12. člen BRSSOP

Ta sporazum začne veljati z dnem prejema zadnjega uradnega obvestila, s katerim se pogodbenici medsebojno obvestita, da sta v skladu s svojo notranjo zakonodajo izpeljali notranjepravne postopke, potrebne za začetek njegove veljavnosti. Podpisano v Ljubljani dne 8. aprila 2009 v dveh izvirnikih v slovenskem, srbskem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Pri različni razlagi ali uporabi določb tega sporazuma prevlada besedilo v angleškem jeziku. Št. 510-59/2008-8 Za Vlado Republike Slovenije Ministrica za obrambo dr. Ljubica Jelušič l.r. Za Vlado Republike Srbije Minister za obrambo Dragan Šutanovac l.r. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia, hereinafter referred to as "the Parties", Aiming at increasing the contacts and mutual understanding between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Serbia 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 competencies stipulated by their national legislations and in accordance with the principles of international law and international practice. The Agreement shall not prejudice any obligations of the Parties derived from other international agreements that the Parties have concluded or will conclude. The co-operation between the Parties shall be developed especially in the following areas: a) defence and security policy; b) legislation in the field of defence; c) arms control and disarmament; d) planning and formation of defence budget; e) military history; f) military archives, publications and museums; g) research and development in the field of defence; h) armed forces organisation within the fields of personnel, administration and logistics; i) environmental issues and pollution control within military installations; j) civil defence and crisis management; k) military education, training, sport and culture; l) military geography and cartography; m) defence standardisation and codification of resources supply; and n) other areas of bilateral cooperation as agreed by the Parties. The co-operation between the Parties shall be implemented in the following ways: a) official and working visits of delegations and the representatives of the Parties; b) exchange of experience and materials between the experts of the Parties in the field of defence; 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; f) in other ways upon which the Parties or their competent authorities reach an agreement. 1. The competent authorities for the implementation of this Agreement are: for the Government of the Republic of Slovenia – the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, for the Government of the Republic of Serbia – the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia. 2. For the purpose of implementation of this Agreement and carrying out of the co-operation in the fields stated in Article 3 of this Agreement, the competent authorities of the Parties can conclude separate arrangements or protocols. The Parties or their competent authorities may conclude annual cooperation plans on the basis of principles of this Agreement in order to implement the provisions of this Agreement. 1. All costs for the personnel who are involved in co-operation activities according to the provisions of this Agreement shall be covered on a reciprocal basis as follows: a) the Hosting Party (the state in the territory of which the personnel, assets and equipment of the Sending Party are located in compliance with this Agreement) shall provide, at its own cost, accommodation and meals, local transportation in its national territory as well as medical and dental services in emergency cases; b) the Sending Party (the state which, on the basis of this Agreement, sends its personnel, assets and equipment to the territory of the Hosting Party) shall bear the costs of international transportation and any other costs, except those mentioned in paragraph 1.a) of this Article. 2. The costs of accommodation, meals and local transportation for the delegations counting more than 10 members (including support personnel, such as drivers, interpreters, etc.) shall be covered by the Sending Party or according to specific arrangements. 1. During the realisaton of this Agreement, the Parties shall exchange only non-classified information. 2. The exchange and protection of classified information shall be regulated by a separate agreement. Any dispute regarding the interpretation or the application of the provisions of this Agreement shall be settled by consultations and negotiations between the Parties. 1. Either Party may at any time request the revision of this Agreement and shall begin a process of consultation in order to agree upon the suggested amendments. 2. The agreed amendments are an integral part of this Agreement and shall come into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of this Agreement. 1. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period of time. 2. The Parties may terminate this Agreement by a diplomatic note at any time. In such a case it shall become invalid after 6 months from the date of the receipt of the notice of its termination by the other Party. 3. In case of termination, the Parties shall co-operate in order to reach the best solutions for unsettled issues. This Agreement shall come into force on the date of the receipt of the last notification by which the Parties mutually inform each other that, in compliance with their national legislations, they have fulfilled their internal legal procedures necessary for this Agreement to come into force. Signed in Ljubljana on 8(na th) April 2009, in two original copies, each in the Slovenian, 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 shall prevail. Št. 510-59/2008-8 For the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Minister of defence Ljubica Jelušič PhD (s) For the Government of the Republic of Serbia Minister of defence Dragan Šutanovac (s)