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O RAZGLASITVI ZAKONA O RATIFIKACIJI SPORAZUMA O PARTNERSTVU IN SODELOVANJU, KI VZPOSTAVLJA PARTNERSTVO MED EVROPSKIMI SKUPNOSTMI IN NJIHOVIMI DRŽAVAMI ČLANICAMI NA ENI STRANI IN REPUBLIKO TADŽIKISTAN NA DRUGI STRANI S SKLEPNO LISTINO (MSESRT)
Razglašam Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma o partnerstvu in sodelovanju, ki vzpostavlja partnerstvo med Evropskimi skupnostmi in njihovimi državami članicami na eni strani in Republiko Tadžikistan na drugi strani s sklepno listino (MSESRT), ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor Republike Slovenije na seji 4. aprila 2006.
Št. 001-22-60/06
Ljubljana, dne 12. aprila 2006
dr. Janez Drnovšek l.r.
Predsednik
Republike Slovenije
Z A K O N
O RATIFIKACIJI SPORAZUMA O PARTNERSTVU IN SODELOVANJU, KI VZPOSTAVLJA PARTNERSTVO MED EVROPSKIMI SKUPNOSTMI IN NJIHOVIMI DRŽAVAMI ČLANICAMI NA ENI STRANI IN REPUBLIKO TADŽIKISTAN NA DRUGI STRANI S SKLEPNO LISTINO (MSESRT)
1. člen
Ratificira se Sporazum o partnerstvu in sodelovanju, ki vzpostavlja partnerstvo med Evropskimi skupnostmi in njihovimi državami članicami na eni strani in Republiko Tadžikistan na drugi strani s sklepno listino, podpisan 11. oktobra 2004 v Luxembourgu.
2. člen
Besedilo sporazuma se v izvirniku v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku glasi:
ACUERDO DE COLABORACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN
POR EL QUE SE ESTABLECE UNA COLABORACIÓN
ENTRE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS
Y SUS ESTADOS MIEMBROS, POR UNA PARTE,
Y LA REPÚBLICA DE TAYIKISTÁN, POR OTRA
DOHODA O PARTNERSTVÍ A SPOLUPRÁCI,
KTEROU SE ZAKLÁDÁ PARTNERSTVÍ
MEZI EVROPSKÝMI SPOLEČENSTVÍMI
A JEJICH ČLENSKÝMI STÁTY NA JEDNÉ STRANĚ
A TÁDŽICKOU REPUBLIKOU NA STRANĚ DRUHÉ
PARTNERSKABS- OG SAMARBEJDSAFTALE
OM OPRETTELSE AF ET PARTNERSKAB
MELLEM DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER
OG DERES MEDLEMSSTATER PÅ DEN ENE SIDE
OG REPUBLIKKEN TADSJIKISTAN PÅ DEN ANDEN SIDE
PARTNERSCHAFTS- UND KOOPERATIONSABKOMMEN
ZUR GRÜNDUNG EINER PARTNERSCHAFT
ZWISCHEN DEN EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN
UND IHREN MITGLIEDSTAATEN EINERSEITS
UND DER REPUBLIK TADSCHIKISTAN ANDERERSEITS
PARTNERLUS- JA KOOSTÖÖLEPING,
MILLEGA SEATAKSE SISSE PARTNERLUS
ÜHELT POOLT EUROOPA ÜHENDUSTE
JA NENDE LIIKMESRIIKIDE
NING TEISELT POOLT TADŽIKISTANI VABARIIGI VAHEL
ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΚΗΣ ΣΧΕΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ
ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΚΗΣ ΣΧΕΣΗΣ
ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ
ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ ΤΟΥΣ, ΑΦΕΝΟΣ,
ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΤΑΤΖΙΚΙΣΤΑΝ, ΑΦΕΤΕΡΟΥ
PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART,
AND THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, OF THE OTHER PART
ACCORD DE PARTENARIAT ET DE COOPÉRATION
ÉTABLISSANT UN PARTENARIAT
ENTRE LES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
ET LEURS ÉTATS MEMBRES, D'UNE PART,
ET LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU TADJIKISTAN, D'AUTRE PART
ACCORDO DI PARTENARIATO E DI COOPERAZIONE
CHE ISTITUISCE UN PARTENARIATO
TRA LE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE
E I LORO STATI MEMBRI, DA UNA PARTE,
E LA REPUBBLICA DI TAGIKISTAN, DALL’ALTRA
PARTNERĪBAS UN SADARBĪBAS NOLĪGUMS,
KAS IZVEIDO PARTNERĪBU
STARP EIROPAS KOPIENĀM UN
TO DALĪBVALSTĪM, NO VIENAS PUSES,
UN TADŽIKISTĀNAS REPUBLIKU, NO OTRAS PUSES
PARTNERYSTĖS IR BENDRADARBIAVIMO SUSITARIMAS,
NUSTATANTIS EUROPOS BENDRIJŲ
BEI JŲ VALSTYBIŲ NARIŲ
IR TADŽIKISTANO RESPUBLIKOS
PARTNERYSTĘ
PARTNERSÉGI ÉS EGYÜTTMŰKÖDÉSI MEGÁLLAPODÁS
AZ EGYRÉSZRŐL AZ EURÓPAI KÖZÖSSÉGEK ÉS AZOK TAGÁLLAMAI,
MÁSRÉSZRŐL A TÁDZSIK KÖZTÁRSASÁG KÖZÖTTI
PARTNERSÉG LÉTREHOZÁSÁRÓL
PARTNERSCHAPS- EN SAMENWERKINGSOVEREENKOMST
WAARBIJ EEN PARTNERSCHAP TOT STAND WORDT GEBRACHT
TUSSEN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN
EN HUN LIDSTATEN, ENERZIJDS,
EN DE REPUBLIEK TADZJIKISTAN, ANDERZIJDS
PROJEKT UMOWY O PARTNERSTWIE I WSPÓŁPRACY
USTANAWIAJĄCEJ PARTNERSTWO
MIĘDZY WSPÓLNOTAMI EUROPEJSKIMI
I ICH PAŃSTWAMI CZŁONKOWSKIMI, Z JEDNEJ STRONY
A REPUBLIKĄ TADŻYKISTANIU, Z DRUGIEJ STRONY
ACORDO DE PARCERIA E COOPERAÇÃO
QUE ESTABELECE UMA PARCERIA
ENTRE AS COMUNIDADES EUROPEIAS
E OS SEUS ESTADOS-MEMBROS, POR UM LADO,
E A REPÚBLICA DO TAJIQUISTÃO, POR OUTRO
DOHODA O PARTNERSTVE A SPOLUPRÁCI,
KTOROU SA ZAKLADÁ PARTNERSTVO
MEDZI EURÓPSKYMI SPOLOČENSTVAMI
A ICH ČLENSKÝMI ŠTÁTMI NA JEDNEJ STRANE
A TADŽICKOU REPUBLIKOU NA STRANE DRUHEJ
SPORAZUM O PARTNERSTVU IN SODELOVANJU,
KI VZPOSTAVLJA PARTNERSTVO
MED EVROPSKIMI SKUPNOSTMI
IN NJIHOVIMI DRŽAVAMI ČLANICAMI NA ENI STRANI
IN REPUBLIKO TADŽIKISTAN NA DRUGI STRANI
EUROOPAN YHTEISÖJEN JA NIIDEN JÄSENVALTIOIDEN
SEKÄ TADŽIKISTANIN TASAVALLAN
KUMPPANUUS- JA YHTEISTYÖSOPIMUS
KUMPPANUUDEN PERUSTAMISESTA
AVTAL OM PARTNERSKAP OCH SAMARBETE
MELLAN EUROPEISKA GEMENSKAPERNA
OCH DERAS MEDLEMSSTATER, Å ENA SIDAN,
OCH REPUBLIKEN TADZJIKISTAN, Å ANDRA SIDAN
S P O R A Z U M
O PARTNERSTVU IN SODELOVANJU, KI VZPOSTAVLJA PARTNERSTVO MED EVROPSKIMI SKUPNOSTMI IN NJIHOVIMI DRŽAVAMI ČLANICAMI NA ENI STRANI
IN REPUBLIKO TADŽIKISTAN
NA DRUGI STRANI
KRALJEVINA BELGIJA,
ČEŠKA REPUBLIKA,
KRALJEVINA DANSKA,
ZVEZNA REPUBLIKA NEMČIJA,
REPUBLIKA ESTONIJA,
HELENSKA REPUBLIKA,
KRALJEVINA ŠPANIJA,
FRANCOSKA REPUBLIKA,
IRSKA,
ITALIJANSKA REPUBLIKA,
REPUBLIKA CIPER,
REPUBLIKA LATVIJA,
REPUBLIKA LITVA,
VELIKO VOJVODSTVO LUKSEMBURG,
REPUBLIKA MADŽARSKA,
REPUBLIKA MALTA,
KRALJEVINA NIZOZEMSKA,
REPUBLIKA AVSTRIJA,
REPUBLIKA POLJSKA,
PORTUGALSKA REPUBLIKA,
REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA,
SLOVAŠKA REPUBLIKA,
REPUBLIKA FINSKA,
KRALJEVINA ŠVEDSKA,
ZDRUŽENO KRALJESTVO VELIKE BRITANIJE IN SEVERNE IRSKE,
pogodbenice Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti in Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti za atomsko energijo, v nadaljnjem besedilu »države članice« in
EVROPSKA SKUPNOST, EVROPSKA SKUPNOST ZA ATOMSKO ENERGIJO, v nadaljnjem besedilu »Skupnost«
na eni strani, in
REPUBLIKA TADŽIKISTAN
na drugi strani
OB UPOŠTEVANJU pomembnosti že vzpostavljenih vezi med Skupnostjo, njenimi državami članicami in Republiko Tadžikistan in vrednot, ki so jim skupne,
OB SPOZNANJU, da želita Skupnost in Republika Tadžikistan okrepiti te vezi in vzpostaviti partnerstvo in sodelovanje, ki bi okrepila in razširila odnose, ki so bili v preteklosti že vzpostavljeni, zlasti s Sporazumom med Evropsko gospodarsko skupnostjo in Evropsko skupnostjo za atomsko energijo in Zvezo sovjetskih socialističnih republik o trgovini ter trgovinskem in gospodarskem sodelovanju, podpisanim 18. decembra 1989,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU zavzetosti Skupnosti in njenih držav članic in Republike Tadžikistan za krepitev političnih in gospodarskih svoboščin, ki so pravna podlaga partnerstva,
OB SPOZNANJU, da v tem kontekstu podpora neodvisnosti, suverenosti in ozemeljski celovitosti Republike Tadžikistan prispeva k ohranjanju miru in stabilnosti v Centralni Aziji,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU zavzetosti pogodbenic, da spodbujata mednarodni mir in varnost ter mirno reševanje sporov, ter da v ta namen sodelujeta v okviru Organizacije združenih narodov in Organizacije o varnosti in sodelovanju v Evropi (OVSE),
OB UPOŠTEVANJU trdne zaveze Skupnosti, njenih držav članic in Republike Tadžikistan k popolni uveljavitvi vseh načel in določb iz Sklepne listine Konference o varnosti in sodelovanju v Evropi (KVSE) ter sklepnih dokumentov madridske in dunajske konference za spremljanje izvajanja, iz dokumenta Bonske konference KVSE o gospodarskem sodelovanju, iz Pariške listine za novo Evropo ter iz helsinškega dokumenta »Izzivi sprememb« KVSE iz leta 1992 kakor tudi iz drugih temeljnih dokumentov OVSE,
PREPRIČANI o največjem pomenu pravne države in spoštovanja človekovih pravic, zlasti pravic manjšin, uvedbe večstrankarskega sistema s svobodnimi in demokratičnimi volitvami ter gospodarske liberalizacije z namenom vzpostavitve tržnega gospodarstva,
V PREPRIČANJU, da polna uveljavitev tega sporazuma o partnerstvu in sodelovanju predpostavlja in bo doprinesla tako k nadaljevanju in izvedbi političnih, gospodarskih in pravnih reform v Republiki Tadžikistan kakor tudi k uvedbi dejavnikov, ki so potrebni za sodelovanje, zlasti v luči zaključkov Bonske konference KVSE,
V ŽELJI, da spodbudita nadaljevanje procesa notranje sprave, ki se je v Republiki Tadžikistan začela zaradi Moskovskih mirovnih sporazumov,
V ŽELJI, da spodbudita proces regionalnega sodelovanja s sosednjimi državami na področjih, ki jih ureja ta sporazum, in pospešita blaginjo in stabilnost v regiji,
V ŽELJI, da vzpostavita in razvijata reden politični dialog o dvostranskih in večstranskih mednarodnih vprašanjih vzajemnega interesa,
OB PRIZNANJU IN PODPORI želje Republike Tadžikistan, da vzpostavi tesno sodelovanje z evropskimi institucijami,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU potrebe po pospeševanju naložb v Republiki Tadžikistan, zlasti v sektorju energetike in upravljanja z vodo, ob podpori zavezi Skupnosti in njenih držav članic ter Republike Tadžikistan Evropski energetski listini in celotnemu izvajanju Pogodbe o energetski listini in Protokolu k energetski listini o energetski učinkovitosti in s tem povezanimi okoljskimi vidiki,
GLEDE NA pripravljenosti Skupnosti, da glede na potrebe zagotavlja socialno-ekonomsko sodelovanje in tehnično pomoč, ki vključuje tudi boj proti revščini,
OB ZAVEDANJU, da je ta sporazum naklonjen postopnemu približevanju med Republiko Tadžikistan in širšim območjem sodelovanja v Evropi in sosednjimi regijami ter njegovemu postopnemu vključevanju v odprt mednarodni trgovinski sistem,
GLEDE NA zavezo pogodbenic, da liberalizirata trgovino po načelih Svetovne trgovinske organizacije (STO) in da Skupnost pozdravlja namero o pristopu Republike Tadžikistana k STO,
OB ZAVEDANJU, da je treba izboljšati pogoje za trgovino in naložbe, ter pogoje na področjih, kot so ustanavljanje podjetij, zaposlovanje, zagotavljanje storitev in pretok kapitala,
PREPRIČANI, da bo ta sporazum med pogodbenicama ustvaril novo vzdušje v njunih gospodarskih odnosih, in zlasti v razvoju trgovine in naložb, ki so neobhodno potrebne za gospodarsko preoblikovanje in tehnološko posodobitev,
V ŽELJI, da vzpostavita tesno sodelovanje na področju varstva okolja ob upoštevanju soodvisnosti pogodbenic na tem področju,
OB PRIZNANJU, da sodelovanje pri preprečevanju in nadzoru ilegalnih migracij, mednarodnega organiziranega kriminala in trgovine z drogami ter boj proti terorizmu predstavljata poglavitna cilja tega sporazuma,
V ŽELJI, da vzpostavita sodelovanje na področju kulture in izobraževanja in razvijeta izmenjavo informacij, –
STA SE DOGOVORILI O NASLEDNJEM:
ČLEN 1
Sklene se Sporazum o partnerstvu in sodelovanju med Evropsko skupnostjo in njenimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Republiko Tadžikistan na drugi strani. Njegovi cilji so naslednji:
– podpiranje neodvisnosti in suverenosti Republike Tadžikistan,
– podpiranje dosedanjih prizadevanj Republike Tadžikistan za utrditev demokracije, razvoj gospodarstva in njegove socialne infrastrukture ter za zaključitev procesa prehoda v tržno gospodarstvo,
– zagotavljanje primernega okvira za politični dialog med pogodbenicama, ki omogoča razvoj tesnih političnih odnosov med njima,
– pospeševanje trgovine in naložb, zlasti v sektorjih energetike in vode, ter skladnih gospodarskih odnosov med pogodbenicama s ciljem pospeševanja njunega trajnostnega ekonomskega razvoja,
– zagotavljanje podlage za zakonodajno, gospodarsko, socialno, finančno, civilno-znanstveno, tehnološko in kulturno sodelovanje.
