Zakon o ratifikaciji sporazuma med Republiko Slovenijo in Slovaško republiko o vzajemnem spodbujanju in zaščiti investicij (BSKSZI)

Ratificira se sporazum med Republiko Slovenijo in Slovaško republiko o vzajemnem spodbujanju in zaščiti investicij podpisan v Bratislavi 28. julija 1993.

Sporazum se v izvirniku v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku glasi: s katerim sta se Vlada Republike Slovenije in Vlada Republike Slovaške, v želji, da bi ustvarili ugodne pogoje za boljše gospodarsko sodelovanje med državama, posebno za investicije pravnih in fizičnih oseb ene pogodbenice na ozemlju druge pogodbenice tega sporazuma, s tem da si prizadevata, da bi spodbudili in vzajemno zaščitili investicije, ki temeljijo na mednarodnih sporazumih in bodo prispevale k pospeševanju poslovnih vezi in gospodarskega razvoja obeh držav, dogovorili, kot sledi:

V tem sporazumu posamezni izrazi pomenijo: 1. Izraz »investicija« označuje vse vrste imetja ali druge oblike premoženja, katerega je fizična ali pravna oseba, ki pripada eni od pogodbenic tega sporazuma, investirala pred ali po uveljavitvi, tega sporazuma na ozemlju druge pogodbenice v skladu z veljavno zakonodajo in predpisi druge pogodbenice, veljavno za vsak posamezen primer. Brez omejevanja veljavnosti zgoraj navedenega ta izraz vključuje tudi: a) premičnine in nepremičnine, vključno z vsemi drugimi pravicami, ki se lahko uporabijo za potrebe investicij; b) obveznice, zadolžnice, delnice in druge vrste vrednostnih ali upniških papirjev; c) pravica do sredstev, ki ustvarjajo ekonomsko vrednost, ali do storitev in dajatev v naravi, ki so del ekonomske vrednosti, povezane z investicijami; d) avtorske pravice, zaščitni znaki, patenti, pravice do intelektualne in industrijske lastnine, know-how, zaščitena imena in dobro ime podjetja v povezavi z investicijo; e) katerakoli finančna pravica, ki je v skladu s pogodbo ali zakonom, in vsaka pravica, koncesija ali franšiza, izdana v skladu z veljavnimi določili za urejanje poslovnih dejavnosti, vključno z iskanjem, predelovanjem, izkoriščanjem in uporabo naravnih bogastev. Kakršnakoli sprememba oblike investiranih sredstev ne vpliva na njihovo investicijsko opredelitev. 2. »Investitor« je vsaka fizična ali pravna oseba ene pogodbenice sporazuma, ki je investirala, investira ali bo investirala na ozemlju druge pogodbenice, a) izraz »fizična oseba« je za obe pogodbenici sporazuma vsaka fizična oseba, ki ima državljanstvo države. pogodbenice; b) »pravna oseba« je za obe pogodbenici sporazuma vsaka enota, ustanovljena na ozemlju ene od pogodbenic in je po veljavni državni zakonodaji priznana kot pravna enota. 3. »Dohodek« so sredstva, ki so bila ali bodo ustvarjena z investicijo, še posebno dobiček, dohodek od obresti, dohodek od gotovinskih investicij, dividende, licenčnine, kompenzacije za pomoč in tehnične usluge in vse vrste drugih kompenzacij, vključno s ponovno investiranim dohodkom in dobičkom iz prodaje osnovnega sredstva. 4. »Ozemlje« je ozemlje države v okviru državnih meja in vsa druga možna področja, ki imajo status suverenih in pravno urejenih območij.

1. Vsaka pogodbenica v skladu s svojo zakonodajo spodbuja investitorje druge pogodbenice k investiranju na njenem ozemlju. 2. Investicija investitorjev katerekoli pogodbenice se bo vedno obravnavala pravično in enakopravno in bo imela polno zaščito in varnost na ozemlju druge pogodbenice.

