Zakon o ratifikaciji Finančnega sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Organizacijo Severnoatlantskega pakta (MFOSAP)

SG/97/718 (E)                                       31 July 1997

Dear Minister,
    I have the honour to refer to your acceptance that your country participates in the Stabilization Force (SFOR).
    The financial responsibilities for the participation of your country in the SFOR will lie as follows:
    The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall be responsible for the transportation of the personnel of the Slovenian contingent, their weapons and equipment, without cost to NATO, from the designated point of departure to their station in the theatre area of operations and return, in accordance with the mutually established rotation schedule.
    With the possible exception of designated, centrally operated acute medical care facilities if they are established by the SFOR, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall be responsible for the provision of food, lodging, utilities (gas, electricity, water), petroleum, oil, lubricants and medical care to the Slovenian personnel in the theatre area of operations as well as basic support, without cost to NATO. Similarly, NATO shall neither provide nor maintain the equipment to be utilized by the Slovenian contingent in the performance of its mission.
    The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall remain responsible for the payment to the personnel of the Slovenian contingent, without cost to NATO, of the salaries, special pay, benefits, per diem reimbursements, allowances, and other payments which would normally be paid such personnel when stationed in the theatre area of operations.
    The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall provide the personnel of the Slovenian contingent, without cost to NATO, the weapons and other equipment required to perform their mission.
    NATO shall provide no payments or reimbursements to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the provision of forces to SFOR.
    National representation at any NATO Headquarters will be at the expense of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
    NATO nations and other troop contributing nations have agreed among themselves to waive all claims against each other and other non-NATO contributing nations for damage to property owned or used by, and injury to personnel belonging to, their contingents in the SFOR. Troop contributing nations and other constituent elements of the SFOR shall be responsible for claims for damages arising out of their acts and omissions and made by third parties from the nation in which the damage in question occurred. All third party claims shall be processed in accordance with the procedures to be promulgated by COMSFOR and submitted for settlement by the nation responsible for the damage. By accepting this financial agreement, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia obligates itself to accept the similar commitment.
    Any financial issues not covered in the present letter remain the responsibility of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and will not entail any responsibility of NATO.
    NATO, through COMSFOR, shall cause identification cards to be issued to all personnel after the transfer of operational control.
    I have the honour to propose that this letter and your reply confirming the agreement of your Government to the terms thereof, shall constitute an agreement which shall enter into force on the date on which the Government of the Republic of Slovenia informs the NATO that all its procedures required for the entering into force of this Agreement have been fulfilled; it shall however be applied provisionally as of the date of your reply.
    Please accept, dear Minister, the assurance of my highest esteem.

Zoran Thaler

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ljubljana, 11 August 1997

Dear Mr. Secretary General,
    I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 31 July 1997 which reads as follows:
    “I have the honour to refer to your acceptance that your country participates in the Stabilization Force (SFOR).
    The financial responsibilities for the participation of your country in the SFOR will lie as follows:
    The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall be responsible for the transportation of the personnel of the Slovenian contingent, their weapons and equipment, without cost to NATO, from the designated point of departure to their station in the theatre area of operations and return, in accordance with the mutually established rotation schedule.
    With the possible exception of designated, centrally operated acute medical care facilities if they are established by the SFOR, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall be responsible for the provision of food, lodging, utilities (gas, electricity, water), petroleum, oil, lubricants and medical care to the Slovenian personnel in the theatre area of operations as well as basic support, without cost to NATO. Similarly, NATO shall neither provide nor maintain the equipment to be utilized by the Slovenian contingent in the performance of its mission.
    The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall remain responsible for the payment to the personnel of the Slovenian contingent, without cost to NATO, of the salaries, special pay, benefits, per diem reimbursements, allowances, and other payments which would normally be paid such personnel when stationed in the theatre area of operations.
    The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall provide the personnel of the Slovenian contingent, without cost to NATO, the weapons and other equipment required to perform their mission.
    NATO shall provide no payments or reimbursements to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the provision of forces to SFOR.
    National representation at any NATO Headquarters will be at the expense of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
    NATO nations and other troop contributing nations have agreed among themselves to waive all claims against each other and other non-NATO contributing nations for damage to property owned or used by, and injury to personnel belonging to, their contingents in the SFOR. Troop contributing nations and other constituent elements of the SFOR shall be responsible for claims for damages arising out of their acts and omissions and made by third parties from the nation in which the damage in question occurred. All third party claims shall be processed in accordance with the procedures to be promulgated by COMSFOR and submitted for settlement by the nation responsible for the damage. By accepting this financial agreement, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia obligates itself to accept the similar commitment.
    Any financial issues not covered in the present letter remain the responsibility of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and will not entail any responsibility of NATO.
    NATO, through COMSFOR, shall cause identification cards to be issued to all personnel after the transfer of operational control.
    I have the honour to propose that this letter and your reply confirming the agreement of your Government to the terms thereof, shall constitute an agreement which shall enter into force on the date on which the Government of the Republic of Slovenia informs the NATO that all its procedures required for the entering into force of this Agreement have been fulfilled; it shall however be applied provisionally as of the date of your reply.”
    I am pleased to inform you of my Government’s acceptance of said letter, which together with this reply confirming the agreement of my Government to the terms thereof, constitute an agreement which shall enter into force on the date on which the Government of the Republic of Slovenia informs the NATO that all its procedures required for the entering into force of this Agreement have been fulfilled; it shall however be applied provisionally as of the date of this reply.
    Please accept, Mr. Secretary General, the expression of my highest esteem.