Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Republike Ciper o izmenjavi in medsebojnem varovanju tajnih podatkov (BCYIMVTP)

Ratificira se Sporazum med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Republike Ciper o izmenjavi in medsebojnem varovanju tajnih podatkov, sklenjen 19. 2. 2014 v Ljubljani.

Besedilo sporazuma se v izvirniku v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku glasi(1): Vlada Republike Slovenije in Vlada Republike Ciper, v nadaljevanju ''pogodbenici'', sta se v želji, da bi zagotovili varovanje tajnih podatkov, izmenjanih med njima ali med javnimi in zasebnimi subjekti v njuni pristojnosti, ob spoznanju, da lahko dobro sodelovanje zahteva izmenjavo tajnih podatkov med pogodbenicama, dogovorili:

V tem sporazumu izrazi pomenijo: 1. »prejemnik« – pristojni organ, ki prejme tajne podatke; 2. »pristojni organ« – javni ali zasebni subjekt v pristojnosti pogodbenice, ki je pooblaščen za ravnanje s tajnimi podatki in njihovo hrambo v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo te pogodbenice, vključno s pristojnim varnostnim organom; 3. »pristojni varnostni organ« – državni organ iz prvega odstavka 3. člena, ki ga določi pogodbenica za splošno izvajanje tega sporazuma in ustrezen nadzor nad vsemi njegovimi vidiki; 4. »izvajalec« – posameznik, pravna oseba ali organizacijska enota s sposobnostjo za sklepanje pogodb; 5. »pogodba s tajnimi podatki« – pogodba ali podpogodba, ki zahteva dostop do tajnih podatkov; 6. »tajni podatek« – podatek v kakršni koli obliki, ki se prenese ali nastane med pogodbenicama ali pristojnima organoma in ga je treba po notranji zakonodaji pogodbenice varovati pred nepooblaščenim razkritjem ali drugim ogrožanjem ter ga je kot takega določila in ustrezno označila pogodbenica; 7. »varnostno dovoljenje organizacije« – odločitev po varnostnem preverjanju organizacije, da izvajalec, ki je pravna oseba, izpolnjuje pogoje za ravnanje s tajnimi podatki v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo pogodbenice; 8. »potreba po seznanitvi« – načelo, po katerem se posamezniku lahko dovoli dostop do določenih tajnih podatkov le v povezavi z njegovimi uradnimi dolžnostmi ali zaradi opravljanja določene naloge; 9. »dovoljenje za dostop do tajnih podatkov« – odločitev po varnostnem preverjanju osebe v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo, na podlagi katere je posameznik pooblaščen za dostop do tajnih podatkov stopnje tajnosti, ki je navedena na dovoljenju, in za ravnanje z njimi; 10. »naročnik« – vladni organ, ki namerava skleniti ali sklene pogodbo s tajnimi podatki na ozemlju druge pogodbenice; 11. »tretja stran« – država, vključno z javnim ali zasebnim subjektom ali posameznikom v njeni pristojnosti, ali mednarodna organizacija, ki ni pogodbenica tega sporazuma.

Pogodbenici soglašata, da so naslednje stopnje tajnosti enakovredne in ustrezajo stopnjam tajnosti, določenim v njuni notranji zakonodaji: text="+----------------+---------------------+------------------+ | Republika | Republika | Angleška | | Slovenija | Ciper | ustreznica | +----------------+---------------------+------------------+ |STROGO TAJNO |ΑΚΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΡΡΗΤΟ |TOP SECRET | +----------------+---------------------+------------------+ |TAJNO |ΑΠΟΡΡΗΤΟ |SECRET | +----------------+---------------------+------------------+ |ZAUPNO |ΕΜΠΙΣΤΕΥΤΙΚΟ |CONFIDENTIAL | +----------------+---------------------+------------------+ |INTERNO |ΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΜΕΝΗΣ ΧΡΗΣΗΣ |RESTRICTED | +----------------+---------------------+------------------+"

1. Pristojna varnostna organa za namen tega sporazuma sta: a. za Republiko Slovenijo: nacionalni varnostni organ (Urad Vlade Republike Slovenije za varovanje tajnih podatkov); b. za Republiko Ciper: nacionalni varnostni organ (Ministrstvo za obrambo). 2. Pristojna varnostna organa lahko sklepata dogovore o izvajanju določb tega sporazuma. 3. Pogodbenici se po diplomatski poti obveščata o vseh poznejših spremembah nacionalnih varnostnih organov.

