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Law on the Ratification of the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the United States of America

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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17 April 2017

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In the spring of 2014, the US launched Operation Atlantic Resolve in connection with Russia's aggression in Ukraine, which significantly increased the US military presence in all eastern NATO member states, including Estonia. The agreement is also based on the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (NATO SOFA), which gives the right to specify it with bilateral agreements of the member states. In 2015, an agreement was signed between Estonia and the USA on areas held by the Defense Forces and the Building Use Agreement, which will now be replaced by a new and more detailed one. The new agreement regulates the status of the US armed forces, their dependents and contractors, tax exemptions, import and export of property, environmental protection, customs procedures, sharing of criminal jurisdiction between Estonia and the US, etc. An effective legal basis creates the best conditions for the presence of US troops in Estonia. Both those who decide on the presence and the armed forces it is safer and easier for you to send your units to a country where there is a functioning procedure for solving practical issues. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Defense and the US Ambassador on January 17, 2017 in Tallinn. After signing, it is necessary to ratify the agreement in the Riigikogu, because in order to implement it, it is necessary to amend the VAT Act and the National Defense Act. The agreement shall enter into force on the date of a later note by which the parties have sent each other a notice on the completion of the domestic procedure necessary for the agreement to enter into force. In Estonia, completion of the procedure means ratification.

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