Policijo
Dragutin Mate l.r.
Republike Hrvaške, Ravnateljstvo policije
Ivica Kirin l.r.
The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, The Police, and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, General Police Directorate (hereinafter the Contracting Parties), pursuant to Articles 12 and 22 of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia on Cross-border Police Cooperation, signed on 6 November 2002 in Zagreb (hereinafter the Agreement), have agreed as follows:
Article 1
Scope of the Protocol and Competent Authorities
(1) This Protocol shall lay down the competent authorities, the purpose, the method of work and tasks of joint working groups.
(2) The competent authorities for the implementation of this Protocol shall be the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, the Police, General Police Directorate with its internal organisational units and police departments, and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, General Police Directorate with its internal organisational units and police departments.
Article 2
Purpose of Establishment
Joint working groups shall be established, if necessary, for the purpose of enhancing mutual police cooperation, preventing threats, strengthening security and suppressing all forms of cross-border crime.
Article 3
Manner of Establishment
(1) The competent authorities shall agree on the setting up of each joint working group separately.
(2) A written arrangement on the establishment of a joint working group may contain information on:
a) name and purpose of the establishment,
b) period of operation,
c) names of heads and members, and their rights and duties,
d) rules of operation,
e) tasks to be carried out,
f) contact persons and manner of mutual communication and data exchange,
g) work plan and coordination of police activities,
h) conditions for and manner of using special police equipment,
i) covering of costs and
j) other details relevant for the operation.
Article 4
Tasks
Joint working groups shall operate only as providers of consulting services and expert assistance, particularly with regard to:
a) preventing threats and ensuring public security, protecting people's lives and health, property and the environment,
b) suppression of cross-border crime and
c) implementing other forms of police cooperation under the Agreement.
Article 5
Entry into Force, Duration and Termination
(1) This Protocol shall enter into force on the day of receipt of the last diplomatic note by which the Contracting Parties have notified each other that they have fulfilled the conditions stipulated by their internal legislation for the entering into force of this Protocol. This Protocol shall apply on a provisional basis as of the day of signature.
(2) This Protocol shall be concluded for an indefinite period of time. Either Contracting Party may at any time denounce the Protocol in writing through diplomatic channels. The denunciation shall take effect three months from the day the other Contracting Party has received the denunciation notice.
(3) The Protocol shall cease to have effect simultaneously with the Agreement.
Done at Otočec on 3. 7. 2007 in two original copies, in the Slovenian, Croatian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence in the interpretation of the Protocol, the English text shall prevail.
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