1. Pogodbenici v skladu s tem sporazumom in svojo notranjo zakonodajo sprejmeta ustrezne ukrepe za varovanje tajnih podatkov. 2. Pogodbenici za podatke iz prvega odstavka zagotovita najmanj enako varovanje, kot ga uporabljata za svoje tajne podatke ustrezne stopnje tajnosti iz 2. člena. 3. Za splošno izvajanje tega sporazuma in ustrezen nadzor nad vsemi njegovimi vidiki sta odgovorna pristojna nacionalna varnostna organa, ki ju določita pogodbenici. 4. Do prejetih tajnih podatkov lahko dostopajo le osebe, ki imajo potrebo po seznanitvi, so bile varnostno preverjene in/ali pooblaščene za dostop do tovrstnih podatkov ter ustrezno poučene o varovanju tajnih podatkov v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo pogodbenice. 5. Pogodbenica zagotovi, da se izvajajo ustrezni ukrepi za varovanje tajnih podatkov, ki se obdelujejo, hranijo ali prenašajo v komunikacijskih in informacijskih sistemih. Ti ukrepi zagotavljajo zaupnost, celovitost, razpoložljivost, in kadar je mogoče, nezatajljivost in verodostojnost tajnih podatkov ter ustrezno raven odgovornosti in sledljivosti dejanj, povezanih s temi podatki. 6. Stopnjo tajnosti spremeni ali prekliče le pristojni organ, ki jo je določil. O vsaki spremembi ali preklicu stopnje tajnosti je prejemnik nemudoma obveščen. 7. Pogodbenici si priznavata dovoljenja za dostop do tajnih podatkov in varnostna dovoljenja organizacij. Pri tem se glede stopenj tajnosti uporablja 2. člen.

1. Prejeti tajni podatki se uporabljajo izključno za namene in po pogojih za dajanje tajnih podatkov ali v skladu z omejitvami njihove uporabe, kot se določi ob prenosu tajnih podatkov. 2. Pogodbenica tajnih podatkov ne sme dati tretji strani brez predhodnega pisnega soglasja pristojnega varnostnega organa druge pogodbenice, ki je določila ustrezno stopnjo tajnosti.

1. Naročnik lahko sklene pogodbo s tajnimi podatki z izvajalcem druge pogodbenice. 2. V primeru iz prvega odstavka naročnik pristojnemu varnostnemu organu svoje pogodbenice predloži zaprosilo, naj pristojni varnostni organ druge pogodbenice zaprosi za pisno potrdilo, da je izvajalec pooblaščen za dostop do tajnih podatkov določene stopnje tajnosti. 3. Potrdilo iz drugega odstavka zagotavlja, da izvajalec izpolnjuje merila za varovanje tajnih podatkov, določena v notranji zakonodaji pogodbenice, na ozemlju katere je izvajalec. 4. Če izvajalec prej ni bil pooblaščen za dostop do tajnih podatkov določene stopnje tajnosti, pristojni varnostni organ, ki naj bi izdal potrdilo, nemudoma uradno obvesti pristojni varnostni organ druge pogodbenice, da bodo na njegovo zahtevo izvedena dejanja v skladu s tretjim odstavkom. 5. Izvajalec do prejema potrdila iz drugega in tretjega odstavka nima dostopa do tajnih podatkov. 6. Naročnik izvajalca uradno obvesti o varnostnih zahtevah, ki so potrebne za izvajanje pogodbe s tajnimi podatki ter še zlasti vključujejo seznam tajnih podatkov in pravila o določanju stopnje tajnosti podatkov, ki nastanejo med izvajanjem pogodbe s tajnimi podatki. Izvod takih dokumentov se pošlje pristojnemu varnostnemu organu. 7. Pristojni varnostni organ pogodbenice, na katere ozemlju se bo izvajala pogodba s tajnimi podatki, zagotovi, da izvajalec varuje tajne podatke v skladu s prejetimi varnostnimi zahtevami in notranjo zakonodajo svoje pogodbenice. 8. Pristojna varnostna organa zagotovita, da vsi morebitni podizvajalci izpolnjujejo enake pogoje za varovanje tajnih podatkov, kot so bili predpisani za izvajalca.