NASLOV I
SPLOŠNA NAČELA
ČLEN 2
Spoštovanje načel demokracije in temeljnih ter človekovih pravic, kot so določene predvsem v Splošni deklaraciji o človekovih pravicah, Ustanovni listini Združenih narodov, Helsinški sklepni listini in v Pariški listini za novo Evropo, so podlaga notranje in zunanje politike pogodbenic in tvorijo bistveno sestavino tega sporazuma.
ČLEN 3
Pogodbenici menita, da je za njuno prihodnjo blaginjo in stabilnost bistveno, da nove neodvisne države, ki so nastale po razpadu Zveze sovjetskih socialističnih republik (v nadaljnjem besedilu »Neodvisne države«) ohranijo in razvijajo medsebojno sodelovanje v skladu z načeli Helsinške sklepne listine in mednarodnega prava ter v duhu dobrih sosedskih odnosov, in bosta ukrenili vse, da spodbudita ta proces.
NASLOV II
POLITIČNI DIALOG
ČLEN 4
Med pogodbenicama se uvede reden in stalen politični dialog, ki ga nameravata razvijati in krepiti. Politični dialog spremlja in utrjuje zbliževanje med Skupnostjo in Republiko Tadžikistan, podpira politične in socialno-ekonomske spremembe, ki potekajo v tej državi, ter prispeva k vzpostavljanju novih oblik sodelovanja. Politični dialog:
– bo krepil vezi med Republiko Tadžikistan in Skupnostjo ter njenimi državami članicami, in s tem s celotno skupnostjo demokratičnih držav. S tem sporazumom doseženo gospodarsko zbliževanje bo privedlo do intenzivnejših političnih odnosov;
– bo omogočil pospešeno zbliževanje stališč o mednarodnih zadevah vzajemnega interesa in s tem povečal varnost in stabilnost v regiji;
– bo spodbudil napore pogodbenic za sodelovanje na področjih upoštevanja načel demokracije, spoštovanja, varstva in spodbujanja človekovih pravic, zlasti pravic manjšin, ter po potrebi omogočil posvetovanja o pomembnih vprašanjih.
Pogodbenici ocenjujeta, da širjenje orožja za množično uničenje in načini njegovega prenosa, tako državnim kot nedržavnim subjektom, predstavlja eno od najhujših groženj mednarodni stabilnosti in varnosti. Zato pogodbenici soglašata o sodelovanju in prispevanju k boju proti širjenju orožja za množično uničenje in načinom njegovega prenosa, ob celovitem upoštevanju in izvajanju zavez na državni ravni, ki sta jih sprejeli v okviru mednarodnih sporazumov o razorožitvi in nerazširjanju kot tudi drugih zadevnih mednarodnih obveznosti. Pogodbenici soglašata, da ja ta določba bistvena sestavina tega sporazuma in da bo del političnega dialoga, ki bo spremljal in utrdil to podlago.
Poleg tega pogodbenici soglašata o sodelovanju in prispevanju k boju proti širjenju orožja za množično uničenje in načinom njegovega prenosa:
– s sprejetjem ukrepov za podpis, ratifikacijo ali pristop k ustreznim mednarodnim instrumentom, s ciljem njihovega polnega izvajanja;
– z uvedbo učinkovitega nacionalnega sistema nadzora izvoza, tako za nacionalni izvoz kot tranzit blaga, povezan z orožjem za množično uničenje, vključno z nadzorom končne uporabe, izvedene na tehnologijah z dvojno rabo v okviru orožja za množično uničenje in določitvijo učinkovitih kazni v primeru kršenja nadzora izvoza. Ta dialog se lahko odvija na regionalni osnovi.
ČLEN 5
Politični dialog na ministrski ravni poteka v okviru Sveta za sodelovanje, ustanovljenega po členu 77, ali ob drugih priložnostih, po vzajemnem dogovoru.
ČLEN 6
Pogodbenici sta uvedli druge postopke in mehanizme političnega dialoga, zlasti v naslednjih oblikah:
– redna srečanja visokih uradnikov, ki predstavljajo Skupnost in njene države članice na eni strani ter Republiko Tadžikistan na drugi strani;
– polno uporabo vseh diplomatskih poti med pogodbenicama, zlasti z ustreznimi dvostranskimi in večstranskimi stiki, vključno s srečanji v okviru Organizacije združenih narodov, na srečanjih KVSE in drugje;
– vsa druga sredstva, kot so srečanja strokovnjakov, ki bi lahko prispevala k utrjevanju in razvoju političnega dialoga.
NASLOV III
BLAGOVNA MENJAVA
ČLEN 7
1. Pogodbenici si medsebojno odobravata obravnavo po načelu največjih ugodnosti na vseh področjih glede:
– carin in dajatev, ki se uporabljajo pri uvozu in izvozu, vključno z načinom pobiranja takšnih carin in dajatev;
– določb o carinjenju, tranzitu, skladiščenju in pretovarjanju;
– davkov in drugih notranjih dajatev vseh vrst, ki se uporabljajo posredno ali neposredno za uvoženo blago;
– načinov plačil in prenosov teh plačil;
– pravil o prodaji, nakupu, prevozu, distribuciji in rabi blaga na notranjem trgu.
2. Določbe odstavka 1 se ne uporabljajo za:
a) ugodnosti, odobrene z namenom oblikovanja carinske unije ali območja proste trgovine ali kot posledica oblikovanja take unije ali območja;
b) ugodnosti, odobrene posameznim državam v skladu s pravili STO in drugimi mednarodnimi dogovori v korist držav v razvoju;
c) ugodnosti, priznane sosednjim državam, z namenom olajšati obmejni promet.
3. Določbe odstavka 1 se ne uporabljajo v prehodnem obdobju, ki se izteče pet let po začetku veljavnosti tega sporazuma, za ugodnosti iz Priloge I, ki jih Republika Tadžikistan priznava drugim državam, nastalim po razpadu ZSSR.
ČLEN 8
1. Pogodbenici soglašata, da je načelo prostega tranzita temeljni pogoj za doseganje ciljev tega sporazuma.
V tej zvezi vsaka pogodbenica zagotavlja neomejen tranzit preko svojega ozemlja ali čez njega za blago s poreklom s carinskega območja ali ki je namenjeno na carinsko območje druge pogodbenice.
2. Med pogodbenicama se uporabljajo pravila iz odstavkov 2, 3, 4 in 5 člena V GATT 1994.
3. Pravila iz tega člena ne vplivajo na posebna pravila, o katerih sta se sporazumeli pogodbenici glede specifičnih sektorjev, zlasti prevoz, ali proizvodov.
ČLEN 9
Brez vpliva na pravice in obveznosti iz mednarodnih konvencij o začasnem sprejemu blaga, ki zavezujejo pogodbenici, lahko vsaka pogodbenica odobri drugi oprostitev uvoznih dajatev in carin na začasno uvoženo blago, v primerih in po postopkih, predvidenih v kateri koli mednarodni konvenciji s tega področja, ki ju zavezuje, v skladu z nacionalno zakonodajo. Upoštevajo se pogoji pod katerimi je zadevna pogodbenica sprejela obveznosti, ki izhajajo iz take konvencije.
ČLEN 10
1. Blago s poreklom iz Republike Tadžikistan se uvaža v Skupnost brez količinskih omejitev, ali ukrepov z enakim učinkom, brez vpliva na določbe členov 12, 15 in 16 tega sporazuma.
2. Blago s poreklom iz Skupnosti se uvaža v Republiko Tadžikistan brez količinskih omejitev ali ukrepov z enakim učinkom, brez vpliva na določbe členov 12, 15 in 16 tega sporazuma.
ČLEN 11
Blagovna menjava med pogodbenicama poteka po tržnih cenah.
ČLEN 12
1. Kadar se kateri koli izdelek uvaža na ozemlje ene pogodbenice v povečanih količinah in pod pogoji, ki povzročijo ali bi lahko povzročili znatno škodo domačim proizvajalcem podobnih ali neposredno konkurenčnih izdelkov, lahko Skupnost ali Republika Tadžikistan, po potrebi, sprejmeta ustrezne ukrepe v skladu z naslednjimi postopki in pogoji.
2. Preden sprejmeta ukrepe, ali v primerih, za katere velja odstavek 4, čimprej po njihovem sprejemu, Skupnost oziroma Republika Tadžikistan, posredujeta Svetu za sodelovanje vse pomembne informacije, da le-ta poišče rešitev, ki bo sprejemljiva za obe pogodbenici, kakor to predvideva Naslov XI.
3. Če po posvetovanjih pogodbenici ne dosežeta sporazuma o ukrepih za preprečevanje nastalih razmer v 30 dneh od obvestila Svetu za sodelovanje, lahko stranka, ki je posvetovanje zahtevala, omeji uvoz zadevnega proizvoda v tolikšni meri in za toliko časa, kakor je potrebno, da se prepreči ali popravi škoda, ali sprejme druge ustrezne ukrepe.
4. V kritičnih okoliščinah, ko bi odlašanje povzročilo težko popravljivo škodo, lahko pogodbenici sprejmeta ukrepe pred posvetovanjem, pod pogojem, da se posvetovanja začnejo takoj po uvedbi teh ukrepov.
5. Pri izbiri ukrepov iz tega člena pogodbenici dajeta prednost tistim, ki najmanj škodijo doseganju ciljev tega sporazuma.
6. Nobena določba tega člena ne vpliva in ne preprečuje, da bi katera pogodbenica sprejela protidampinške ali izravnalne ukrepe v skladu s členom VI GATT 1994, Sporazumom o izvajanju člena VI GATT 1994, Sporazumom o subvencijah in izravnalnih ukrepih ali z njimi povezano nacionalno zakonodajo.
ČLEN 13
Pogodbenici se zavezujeta, da bosta glede na okoliščine prilagodile določbe tega sporazuma o medsebojni blagovni menjavi, zlasti glede na položaj, ki bo nastal po vstopu Republike Tadžikistan v STO. Svet za sodelovanje lahko za pogodbenici pripravi priporočila o prilagoditvah, ki lahko, če so sprejeta, začnejo veljati na podlagi sporazuma med pogodbenicama v skladu z njunimi zadevnimi postopki.
ČLEN 14
Sporazum ne izključuje prepovedi ali omejitev uvoza, izvoza ali tranzita blaga, ki so utemeljene z javno moralo, javnim redom, javno varnostjo, varovanjem zdravja in življenja ljudi, živali ali rastlin, varstvom naravnih virov, z varstvom nacionalnih bogastev z umetniško, zgodovinsko ali arheološko vrednostjo ali z varstvom intelektualne, industrijske in poslovne lastnine ali s predpisi v zvezi z zlatom in srebrom. Vendar pa take prepovedi ali omejitve ne smejo biti sredstvo samovoljne diskriminacije ali prikrite omejitve trgovine med pogodbenicama.
ČLEN 15
Trgovino s tekstilnimi izdelki iz poglavij 50 do 63 kombinirane nomenklature ureja ločen dvostranski sporazum. Po poteku veljavnosti ločenega sporazuma se tekstilni izdelki vključijo v ta sporazum.
ČLEN 16
Trgovina z jedrskim materialom poteka v skladu z določbami Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti za atomsko energijo. Po potrebi se ta trgovina uredi z določbami posebnega sporazuma, ki se sklene med Evropsko skupnostjo za atomsko energijoin Republiko Tadžikistan.
NASLOV IV
DOLOČBE O TRGOVINI IN NALOŽBAH
POGLAVJE I
POGOJI ZA DELOVNO SILO
ČLEN 17
1. Ob upoštevanju v vsaki državi članici Skupnosti veljavnih zakonov, pogojev in postopkov si Skupnost in države članice prizadevajo zagotavljati, da tadžikistanski državljani z zakonitim prebivališčem in zaposleni na ozemlju države članice, zaradi svojega državljanstva niso diskriminirani glede na državljane države članice, v zvezi s pogoji dela, plačilom za opravljeno delo ali v zvezi z odpuščanjem delavcev.
2. Ob upoštevanju v Republiki Tadžikistan veljavnih zakonov, pogojev in postopkov, si Republika Tadžikistan prizadeva zagotavljati, da državljani države članice, z zakonitim prebivališčem in zaposleni na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan, zaradi svojega državljanstva niso diskriminirani glede na državljane Tadžikistana, v zvezi s pogoji za delo, plačilom za opravljeno delo ali v zvezi z odpuščanjem delavcev.
ČLEN 18
Svet za sodelovanje preuči, kaj je mogoče izboljšati pri delovnih pogojih za poslovneže v skladu z mednarodnimi obveznostmi pogodbenic, zlasti z obveznostmi, določenimi v dokumentu z Bonske konference KVSE.
ČLEN 19
Svet za sodelovanje pripravi priporočila za izvajanje členov 17 in 18.
POGLAVJE II
POGOJI ZA USTANAVLJANJE
IN DELOVANJE DRUŽB
ČLEN 20
1. Skupnost in njene države članice v skladu s členom 22 točka (d) za ustanavljanje tadžikistanskih družb zagotavljajo enako ugodno obravnavo, kot jo priznavajo družbam katere koli tretje države.
2. Ne glede na pridržke, navedene v Prilogi II, Skupnost in njene države članice hčerinskim družbam tadžikistanskih družb, ki so ustanovljene na njihovem ozemlju, zagotavljajo enako ugodno obravnavo, kot jo priznavajo družbam Skupnosti glede njihovega delovanja.
3. Skupnost in njene države članice podružnicam tadžikistanskih družb, ki so ustanovljene na njihovem ozemlju, zagotavljajo enako ugodno obravnavo, kot jo priznavajo podružnicam katere koli tretje države glede njihovega delovanja.
4. Republika Tadžikistan za ustanavljanje družb Skupnosti v skladu s členom 22 točka (d) zagotavlja enako ugodno obravnavo, kot jo priznava tadžikistanskim družbam ali družbam katere koli tretje države, če je ta ugodnejša.
5. Republika Tadžikistan hčerinskim družbam ali podružnicam družb Skupnosti, ustanovljenim na njenem ozemlju, zagotavlja enako ugodno obravnavo, kot jo priznava svojim družbam ali njihovim podružnicam ali družbam ali podružnicam katere koli tretje države oziroma zagotavlja tisto obravnavo, ki je ugodnejša za njihovo delovanje.
ČLEN 21
1. Določbe člena 20 se ne uporabljajo za zračni promet, promet po celinskih plovnih poteh ter za pomorski promet.
2. Ne glede na to, vsaka pogodbenica dovoli družbi druge pogodbenice poslovno prisotnost na svojem ozemlju, za dejavnosti ladijskih prevoznikov, ki zagotavljajo storitve mednarodnega pomorskega prometa vključno z kombiniranim prevozom, ki vključujejo pomorski del prometne verige, v obliki hčerinskih družb ali podružnic, pod enako ugodnimi pogoji glede ustanavljanja in poslovanja, kot jih priznava lastnim družbam ali hčerinskim družbam ali podružnicam katere koli tretje države, oziroma pod ugodnejšimi pogoji.
