming into force.

2. The procedure of renewal of this Treaty, as well as the procedure and the grounds of its early termination (cancellation) are determined by federal law.

Article 6

Done in Moscow on the 26th of June 2007 in two copies, each in the Tatar and the Russian languages, with both texts having equal validity.

President of the Russian Federation	President of the Republic of Tatarstan
Vladimir Putin	Mintimer Shaimiev