1. Prenos tajnih podatkov poteka po diplomatski poti ali drugih zaščitenih poteh, ki zagotavljajo varovanje pred nepooblaščenim razkritjem in o katerih se dogovorita pristojna varnostna organa. Prejemnik pisno potrdi prejem tajnih podatkov. 2. Tajni podatki INTERNO/ΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΜΕΝΗΣ ΧΡΗΣΗΣ/RESTRICTED se lahko pošiljajo po pošti ali z drugo dostavno službo v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo.

1. Podatki stopnje STROGO TAJNO/ΑΚΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΡΡΗΤΟ/TOP SECRET se razmnožujejo le s predhodnim pisnim dovoljenjem pristojnega organa pogodbenice, ki je tem podatkom določil stopnjo tajnosti. 2. Tajni podatki se razmnožujejo v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo pogodbenic. Razmnoženi podatki se varujejo enako kot izvirniki. Število izvodov je omejeno na najmanjšo količino, potrebno za uradne namene. 3. Tajne podatke prevajajo ustrezno varnostno preverjeni posamezniki. Vsak prevod vsebuje ustrezno navedbo v jeziku prevoda, da prevod vsebuje tajne podatke druge pogodbenice. Prevod se varuje enako kot izvirnik.

1. Tajni podatki se uničijo v skladu z notranjo zakonodajo pogodbenice, tako da jih ni mogoče več delno ali v celoti obnoviti. 2. Tajni podatki z oznako STROGO TAJNO/ΑΚΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΡΡΗΤΟ/TOP SECRET se ne smejo uničiti. Vrnejo se pristojnemu organu pogodbenice, ki je podatkom določil stopnjo tajnosti. 3. V kriznih razmerah, ko ni mogoče varovati ali vrniti tajnih podatkov, se ti takoj uničijo. Prejemnik o uničenju čim prej obvesti pristojni varnostni organ druge pogodbenice.

1. Za obiske, pri katerih je potreben dostop do tajnih podatkov, se zahteva predhodno dovoljenje pristojnega varnostnega organa pogodbenice gostiteljice. 2. Dovoljenje iz prvega odstavka se izda samo osebam, ki jih je določila pogodbenica in so v skladu z njeno notranjo zakonodajo pooblaščene za dostop do tajnih podatkov. 3. Zaprosilo za obisk se predloži ustreznemu nacionalnemu varnostnemu organu vsaj 20 dni pred začetkom obiska. Vsebuje te podatke, ki se uporabljajo samo za obisk: a. namen, datum in program obiska, vključno z najvišjo stopnjo tajnosti podatkov, ki bodo obravnavani; b. ime in priimek obiskovalca, datum in kraj rojstva, državljanstvo ter številko potnega lista ali osebne izkaznice; c. položaj obiskovalca skupaj z imenom institucije ali organizacije, ki jo obiskovalec zastopa; d. veljavnost in stopnjo tajnosti obiskovalčevega dovoljenja za dostop do tajnih podatkov; e. ime in naslov organizacije, ki bo obiskana; f. ime in priimek, podatki za stike ter položaj osebe, ki bo obiskana; g. datum in podpis pristojnega varnostnega organa. 4. Pristojni organi zagotovijo varstvo osebnih podatkov obiskovalca v skladu s svojo notranjo zakonodajo. 5. Tajni podatki, ki so dostopni med obiskom, se varujejo v skladu z določbami tega sporazuma.

1. Ob kršitvi varovanja tajnosti, katere posledica je nepooblaščeno razkritje, odtujitev ali izguba tajnih podatkov, ali sumu take kršitve pristojni varnostni organ prejemnika čim prej obvesti pristojni varnostni organ druge pogodbenice in začne ustrezno preiskavo. 2. Kadar varovanje tajnosti krši tretja stran, pristojni varnostni organ pogodbenice, ki je dala podatke, sprejme vse potrebne ukrepe, s katerimi zagotovi začetek dejanj, predpisanih v prvem odstavku. 3. Pristojni varnostni organ pogodbenice, ki je dala tajne podatke, na podlagi zaprosila sodeluje pri preiskavi v skladu s prvim odstavkom. Obveščen mora biti o ugotovitvah preiskave in prejeti končno poročilo o razlogih za škodo in njenih razsežnostih.

Vsaka pogodbenica krije svoje stroške, ki nastanejo pri izvajanju tega sporazuma.