Te dejavnosti med drugim zajemajo:
a) trženje in prodajo storitev pomorskega prometa in z njim povezanih storitev neposredno strankam, od ponudbe do izstavitve računa, ne glede na to, ali te storitve opravlja ali nudi ponudnik storitev sam ali ponudniki storitev, s katerimi ima ponudnik storitev stalne poslovne stike;
b) nakup in uporabo za svoj račun ali za račun svojih strank (in preprodajo svojim strankam) kakršnih koli prometnih in z njimi povezanih storitev, vključno s storitvami notranjega prometa na kateri koli način, zlasti po celinskih plovnih poteh, cestah in železnici, nujnih za zagotavljanje povezanih storitev;
c) priprava prevoznih listin, carinskih dokumentov ali drugih dokumentov o poreklu in vrsti blaga v prometu;
d) nudenje poslovnih informacij na kakršen koli način, vključno z računalniškimi informacijskimi sistemi in izmenjavo elektronskih podatkov (ob upoštevanju vseh nediskriminacijskih omejitev glede elektronskega komuniciranja);
e) vzpostavitev poslovnih povezav, vključno z deležem v kapitalu družbe in nastavitve lokalnega osebja (ali v primeru tujega osebja v skladu z ustreznimi določbami tega sporazuma) z lokalnim ladijskim prevoznikom;
f) organiziranje, v imenu družb, pristanka ladij ali po potrebi prevzema tovora.
ČLEN 22
Za namene tega sporazuma:
a) »družba Skupnosti« oziroma »tadžikistanska družba«: pomeni družbo, ustanovljeno v skladu s predpisi države članice oziroma Tadžikistana, z uradnim sedežem ali osrednjo upravo ali glavno poslovno enoto na ozemlju Skupnosti oziroma Republike Tadžikistan. Vendar pa, če ima družba, ustanovljena v skladu s predpisi države članice oziroma Republike Tadžikistan, samo svoj uradni sedež na ozemlju Skupnosti oziroma Republike Tadžikistan, se taka družba šteje za družbo Skupnosti oziroma Republike Tadžikistan, če je njeno delovanje v dejanski in trajni povezavi z gospodarstvom ene od držav članic oziroma Republike Tadžikistan.
b) »hčerinska družba« neke družbe, pomeni družbo pod dejanskim nadzorom prve družbe.
c) »podružnica« neke družbe, pomeni poslovno enoto, ki ni pravna oseba, je pa po pojavni obliki stalna enota, kot na primer izpostava matične družbe, ima svojo upravo in je materialno opremljena za poslovanje s tretjimi osebami, tako da jim, čeprav vedo, da bo, če bo potrebno, vzpostavljena pravna povezanost z matično družbo, ki ima svojo upravo v tujini, ni treba poslovati neposredno z matično družbo, ampak lahko svoje posle opravijo v poslovni enoti, ki je izpostava matične družbe.
d) »pravica do ustanavljanja«: za družbe Skupnosti ali tadžikistanske iz točke (a), pomeni pravico začeti izvajati gospodarske dejavnosti v obliki ustanavljanja hčerinskih družb in podružnic v Tadžikistanu oziroma v Skupnosti.
e) »delovanje«: pomeni izvajanje gospodarske dejavnosti.
f) »gospodarske dejavnosti«: pomenijo industrijske in trgovinske dejavnosti ter svobodne poklice.
Glede mednarodnega pomorskega prevoza vključno z kombiniranimi prevozi, ki vključujejo pomorski del prevozne verige, veljajo določbe tega poglavja in poglavja III tudi za državljane držav članic oziroma Republike Tadžikistan, ki imajo sedež zunaj Skupnosti oziroma Republike Tadžikistan, in za ladijske prevoznike, ki so registrirani zunaj Skupnosti oziroma Republike Tadžikistan in so pod nadzorom državljanov države članice oziroma državljanov Republike Tadžikistan, če so njihova plovila registrirana v tej državi članici oziroma Republiki Tadžikistan v skladu z njuno zakonodajo.
ČLEN 23
1. Ne glede na druge določbe tega sporazuma se eni izmed pogodbenic ne sme preprečiti, da sprejme varovalne ukrepe, zlasti glede ukrepov za zaščito investitorjev, vlagateljev, imetnikov zavarovalnih polic ali oseb, ki so v fiduciarnem razmerju z izvajalcem finančnih storitev, ali da bi se zagotovila celovitost in stabilnost finančnega sistema. V kolikor ti ukrepi niso v skladu z določbami tega sporazuma, jih pogodbenica ne sme uporabiti kot sredstvo izognitve obveznostim po tem sporazumu.
2. Nobena določba tega sporazuma pogodbenici ne nalaga dolžnosti, da razkrije ukrepe, ki se nanašajo na posle in račune posameznih strank ali katere koli zaupne ali zaščitene podatke, s katerimi razpolagajo javni subjekti.
3. Za namene tega sporazuma »finančne storitve« pomenijo dejavnosti, opisane v Prilogi III.
ČLEN 24
Določbe tega sporazuma ne vplivajo na uporabo katerega koli ukrepa s strani ene ali druge pogodbenice, ki je potreben, da se prepreči uporaba določb tega sporazuma za izogibanje njenim ukrepom glede dostopa tretjih držav na njen trg.
ČLEN 25
1. Ne glede na določbe poglavja I ima družba Skupnosti oziroma tadžikistanska družba, ustanovljena na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan oziroma Skupnosti, pravico v eni od svojih hčerinskih družb ali podružnic v skladu z veljavnimi predpisi države gostiteljice tako ustanovljene družbe na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan oziroma Skupnosti zaposliti ali imeti zaposlene delavce državljane držav članic Skupnosti oziroma Republike Tadžikistan pod pogojem, da so te osebe ključno osebje, kot je opredeljeno v odstavku 2 tega člena, in da so zaposlene izključno pri družbah, hčerinskih družbah ali podružnicah. Dovoljenja za bivanje in delo tako zaposlenih oseb se izdajajo samo za čas zaposlitve.
2. Ključno osebje prej omenjenih družb, v nadaljnjem besedilu »organizacij«, je »znotraj podjetja premeščeno osebje«, kot je opredeljeno v točki (c), po spodaj navedenih kategorijah, pod pogojem, da je organizacija pravna oseba in da so bile te osebe pri njej zaposlene ali so bile njeni družbeniki (razen večinskih delničarjev) vsaj eno leto pred premestitvijo:
a) osebe na vodilnih položajih v organizaciji, ki zlasti vodijo upravljanje podjetja, pri čemer jih nadzorujejo ali na splošno usmerjajo upravni odbor ali delničarji podjetja ali drug enakovreden organ, pri čemer pristojnost navedenih oseb obsega:
– vodenje podjetja, njegove službe ali oddelka,
– nadziranje in usmerjanje drugih nadzornih, poslovodnih ali strokovnih delavcev,
– zaposlovanje ali odpuščanje oziroma priporočanje zaposlovanja ali odpuščanja ter drugi kadrovski ukrepi.
b) osebe, zaposlene v organizaciji, s posebnimi znanji, bistvenimi za poslovanje, raziskovalno opremo, tehnologijo ali vodenje podjetja. Ocena posebnega znanja lahko poleg posebnega znanja, značilnega za podjetje, vključuje tudi visoko stopnjo strokovne usposobljenosti glede na vrsto dela ali dejavnosti, ki zahteva posebno tehnično znanje, vključno s pripadnostjo poklicu, za opravljanje katerega je potrebno posebno dovoljenje.
c) »premeščenec znotraj podjetja« je fizična oseba, ki dela znotraj organizacije na ozemlju pogodbenice in je zaradi opravljanja gospodarske dejavnosti začasno premeščena na ozemlje druge pogodbenice; zadevna organizacija mora imeti svoj glavni sedež poslovanja na ozemlju pogodbenice, zadevna oseba mora biti premeščena v hčerinsko podjetje oziroma v podružnico te organizacije, ki dejansko opravlja podobno gospodarsko dejavnost na ozemlju druge pogodbenice.
ČLEN 26
1. Pogodbenici si v največji možni meri prizadevata, da ne sprejemata ukrepov ali dejanj, ki bi ustvarili strožje pogoje za ustanavljanje in poslovanje podjetij druge pogodbenice kot so bili na dan pred podpisom Sporazuma.
2. Določbe tega člena ne vplivajo na uporabo določb iz člena 34: primere, predvidene v členu 34, urejajo izključno določbe navedenega člena.
3. V duhu partnerstva in sodelovanja in v skladu z določbami člena 40 vlada Republike Tadžikistan obvesti Skupnost o namenu predložitve nove zakonodaje ali sprejetja novih predpisov, ki bi v Republiki Tadžikistan lahko poostrili pogoje za ustanavljanje in poslovanje podružnic in hčerinskih družb podjetij Skupnosti v primerjavi s položajem, kot je bil dan pred podpisom Sporazuma. Skupnost lahko od Republike Tadžikistan zahteva, da ji posreduje predloge takšne zakonodaje ali predpisov in da o teh predlogih začne posvetovanja.
4. Če bi sprejem nove zakonodaje ali predpisov v Republiki Tadžikistan lahko poostril pogoje za poslovanje hčerinskih družb in podružnic podjetij Skupnosti, ustanovljenih v Republiki Tadžikistan, v primerjavi s položajem, obstoječim na dan podpisa tega sporazuma, se ta zakonodaja oziroma predpisi za hčerinske družbe in podružnice, ki so na dan začetka veljavnosti zakona ali drugega predpisa že ustanovljene v Republiki Tadžikistan, ne uporabljajo še tri leta po njihovem sprejemu.
POGLAVJE III
ČEZMEJNO OPRAVLJANJE STORITEV MED SKUPNOSTJO IN REPUBLIKO TADŽIKISTAN
ČLEN 27
1. V skladu z določbami tega poglavja se pogodbenici zavezujeta, da bosta sprejeli ustrezne ukrepe, s katerimi bosta postopno omogočili, da družbe Skupnosti ali Republike Tadžikistan, ustanovljene v državi pogodbenici, ki ni država pogodbenica, kateri so te storitve namenjene, opravljajo storitve, ob upoštevanju razvoja storitvenega področja v pogodbenicah.
2. Svet za sodelovanje pripravi potrebna priporočila za izvajanje odstavka 1.
ČLEN 28
Pogodbenici sodelujeta z namenom razvijanja tržno usmerjenega storitvenega sektorja v Republiki Tadžikistan.
ČLEN 29
1. Pogodbenici se zavezujeta, da bosta v mednarodnem pomorskem prometu dejansko uporabljali načelo neomejenega dostopa do trga in prometa na podlagi tržnih zakonitosti.
a) Navedena določba ne vpliva na pravice in obveznosti, ki izhajajo iz konvencije Organizacije združenih narodov o Kodeksu poslovanja za linijske prevoznike, kot se uporabljajo za eno ali drugo pogodbenico tega sporazuma. Nelinijski prevozniki lahko prosto konkurirajo linijskim prevoznikom, če se ravnajo po načelu lojalne konkurence na podlagi tržnih zakonitosti.
b) Pogodbenici se zavezujeta, da bosta s suhim in tekočim razsutim tovorom poslovali v skladu z načelom svobodne konkurence.
2. Pri uporabi načel iz odstavka 1 pogodbenici:
a) od začetka veljavnosti tega sporazuma ne uporabljata določb o delitvi tovora iz dvostranskih sporazumov med katerokoli državo članico Skupnosti in nekdanjo Sovjetsko zvezo;
b) ne vključujeta klavzul o delitvi tovora v prihodnje dvostranske sporazume s tretjimi državami, razen v izjemnih okoliščinah, ko bi družbe za linijske prevoze iz ene ali druge pogodbenice tega sporazuma sicer ne imele učinkovite možnosti za redno trgovsko linijo z zadevno tretjo državo;
c) v prihodnjih dvostranskih sporazumih prepovedujeta dogovore o delitvi tovora glede suhega in tekočega razsutega tovora;
d) z začetkom veljavnosti tega sporazuma odpravita vse enostranske ukrepe ter upravne, tehnične in druge ovire, ki bi lahko imele omejevalne ali diskriminacijske učinke na prosto opravljanje storitev v mednarodnem pomorskem prometu.
3. Vsaka pogodbenica zlasti zagotavlja ladjam, s katerimi poslujejo državljani ali podjetja druge pogodbenice, enako ugodno obravnavo kot svojim ladjam glede dostopa do pristanišč za mednarodni promet, uporabe infrastrukture in pomožnih pomorskih storitev v pristaniščih, ter glede s tem povezanih pristojbin in taks, carinskih objektov in določitve privezov ter naprav za natovarjanje in raztovarjanje.
ČLEN 30
Za zagotovitev usklajenega razvoja prevoza med pogodbenicama v skladu z njunimi tržnimi potrebami, se lahko pogoji vzajemnega dostopa na trg in zagotavljanja prevoznih storitev po cesti, železnici in celinskih plovnih poteh in, če je primerno, v zračnem prometu uredijo s posebnimi sporazumi, o katerih se pogodbenici dogovorita po začetku veljavnosti tega sporazuma.
POGLAVJE IV
SPLOŠNE DOLOČBE
ČLEN 31
1. Določbe tega naslova se uporabljajo ob upoštevanju omejitev, utemeljenih z javnim redom, javno varnostjo ali javnim zdravjem.
2. Ne uporabljajo se za dejavnosti, ki so na ozemlju vsake od pogodbenic, tudi če le začasno, povezane z izvajanjem javne oblasti.
ČLEN 32
Za izvajanje tega naslova nobena določba Sporazuma pogodbenicama ne preprečuje uporabe njunih zakonov ali drugih predpisov v zvezi z vstopom v državo in bivanjem v njej, zaposlitvijo, pogoji dela, ustanavljanjem podjetij s strani fizičnih oseb in opravljanjem storitev, pod pogojem, da jih pogodbenici uporabljata tako, da z uporabo ne izničita ali omejita koristi, ki za eno od pogodbenic izhajajo iz posamezne določbe tega sporazuma. Ta določba ne vpliva na uporabo člena 31.
ČLEN 33
Določbe poglavij II, III in IV veljajo tudi za družbe, ki jih nadzirajo ali so v izključni skupni lasti tadžikistanskih družb in družb Skupnost.
ČLEN 34
Obravnava, ki jo posamezna pogodbenica odobrava drugi pogodbenici v skladu s tem sporazumom, glede sektorjev ali ukrepov, ki jih pokriva Splošni sporazum o trgovini s storitvami (GATS), že en mesec pred začetkom veljavnosti ustreznih obveznosti iz Splošnega sporazuma o trgovini s storitvami, ne sme biti bolj ugodna, kot je obravnava, ki jo ta pogodbenica odobrava v skladu z določbami GATS za vsak posamezen storitveni sektor, podsektor ali način zagotavljanja storitev.
ČLEN 35
Za namene poglavij II, III in IV se ne upošteva obravnava, ki jo zagotavljajo Skupnost, njene države članice ali Republika Tadžikistan v skladu z zavezami iz sporazumov o gospodarski integraciji, sklenjenimi v skladu z načeli člena V GATS.
ČLEN 36
1. Obravnava po načelu največjih ugodnosti, odobrena v skladu z določbami tega naslova, ne velja za davčne ugodnosti, ki jih pogodbenici zagotavljata ali jih bosta zagotavljali v prihodnje na podlagi sporazumov o izogibanju dvojnemu obdavčenju ali drugih davčnih dogovorov.
2. Določbe tega naslova se ne uporabljajo tako, da bi pogodbenicama preprečevale sprejemanje ali uporabo ukrepov za preprečevanje izogibanja davkom ali davčnim utajam v skladu z določbami o davkih sporazumov o izogibanju dvojnemu obdavčenju ali drugih davčnih dogovorov oziroma notranje davčne zakonodaje.
