9. člen BGRBKT

Ta sporazum se lahko spremeni s soglasjem obeh pogodbenic. Vsaka sprememba začne veljati v skladu s postopkom iz prvega odstavka 8. člena. Podpisano v Ljubljani dne 27. septembra 2002 v dveh izvirnikih v slovenskem, grškem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Pri razlikah v razlagi besedila tega sporazuma prevlada angleško besedilo. Za Vlado Republike Slovenije dr. Rado Bohinc l.r. minister za notranje zadeve Za Vlado Helenske republike Michalis Chrysohoidis l. r. minister za javni red The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Hellenic Republic, hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”, expressing their willingness to strengthen and improve the already existing friendly and co-operative relations between the two States, expressing their concern about the danger of the spreading of international organized crime, international illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, as well as international terrorism, respecting the international agreements and legislation existing in both States and without prejudice to their previous commitments, based on bilateral and multilateral agreements with third countries, have agreed as follows: The Parties shall cooperate and provide mutual assistance in the following fields: a) Fighting against international terrorism. b) Fighting against organized crime. c) Fighting against illicit cultivation, production and trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors. d) Fighting against illicit activities concerning weapons, including biological, chemical and radiological weapons, ammunition, explosives, nuclear and radioactive material as well as poisonous substances. e) Fighting against smuggling and international illegal economic activities and legalisation of proceeds (money laundering) from criminal activities. f) Fighting against illegal immigration and illicit trafficking in human beings. g) Fighting against forgery and altering of any kind of documents. h) Fighting against altering and forgery of banknotes, credit cards, securities and other valuable items. i) Fighting crime against human life, health, freedom and sexual integrity. j) Fighting crime against property and especially against theft and illicit trafficking in vehicles. k) Search for disappeared persons and persons who have committed crimes within the territory of the other Party, as well as the identification of corpses. l) Fighting against illicit trafficking in works of historical and cultural heritage, valuable stones and metals, as well as other valuable items. m) Improving methods and means of maintaining and restoring public order and handling crisis situations, such as hijacking, kidnapping, etc. n) Training and education of police officers. o) Co-operation in cultural, sporting and social fields through the exchange of police delegations. The Parties shall cooperate in other areas concerning criminality in general, prevention of crime and maintenance of public order, if there is mutual interest. The co-operation between the two Parties in the above mentioned fields in the Article 1 will be achieved through: a) Exchange of information and experience in fields of common interest. b) Exchange of experience on the use of forensic technology, as well as on methods and means of criminological research. c) Exchange of information, knowledge and experience in the field of border controls, as well as material and technical support of the passport control services in order to detect forged and altered travel documents and prevent illegal entry and illicit immigration. d) Exchange of specimens of new travel documents, seals and types of visas, in order to prevent and combat illegal crossing of borders. e) Exchange of information for the prevention and suppression of any form of crime, in particular all acts of terrorism, organized crime and illicit trafficking in weapons and radioactive materials. f) Exchange of information, experience and assistance on new methods used for the production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, their international trafficking, concealment and distribution, as well as new methods to combat them, which are mentioned in the paragraph (c) of the above Article 1, in accordance with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as it was amended by the Amendment Protocol in 1972, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 and the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. g) Exchange of legislation concerning the items of this Agreement. h) Exchange of publications and results of scientific researches in the fields covered by this Agreement, through organising and taking measures of common interest. In order to improve the effectiveness of the co-operation, the Parties shall hold meetings of experts within the framework of this Agreement, whenever both agree that it is necessary. 1. Either Party may totally or partially deny the co-operation in such cases which could put in danger its national sovereignty, its security or its national interests or it is contrary to its national legislation. The denial of co-operation is served in writing on the other Party without delay. 2. The implementation of this Agreement is subject to the national legislation of each Party. 3. Neither Party may make public or transfer to a third country any confidential information, unless it receives the other Party’ s consent. 4. The responsible services for the implementation of this Agreement are: For the Republic of Slovenia: Ministry of Interior, General Police Directorate, Section of International Police Co-operation. For the Hellenic Republic: The International Police Co-operation Division of the Ministry of Public Order. For the direct co-operation in very urgent cases, the Parties shall exchange a list containing the authorized services responsible for communication and co-operation. 1. The Parties shall set up a Co-ordination Committee, responsible for the implementation of the Agreement, which shall be chaired by the Minister of the Interior for the Republic of Slovenia and by the Minister of Public Order for the Hellenic Republic, or the representatives of the two Ministries, with participation of experts. The Co-ordination Committee will also assure the promotion and evaluation of this Agreement. Representatives of other Ministries may attend the meetings of this Committee if it is necessary. 2. The Co-ordination Committee shall meet in periods determined through consultations, alternately, in Slovenia and Greece. 3. The working language will be English, not excluding the use of any other widely spoken international language. The Parties are committed to apply all the relevant provisions, which are included in their data protection laws, during the exchange of any kind of personal data for the purposes of this Agreement. This Agreement does not affect the rights and obligations arising from other international agreements binding upon the Parties. 1. The present Agreement shall enter into force on the 30th day after the date of receipt of the last notification by which each Party informs the other about the completion of its relevant internal procedures. 2. The present Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. Either Party may terminate it upon a thirty-day prior written notice communicated to the other Party through diplomatic channels. 3. Either Party may at any time suspend totally or partially the implementation of this Agreement for reasons of national security, public order and public health. The suspension shall be communicated to the other Party through diplomatic channels. The present Agreement may be modified through a common accord of the Parties. Any modification shall enter into force according to the procedure described in par.1 of Article 8. Signed in Ljubljana on 27th 09 2002 in two original copies in the Slovenian, Greek and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence in the interpretation of the Agreement, the English text shall prevail. For the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Dr Rado Bohinc (s) Minister of Interior For the Government of the Hellenic Republic Michalis Chrysohoidis (s) Minister of Public Order