Article 13 Entry into force, duration and termination

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the following month after the date on which both Contracting Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective internal legal procedures necessary therefore have been fulfilled and remain in force for a period of ten years.

2. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Upon expiration of this period it shall automatically extend for subsequent periods of five years unless one of the Contracting Party Parties notifies the other Contracting Party in writing at least twelve months in advance of the expiration of the respective five year period of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

3. With respect to investments made prior to the date of termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Article 1 to 12 of this Agreement shall continue to be effective for a further period of ten years from such date of termination.

4. The Agreement between the Government of the People`s Republic of China and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the People`s Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed on the 21st of July, 1990, shall be automatically terminated in the relations between the Russian Federation and the People`s Republic of China on the date of entry into force of the this Agreement.

5. This Agreement is supplemented by a Protocol of to this Agreement and constituting an integral part of this Agreement.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized thereto by respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.