3. Določbe tega naslova se ne uporabljajo tako, da bi državam članicam ali Republiki Tadžikistan preprečevale razliko pri uporabi ustreznih določb svoje davčne zakonodaje pri razlikovanju med davkoplačevalci, ki imajo različen položaj, zlasti glede na kraj njihovega bivanja.
ČLEN 37
Brez poseganja v člen 24, se nobene določbe poglavij II, III in IV ne more razlagati, kot da omogoča:
– državljanom držav članic oziroma Republike Tadžikistan, da vstopajo ali bivajo na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan oziroma Skupnosti v kakršnem koli svojstvu, zlasti kot delničarji ali družbeniki v družbi, kot člani upravnega organa ali zaposleni ali kot ponudniki oziroma uporabniki storitev;
– hčerinskim družbam ali podružnicam tadžikistanskih družb v Skupnosti, da na ozemlju Skupnosti zaposlijo ali posredujejo zaposlitev tadžikistanskim državljanom;
– tadžikistanskim hčerinskim družbam ali podružnicam družb Skupnosti, da na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan zaposlijo ali posredujejo zaposlitev državljanom držav članic;
– tadžikistanskim družbam ali hčerinskim družbam ali podružnicam tadžikistanskih družb v Skupnosti, da zaposlijo tadžikistanske državljane, da delujejo v imenu in pod nadzorom drugih oseb po pogodbi o začasni zaposlitvi;
– družbam Skupnosti ali tadžikistanskim hčerinskim družbam ali podružnicam družb Skupnosti, da zaposlijo državljane držav članic po pogodbi o začasni zaposlitvi.
POGLAVJE V
TEKOČA PLAČILA IN KAPITAL
ČLEN 38
1. Pogodbenici se obvezujeta, da bosta v prosto konvertibilni valuti dovoljevali vsa plačila na tekoči račun plačilne bilance med prebivalci Skupnosti in Republike Tadžikistan, ki so povezana s pretokom blaga, storitev ali oseb v skladu z določbami tega sporazuma.
2. Glede transakcij s kapitalskega računa plačilne bilance pogodbenici od začetka veljavnosti tega sporazuma zagotovita prost pretok kapitala v zvezi z neposrednimi naložbami v družbe, ustanovljene v skladu s predpisi države gostiteljice, in v zvezi z naložbami v skladu z določbami poglavja II, kakor tudi likvidacijo ali povrnitev teh naložb ali kakršnega koli dobička, ki iz njih izvira.
3. Brez vpliva na določbe odstavka 2 ali odstavka 5 se od začetka veljavnosti tega sporazuma ne uvajajo nove devizne omejitve na pretok kapitala in s tem povezanimi tekočimi plačili med rezidenti Skupnosti in Republike Tadžikistan, obstoječi dogovori pa se ne smejo poostriti.
4. Pogodbenici se medsebojno posvetujeta z namenom, da med Skupnostjo in Republiko Tadžikistan omogočita lažji pretok drugih oblik kapitala kot tistih iz odstavka 2, z namenom uresničevanja ciljev tega sporazuma.
5. Na osnovi določb tega člena lahko Republika Tadžikistan, dokler ni vzpostavljena popolna konvertibilnost tadžikistanske valute v smislu člena VIII statuta Mednarodnega denarnega sklada (MDS), v izjemnih okoliščinah uvede menjalne omejitve za odobravanje ali najemanje kratko- in srednjeročnih finančnih posojil, če so ji naložene takšne omejitve glede odobravanja takšnih posojil in so dovoljene glede na njen status v MDS. Republika Tadžikistan izvaja te omejitve na nediskriminacijski način. Uporabljajo se na način, da čim manj motijo izvajanje tega sporazuma. Republika Tadžikistan nemudoma obvesti Svet za sodelovanje o uvedbi takšnih ukrepov in o vseh možnih spremembah teh ukrepov.
6. Če v izjemnih okoliščinah prost pretok kapitala med Skupnostjo in Republiko Tadžikistan povzroči ali grozi s povzročitvijo resnih težav pri delovanju tečajne ali monetarne politike Skupnosti ali Republike Tadžikistan, lahko Skupnost oziroma Republika Tadžikistan za največ šest mesecev sprejmeta zaščitne ukrepe v zvezi s pretokom kapitala med Skupnostjo in Republiko Tadžikistan, če so taki ukrepi nujno potrebni, kar pa ne posega v odstavka 1 in 2.
POGLAVJE VI
VARSTVO INTELEKTUALNE, INDUSTRIJSKE IN POSLOVNE LASTNINE
ČLEN 39
1. V skladu z določbami tega člena in Priloge IV, Republika Tadžikistan nadaljuje z izboljševanjem varstva pravic intelektualne, industrijske in poslovne lastnine z namenom, da ob koncu petega leta po začetku veljavnosti tega sporazuma zagotovi raven varstva, ki je podobna ravni varstva v Skupnosti, vključno z učinkovitimi sredstvi za uveljavljanje teh pravic.
2. Ob koncu petega leta po začetku veljavnosti Sporazuma bo Republika Tadžikistan pristopila k večstranskim konvencijam o intelektualni, industrijski in poslovni lastnini iz odstavka 1 Priloge IV, katerih pogodbenice so države članice, ali ki jih države članice dejansko uporabljajo v skladu z ustreznimi določbami teh konvencij. Skupnost bo zagotovila pomoč za izvajanje te določbe, kjer bo to mogoče.
NASLOV V
SODELOVANJE NA PODROČJU ZAKONODAJE
ČLEN 40
1. Pogodbenici priznavata, da je pomemben pogoj krepitve gospodarskih vezi med Republiko Tadžikistan in Skupnostjo približevanje obstoječe in bodoče zakonodaje Republike Tadžikistan zakonodaji Skupnosti. Republika Tadžikistan si prizadeva zagotoviti postopno skladnost svoje zakonodaje z zakonodajo Skupnosti.
2. Približevanje zakonodaje zajema zlasti naslednja področja: carinsko pravo, pravo družb, bančno pravo in pravo drugih finančnih storitev, računovodstvo in obdavčenje podjetij, pravo intelektualne lastnine, varstvo delavcev pri delu, pravo konkurence, vključno z vsemi z njim povezanimi vprašanji in prakso v zvezi s trgovino, javna naročila, varstvo zdravja in življenja ljudi, živali in rastlin, okolje, varstvo potrošnikov, posredno obdavčevanje, tehnična pravila in standardi, jedrsko pravo in predpisi, promet ter elektronsko komuniciranje.
3. Skupnost nudi Republiki Tadžikistan ustrezno tehnično pomoč pri uveljavljanju teh ukrepov, ki lahko na primer vključuje:
– izmenjavo strokovnjakov,
– dobavo zgodnjih informacij, zlasti na področju zadevne zakonodaje,
– organizacijo seminarjev,
– usposabljanje oseb, povezanih s pripravo in izvajanjem zakonodaje,
– pomoč pri prevajanju zakonodaje Skupnosti na zadevnih področjih.
4. Pogodbenici soglašata, da bosta preučili način uporabe svoje zakonodaje o konkurenci na dogovorjen način, kadar bo prizadeta njuna medsebojna trgovina.
NASLOV VI
GOSPODARSKO SODELOVANJE
ČLEN 41
1. Skupnost in Republika Tadžikistan vzpostavljata gospodarsko sodelovanje s ciljem prispevati k procesu gospodarskih reform ter obnovi in trajnostnemu razvoju Republike Tadžikistan. Takšno sodelovanje krepi obstoječe gospodarske vezi v korist obeh pogodbenic.
2. Politike in drugi ukrepi so zasnovani v smeri gospodarskih in socialnih reform in prestrukturiranja gospodarskega sistema Republike Tadžikistan in jih vodijo načela vzdržnega in skladnega družbenega razvoja, povsem pa so upoštevane tudi zahteve glede varstva okolja in boja proti revščini.
3. V ta namen se sodelovanje osredotoča na gospodarski in socialni razvoj, razvoj človeških virov, pomoč podjetjem (zlasti na privatizacijo, naložbe in razvoj finančnih storitev), kmetijstvo in živila (vključno z varnostjo živil), upravljanje z vodo, energetiko (vključno z elektriko iz hidroelektrarn) in civilno jedrsko varnost, zdravje in boj proti revščini, prevoz, poštne storitve, elektronsko komuniciranje, turizem, zaščito okolja, čezmejne dejavnosti ter regionalno sodelovanje.
4. Posebna pozornost se posveti ukrepom, ki lahko spodbudijo gospodarski potencial Republike Tadžikistan in regionalno sodelovanje.
5. Gospodarsko sodelovanje in druge oblike sodelovanja, predvidene s tem sporazumom, se, kjer je to primerno, podpre s tehnično pomočjo Skupnosti, ob upoštevanju ustrezne uredbe Sveta, ki se uporablja za pomoč Neodvisnim državam, sprejetih prednostnih nalog in indikativnega programa Skupnosti o tehnični pomoči Srednji Aziji in njeni uporabi v Tadžikistanu, ter uveljavljenih postopkov usklajevanja in izvajanja. Republika Tadžikistan lahko izkoristi ugodnosti v skladu z ustreznimi predpisi, ki jih je sprejel Svet.
ČLEN 42
Sodelovanje na področju blagovne menjave in storitev
Pogodbenici sodelujeta z namenom zagotoviti, da mednarodna trgovina Republike Tadžikistan poteka v skladu s pravili STO. Skupnost v ta namen Republiki Tadžikistan zagotovi ustrezno tehnično pomoč.
To sodelovanje vključuje posebne zadeve, neposredno povezane z olajševanjem trgovine, zlasti z namenom pomagati Republiki Tadžikistan uskladiti svojo zakonodajo in predpise s pravili STO in čim prej izpolniti pogoje za vstop v navedeno organizacijo. To vključuje:
– oblikovanje politike o trgovini in trgovinskih zadevah, vključno s plačili in klirinškim sistemom,
– pripravo ustrezne zakonodaje.
ČLEN 43
Industrijsko sodelovanje
1. Cilj sodelovanja je predvsem pospeševanje:
– razvoja poslovnih vezi med gospodarskimi subjekti obeh pogodbenih strani, vključno z malimi in srednjimi podjetji,
– sodelovanja Skupnosti pri prizadevanjih Republike Tadžikistan za prestrukturiranje njene industrije,
– izboljšanja upravljanja,
– izboljšanja kakovosti in prilagajanja mednarodnim standardom industrijskih proizvodov,
– razvoja učinkovitih proizvodnih in predelovalnih zmogljivosti na področju surovin,
– razvoja ustreznih trgovinskih predpisov in prakse, vključno z trženjem proizvodov,
– zaščite okolja,
– preoblikovanja področja vojaške industrije,
– usposabljanja osebja.
2. Določbe tega člena ne vplivajo na izvajanje predpisov Skupnosti o konkurenci, ki se uporabljajo za podjetja.
ČLEN 44
Spodbujanje in zaščita naložb
1. Ob upoštevanju pristojnosti in pooblastil Skupnosti in držav članic je cilj sodelovanja ustvariti ugodno naložbeno okolje za domače in tuje naložbe, predvsem z izboljšanjem pogojev za zaščito naložb, prenos kapitala ter izmenjavo informacij o možnostih za naložbe.
2. Cilji sodelovanja so zlasti:
– sklepanje, kjer je to primerno, sporazumov med državami članicami in Republiko Tadžikistan o izogibanju dvojnemu obdavčevanju,
– vzpostavljanje ugodnih naložbenih pogojev, ki bodo v tadžikistansko gospodarstvo pritegnili tuje naložbe,
– vzpostavitev stabilne in primerne trgovinske zakonodaje in pogojev ter izmenjava informacij o zakonih in drugih predpisih in upravni praksi na področju naložb,
– izmenjava informacij o naložbenih možnostih, med drugim na trgovinskih sejmih, razstavah, trgovinskih tednih in drugih prireditvah.
ČLEN 45
Javna naročila
Pogodbenici sodelujeta pri razvoju pogojev za odprto in konkurenčno dodeljevanje naročil za blago in storitve, zlasti preko javnih razpisov.
ČLEN 46
Sodelovanje na področju standardov in ugotavljanja skladnosti
1. Sodelovanje med pogodbenicama spodbuja usklajevanje z mednarodno sprejetimi merili, načeli in smernicami na področju meroslovja, standardov in ugotavljanja skladnosti, z namenom olajšati napredek pri medsebojnem priznavanju na področju ugotavljanja skladnosti ter izboljšati kakovosti tadžikistanskih izdelkov.
2. V ta namen si pogodbenici prizadevata sodelovati pri projektih tehnične pomoči, ki bodo:
– spodbujali ustrezno sodelovanje z organizacijami in institucijami, specializiranimi za ta področja,
– spodbujali uporabo tehničnih predpisov Skupnosti ter izvajanje evropskih standardov in postopkov za ugotavljanje skladnosti,
– omogočili izmenjavo izkušenj in tehničnih informacij na področju upravljanja kakovosti.
ČLEN 47
Rudarstvo in surovine
1. Cilj pogodbenic je povečati naložbe in trgovinsko menjavo na področju rudarstva in surovin, vključno z neželeznimi kovinami.
2. Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
– izmenjavo informacij o razvoju v rudarskem sektorju in sektorju neželeznih kovin;
– vzpostavitev pravne podlage za sodelovanje;
– trgovinske zadeve;
– oblikovanje pravnih in drugih ukrepov na področju varstva okolja;
– usposabljanje;
– varstvo v rudarski industriji.
ČLEN 48
Sodelovanje na področju znanosti in tehnologije
1. Pogodbenici spodbujata sodelovanje pri civilnih znanstvenih raziskavah in tehnološkem razvoju na temelju vzajemnih koristi in ob upoštevanju razpoložljivih virov, ustreznega dostopa do njunih lastnih programov in ob pogoju ustrezne ravni učinkovitega varstva pravic intelektualne, industrijske in poslovne lastnine.
2. Sodelovanje na področju znanosti in tehnologije obsega:
– izmenjavo znanstvenih in tehnoloških informacij,
– skupne dejavnosti na področju raziskav in razvoja,
– usposabljanje ter programe izmenjave znanstvenikov, raziskovalcev in tehnikov obeh pogodbenic, ki delujeta na področju raziskav in tehnološkega razvoja.
Če se sodelovanje nanaša na izobraževanje in/ali usposabljanje, se izvaja v skladu s členom 49.
Pogodbenici lahko po vzajemnem dogovoru vzpostavita druge oblike znanstvenega in tehnološkega sodelovanja.
Pri tem sodelovanju se posebno pozornost posveti prerazporeditvi znanstvenikov, inženirjev, raziskovalcev in tehnikov, ki sodelujejo ali so sodelovali pri raziskavah in/ali proizvodnji orožja za množično uničevanje.
3. Sodelovanje iz tega člena se izvaja po posebnih dogovorih, o katerih se pogodbenici pogajata in jih skleneta po postopkih, ki jih sprejmeta, in ki med drugim vsebujejo tudi ustrezne določbe o pravicah intelektualne, industrijske in poslovne lastnine.
ČLEN 49
Izobraževanje in usposabljanje
1. Pogodbenici sodelujeta z namenom dviga ravni splošne izobrazbe in poklicnih kvalifikacij v Republiki Tadžikistan, tako v javnem kot v zasebnem sektorju.
2. Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
– posodobitev sistemov visokega izobraževanja in usposabljanja v Republiki Tadžikistan, vključno s sistemom vzajemnega certificiranja ustanov visokega šolstva in visokošolskih diplom;
– usposabljanje vodstvenih delavcev in funkcionarjev v javnem in zasebnem sektorju na prednostnih področjih, ki se še določijo;
– sodelovanje med izobraževalnimi ustanovami, sodelovanje med izobraževalnimi ustanovami in podjetji;
– možnost izmenjave učiteljev, diplomantov, administratorjev, mladih znanstvenikov in raziskovalcev ter mladih;
– spodbujanje poučevanja na področju evropskih študij v ustreznih institucijah;
– poučevanje jezikov Skupnosti;
– podiplomsko usposabljanje konferenčnih tolmačev;
– usposabljanje novinarjev;
– usposabljanje nosilcev usposabljanja;
3. Možnost sodelovanja ene pogodbenice v ustreznih programih usposabljanja in izobraževanja druge pogodbenice se lahko predvidi v skladu z njunimi postopki, kjer pa bo to primerno, se lahko vzpostavitvijo institucionalni okviri in načrti za sodelovanje kot nadgradnja udeležbe Republike Tadžikistan v programu Tempus Skupnosti.
ČLEN 50
Kmetijski in živilsko-predelovalni sektor
Namen sodelovanja na tem področju je izvajanje agrarne reforme in reforme kmetijskih struktur, modernizacija, privatizacija in prestrukturiranje kmetijstva, živilsko-predelovalnega in storitvenega sektorja v Republiki Tadžikistan, razvoj notranjega trga in tujih trgov za tadžikistanske izdelke, v skladu s pogoji, ki zagotavljajo varstvo okolja, ob upoštevanju nujnosti izboljšanja varstva oskrbe s hrano, razvoja kmetijskih dejavnosti, predelave in distribucije kmetijskih izdelkov. Cilj pogodbenic je tudi postopno približevanje tadžikistanskih standardov tehničnim predpisom Skupnosti o industrijskih in kmetijskih živilskih proizvodih, vključno s sanitarnimi in fitosanitarnimi standardi.
ČLEN 51
Energetika
1. Sodelovanje na področju energije poteka v skladu z načeli tržnega gospodarstva in Evropske energetske listine, z namenom postopnega združevanja energetskih trgov v Evropi.
2. Sodelovanje je zlasti osredotočeno na oblikovanje in razvoj energetske politike. Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
– izboljšanje vodenja in pravne ureditve energetskega sektorja v skladu s tržnim gospodarstvom;
– izboljšanje oskrbe z energijo, vključno z varnostjo dobave, na gospodaren in okolju neškodljiv način;
– spodbujanje varčevanja z energijo in energetske učinkovitosti ter izvajanja Protokola k Energetski listini o energetski učinkovitosti in s tem povezanimi okoljskimi vidiki;
– modernizacijo energetske infrastrukture,
– izboljšanje energetskih tehnologij za dobavo in končno uporabo vseh vrst energije;
– vodenje in tehnično usposabljanje v energetskem sektorju;
– prenos in tranzit energije in energetskih materialov;
– uvedbo vrste institucionalnih, pravnih, davčnih in drugih pogojev, nujnih za vzpodbuditev trgovine in naložb na področju energetike;
– razvoj hidroenergetskih virov in drugih obnovljivih virov energije.
3. Pogodbenici si izmenjata ustrezne informacije o naložbenih projektih v sektorju energetike, zlasti glede virov za proizvodnjo energije in izgradnje in obnove naftnega in plinskega omrežja ali drugih načinov za prevoz energentov. Poseben pomen pripisujeta sodelovanju v zvezi z naložbami v energetski sektor in načinu, kako so urejene. Pogodbenici sodelujeta z namenom čim bolj učinkovitega izvajanja določb iz naslova IV in iz člena 44 glede naložb v energetskem sektorju.
ČLEN 52
Okolje in zdravje
1. Ob upoštevanju Evropske energetske listine, izjave konference v Lucernu iz aprila 1993 ter izjave Sofijske konference iz oktobra 1995, ter ob upoštevanju Pogodbe o energetski listini in zlasti njenega člena 19 ter Protokola k Energetski listini o energetski učinkovitosti in s tem povezanimi okoljskimi vidiki pogodbenici razvijata in krepita sodelovanje na področju okolja in zdravja ljudi.
2. Cilj sodelovanja je varovanje okolja, boj proti kateri koli obliki onesnaževanja okolja in predvsem:
– učinkovit nadzor nad ravnijo onesnaževanja in ocena okolja; sistem obveščanja o stanju okolja,
– boj proti lokalnemu, regionalnemu in čezmejnemu onesnaževanju zraka in vode,
– ekološka sanacija,
– trajnostna, učinkovita in okolju primerna proizvodnja in uporaba energije,
– varnost industrijskih obratov,
– razvrščanje kemikalij in varno ravnanje z njimi,
– kakovost vode,
– zmanjševanje količine odpadkov, njihova reciklaža in varno odlaganje, izvajanje Baselske konvencije, ko bo podpisana,
– vpliv kmetijstva na okolje, erozija zemlje in kemično onesnaževanje,
– varstvo gozdov,
– ohranjanje biološke raznovrstnosti in zaščitenih območij ter trajnostna uporaba in gospodarjenje z biološkimi viri,
– načrtovanje rabe prostora, vključno z gradbeništvom in urbanističnim načrtovanjem,
– uporaba ekonomskih in fiskalnih instrumentov,
– globalne klimatske spremembe,
– izobraževanje in ozaveščanje o okolju,
– izvajanje Konvencije Espoo o presoji čezmejnih vplivov na okolje, ko bo podpisana.
3. Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
– načrtovanje ravnanja v primeru nesreč in drugih izrednih razmerah,
– izmenjavo informacij in strokovnjakov, zlasti strokovnjakov s področja prenosa čistih tehnologij in varne ter okolju prijazne uporabe biotehnologij,
– skupne raziskovalne dejavnosti,
– približevanje zakonodaje standardom Skupnosti,
– sodelovanje na regionalni ravni, vključno s sodelovanjem v okviru Evropske agencije za okolje, in na mednarodni ravni,
– razvoj strategij, še zlasti glede globalnih vprašanj in vprašanj v zvezi s podnebjem, ter z uvajanjem trajnostnega razvoja,
– presojo vplivov na okolje.
4. Pogodbenici si prizadevata razvijati sodelovanje na področju zdravja ljudi, zlasti s tehnično pomočjo za preprečevanje nalezljivih bolezni in boj proti njim ter varovanje mater in malih otrok.
ČLEN 53
Prevoz
Pogodbenici razvijata in krepita sodelovanje na področju prevoza.
Cilj sodelovanja na področju prevoza je med drugim prestrukturiranje in posodobitev prevoznih sistemov in omrežij v Republiki Tadžikistan ter razvoj in po potrebi zagotavljanje združljivosti prevoznih sistemov z namenom vzpostavitve globalnega prevoznega sistema ter opredelitev in priprava prvenstvenih projektov ter za pritegnitev naložb za njihovo izvajanje.
Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
– posodobitev upravljanja in poslovanja cestnega prometa, železnic, pristanišč in letališč;
– posodobitev in razvoj cestne, železniške, letališke in zračno navigacijske infrastrukture ter vodnih poti kot tudi sistemov za vodenje plovbe, vključno s posodobitvijo glavnih prometnih poti, ki so v skupnem interesu, ter čezevropskih povezav za navedene načine prevoza, zlasti tistih, ki so povezani s projektom Traceca,
– spodbujanje in razvoj multimodalnega prevoza,
– spodbujanje skupnih dejavnosti na področju raziskav in razvoja,
– priprava zakonodajne in institucionalne podlage za razvoj in izvajanje prometne politike, ki bo med drugim vključevala privatizacijo tega sektorja,
– poenostavitev postopkov za vse oblike prevoza v regiji.
ČLEN 54
Elektronske komunikacije in poštne storitve
V mejah svojih pooblastil in pristojnosti pogodbenici širita in krepita sodelovanje na naslednjih področjih:
– oblikovanje politik in usmeritev za razvoj sektorja elektronskih komunikacij in poštnih storitev,
– razvoj načel tarifne politike in trženja elektronskih komunikacij in poštnih storitev,
– prenos tehnologije ter znanja in izkušenj, vključno z Evropskimi tehničnimi standardi in sistemom izdajanja certifikatov,
– spodbujanje razvoja projektov na področju elektronskih komunikacij in poštnih storitev ter pritegnitev naložb,
– povečanje učinkovitosti in kakovosti elektronskih komunikacij in poštnih storitev, med drugim z liberalizacijo dejavnosti podsektorjev,
– napredno elektronsko komuniciranje, zlasti na področju elektronskega prenosa sredstev,
– upravljanje omrežij elektronskih komunikacij in njihova optimizacija,
– ustrezna pravna podlaga za nudenje elektronskih komunikacij in poštnih storitev ter za uporabo spektra radijskih frekvenc,
– usposabljanje na področju elektronskih komunikacij in poštnih storitev za poslovanje pod tržnimi pogoji.
ČLEN 55
Finančne storitve in davčne institucije
1. Cilj sodelovanja na področju finančnih storitev je zlasti lažja vključitev Republike Tadžikistan v splošno sprejete klirinške sisteme. Tehnična pomoč je osredotočena na:
– vzpostavitev borze delnic in trga vrednostnih papirjev,
– razvoj bančnih storitev, razvoj skupnega trga kreditnih virov in vključitev Republike Tadžikistan v splošno sprejete klirinške sisteme,
– razvoj zavarovalniških storitev, ki bi med drugim vzpostavil ustrezen okvir za sodelovanje podjetij Skupnosti pri ustanavljanju skupnih naložb na področju zavarovalništva v Republiki Tadžikistan, ter razvoj zavarovanja izvoznih kreditov.
To sodelovanje zlasti spodbuja razvoj odnosov med pogodbenicama na področju finančnih storitev.
2. Pogodbenici sodelujeta pri razvoju davčnega sistema in davčnih institucij v Republiki Tadžikistan. To sodelovanje vključuje izmenjavo informacij in izkušenj o davčnih zadevah ter usposabljanje osebja, ki oblikuje in izvaja davčno politiko.
ČLEN 56
Prestrukturiranje in privatizacija podjetij
Ob priznavanju temeljnega pomena privatizacije za trajnostno gospodarsko obnovo se pogodbenici strinjata, da bosta sodelovali pri razvoju potrebnega institucionalnega, pravnega in metodološkega okvira. Poseben pomen bosta pripisovali urejeni in pregledni naravi privatizacijskega procesa, izmenjavi informacij in izkušenj in ustreznemu usposabljanju na področju politike naložb.
Tehnična pomoč je med drugim osredotočena na:
– nadaljnji razvoj institucionalne osnove znotraj tadžikistanske vlade za pomoč pri opredeljevanju in upravljanju privatizacijskega procesa;
– nadaljnji razvoj privatizacijske strategije vlade Republike Tadžikistan, vključno z zakonodajnim okvirom, ter mehanizmov za izvajanje;
– spodbujanje tržnega pristopa do uporabe in užitka zemljišča;
– prestrukturiranje podjetij, ki še niso pripravljena na privatizacijo;
– razvoj zasebnih podjetij, zlasti na področju malih in srednje velikih podjetij;
– razvoj investicijskih skladov.
Cilj tega sodelovanja je prispevati k spodbujanju naložb Skupnosti v Republiki Tadžikistan.
ČLEN 57
Regionalni razvoj
1. Pogodbenici krepita sodelovanje na področju regionalnega razvoja in urejanja prostora.
2. V ta namen pogodbenici spodbujata izmenjavo informacij med državnimi, regionalnimi in lokalnimi organi o regionalni politiki in politiki urejanja prostora ter o načinih oblikovanja regionalnih politik, s posebnim poudarkom na razvoju regij z omejenimi možnostmi.
Spodbujata tudi neposredne stike med zadevnimi regionalnimi in javnimi organizacijami, odgovornimi za načrtovanje regionalnega razvoja, z namenom inter alia, izmenjave podatkov o sredstvih za spodbujanje regionalnega razvoja.
ČLEN 58
Sodelovanje na socialnem področju
1. Na področju zdravja in varnosti pogodbenici razvijata medsebojno sodelovanje z namenom, da izboljšata, inter alia, raven varovanja zdravja in varnosti delavcev.
Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
– izobraževanje in usposabljanje na področju zdravja in varnosti s posebnim poudarkom na sektorjih dejavnosti visokega tveganja,
– razvoj in spodbujanje preventivnih ukrepov za boj proti poklicnim boleznim in z delom povezanim težavam,
– preprečevanje tveganj večjih nezgod in ravnanje s strupenimi kemikalijami,
– raziskave o razvoju informacij in razumevanja glede delovnega okolja ter zdravja in varnosti delavcev.
2. Pri zaposlovanju sodelovanje zajema predvsem tehnično pomoč za:
– optimizacijo trga delovne sile,
– posodobitev služb za pomoč pri iskanju zaposlitve in poklicnem svetovanju,
– načrtovanje in izvedbo programov prestrukturiranja,
– spodbujanje razvoja lokalnega zaposlovanja,
– izmenjavo informacij o programih fleksibilnega zaposlovanja, vključno s programi, ki spodbujajo samozaposlovanje ter pospešujejo podjetništvo.
3. Pogodbenici posvečata posebno pozornost sodelovanju na področju socialnega varstva, zlasti na področju sodelovanja pri načrtovanju in izvajanju reform socialnega varstva v Republiki Tadžikistan.
Cilj teh reform je razvijanje načinov socialnega varstva v Republiki Tadžikistan, kot jih poznajo tržna gospodarstva, in zajemajo vse ustrezne oblike socialnega varstva.
ČLEN 59
Turizem
Pogodbenici krepita in razvijata medsebojno sodelovanje, ki zajema:
– pospeševanje turistične izmenjave,
– povečevanje pretoka informacij,
– prenašanje znanja in izkušenj,
– preučevanje možnosti organiziranja skupnih dejavnosti,
– sodelovanje med uradnimi turističnimi organi, vključno s pripravo promocijskega materiala,
– usposabljanje za razvoj turizma.
ČLEN 60
Mala in srednje velika podjetja
1. Pogodbenici si prizadevata za razvoj in krepitev malih in srednje velikih podjetij (MSP) in njihovih združenj ter za sodelovanje med malimi in srednjimi podjetji iz Skupnosti in Republike Tadžikistan.
2. Sodelovanje vključuje tehnično pomoč zlasti na naslednjih področjih:
– razvoj zakonodajnega okvira za mala in srednja podjetja;
– razvoj primerne infrastrukture v pomoč MSP pri spodbujanju komunikacije in poslovnega sodelovanja med MSP tako znotraj kot izven Tadžikistana; in za usposabljanje MSP glede znanj, ki jih potrebujejo, da lahko dostopajo do sredstev;
– usposabljanje na področjih trženja, računovodstva in nadzora kakovosti proizvodov.
ČLEN 61
Informacije in komunikacije
Pogodbenici podpirata razvoj sodobnih načinov upravljanja z informacijami, vključno z mediji, in spodbujata učinkovito medsebojno izmenjavo informacij. Prednost dajeta programom, katerih namen je nuditi splošni javnosti osnovne informacije o Skupnosti in Republiki Tadžikistan, vključno, če je mogoče, z dostopom do podatkovnih zbirk, ob polnem spoštovanju pravic intelektualne lastnine.
ČLEN 62
Varstvo potrošnikov
Pogodbenici tesno sodelujeta z namenom doseganja združljivosti njunih sistemov varstva potrošnikov. To sodelovanje zajema zlasti izmenjavo podatkov o zakonodajnem delu in institucionalnih reformah, oblikovanje trajnih sistemov za izmenjavo podatkov o nevarnih izdelkih, izboljšanje obveščenosti potrošnikov zlasti o cenah, značilnostih ponujenih izdelkov in storitev, razvoj izmenjav med predstavniki interesov potrošnikov ter povečanje združljivosti politik varstva potrošnikov ter organizacijo seminarjev in tečajev usposabljanja.
