Republike Slovenije
Andrej Umek l. r.
Za Vlado
Republike Poljske
Aleksander Luczak l. r.
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Poland hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”
Recognizing the advantages to be derived by the people of the two countries from the increased scientific and technological cooperation, as well as of its importance for the development of national economies and prosperity of both countries.
Convinced that international cooperation in science and technology will strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding between the two countries,
have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The Contracting Parties shall develop and support scientific and technological cooperation between cooperating organizations (in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement) of the two countries on the basis of the equality and to the benefit of both countries.
Cooperating organizations may include scientific institutes, scientific societies, universities, government agencies and other research and development organizations (in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement).
Article 2
According to this agreement, scientific and technological cooperation shall be promoted through:
a) scientific and technological research and development in areas jointly agreed upon,
b) exchange of scientists, specialists, researchers and experts,
c) exchange of science and technology information and documentation in the context of cooperative activities,
d) joint scientific conferences, symposia, workshops and other meetings,
e) other forms of scientific and technological cooperation which can mutually be agreed upon by the two Contracting Parties.
Article 3
Contracting Parties shall encourage and support cooperation and participation in multilateral and regional scientific, technological and development programmes and projects.
Article 4
Cooperation under this Agreement shall be subject to the applicable national laws and regulations of both countries, as well as to the regulations of the international organizations Contracting Parties are members of.
Article 5
The treatment of intellectual property arising from the cooperative activities under this Agreement shall be regulated by the implementing arrangements between the cooperative organizations (in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement) in which an adequate and efficient intellectual property protection shall be guaranteed. The cooperating organizations shall become joint owners of intellectual property resulting from cooperation under this Agreement.
Scientific and technological information of non-proprietary nature deriving from the activities under this Agreement shall be possessed by cooperating organizations and kept secret; if necessary such information shall be made available to a third party, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the cooperative organizations (in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement).
Article 6
Scientists, specialists and institutions from other countries or international organizations may be invited, upon consent of the bodies responsible for the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement, as provided in Article 14, to participate at their own expense, unless otherwise agreed, in activities being carried out under this Agreement.
Article 7
The provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only upon the consent of both Contracting Parties.
Any disputes related to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled through consultations within the Joint Commission – established in Article 9 or between the Parties.
Article 8
The Contracting Parties shall encourage conclusion of the long-term arrangements aimed at establishing lasting cooperation between the government agencies, scientific institutes, scientific societies, higher educational schools and other research and development centres.
The arrangements mentioned above determine in particular:
a) the object and the scope of the cooperation, as well as indication of the cooperating organizations responsible for its implementation – in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement,
b) the use of the results of joint research and development projects,
c) financing of the cooperation.
Article 9
For the purpose of the implementation of this Agreement the Contracting Parties shall set up a Joint Commission consisting of representatives and experts designated by each Contracting Party.
The Joint Commission shall agree the areas of the cooperation in science and technology, shall coordinate cooperation in agreed areas and shall review the progress of such cooperation. It shall draw up Executive Programme of Cooperation, control the implementation of programmes, and propose, if necessary the way of execution of the results of cooperative activities.
Article 10
The cost of exchange of experts, scientists and other specialists, resulting from this Agreement, will be covered on the following basis: the sending cooperating organization is paying for the return trip fee between the capitals of the two countries and the receiving cooperating organization is paying for the full accommodation and trips within its territory, if not agreed upon differently by cooperating organizations – in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement.
Article 11
In case of personal emergency or sudden illness of the person being present on the territory of the Receiving Contracting Party it commits itself to give the first medical aid.
The cost of the medical assistance will be borne by the Receiving Party according to the separate Agreement between the respective Ministries of Health Care of the both Contracting Parties – or it will be borne by the sending cooperating organization (in accordance with the Annex to this Agreement), on the basis of the individual assurance.
Article 12
This Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the Contracting Parties notify each other, that the Agreement has been approved in accordance with the legal procedures of each country.
The date of the last notification is deemed to be the date of the coming into force of the Agreement.
This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years and continue in force thereafter for successive periods of five years, unless either Contracting Party notifies in writing six months in advance of its intention to denounce the Agreement.
The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the projects or programmes undertaken under this Agreement and not fully executed at the time of the termination of this Agreement.
Article 13
After this Agreement between the Contracting Parties having entered into force in the relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Poland the Agreement between Yugoslav Federal People’s Republic and People’s Republic of Poland, signed on 14 November 1955 for the scientific-technical cooperation and the Protocol on its changes of 25 March 1965, shall not be applied.
Article 14
The responsible bodies for the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement are the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia and the State Committee for Scientific Research of the Republic of Poland.
Done in Warsaw, this 23 day of May 1996 in Slovene, Polish and English languages, in two copies each, all three texts being equally authentic. In case of different interpretation, the English text prevails.
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ANNEX
According to Polish law Polish cooperating organizations mentioned in Art. 1, Art. 5, Art. 8, Art. 10 and Art. 11 should be read as follows:
A. SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS
1. Scientific units:
– scientific and research units of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
– schools of higher education and/or organizational units of schools of higher education listed in their statutes,
– Polish Academy of Arts and Science.
2. Research and Development institutions:
– R&D institutes,
– R&D centres,
– central laboratories,
– other institutions conducting scientific activity and listed in the Polish Register of R&D institutions.
B. SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS
(C. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES accepted by the bodies responsible for the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement – see Art. 14).