Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Organizacijo Severnoatlantskega pakta o tranzitu (BNAT)

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia
    represented by
    His Excellency Mr. Boris Cizelj
    Ambassador
    and
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
    represented by
    His Excellency Mr. Javier Solana
    Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
    Considering United Nations Security Council Resolution no. 1031 of 15th December 1995;
    Considering that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is supporting the implementation of a peace plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina or may be requested by the United Nations to execute a possible withdrawal of U.N. Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia;
    Noting that the Republic of Slovenia has ratified on 18th December 1995 the Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the Status of their Forces (PfP SOFA) and its Additional Protocol;
    Considering the necessity to establish adequate transit arrangements for the execution/implementation of this Operation;
    Have agreed as follows:
    1. For the purposes of the present agreement, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them:
    – “the Operation” means the support, implementation, preparation and participation by NATO and NATO personnel in a peace plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina or a possible withdrawal of U. N. Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia.
    – “NATO personnel” means the civilian and military personnel of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation with the exception of personnel locally hired;
    – “NATO” means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, its subsidiary bodies, its military Headquarters and all its constituent national elements/units acting in support of, preparing and participating in the Operation.
    2. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall allow the free transit over land, rail, road, water or through air of all personnel and cargo, equipment, goods, including ammunition, required by NATO for the execution of the Operation, through the territory of the Republic of Slovenia including Slovenian airspace and territorial waters.
    3. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall provide or assist to provide, at the lowest cost, such facilities or services as are necessary for the transit.
    4.
    (i) Customs supervision of goods transported by NATO as transit through the Slovenian customs territory under the present Agreement is carried out on the basis of the lodging of goods at the entry and exit Customs Authorities and by the producing of a transit customs declaration in accordance with Slovenian customs regulations, or of the NATO document form 302 or inventory list of goods contained in a prior transit notice, mentioned in paragraph 4 (iii) hereof.
    (ii) The authorities of the Republic of Slovenia shall facilitate with all appropriate means all movements of personnel, vehicles and/or supplies, through ports, rails, airports or roads used. Vehicles, vessels and aircraft in transit shall not be subject to licensing or registration requirements, nor commercial insurance. NATO shall be permitted to use airports, rails, roads and ports without payment of duties, dues, tolls or charges. NATO shall not claim exemption for reasonable charge for services requested and received, but transit shall not be allowed to be impeded pending negotiations on payment for such services. The equipment shall be transported in special containers, in accordance with international conventions on transport of explosives and other dangerous materials.
    (iii) NATO shall communicate to the Authorities of the Republic of Slovenia advance notice of every transit, containing information of the point of entry at the frontier, the number of vehicles in the convoy, units transiting and a basic general description of goods (i.e., consumables, clothing, engineering equipment). The advance notice will be transmitted at least 24 hours prior to the intended entry, unless special arrangements are made. The routes to be followed will be commonly agreed upon.
    5. NATO shall be permitted to display the NATO flag and/or national flags of its constituent national elements/units on any NATO uniform, means of transport or facility.
    6. NATO shall be allowed to operate its own telecommunications services. This shall include the right to utilize such means and services as required to assure full ability to communicate, and the right to use the electro-magnetic spectrum as agreed, for this purpose, free of cost. The conditions regarding the use of telecommunications will be agreed between NATO and the competent Slovenian authorities. The use of these means will in no way damage or harm the existing national communication systems.
    7. Failing any prior settlement, disputes with regard to the interpretation or application of the present agreement shall be settled between the Republic of Slovenia and NATO Representatives by diplomatic means.
    8. Supplemental arrangements may be concluded to work out details for the transit also taking into account its further development.
    9. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall accord for the transit of non-NATO states and their personnel participating in the Operation the same privileges and immunities as those accorded under the present Agreement to NATO states and personnel.
    10. Except as otherwise provided for in the present Agreement the provisions of the PfP SOFA shall apply with regard to the Operation.
    11. The Agreement enters into force on the date when both Parties inform each other that all their procedures required for the entry into force of the Agreement have been fulfilled; it shall be applied provisionaly as from the date of its signing.
    12. The Agreement remains in force until the completion of the Operation; however, either Party may denounce it at any time with a 30 days notice.
    In witness whereof, the undersigned, been duly authorized, have signed this Agreement.
    Done at Brussels, this 22nd of December, 1995, in two originals, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authoritative.

For the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
Mr. Boris Cizelj, (s)
For the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
for Mr. Javier Solana
Sergio Balanzino, (s)