1. Obe pogodbenici bosta izvršene investicije in dohodek, ki so ga ustvarile ali so ga investitorji pridobili pri drugi pogodbenici, obravnavale na način in pod pogoji, ki so jih bili njihovi investitorji ali investitorji tretjih držav deležni v njihovi državi. 2. Postopki, ki veljajo za investicijsko dejavnost investitorjev ene pogodbenice, ne morejo biti manj ugodni od tistih, ki veljajo za enake ali podobne dejavnosti njihovih lastnih investitorjev ali investitorjev tretjih držav. 3. Določila 1. in 2. odstavka tega člena ne obvezujejo ene pogodbenice, da bi investitorjem druge pogodbenice naklonila obravnavanje, ugodnosti ali privilegije, ki jim jih nudi prva v zvezi s: a) katerimikoli carinskimi unijami ali prostotrgovinskimi conami ali denarnimi unijami ali podobnimi mednarodnimi sporazumi, ki vodijo do takšnih unij ali ustanov ali drugih oblik regionalnega sodelovanja in v katerih je ali bi katerakoli od pogodbenic utegnila biti udeležena, b) katerimkoli mednarodnim sporazumom ali ureditvijo, ki se v celoti ali v glavnem nanaša na obdavčitve.

Investitorji ene od pogodbenic, ki so utrpeli škodo ali izgubo pri investicijah na ozemlju druge pogodbenice zaradi vojne ali drugih oblik vojaških spopadov, izrednega stanja ali podobnih dogodkov, pri kompenzaciji škode ali drugih oblikah kompenzacije ne bodo uživali manjših ugodnosti kot njihovi investitorji ali investitorji tretjih držav. Potencialni investitorji imajo pravico do enakega postopka kot investitorji odgovorne pogodbenice in bodo vedno obravnavani vsaj s takšnimi ugodnostmi, ki jih imajo investitorji tretjih držav.

1. Investicije investitorjev obeh pogodbenic ne bodo nacionalizirane, razlaščene ali podvržene ukrepom, katerih učinek je podoben nacionalizaciji ali razlastitvi (v nadaljnjem tekstu »razlastitev«) na ozemlju druge pogodbenice, razen v javno korist. Razlastitev bo opravljena v skladu s pravnim postopkom, brez diskriminacije in na temelju določil za hitro, ustrezno in učinkovito odškodnino. Takšna odškodnina mora biti v skladu s tržno vrednostjo razlaščene investicije, ki velja tik pred razlastitvijo ali ob javni objavi razlastitve in mora vključevati obresti od datuma razlastitve dalje, mora biti izplačana brez odloga, realno izvedljiva in prosto prenosljiva v konvertibilni valuti. 2. Prizadeti investitorko imel pravico, da sodni ali drug neodvisen organ tiste pogodbenice nemudoma pregleda njegov primer v zvezi z oceno njegove investicije v skladu z načeli, ki jih določa ta člen. 3. Določila 1. odstavka tega člena veljajo tudi takrat, kadar ena pogodbenica razlasti aktivo podjetja, ki je registrirano ali ustanovljeno po veljavnem zakonu na njenem ozemlju in imajo investitorji druge pogodbenice v njem svoje delnice.

1. Obe pogodbenici bosta zagotovili prenos plačil v zvezi z investicijami in dohodki. Ti prenosi bodo v popol- noma konvertibilni valuti, brez vsakih omejitev in nepotrebnih odlogov. Prenosi bodo vključevali, a ne bodo omejeni na: a) kapital in dodatne vsote za vzdrževanje ali povečanje investicije, b) dobiček, obresti, dividende in drug tekoč dohodek, c) sredstva iz poplačila posojil, d) licenčnine ali honorarje, e) iztržke od prodaje ali likvidacije investicije, f) dohodke fizičnih oseb, ki so podrejene zakonom in predpisom pogodbenice, v kateri je bila izvršena investicija. 2. Za potrebe tega sporazuma bodo pri tekočih prenosih sredstev veljali uradni tečaji, veljavni na dan prenosa, razen če bi bilo drugače dogovorjeno.