ČLEN 63
Carine
1. Cilj sodelovanja je zagotoviti skladnost z vsemi določbami, ki naj bi bile sprejete v zvezi s trgovino in pošteno trgovino, in doseči približevanje carinskega sistema Republike Tadžikistan carinskemu sistemu Skupnosti.
2. Sodelovanje vključuje zlasti:
– izmenjavo informacij,
– izboljšanje delovnih metod,
– uveljavitev kombinirane nomenklature in enotne upravne listine,
– poenostavitev pregledov in formalnosti glede prevoza blaga,
– podporo uvedbi sodobnih carinskih informacijskih sistemov,
– organizacijo seminarjev in usposabljanj.
Po potrebi se zagotavlja tehnična pomoč.
3. Brez poseganja v nadaljnje sodelovanje, predvideno v tem sporazumu in zlasti z naslovom VIII, si upravni organi pogodbenic s področja carin medsebojno pomagajo v skladu z določbami Protokola, priloženega temu sporazumu.
ČLEN 64
Sodelovanje na področju statistike
Namen sodelovanja na tem področju je razvoj učinkovitega statističnega sistema, ki bo zagotavljal zanesljive statistične podatke, potrebne za podporo in spremljanje družbeno-gospodarskih reform, in ki bo pripomogel k razvoju zasebnega podjetništva v Republiki Tadžikistan.
Pogodbenici sodelujeta zlasti na naslednjih področjih:
– prilagoditev tadžikistanskega statističnega sistema mednarodnim metodam, standardom in klasifikacijam,
– izmenjava statističnih informacij,
– zagotavljanje potrebnih statističnih makro- in mikroekonomskih informacij za izvajanje in upravljanje gospodarskih reform.
V ta namen Skupnost zagotovi Republiki Tadžikistan tehnično pomoč.
ČLEN 65
Ekonomija
Pogodbenici omogočata lažji potek družbeno-gospodarske reforme in usklajevanje gospodarskih politik tako, da sodelujeta pri izboljšanju razumevanja temeljnih mehanizmov njunih gospodarstev ter oblikovanja in izvajanja gospodarske politike v tržnem gospodarstvu. V ta namen si pogodbenici izmenjujeta informacije o makroekonomskih dosežkih in perspektivah.
Skupnost zagotovi tehnično pomoč z namenom, da:
– pomaga Republiki Tadžikistan pri gospodarski reformi z nudenjem strokovnega svetovanja in tehnične pomoči,
– spodbuja sodelovanje med gospodarstveniki z namenom pospešiti prenos znanja in izkušenj za oblikovanje gospodarskih politik in zagotoviti, da je z rezultati raziskav v zvezi s temi politikami seznanjen najširši krog ljudi;
– izboljša sposobnost Republike Tadžikistan za oblikovanje ekonomskih modelov.
NASLOV VII
SODELOVANJE V ZADEVAH V ZVEZI Z DEMOKRACIJO IN ČLOVEKOVIMI PRAVICAMI
ČLEN 66
Pogodbenici sodelujeta pri vseh vprašanjih, ki zadevajo ustanovitev ali krepitev demokratičnih institucij, zlasti s tistimi, ki so potrebne za krepitev pravne države in varstvo človekovih pravic ter temeljnih svoboščin v skladu z mednarodnim pravom in načeli OVSE.
To sodelovanje zajema programe tehnične pomoči, namenjene inter alia za pomoč pri pripravi ustrezne zakonodaje in ustreznih predpisov, izvajanje takšne zakonodaje, delovanje sodne veje oblasti, vlogo države v pravosodnih zadevah ter delovanje volilnega sistema. Če je potrebno, lahko vključuje usposabljanje. Pogodbenici spodbujata stike in izmenjave med svojimi državnimi, regionalnimi in sodnimi organi, parlamentarci in nevladnimi organizacijami.
NASLOV VIII
SODELOVANJE NA PODROČJU PREPREČEVANJA NELEGALNIH DEJAVNOSTI IN PREPREČEVANJA IN NADZORA ILEGALNIH MIGRACIJ
ČLEN 67
Pogodbenici vzpostavita sodelovanje z namenom preprečiti nezakonite dejavnosti, kot so:
– nezakonite dejavnosti na gospodarskem področju, vključno s korupcijo;
– nezakoniti posli z različnim blagom, vključno z industrijskimi odpadki, nezakonito trgovanje z orožjem;
– ponarejanje.
Sodelovanje na zgoraj navedenih področjih temelji na medsebojnih posvetovanjih in tesnem vzajemnem delovanju. Vključuje tehnično in upravno pomoč, zlasti za naslednja področja:
– pripravo notranje zakonodaje na področju preprečevanja nezakonitih dejavnosti;
– ustanavljanje informacijskih središč,
– izboljšanje učinkovitosti ustanov, odgovornih za preprečevanje nezakonitih dejavnosti;
– usposabljanje osebja in razvoj raziskovalne infrastrukture;
– oblikovanje obojestransko sprejemljivih ukrepov za preprečevanje nezakonitih dejavnosti.
ČLEN 68
Pranje denarja
1. Pogodbenici se strinjata o nujnosti prizadevanja in sodelovanja z namenom preprečevati zlorabo njunih finančnih sistemov za pranje sredstev, pridobljenih iz kriminalnih dejavnosti na splošno in zlasti iz nedovoljenega prometa z mamili.
2. Sodelovanje na tem področju vključuje upravno in tehnično pomoč z namenom razvijanja primernih standardov za boj proti pranju denarja, ki so enaki standardom, sprejetim na tem področju v Skupnosti in mednarodnih organih, dejavnih na tem področju, še zlasti v Projektni skupini za finančno ukrepanje (PSFU).
ČLEN 69
Boj proti prepovedanim drogam
V okviru svojih pristojnosti in pooblastil pogodbenici sodelujeta pri povečevanju učinkovitosti politik in ukrepov boja proti nedovoljeni proizvodnji, preskrbi in prometu s prepovedanimi drogami in psihotropnimi snovmi, vključno s preprečevanjem zlorabe prekurzorjev, ter pri spodbujanju preprečevanja in zmanjševanja povpraševanja po prepovedanih drogah. Kar zadeva nadzor nad prekurzorji in drugimi bistvenimi snovmi, uporabljenimi pri nedovoljeni proizvodnji prepovedanih drog, se to sodelovanje opira na standarde, sprejete v Skupnosti in zadevnih mednarodnih organih, kot so tisti iz Projektne skupine za kemijske proizvode. Sodelovanje na tem področju temelji na medsebojnem posvetovanju in tesnem sodelovanju med pogodbenicama glede ciljev in ukrepov, ki naj bi se jih sprejelo na posameznih področjih, ki so povezana z bojem proti prepovedanim drogam.
ČLEN 70
Sodelovanje na področju priseljevanja
1. Pogodbenici ponovno potrjujeta pomen, ki ga pripisujeta vzajemnemu upravljanju migracijskih tokov med njunimi ozemlji. S ciljem okrepitve njunega sodelovanja bosta pogodbenici vzpostavili celovit dialog o vseh vprašanjih v zvezi s preseljevanjem, vključno z ilegalnimi migracijami in trgovino z ljudmi ter z vključitvijo migracijskih vprašanj v nacionalne strategije socio-ekonomskega razvoja matičnih držav migrantov.
2. Sodelovanje bo temeljilo na ovrednotenju posebnih potreb, ki se ga bo izvajalo s pomočjo medsebojnih posvetovanj s Pogodbenicama in bo izvedeno v skladu z veljavno zakonodajo Skupnosti in nacionalno zakonodajo. Sodelovanje se osredotoči predvsem na naslednja področja:
a) ključni vzroki za preseljevanje;
b) priprava in izvajanje zakonov in nacionalnih praks na področju mednarodne zaščite, da bi se izpolnilo določbe ženevske konvencije iz leta 1951 o statusu beguncev in njenega Protokola iz leta 1967 in tudi katerega koli regionalnega ali mednarodnega instrumenta za zagotovitev načela »nevračanja«;
c) pravila o dovolitvi vstopa kot tudi pravice in status oseb, ki jim je bil vstop dovoljen, pravično obravnavanje in vključevanje priseljencev, ki legalno prebivajo, v družbo, izobraževanje in usposabljanje legalnih priseljencev ter boj proti rasizmu in ksenofobiji;
d) vzpostavitev učinkovite preventivne politike proti nezakonitemu priseljevanju in trgovini z ljudmi, vključno s študijo sredstev boja proti kriminalnim mrežam in organizacijam, ki tihotapijo ljudi in z njimi trgujejo, ter zaščita žrtev takega trgovanja;
e) vrnitev, v skladu z odstavkom 3, oseb, ki nelegalno prebivajo na območju neke države, in njihov ponoven sprejem, v človeških in dostojnih okoliščinah;
f) področje vizumov, zlasti za vprašanja vzajemnega interesa;
g) področje mejnih kontrol, zlasti kar zadeva organizacijo, usposabljanje, najboljše prakse in delovne ukrepe, uporabljene na terenu, in, kjer je to ustrezno, zagotavljanje opreme, ob upoštevanju možne dvojne rabe te opreme.
3. V okviru sodelovanja s ciljem preprečevanja in nadzora ilegalnih migracij, pogodbenici soglašata o ponovnem sprejemu svojih ilegalnih priseljencev. V ta namen:
– se Republika Tadžikistan strinja, da bo ponovno sprejela vse svoje državljane, ki so nezakonito na ozemlju države članice, na zahtevo slednje in brez nadaljnjih formalnosti;
– vsaka država članica se strinja, da bo ponovno sprejela vse svoje državljane, ki so nezakonito navzoči na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan, na zahtevo slednje in brez nadaljnjih formalnosti.
Države članice Evropske unije in Republika Tadžikistan bodo svojim državljanom v ta namen zagotovili ustrezne osebne dokumente.
Pogodbenici soglašata, da bosta sklenili, na zahtevo ene pogodbenice in čim prej, sporazum, ki ureja posebne obveznosti Republike Tadžikistan in držav članic Evropske skupnosti v zadevi ponovnega sprejema, vključno z obveznostjo ponovnega sprejema državljanov drugih držav in oseb brez državljanstva.
Za namene tega sporazuma izraz »pogodbenici« pomeni Evropsko skupnost, vsako od njenih držav članic, in Republiko Tadžikistan.
ČLEN 71
Boj proti terorizmu
Pogodbenici ponovno potrjujeta pomen boja proti terorizmu in v skladu z mednarodnimi konvencijami ter svojo zakonodajo in predpisi sodelujeta s ciljem preprečevanja in odprave terorističnih dejanj. Še zlasti bosta delovali:
– v okviru popolnega izvajanja Resolucije 1373 Varnostnega sveta Združenih narodov in drugih ustreznih Resolucij Združenih narodov ter drugih mednarodnih instrumentov, ki so nanašajo na to zadevo.
– z izmenjavo informacij, v skladu z mednarodno in nacionalnimi zakonodajami, o terorističnih skupinah in njihovih pomožnih omrežjih;
– in, prek izmenjave mnenj o sredstvih in metodah, ki se uporabljajo za boj proti terorizmu, vključno s področjema tehnike in usposabljanja, ter z izmenjavo izkušenj v zvezi s preprečevanjem terorizma.
NASLOV IX
KULTURNO SODELOVANJE
ČLEN 72
Pogodbenici se obvezujeta, da bosta pospeševali, spodbujali in omogočali kulturno sodelovanje. Sodelovanje se, kadar je to primerno, odvija v okviru programov kulturnega sodelovanja Skupnosti ali ene ali več držav članic, razvijajo pa se lahko tudi druge dejavnosti vzajemnega interesa.
NASLOV X
FINANČNO SODELOVANJE
ČLEN 73
Z namenom doseganja ciljev tega sporazuma in v skladu s členi 74, 75 in 76 Republika Tadžikistan prejme začasno finančno pomoč Skupnosti prek tehnične pomoči v obliki dotacij.
ČLEN 74
Ta finančna pomoč se izvaja z ukrepi, predvidenimi v okviru programa Tacis, in z ustrezno uredbo Sveta Skupnosti. Republika Tadžikistan lahko glede na svoje potrebe prejema tudi druge oblike pomoči Skupnosti. Posebna pozornost bo namenjena koncentraciji pomoči, koordinaciji finančnih instrumentov ter povezavi med različnimi vrstami človekoljubne, sanacijske in razvojne pomoči Skupnosti. Boj proti revščini bo vključen v programe Skupnosti.
ČLEN 75
Cilji in področja finančne pomoči Skupnosti se določijo v indikativnem programu, ki odraža prednostne naloge, o katerih se Skupnost in Republika Tadžikistan dogovorita, in ki upošteva potrebe Republike Tadžikistan, prevzemne zmogljivosti sektorjev in napredek pri reformah. Pogodbenici o tem obvestita Svet za sodelovanje.
ČLEN 76
Da bi omogočili optimalno uporabo razpoložljivih sredstev, pogodbenici zagotovita, da je pomoč Skupnosti dobro usklajena s prispevki iz drugih virov, kot so države članice, druge države in mednarodne organizacije, na primer Mednarodna banka za obnovo in razvoj in Evropska banka za obnovo in razvoj.
NASLOV XI
INSTITUCIONALNE, SPLOŠNE IN KONČNE DOLOČBE
ČLEN 77
Ustanovi se Svet za sodelovanje, ki nadzira izvajanje tega sporazuma. Svet za sodelovanje se redno sestaja na ministrski ravni v časovnih presledkih, ki jih sam določi. Z namenom doseganja ciljev tega sporazuma preuči vsako pomembno vprašanje, ki izhaja iz tega sporazuma, in vsako drugo dvostransko ali mednarodno vprašanje vzajemnega interesa. V dogovoru med pogodbenicama lahko Svet za sodelovanje tudi pripravi ustrezna priporočila.
ČLEN 78
1. Svet za sodelovanje sestavljajo člani Sveta Evropske unije in člani Komisije Evropskih skupnosti na eni strani in člani Vlade Republike Tadžikistan na drugi strani.
2. Svet za sodelovanje določi svoj poslovnik.
3. Svetu za sodelovanje izmenoma predsedujeta predstavnik Skupnosti in član Vlade Republike Tadžikistan.
ČLEN 79
1. Svetu za sodelovanje pri opravljanju njegovih nalog pomaga Odbor za sodelovanje, ki ga sestavljajo predstavniki članov Sveta Evropske unije in članov Komisije Evropskih skupnosti na eni strani in predstavniki Vlade Republike Tadžikistan na drugi strani, običajno na ravni visokih uradnikov. Odboru za sodelovanje izmenoma predsedujeta Skupnost in Republika Tadžikistan.
Svet za sodelovanje v svojem poslovniku določi naloge Odbora za sodelovanje, ki vključujejo pripravo sestankov Sveta za sodelovanje in določajo delovanje Odbora.
2. Svet za sodelovanje lahko prenese vsa svoja pooblastila ali del pooblastil na Odbor za sodelovanje, ki bo zagotovil kontinuiteto med sestanki Sveta za sodelovanje.
ČLEN 80
Svet za sodelovanje lahko sprejme sklep o ustanovitvi katerega koli drugega odbora ali telesa, ki mu lahko pomaga pri izpolnjevanju njegovih dolžnosti, ter določi sestavo in naloge takih odborov ali teles in način njihovega delovanja.
ČLEN 81
Pri preučevanju zadev, ki se pojavijo v okviru tega sporazuma glede določb, ki se nanašajo na člen enega od sporazumov STO, Svet za sodelovanje v največji možni meri upošteva razlago zadevnega člena, ki jo običajno uporabljajo članice STO.
