Republiko Slovenijo
Boris Frlec l. r.
Za
Portugalsko republiko
Jaime Gama l. r.
The Republic of Slovenia and the Portuguese Republic (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”);
Desirous of encouraging and developing cooperation between the two countries in the fields of culture, education and science;
Convinced that such cooperation will contribute to mutual understanding and enhancement of relations between the two countries;
Resolved to respect the principles of the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Paris Charter for a New Europe and the Vienna Declaration of the Council of Europe;
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The Parties shall encourage and make possible cooperation between cultural, educational and scientific institutions of both countries. They shall also encourage and promote the spread of their respective languages and cultures.
Article 2
The Parties shall support exchanges of artists and experts in the fields of fine arts, theatre, music, film, radio and television, literature, libraries, museums and archives.
Article 3
The Parties shall encourage cooperation in preserving their cultural heritage.
Article 4
The Parties shall, in accordance with respective legislations, cooperate in preventing illicit trafficking of cultural properties.
Article 5
The Parties shall support exchange of university teachers, students, scientists and experts. They shall also, in the scope of their means, grant scholarships for study and specialized training to students and researchers of the other Party.
Article 6
The Parties shall, in accordance with their respective internal legislations, examine necessary conditions for the mutual recognition of academic titles.
Article 7
Cooperation in the fields of science, research and technology shall be regulated by a special agreement, should the Parties agree so.
Article 8
To this end the Parties shall encourage and facilitate, on the basis of mutual benefit, exchanges and cooperation in the fields of theoretical and applied sciences and provide appropriate opportunities for contacts between scientific institutions and organizations, research institutes, universities as well as other institutions of higher education, scholars, researchers and experts of the two countries; they shall also encourage joint activities in specialized areas and topics of common interest.
In order to develop and expand scientific cooperation, the Parties shall facilitate, inter alia:
1. Visits, study trips and consultations of researchers, scientists and other experts.
2. Joint elaboration and implementation of research programmes and projects and exchange of the results thereof.
3. Organization of joint courses, conferences and symposia.
4. Exchange of audiovisual material of scientific nature.
5. Organization of scientific exhibitions and displays.
6. Exchange of scientific literature, documentation and information.
Article 9
The Parties shall support cooperation between sports organizations and participation in sporting events in both countries.
Article 10
The Parties shall encourage cooperation and exchanges between the young and between youth organizations of the two countries.
Article 11
The Parties shall support cooperation in the field of mass media of the two countries.
Article 12
The Parties shall, in accordance with regulations and laws in force in their respective territories, grant all conceivable concessions for the entry, departure and stay of persons and for the import of materials and equipment necessary for the implementation of programmes or exchanges agreed in accordance with the present Agreement.
Article 13
1. For the purpose of implementation of the present Agreement, the Parties shall establish a Joint Commission formed on a parity basis which will examine all issues which may arise in the field of cultural, educational and scientific cooperation between the Parties.
2. The Joint Commission shall meet whenever deemed necessary, but not less than once in five years, alternatively in one and the other country. The date and place of an individual session shall be determined through diplomatic channels.
Article 14
This Agreement shall not in any way prejudice the rights and obligations of existing and future bilateral or multilateral agreements and shall have no effect on the rights and obligations of the Parties derived from such agreements or other international agreements to which they may or will be a party.
Article 15
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of the exchange of notes to the effect that all necessary internal legal procedures have been fulfilled.
2. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years. It shall thereafter be automatically renewed for a successive period of five years unless denounced in writing through diplomatic channels by either Party six months prior to the expiry of any one period.
3. In case of termination of the present Agreement, any programme of exchange and project initiated on the basis of this Agreement, and still in progress, will remain valid until its completion.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Agreement.
Done at Lisbon this 6th day of April 1998 in two originals in the Slovene, Portuguese and English languages, all texts being equally authentic.
In case of different interpretation, the text in English language shall prevail.
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