Če bi ena od pogodbenic ali katera od njenih ustanov izdala garancijo za zavarovanje investicije enega od njenih investitorjev na ozemlju druge pogodbenice proti nekomercialnim rizikom in na temelju garancije izvršila plačilo, bo druga pogodbenica odobrila prenos pravice zavarovanega investitorja na poroka, pri čemer tako refundirana sredstva ne morejo presegati prvotnih pravic zavarovanega investitorja. Določila 4., 5. in 6. člena tega sporazuma bodo veljala tudi za prenos kompenzacijskih plačil. pogodbenici ali njeni ustanovi.

1. Vsi spori v zvezi z investicijami med eno od pogodbenic in investitorji druge pogodbenice, vključno s spori v zvezi z odškodninami za razlastitve, nacionalizacije, zaplembe ali podobne ukrepe in spori o zneskih izvršenih plačil, se bodo reševali sporazumno. 2. Če se spor ne bi mogel rešiti sporazumno v šestih mesecih od datuma pisnega obvestila drugi pogodbenici, bo prizadeti investitor lahko po lastni presoji spor izročil v roke razsodišča, in sicer: a) Mednarodnega centra za reševanje sporov v zvezi z investicijami (ICSID), ki se oslanja na ustrezna določila Konvencije o reševanju sporov v zvezi z investicijami med državami ali posamezniki drugih držav, ki je bila odprta za podpisovanje 18. 3. 1965 v Washingtonu, D. C, če bosta obe pogodbenici postali pogodbenici te konvencije, ali b) razsodnika ali mednarodnega ad hoc razsodišča, ustanovljenega po pravilih Komisije Združenih Narodov za mednarodno trgovinsko pravo (UNCITRAL). Sprte stranke se lahko pisno dogovorijo za spremembe teh predpisov. Odločitev razsodišča bo dokončna in obvezujoča za obe sprti stranki.

1. Vsi spori med pogodbenicama v zvezi z razlago in uresničevanjem tega sporazuma bodo, če je le mogoče, reševani sporazumno. 2. Če se spor ne reši v šestih mesecih od datuma, ko ena od pogodbenic pisno obvesti drugo pogodbenico o sporu, bo spor poslan na zahtevo ene od pogodbenic ad hoc razsodišču v skladu s 3., 4. in 5. odstavkom tega člena. 3. Razsodišče se bo ustanovilo takole: v dveh mesecih po prejemu zahteve za razsodišče bo vsaka pogodbenica imenovala enega člana v razsodišče. Ta dva člana bosta izbrala državljana tretje države za predsednika. Predsednik bo imenovan v treh mesecih po imenovanju članov. 4. Če se roki, navedeni v 3. odstavku tega člena, niso upoštevali, ena ali druga pogodbenica lahko zaprosita predsednika mednarodnega sodišča, da v treh mesecih sam imenuje člane razsodišča. Če je predsednik državljan ene od pogodbenic ali na kakšen drug način onemogočen pri izvrševanju svoje funkcije, bo podpredsednik sodišča pooblaščen za ta imenovanja. Če je podpredsednik sodišča državljan katere od pogodbenic ali na kakšen drug način oviran pri opravljanju, bo imenovanje opravil član mednarodnega sodišča z najvišjo funkcijo, ki ni državljan katere od pogodbenic. 5. Razsodišče odloča na temelju večine glasov in njegove odločitve so obvezujoče. Obe sprti strani bosta nosili stroške svojih razsodnikov in lastne stroške postopka. Stroške predsednika in ostale stroške si bosta enakopravno razdelili. Razsodišče odloča o svojih postopkih.

Ta sporazum bo veljal ne glede na to, ali imata pogodbenici diplomatske oziroma konzularne odnose.