1. Pristojna varnostna organa pogodbenic se uradno obveščata o vseh spremembah svoje notranje zakonodaje, ki se nanaša na varovanje tajnih podatkov. 2. Pristojna varnostna organa pogodbenic se na zaprosilo enega od njiju med seboj posvetujeta, da zagotovita tesno sodelovanje pri izvajanju določb tega sporazuma. 3. Pristojna varnostna organa pogodbenic se obiskujeta zaradi dogovarjanja o postopkih in standardih varovanja tajnih podatkov. 4. Pristojna varnostna organa se takoj obvestita o vsaki spremembi medsebojno priznanih dovoljenj za dostop do tajnih podatkov in varnostnih dovoljenj organizacij. 5. Na zaprosilo si pristojna varnostna organa pomagata pri izvajanju postopkov varnostnega preverjanja.

1. Spori zaradi razlage ali uporabe tega sporazuma se rešujejo neposredno s pogajanji in/ali posvetovanji med pristojnima varnostnima organoma pogodbenic. 2. Če spora ni mogoče rešiti v skladu s prvim odstavkom, se reši po diplomatski poti.

1. Sporazum začne veljati prvi dan drugega meseca po datumu, ko se pogodbenici po diplomatski poti uradno obvestita, da so bili končani vsi potrebni notranjepravni postopki za začetek njegove veljavnosti. 2. Sporazum je sklenjen za nedoločen čas. Pogodbenica ga lahko odpove s pisnim obvestilom drugi pogodbenici. V tem primeru sporazum preneha veljati šest mesecev po datumu obvestila o odpovedi. 3. Ob prenehanju veljavnosti tega sporazuma se vsi tajni podatki, preneseni na njegovi podlagi, še naprej varujejo v skladu z njegovimi določbami. 4. Sporazum se lahko spremeni s pisnim soglasjem pogodbenic. Spremembe začnejo veljati v skladu s prvim odstavkom. Sestavljeno v Ljubljani, 19. februarja 2014 v dveh izvirnikih v slovenskem, grškem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Pri različni razlagi prevlada angleško besedilo. Za Vlado Republike Slovenije Boris Mohar l.r. Za Vlado Republike Ciper Demetrakis Demetriou l.r. 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The Parties agree that the following security classification levels are equivalent and correspond to the security classification levels specified in their national legislation: text="+------------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | Republic | Republic | English | | of Slovenia | of Cyprus | Equivalent | +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+ |STROGO TAJNO |ΑΚΡΩΣ ΑΠΟΡΡΗΤΟ |TOP SECRET | +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+ |TAJNO |ΑΠΟΡΡΗΤΟ |SECRET | +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+ |ZAUPNO |ΕΜΠΙΣΤΕΥΤΙΚΟ |CONFIDENTIAL | +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+ |INTERNO |ΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΜΕΝΗΣ ΧΡΗΣΗΣ|RESTRICTED | +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+" 1. 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It shall be informed of the results of the investigation and shall receive the final report on the reasons and extent of the damage. Each Party shall cover its own expenses resulting from the implementation of this Agreement. 1. The Competent Security Authorities of the Parties shall notify each other of any amendments to their national legislation concerning the protection of Classified Information. 2. The Competent Security Authorities of the Parties shall consult each other, upon the request of one of them, in order to ensure close cooperation in the implementation of the provisions hereof. 3. Competent Security Authorities of the Parties shall exchange visits to discuss the procedures and standards for the protection of Classified Information. 4. The Competent Security Authorities shall promptly inform each other about any changes in mutually recognized Personnel and Facility Security Clearances. 5. Upon request, the Competent Security Authorities shall assist each other in carrying out security clearance procedures. 1. Any disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be settled by direct negotiations and/or consultations between the Competent Security Authorities of the Parties. 2. If the settlement of a dispute can not be reached in the manner referred to in Paragraph 1, such a dispute shall be settled through diplomatic channels. 1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify each other, through diplomatic channels, that all necessary internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement have been completed. 2. This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period of time. It may be terminated by either Party upon giving a written notice to the other Party. In such a case this Agreement shall expire six months after the date of the termination notice. 3. In case of termination of this Agreement, all Classified Information transferred pursuant to this Agreement shall continue to be protected in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. 4. This Agreement may be amended on the basis of mutual written consent by both Parties. Such amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1. Done at Ljubljana on 19 February 2014 in two originals, each in Slovenian, Greek and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergences of interpretation, the English text shall prevail. For the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Boris Mohar (s) For the Government of the Republic of Cyprus Demetrakis Demetriou (s)

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