11. člen BBHSOP

Ta sporazum začne veljati z dnem prejema zadnjega uradnega obvestila pogodbenikov, da so izpeljani njuni notranjepravni postopki za začetek veljavnosti tega sporazuma. Podpisano v Otočcu dne 18. 12. 2006 v dveh izvirnikih v slovenskem, bosanskem, hrvaškem, srbskem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Pri različni razlagi ali uporabi določb tega sporazuma prevlada besedilo v angleškem jeziku. Za Vlado Republike Slovenije Minister za obrambo Karl Erjavec l.r. Za Svet ministrov Bosne in Hercegovine Minister za obrambo Nikola Radovanović l.r. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”, aiming at increasing contacts and mutual understanding between the Republic of Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the defence field, have agreed as follows: The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a framework for co-operation between the Parties in the field of defence within the limits of their competencies stipulated by their national legislation and in accordance with the principles of international law and international practice. 1. The Agreement shall not prejudice any obligations of the Parties derived from other international agreements to which they are or may be the parties. 2. The Parties shall cooperate within the powers given to them by their respective internal legislation. 1. The co-operation between the two Parties will be developed especially in the following fields: (a) defence and security policy; (b) defence and military legislation; (c) arms control and disarmament; (d) planning and formation of defence budget; (e) military history, publications and museums; (f) peace support, search and rescue and humanitarian operations; (g) armed forces organisation, within the fields of personnel, administration and logistics; (h) environmental issues and pollution control within military installations; (i) civil defence and crisis management; (j) defence industry. 2. In order to fulfil the provisions of this Agreement and to implement the co-operation in the fields mentioned in this Article, paragraph 1, the Parties may conclude specific agreements or protocols. The co-operation between the two Parties will be implemented in the following ways: (a) official and working visits of delegations headed by top representatives of the two Parties; (b) exchange of experience between the experts of the two Parties in military fields of activities; (c) exchange of observers to military exercises; (d) meetings of representatives of military institutions; (e) exchange of lecturers and attendance to courses, seminars and symposiums organised by the Parties. The Parties may conclude annual cooperation plans on the basis of principles of this Agreement in order to implement the provisions of this Agreement. 1. All expenses for the personnel who is involved in co-operation activities according to the provisions of this Agreement will be covered on a reciprocal basis as follows: (a) the hosting Party will provide, at its own cost, accommodation and meals, local transportation on its national territory as well as medical and dental services in emergency cases; (b) the sending Party will bear the expenses for international transportation and any other expenses, except those mentioned in paragraph 1 a of this article. 2. Expenses of accommodation, meals and local transportation for the delegations counting more than 10 members (including support personnel, such as drivers, interpreters, etc.) will be covered by the sending Party or according to specific agreements. 1. The Parties shall guarantee the protection of classified data made available to them in bilateral contacts in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in each of the states. The Party getting classified data will grant analogous security classification level for the classified data as it was granted by the Party that arranged the classified data. 2. The Parties hereto agree not to use the classified data they receive to the detriment of the interests of the other Party and shall not submit such classified data to third Parties without prior written consent from the Party that collected and made available such classified data. Any dispute regarding the interpretation or the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement will be settled by the consultations and negotiations of the Parties. 1. Each Party may at any time request the revision of this Agreement and will begin a process of consultation in order to agree upon the suggested amendments. 2. The agreed amendments are integral part of this Agreement and shall come into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of this Agreement. 1. This Agreement shall be of unlimited period of time. It may be terminated in writing with diplomatic note at any time by either Parties. In such a case it will become invalid after 6 months from the day of the receipt of the notice of its termination by the other Party. 2. In case of termination, the Parties will co-operate in order to reach the best solution for the open questions. This Agreement will come into force on the date of the receipt of the last notification of the Parties upon the fulfilment of their internal legal procedures necessary for this Agreement to come into force. Signed in Otočec on 18. 12. 2006 in two original copies in Slovenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement, the English version will prevail. For the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Minister of Defence Karl Erjavec (s) For the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Defence Nikola Radovanović (s)