1. Kadarkoli neko zadevo obravnavata istočasno ta sporazum in nek drug mednarodni sporazum, katerega podpisnici sta obe pogodbenici, ali je zadeva v pristojnosti splošnega mednarodnega prava, bodo za pogodbenici in njune investitorje veljala najugodnejša določila, odvisno od vsakega posameznega primera. 2. Če ima zaradi določenih zakonov, predpisov ali posebnih sporazumov ena od pogodbenic ugodnejše pogoje za investitorje druge pogodbenice, kot so tisti iz tega sporazuma, morajo biti ti ugodnejši pogoji zagotovljeni.

1. Sporazum bo pričel veljati naslednji dan po datumu izmenjave not, s katerima bosta pogodbenici obvestili ena drugo o izpolnitvi vseh zahtev njunih zakonodaj pri uresničevanju tega sporazuma. Sporazum bo veljal tudi za investicije, ki so jih pričeli in jih še niso zaključili investitorji ene pogodbenice v skladu š predpisi druge pogodbenice na njenem območju še pred uveljavitvijo tega sporazuma. 2. Sporazum bo veljal deset let od datuma izmenjave not, s katerima se pogodbenici obvestita, da so bile izpolnjene vse zahteve njunih zakonodaj pri uresničevanju tega sporazuma. Sporazum bo avtomatično podaljšan za nadaljnjih deset let, razen če ga katera od pogodbenic želi ukiniti s pismenim obvestilom eno leto pred iztekom veljavnosti. 3. Za vse investicije, izvršene pred potekom veljavnosti tega sporazuma, kot je navedeno v predhodnem odstavku, bodo določila 1. do 11. člena veljala še nadaljnjih pet let po prenehanju sporazuma. Da bi to potrdili, so spodaj podpisani, po predpisih pooblaščeni predstavniki podpisali ta sporazum. Zapisano v Bratislavi dne 28. julija 1993 v dveh izvodih, vsak v slovenskem, slovaškem in angleškem jeziku, ki so vsi enako verodostojni. Če bi pri razlagi prišlo do razhajanj, bo merodajno angleško besedilo. Za Vlado Republike Slovenije Janez Drnovšek l. r. Za Vlado Slovaške republike Vladimir Mečiar l. r. Whereas, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Slovak Republic desirous to create favourable conditions for better economic cooperation between the two countries, particularly for investment by legal and physical persons of one party hereof in the territory of the other party hereof; in their endeavours to stimulate and mutually protect such investments, based on international agreements which will contribute to the stimulation of business ties and economic development of both countries. Now therefore it is agreed as follows: For the purposes of this agreement: 1. The term "investment" shall mean any type of property or any other type of property value which a physical person, or a legal entity belonging to one of the parties hereof, invested prior to or after this agreement takes errect, in the territory of the other party hereof, in conformity with the applicable legislation and regulations of the other party as they may apply in each case. Without limitation of the general validity of the above, this term also includes: a) movable and immovable property, including all other rights which may be used for the purposes of investment; b) stocks, bonds, ownership shares and any other securities or credit documents; c) the right to funds used for creating economic value, or to the services and levies in kind constituting economic value related to investments; d) copyrights, trade marks, patents, and other rights to intellectual and industrial property, know-how, trade names and goodwill of the firm associated with an investment; e) any right of financial nature in conformity with the law or contract and any right, concession or franchise, issued in conformity with applicable provisions which regulate the performance of business activities, including research, processing, exploitation and utilisation of natural resources. Any alternation of the form in which assets are invested shall not affect their character as investment. 2. The term "investor" shall mean any physical or legal person of one party hereof which has performed, performs or intends to invest in the territory of the second party hereof. a) The term "physical person" shall mean, in the. relation to both parties hereof, any physical person which holds citizenship of the contracting state. b) The term "legal person" shall mean, in relation to both parties hereof, any unit, which has been established. in the territory of one of the parties hereof and is recognised as the legal entity in conformity with the appropriate state legislation. 3. The term "return" shall mean money, which is being and will be generated by investments, particularly profit, income on interest, income on cash investments, dividends, licence fees, compensation for assistance and technical services and any other compensations, including reinvested income and capital gains. 4. The term "territory" shall mean the territory of the state defined by state boundaries and all possible other areas having the status of sovereignty and jurisdiction. 1. Each party hereof encourage the investors of the other party hereof to invest in their respective territories in conformity with their respective laws. 2. Investment of investors of either party hereof shall at all times be accorded fair and equitable treatment and shall enjoy full protection and security in the territory of the other Contracting Party. 