ČLEN 82
Ustanovi se Parlamentarni odbor za sodelovanje. To je forum, kjer se člani tadžikistanskega in Evropskega parlamenta sestajajo in si izmenjujejo mnenja, zlasti o vprašanjih, ki zadevajo politični dialog na parlamentarni ravni. Sestaja se v časovnih presledkih, ki jih sam določi.
ČLEN 83
1. Parlamentarni odbor za sodelovanje sestavljajo člani Evropskega parlamenta na eni strani in člani tadžikistanskega parlamenta na drugi strani.
2. Parlamentarni odbor za sodelovanje določi svoj poslovnik.
3. Parlamentarnemu odboru za sodelovanje izmenično predsedujeta Evropski parlament in tadžikistanski parlament v skladu z določbami njegovega poslovnika.
ČLEN 84
Parlamentarni odbor za sodelovanje lahko od Sveta za sodelovanje zahteva ustrezne informacije v zvezi z izvajanjem tega sporazuma, ta pa potem Odboru predloži zahtevane informacije.
Parlamentarni odbor za sodelovanje se obvesti o priporočilih Sveta za sodelovanje.
Parlamentarni odbor za sodelovanje lahko daje priporočila Svetu za sodelovanje.
ČLEN 85
1. V okviru tega sporazuma se pogodbenici zavezujeta zagotoviti, da imajo fizične in pravne osebe druge pogodbenice v primerjavi z njenimi državljani nediskriminatoren dostop do pristojnih sodišč in upravnih organov pogodbenic, da lahko uveljavljajo svoje osebne in premoženjske pravice, vključno s pravicami v zvezi z intelektualno, industrijsko in poslovno lastnino.
2. V mejah svojih pooblastil in pristojnosti pogodbenici:
– podpirata sprejem arbitraže za reševanje sporov, ki izhajajo iz transakcij na področju trgovanja in sodelovanja med gospodarskimi subjekti Skupnosti in Republike Tadžikistan;
– soglašata, da lahko ob predložitvi spora arbitraži vsaka stranka v sporu, razen če pravila arbitražnega centra, ki sta ga izbrali pogodbenici določajo drugače, izbere svojega arbitra, ne glede na njegovo državljanstvo, in da je lahko predsedujoči tretji arbiter ali edini arbiter državljan tretje države;
– svojim gospodarskim subjektom priporočata, da v medsebojnem soglasju izberejo pravo, ki se uporablja za njihovo pogodbo;
– podpirata uporabo arbitražnih pravil Komisije Združenih narodov za mednarodno trgovinsko pravo (UNCITRAL) in arbitražnih storitev centrov iz držav podpisnic Konvencije o priznavanju in izvajanju tujih arbitražnih razsodb, podpisane v New Yorku 10. junija 1958.
ČLEN 86
Nobena določba tega sporazuma ne preprečuje pogodbenici, da v mejah svojih pooblastil in pristojnosti ne sprejme ukrepov:
a) za katere meni, da so potrebni za preprečevanje razkrivanja informacij, ki so v nasprotju z njenimi bistvenimi varnostnimi interesi;
b) ki se nanašajo na proizvodnjo ali trgovino z orožjem, strelivom ali vojaškim materialom ali na raziskave, razvoj ali proizvodnjo, nujno za obrambne namene, pod pogojem, da takšni ukrepi ne vplivajo negativno na konkurenčne pogoje izdelkov, ki niso predvideni izrecno v vojaške namene;
c) ki se ji zdijo nujni zaradi lastne varnosti v primeru resnih notranjih nemirov, ki negativno vplivajo na vzdrževanje javnega reda in miru; v času vojne ali resnih mednarodnih napetosti, ki predstavljajo vojno nevarnost; ali zaradi izpolnjevanja obveznosti, ki jih je prevzela zaradi ohranjanja miru in mednarodne varnosti;
d) ki se ji zdijo nujni zaradi izpolnjevanja mednarodnih obveznosti in zavez pri nadzoru industrijskih izdelkov in tehnologije z dvojno rabo.
ČLEN 87
1. Na področjih, ki jih zajema ta sporazum in brez vpliva na posebne določbe tega sporazuma:
– dogovori, ki jih Republika Tadžikistan uporablja glede Skupnosti, ne smejo povzročati diskriminacije med državami članicami, njihovimi državljani in družbami ali podjetji;
– sporazumi, ki jih Skupnost uporablja glede Republike Tadžikistan, ne smejo povzročati diskriminacije med tadžikistanskimi državljani in njihovimi družbami ali podjetji.
2. Določbe odstavka 1 ne vplivajo na pravico pogodbenic, da uporabljajo ustrezne določbe svoje davčne zakonodaje za davkoplačevalce, ki glede na kraj svojega prebivališča niso v enakem položaju.
ČLEN 88
1. Pogodbenici lahko naslovita na Svet za sodelovanje vse spore glede uporabe ali razlage tega sporazuma.
2. Svet za sodelovanje lahko spor reši s priporočilom.
3. Če spora ni mogoče rešiti v skladu z odstavkom 2 tega člena, lahko pogodbenica uradno obvesti sopogodbenico o imenovanju spravnega posredovalca; druga pogodbenica mora potem v dveh mesecih imenovati drugega spravnega posredovalca. Za uporabo tega postopka se šteje, da so Skupnost in države članice ena stranka v sporu.
Svet za sodelovanje imenuje tretjega spravnega posredovalca.
Spravni posredovalci sprejemajo priporočila z večino glasov. Ta priporočila za pogodbenici niso zavezujoča.
ČLEN 89
Pogodbenici soglašata, da bosta na zahtevo ene izmed njih nemudoma začeli posvetovanja na ustrezen način za obravnavo vseh zadev glede razlage ali izvajanja tega sporazuma in drugih pomembnih vidikov odnosov med pogodbenicama.
Določbe tega člena ne vplivajo in ne posegajo v določbe členov 12, 88 in 94.
Svet za sodelovanje lahko sprejme poslovnik za reševanje sporov.
ČLEN 90
Obravnava Republike Tadžikistan, odobrena s tem sporazumom, v nobenem primeru ni bolj ugodna od tiste, ki jo države članice priznavajo druga drugi.
ČLEN 91
Za namene tega sporazuma pojem »pogodbenici« pomeni na eni strani Republiko Tadžikistan in na drugi strani Skupnost ali njene države članice oziroma Skupnost in njene države članice v skladu z njihovimi pristojnostmi.
ČLEN 92
Če zadeve, ki jih ureja ta sporazum, zajema tudi Pogodba o energetski listini in njeni protokoli, se po začetku veljavnosti tega sporazuma za te zadeve uporablja Pogodba o energetski listini in protokoli, vendar le, če je taka uporaba v njej predvidena.
ČLEN 93
Sporazum se sklene za začetno obdobje 10 let, potem pa se avtomatsko obnavlja vsako leto pod pogojem, da ga nobena pogodbenica ne odpove s pisnim uradnim obvestilom o odpovedi drugi pogodbenici šest mesecev pred prenehanjem njegove veljavnosti.
ČLEN 94
1. Pogodbenici sprejmeta vse splošne in posebne ukrepe za izpolnjevanje svojih obveznosti iz tega sporazuma. Poskrbita, da se dosežejo cilji, določeni s tem sporazumom.
2. Če katera od pogodbenic meni, da druga ni izpolnila kake obveznosti iz tega sporazuma, lahko ustrezno ukrepa. Preden to stori, predloži Svetu za sodelovanje, razen v posebno nujnih primerih, vse ustrezne informacije, potrebne za temeljito preučitev položaja z namenom, da se najde za obe pogodbenici sprejemljiva rešitev.
Pri izbiri ukrepov imajo prednost tisti, ki najmanj motijo uresničevanje sporazuma. O teh ukrepih je treba na zahtevo druge pogodbenice takoj uradno obvestiti Svet za sodelovanje.
ČLEN 95
Priloge I, II, III in IV ter Protokol so sestavni del tega sporazuma.
ČLEN 96
Dokler se ne dosežejo enakovredne pravice za posameznike in gospodarske subjekte po tem sporazumu, ta sporazum nima vpliva na pravice, ki jim jih zagotavljajo veljavni sporazumi, ki zavezujejo eno ali več držav članic na eni strani in Republiko Tadžikistan na drugi strani, razen na področjih, ki so v pristojnosti Skupnosti in brez poseganja v obveznosti držav članic, ki izhajajo iz tega sporazuma na področjih, ki so v njihovi pristojnosti.
ČLEN 97
Ta sporazum velja na eni strani na ozemljih, kjer se uporabljata pogodbi, s katerimi sta bili ustanovljeni Evropska skupnost in Evropska skupnost za atomsko energijo, v skladu s pogoji, določenimi v teh pogodbah, na drugi strani pa na ozemlju Republike Tadžikistan.
ČLEN 98
Depozitar tega sporazuma je Generalni sekretar Sveta Evropske unije.
ČLEN 99
Izvirnik tega sporazuma, katerega besedila v angleškem, češkem, danskem, estonskem, finskem, francoskem, grškem, italijanskem, latvijskem, litovskem, madžarskem, nemškem, nizozemskem, poljskem, portugalskem, slovaškem, slovenskem, španskem, švedskem in tadžikistanskem jeziku so enako verodostojna, se deponira pri Generalnemu sekretarju Sveta Evropske unije.
ČLEN 100
Ta sporazum pogodbenici sprejmeta v skladu s svojimi postopki.
Ta sporazum začne veljati prvi dan drugega meseca po datumu, ko pogodbenici uradno obvestita generalnega sekretarja Sveta Evropske unije, da so končani postopki, navedeni v odstavku 1.
Ta sporazum z dnem začetka veljavnosti na področju odnosov med Republiko Tadžikistan in Skupnostjo nadomesti Sporazum med Evropsko gospodarsko skupnostjo na eni strani in Zvezo sovjetskih socialističnih republik na drugi strani o trgovini in gospodarskem in trgovinskem sodelovanju, podpisan v Bruslju dne 18. decembra 1989.
ČLEN 101
Če začnejo pred zaključkom postopkov, potrebnih za začetek veljavnosti tega sporazuma, določbe nekaterih delov tega sporazuma veljati na podlagi začasnega sporazuma med Skupnostjo in Republiko Tadžikistan, se pogodbenici strinjata, da v takih okoliščinah izraz »datum začetka veljavnosti sporazuma« pomeni datum začetka veljavnosti začasnega sporazuma.
SEZNAM PRILOŽENIH DOKUMENTOV
Priloga I Okvirni seznam ugodnosti, ki jih Republika Tadžikistan priznava
neodvisnim državam v skladu s členom 7(3).
Priloga II Pridržki Skupnosti v skladu s členom 21(2).
Priloga III Finančne storitve iz člena 23(3)
Priloga IV Konvencije o intelektualni, industrijski in poslovni lastnini iz člena 39
Protokol o medsebojni upravni pomoči v carinskih zadevah.
PRILOGA I
OKVIRNI SEZNAM UGODNOSTI,
KI JIH REPUBLIKA TADŽIKISTAN PRIZNAVA NEODVISNIM DRŽAVAM
V SKLADU S ČLENOM 7(3)
1. Republika Belorusija, Republika Kazahstan, Kirgiška republika, Ruska federacija: carine se ne uporabljajo.
2. Blago, ki se prevaža v skladu s sporazumi o industrijskem sodelovanju s Skupnostjo neodvisnih držav (CIS), je neobdavčljivo.
3. Potrdilo o skladnosti za serijsko proizvodnjo, na podlagi katerega se izda Nacionalno potrdilo o skladnosti, priznavajo vse države CIS.
4. Obstaja poseben sistem tekočih plačil v vseh državah CIS.
5. Obstajajo posebni pogoji za tranzit dogovorjeni v vseh državah CIS.
PRILOGA II
PRIDRŽKI SKUPNOSTI
V SKLADU S ČLENOM 21(2)
Rudarstvo
V nekaterih državah članicah se za rudarske pravice in za pravice izkoriščanja mineralnih surovin lahko zahteva koncesija za družbe, ki niso pod nadzorom Skupnosti.
Ribolov
Dostop in koriščenje bioloških virov in ribolovnih območij, ki se nahajajo v morskih vodah pod suverenostjo ali pristojnostjo držav članic Skupnosti sta omejena na ribiške ladje, ki plujejo pod zastavo države članice Skupnosti in so registrirane na ozemlju Skupnosti, če ni določeno drugače.
Nakup nepremičnin
V nekaterih državah članicah se za družbe, ki niso družbe Skupnosti, uporabljajo omejitve za nakup nepremičnin.
Avdiovizualne storitve, vključno z radiom
Nacionalna obravnava glede proizvodnje in distribucije, zlasti za radiodifuzijo in druge oblike javnega predvajanja, se lahko rezervira za avdiovizualna dela, ki izpolnjujejo nekatera merila o poreklu, a ta izključuje zlasti infrastrukturo za radiodifuzijo za prenašanje takšnih avdiovizualnih del.
Strokovne storitve
Storitve, rezervirane za fizične osebe, ki so državljani držav članic. Te osebe lahko pod določenimi pogoji ustanavljajo družbe.
Kmetijstvo
Nacionalna obravnava se v nekaterih državah članicah ne priznava podjetjem, ki niso pod nadzorom Skupnosti, ko se želijo ukvarjati s kmetijskim podjetništvom. Nakup vinogradov morajo družbe, ki niso pod nadzorom Skupnosti, priglasiti ali po potrebi zanj pridobiti odobritev.
Storitve tiskovnih agencij
V nekaterih državah članicah je tuja udeležba v založniških in radiodifuzijskih družbah omejena.
PRILOGA III
FINANČNE STORITVE
V SKLADU S ČLENOM 23(3)
»Finančna storitev« je vsaka storitev finančne narave, ki jo ponudi ponudnik finančnih storitev pogodbenice. Finančna storitev zajema naslednje dejavnosti:
A. Vse zavarovalniške in z zavarovanjem povezane storitve
1. Neposredno zavarovanje (vključno s sozavarovanjem):
i) življenjsko
ii) neživljenjsko.
2. Pozavarovanje in retrocesija.
3. Posredovanje zavarovanja, kot je posredništvo in zastopništvo.
4. Pomožne zavarovalne storitve, kot so svetovanje, aktuarske storitve, ocenjevanje tveganja in likvidacija škod.
B. Bančne in druge finančne storitve (razen zavarovanja).
1. Sprejemanje depozitov in drugih vračljivih sredstev od občanov.
2. Posojanje vseh vrst, kar med drugim vključuje potrošniška posojila, hipotekarna posojila, faktoring in financiranje trgovinskih poslov.
3. Finančni zakup.
4. Opravljanje vseh storitev plačilnega prometa in prenosa denarja, vključno s kreditnimi plačilnimi in bančnimi plačilnimi karticami, potovalnimi čeki in bančnimi menicami.
5. Garancije in finančne obveze.
6. Trgovanje za lastni račun ali za račun strank, bodisi na borzi, na trgu OTC ali drugače:
a) z instrumenti denarnega trga (čeki, blagajniškimi zapisi, potrdili o vlogi itd.);
b) z devizami;
c) z izvedenimi finančnimi instrumenti, med drugim s standardiziranimi terminskimi pogodbami in opcijami;
d) z instrumenti menjalnih tečajev in obrestnih mer, vključno s produkti, kot so swap posli, nestandardizirane terminske pogodbe itd.;
e) s prenosljivimi vrednostnimi papirji;
f) z drugimi prenosnimi instrumenti in finančnimi sredstvi, vključno s plemenitimi kovinami.