1. Both parties hereof shall treat the performed investments and income generated thereby, or have been acquired by the investors of the other party hereof, in the same scope and conditions applied to investments and income which were performed and acquired by their own investors or investors of third countries. 2. The procedures which apply to the activities in connection with investments of investors of one party shall not be less favourable than the procedures which apply to the same or similar activities carried out by investments of their own investors or investors of any third country. 3. The provisions of paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall not be construed so as to oblige one contracting party hereof to extend to the investors of the other the benefit of any treatment, preference or privilege which may be extended by the former party hereof by virtue of: a) any customs union or free trade area or a monetary union or similar international agreements leading to such unions or institutions or other forms of regional cooperation to which either of the parties hereof is or may become a party; b) any international agreement or arrangement relating wholly or mainly to taxation. Investors of one of the party hereof which have suffered damage – or loss in their investments in the territory of other party hereof due to war or any other form of armed conflict, state of emergency or other similar events shall not be treated with less preference in compensation for damages or any other forms compensation than their own investors or investors of third countries. Potential investors are entitled to the same procedure as the investors of the responsible party hereof and shall be treated at all times at least with the same preference as the investors of third countries. 1. Investments of investors of both parties hereof shall not be nationalized, expropriated or subjected to measures having effect equivalent to nationalisation or expropriation (hereinafter referred to as "expropriation") in the territory of the other party hereof except for a public purpose. The expropriation shall be carried out under due process of law, on a non-discriminatory basis and shall be accompanied by provisions for the payment of prompt, adequate and effective compensation. Such compensation shall amount to the market value of the investment expropriated immediately before expropriation or impending expropriation became public knowledge, shall include interest from the date of expropriation, shall be made without delay, be effectively realizable and be freely transferable in freely convertible currency. 2. The investor affected shall have a right, to prompt review, by a judicial or other independent authority of that party thereof related to his or its case and relation to the valuation of his or its investment in accordance with the principles set out in this Article. 3. The provisions of Paragraph 1 of this Article shall also apply where a party hereof expropriates the assets of a company which is incorporated or constituted under the law in force in any part of its own territory, and in which investors of the other party hereof own shares. 1. The both parties hereof shall guaranteee the transfer of payments related to investments and returns. The transfers shall be made in a freely convertible currency, without any restriction and undue delay. Such transfers shall include in particular, though not exclusively: a) capital and additional amounts to maintain or increase the investment, b) profits, interest, dividends and other current income, c) runds in repayment of loans, d) royalties or fees, e) proceeds of sale or liquidation of the investment, f) the earnings of natural persons subject to the laws and regulations of the parties hereof, in which investments have been made. 2. For the purpose of this Agreement, exchange rates shall be the official rates effective for the current transactions at the date of transfer, unless otherwise agreed. Should one of the parties hereof or any of its institutions issue a guarantee for insurance against noncommercial risk for investment which was performed by one. of its investors in the territory of the other party hereof and has, on the basis of guarantee, effected payment, the other party hereof shall approve the transfer of rights of the insured investor to the guarantor, while assets refunded in this manner shall not exceed the original rights of the insured investor. Provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 6 hereof shall apply to the transfer of compensation payments to the party hereof, or to its institutions. 1. Any dispute between one party hereof and investors of the other party hereof, including disputes arising from compensation in the event of expropriation, nationalisation, seizure or similar measures and conflicts which refer to the amount of corresponding payments shall be settled amicably. 2. In the event that the dispute cannot be settled amicably within six months from the date of a written notice submitted to the other party hereof, the injured investor may submit the dispute, according to his own judgement, to arbitration: a) the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) having regard to the applicable provisions of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States opened for signature at Washington D. C. on 18 March 1965, in the event both parties hereof shall have become a party to this Convention, or b) an arbitrator or international ad hoc arbitral tribunal established under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The parties to the dispute may agree in writing to modify these Rules. The arbitral awards shall be final and binding on both parties to the dispute. 1. All disputes which may arise between the two parties hereof in connection with the interpretation and execution of this agreement shall be, if at all possible, settled amicably. 2. In the event that the dispute cannot be settled within six months from the date one of the parties hereof submits a written notice about the dispute to the other party, the dispute shall be submitted, on demand of one of the parties hereof, to an ad hoc arbitration tribunal in conformity with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 herein. 3. The arbitration tribunal shall be constituted in the following manner: within two months following the receipt of demand for arbitration, each party shall appoint one member to the arbitration tribunal. These two members then select a citizen of a third country to act as the president. The president shall be appointed within three months following the appointment of the two members. 4. Failing to agree upon the appointments in the period stipulated in paragraph 3 herein, any party hereof may apply to the president of the international court to perform the appointments in three months. In the event that the president is a citizen of one of the parties hereof or in any other way prevented from the performance of his function, the Vice president of the Court shall be authorised to make the appointments. In the event that the Vice president of the Court is a citizen of one of the parties hereof or is prevented from discharging his duties for any reason, a member of the international court with the highest function who is not a citizen of any of the parties hereof shall be called upon to perform the said appointments. 5. The ruling of the arbitration tribunal is by majority vote and its decisions are binding. Both parties hereof shall cover the costs of their respective arbitrators and their own cost in the arbitral proceedings. The costs incurred by the president and all other costs shall be equally distributed between the parties hereof. The arbitration tribunal decides on its own procedures. This agreement shall be valid regardless of the existence or nonexistence of diplomatic or consular relations between the two parties hereof. 1. When any matter is treated simultaneously by this agreement and some other international agreements of, which the two parties hereof are signatories, or the matter is governed by the general international law, then the most favourable provisions shall apply to both parties hereof and their respective investors, on a case-by-case basis. 2. Whenever, as a consequence of laws, regulations or special agreements, one of the two parties hereof has access to more favourable conditions for investors of the other party hereof than those stipulated in this agreement, then such more favourable treatment must be secured. 1. This agreement shall take effect the day following the date of the exchange of notes, with which the parties hereof notify each other that all requirements, stipulated in their respective legislations for the implementation of this agreement, have been met. The agreement shall be valid also for investments which have been initiated and not performed by investors of one of the parties hereof in compliance with the regulations of the other party hereof in its territory prior to the implementation of this agreement. 2. This agreement shall be valid for a term of ten years from the date of the exchange of notes, with which the parties hereof notify each other that all requirements stipulated in their respective legislations for the implementation of this agreement have been met. This agreement shall be automatically prolonged for another ten year -period, unless either of the parties hereof terminates it with a one-year written notice before expiry. 3. For any investment realised before the expiry date of this Agreement as stated in the previous paragraph, the provisions of Articles 1 through 11 remain in effect for additional five years after the above mentioned dates. In witness whereof, the undersigned duly authorized have signed this Agreement. Done in duplicate at Bratislava, this 28th day of July, 1993, in the Slovenian, Slovak and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In the case of differences in respect of interpretation of this Agreement the English text will prevail. For the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Drnovšek, (s) For the Government of the Slovak Republic Vladimir Meciar, (s)

Za izvajanje tega sporazuma skrbi ministrstvo, pristojno za ekonomske odnose in razvoj.

Ta zakon začne veljati naslednji dan po objavi v Uradnem listu Republike Slovenije – Mednarodne pogodbe. Št. 410-01/93-5/1 Ljubljana, dne 25. januarja 1994. Predsednik Državnega zbora Republike Slovenije mag. Herman Rigelnik 1. r.