7. Sodelovanje pri izdaji vseh vrst vrednostnih papirjev, vključno z prevzemom jamstev in plasiranjem prek agenta (javno ali zasebno), ter nudenje storitev v zvezi s takšnimi izdajami.
8. Denarno posredniški posli.
9. Upravljanje premoženja, kot na primer upravljanje gotovine ali portfelja, vse oblike upravljanja skupnih naložb, upravljanje pokojninskih skladov, depotne in skrbniške storitve.
10. Storitve poravnav in obračunov finančnih sredstev, vključno z vrednostnimi papirji, izvedenimi vrednostnicami in drugimi prenosnimi instrumenti.
11. Svetovalno posredovanje in druge pomožne finančne storitve za vse dejavnosti, navedene v točkah 1 do 10, vključno z bonitetnimi podatki in analizo, raziskavami in svetovanjem glede naložb in portfelja, svetovanje pri nakupih ter prestrukturiranju in strategiji podjetij.
12. Ponujanje in prenos finančnih informacij, obdelave finančnih podatkov in z njimi povezane programske opreme s strani ponudnikov drugih finančnih storitev.
Iz opredelitve finančnih storitev so izključene naslednje dejavnosti:
a) dejavnosti, ki jih opravljajo centralne banke in druge javne ustanove pri uresničevanju monetarne politike ali tečajne politike;
b) dejavnosti, ki jih za račun ali s poroštvom vlade opravljajo centralne banke, državni organi ali javne ustanove, razen kadar te dejavnosti opravljajo ponudniki finančnih storitev v konkurenci s takimi javnimi subjekti;
c) dejavnosti, ki so del zakonskega sistema socialnega varstva ali javnega pokojninskega načrta, razen kadar te dejavnosti lahko opravljajo ponudniki finančnih storitev v konkurenci z javnimi subjekti ali zasebnimi ustanovami.
PRILOGA IV
KONVENCIJE O INTELEKTUALNI,
INDUSTRIJSKI IN POSLOVNI LASTNINI
IZ ČLENA 39
1. Člen 39(2) se nanaša na naslednje večstranske konvencije:
– Mednarodna konvencija za varstvo izvajalcev, proizvajalcev fonogramov in radiodifuznih organizacij (Rim, 1961);
– Protokol v zvezi z Madridskim sporazumom o mednarodnem registriranju znamk (Madrid, 1989);
– Mednarodna konvencija za varstvo novih sort rastlin (UPOV) (Ženevska listina, 1991).
2. Svet za sodelovanje lahko priporoči, da se člen 39(2) uporablja tudi za druge večstranske konvencije. Če se pojavijo problemi s področja intelektualne, industrijske in poslovne lastnine, se na zahtevo ene ali druge pogodbenice skličejo nujna posvetovanja, da se dosežejo obojestransko zadovoljive rešitve.
3. Pogodbenici potrjujeta pomen, ki ga pripisujeta obveznostim, ki izhajajo iz naslednjih večstranskih konvencij:
– Pariške konvencije o varstvu industrijske lastnine (Stockholmska listina, 1967, dopolnjena 1979);
– Pogodbe o sodelovanju na področju patentov (Washington 1970, spremenjena in dopolnjena 1979 in 1984).
– Revidirane Bernske konvencije za varstvo književnih in umetniških del (1886, nazadnje spremenjena leta 1979).
– Pogodbe o pravu znamk (Ženeva, 1994).
4. Od začetka veljavnosti tega sporazuma Republika Tadžikistan glede priznavanja in varstva intelektualne, industrijske in poslovne lastnine družb in državljanov Skupnosti ne obravnava manj ugodno kot katero koli tretjo državo po dvostranskih sporazumih.
5. Določbe odstavka 4 se ne uporabljajo za ugodnosti, ki jih Republika Tadžikistan priznava tretjim državam na podlagi dejanske vzajemnosti, in za ugodnosti, ki jih Republika Tadžikistan priznava drugim državam nekdanje ZSSR.
PROTOKOL
O MEDSEBOJNI UPRAVNI POMOČI
V CARINSKIH ZADEVAH
ČLEN 1
Opredelitve
Za namene tega sporazuma:
a) »carinska zakonodaja«: pomeni vse pravne ali uredbene določbe, ki se uporabljajo na ozemlju pogodbenic in urejajo uvoz, izvoz in tranzit blaga ter dajanje blaga v kakršen koli carinski postopek, vključno z ukrepi o prepovedi, omejevanju in nadzoru;
b) »organ prosilec«: pomeni pristojni upravni organ, ki ga je pogodbenica imenovala v ta namen in ki vloži zaprosilo za pomoč v carinskih zadevah;
c) »zaprošeni organ«: pomeni pristojni upravni organ, ki ga je pogodbenica imenovala v ta namen in ki prejme zaprosilo za pomoč v carinskih zadevah;
d) »osebni podatki«: pomenijo vse informacije, ki se nanašajo na določenega ali določljivega posameznika.
e) »postopek, ki krši carinsko zakonodajo«: pomeni vsako kršitev carinske zakonodaje in vsak poskus kršitve te zakonodaje.
ČLEN 2
Področje uporabe
1. Pogodbenici si v okviru svojih pristojnosti medsebojno pomagata na način in pod pogoji, določenimi s tem protokolom, da zagotovita pravilno uporabo carinske zakonodaje, zlasti s preprečevanjem in preiskavo dejanj, s katerimi se krši carinska zakonodaja, ter z bojem proti takšnim dejanjem.
2. Pomoč v carinskih zadevah, predvidena s tem protokolom, se uporablja za kateri koli upravni organ pogodbenic, ki je pristojen za uporabo tega protokola. Ne posega v pravila, ki urejajo medsebojno pomoč v kazenskih zadevah. Prav tako ne zajema informacij, pridobljenih pri izvrševanju pooblastil na zahtevo sodnega organa, razen če se navedeni organi s tem strinjajo.
ČLEN 3
Pomoč po zaprosilu
1. Po zaprosilu organa prosilca mu zaprošeni organ priskrbi vse ustrezne informacije, ki bi mu lahko omogočile, da se zagotovi pravilna uporabe carinske zakonodaje, vključno z informacijami o opaženih ali načrtovanih dejanjih, s katerimi se krši ali bi se lahko kršila ta zakonodaja.
2. Po zaprosilu organa prosilca ga zaprošeni organ obvesti:
a) ali je bilo blago, izvoženo z ozemlja ene od pogodbenic, pravilno uvoženo na ozemlje druge pogodbenice, ter navede, če je to primerno, kateri carinski postopek je bil uporabljen za blago;
b) ali je bilo blago, izvoženo na ozemlje ene pogodbenice, pravilno uvoženo na ozemlje druge pogodbenice, ter navede, če je to primerno, kateri carinski postopek je bil uporabljen za blago.
3. Po zaprosilu organa prosilca zaprošeni organ v skladu s svojimi zakoni ali drugimi predpisi sprejme vse potrebne ukrepe za zagotovitev posebnega nadzora nad:
a) fizičnimi ali pravnimi osebami, za katere obstaja razlog za utemeljen sum, da kršijo ali so kršile carinsko zakonodajo;
b) kraji, kjer se blago skladišči na način, zaradi katerega obstaja razlog za utemeljen sum, da je namenjeno dejanjem, ki kršijo carinsko zakonodajo;
c) blagom, ki se ali bi se lahko prevažalo na takšen način, da obstaja utemeljen sum, da je namenjeno za uporabo v postopkih, ki kršijo carinsko zakonodajo;
d) prevoznimi sredstvi, za katere obstaja razlog za utemeljen sum, da so bila, so ali bi lahko bila uporabljena pri dejanjih, s katerimi se krši carinska zakonodaja.
ČLEN 4
Pomoč brez zaprosila
Pogodbenici si medsebojno, na lastno pobudo ali v skladu s svojimi pravnimi ali uredbenimi določbami in drugimi pravnimi instrumenti, zagotavljata pomoč brez predhodnega zaprosila, če sta mnenja, da je to potrebno za pravilno uporabo carinske zakonodaje, še posebej, kadar dobita informacije:
– o dejanjih, ki so ali ki bi lahko bile kršitve carinske zakonodaje in so v interesu druge pogodbenice,
– o novih načinih ali metodah, uporabljenih za izvajanje dejanj, s katerimi se krši ali bi se lahko kršilo carinsko zakonodajo;
– o blagu, za katero je znano, da je predmet dejanj, s katerimi se krši carinsko zakonodajo,
– o fizičnih ali pravnih osebah, za katere obstaja utemeljen sum, da izvajajo ali so izvajale dejanja, s katerimi se krši carinsko zakonodajo,
– o prevoznih sredstvih, za katere obstaja razlog za utemeljen sum, da so bila, so ali bi lahko bila uporabljena pri dejanjih, s katerimi se krši carinsko zakonodajo.
ČLEN 5
Pošiljanje, uradno obveščanje
Na zaprosilo organa prosilca mora zaprošeni organ v skladu s pravnimi ali uredbenimi določbami, ki se nanj nanašajo, sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe za:
– dostavo vseh dokumentov in
– uradno obveščanje o vseh odločitvah,
ki jih izda organ prosilec in ki sodijo v obseg uporabe tega protokola, naslovniku, ki ima stalno prebivališče ali sedež na njegovem ozemlju. V takem primeru se za zaprosilo za dostavo ali uradno obveščanje uporabi člen 6(3).
ČLEN 6
Oblika in vsebina zaprosil za pomoč
1. Zaprosila morajo biti v skladu s tem protokolom pisna. Spremljati jih morajo dokumenti, potrebni za obravnavo teh zaprosil. Kadar to zahteva nujnost primera, se lahko sprejmejo ustna zaprosila, ki morajo biti takoj pisno potrjena.
2. Zaprosila v skladu z odstavkom 1 morajo vsebovati naslednje podatke:
a) navedbo organa prosilca, ki zaprosi za pomoč,
b) zaprošeni ukrep,
c) predmet zaprosila in razlog zanj,
d) zadevne zakone, pravila in druge pravne instrumente,
e) kolikor je mogoče natančne in celovite navedbe o fizičnih ali pravnih osebah, ki se preiskujejo,
f) povzetek pomembnih dejstev ter že opravljenih poizvedb.
3. Zaprosila se predložijo v uradnem jeziku zaprošenega organa ali v jeziku, ki ga ta organ razume.
4. Če zaprosilo ne ustreza uradnim zahtevam, se lahko zahteva njegov popravek ali dopolnitev; lahko pa se odredijo tudi previdnostni ukrepi.
ČLEN 7
Obravnavanje zaprosil
1. Da bi ugodil zaprosilu za pomoč, ravna zaprošeni organ v okviru svoje prisojnosti in razpoložljivih sredstev, kakor bi deloval za svoj račun ali po zaprosilu drugih organov iste pogodbenice, in sporoči podatke, ki jih že ima, opravi ustrezne poizvedbe ali poskrbi, da se te opravijo. Ta določba se uporablja tudi za vsak drug organ, na katerega je zaprošeni organ naslovil zaprosilo, če slednji ne more sam ukrepati.
2. Zaprosilo za pomoč se obravnava v skladu z zakoni, predpisi in drugimi pravnimi instrumenti zaprošene pogodbenice.
3. Pooblaščeni uslužbenci pogodbenice lahko sporazumno z organi druge pogodbenice ter pod pogoji, ki jih ta določi, od uradov zaprošenega organa ali drugega organa, za katerega je zaprošeni organ odgovoren, dobijo podatke o dejanjih, ki so ali ki bi lahko bile kršitve carinske zakonodaje, in ki jih organ prosilec potrebuje za namene tega protokola.
4. Uradniki pogodbenice so lahko na podlagi sporazuma z drugo pogodbenico ter v skladu s pogoji, ki jih določi slednja, prisotni pri poizvedbah, ki se opravljajo na ozemlju slednje.
ČLEN 8
Oblika sporočanja podatkov
1. Zaprošeni organ sporoči izide poizvedb organu prosilcu v obliki dokumentov, overjenih kopij dokumentov, poročil in podobnega.
2. Namesto dokumetov, predvidenih v odstavku 1, se lahko dostavijo računalniško pripravljene informacije v kakršni koli obliki, ki so bile izdelane za enak namen.
3. Izvirne datoteke in dokumenti se zahteva le, ko se presodi, da overjene kopije ne zadoščajo. Poslani izvirniki se čim prej vrnejo.
ČLEN 9
Izjeme od obveznosti zagotavljanja pomoči
1. Pogodbenice lahko zavrnejo dajanje pomoči na podlagi tega protokola, če bi ta:
a) po vsej verjetnosti vplivala na suverenost Republike Tadžikistan ali države članice, ki je bila zaprošena za pomoč po tem protokolu,
ali
b) bi po vsej verjetnosti vplivala na javni red, varnost ali druge bistvene interese, zlasti v primerih iz člena 10(2)
ali
c) bi kršila industrijsko, poslovno ali poklicno skrivnost.
2. Zaprošeni organ lahko odloži pomoč z utemeljitvijo, da bi ta ovirala preiskavo, kazenski pregon ali sodni postopek v teku. V takšnem primeru se zaprošeni organ posvetuje z organom prosilcem, da ugotovita, ali je mogoče ponuditi pomoč pod takšnimi pogoji, kot jih lahko zahteva zaprošeni organ.
3. Če organ prosilec zaprosi za pomoč, ki je sam ne bi mogel priskrbeti, če bi ga zanjo zaprosili, mora na to v svojem zaprosilu opozoriti. Odločitev o tem, kako bo odgovoril na takšno zaprosilo, je potem prepuščena zaprošenemu organu.
4. Če je pomoč odklonjena, je treba odločitev in razloge zanjo brez odlašanja sporočiti organu prosilcu.
ČLEN 10
Izmenjava informacij in zaupnost
1. Vsak podatek, sporočen v kakršni koli obliki, je v skladu s tem protokolom zaupne ali interne narave, odvisno od pravil, ki veljajo v pogodbenicah. Za tako informacijo velja obveznost varovanja uradne tajnosti in mora biti varovana tako, kakor je varovana podobna informacija z ustreznimi zakoni pogodbenice, ki jo je prejela, in po ustreznih določbah, ki se uporabljajo za organe Skupnosti.
2. Osebni podatki se lahko izmenjujejo le pod pogojem, da se pogodbenica, ki jih je prejela, zaveže, da bo tem podatkom zagotovila raven varstva, ki se uporablja v pogodbenici, ki je te podatke poslala.
3. Dobljeni podatki se uporabljajo izključno za namene tega protokola. Ko ena od pogodbenic zahteva te informacije za druge namene, mora predhodno zaprositi organ, ki je informacije priskrbel, za pisno soglasje. Za takšno uporabo se mora upoštevati omejitve, ki jih določi ta organ.
4. Odstavek 3 ne preprečuje uporabe podatkov v katerih koli sodnih ali upravnih postopkih, ki se sprožijo zaradi neizpolnjevanja carinske zakonodaje. O taki uporabi se nemudoma obvesti pristojni organ, ki je te podatke priskrbel.
5. Pogodbenici lahko v svojih zapisnikih, poročilih in pričanjih ter v postopkih in tožbah pred sodišči kot dokaze uporabljata podatke in dokumente, ki sta jih dobili v skladu z določbami tega protokola.
ČLEN 11
Izvedenci in priče
1. Uradnika zaprošenega organa se lahko pooblasti, da v okviru podeljenega pooblastila nastopa kot izvedenec ali priča v sodnih ali upravnih postopkih glede zadev, ki jih zajema ta protokol in so v pristojnosti druge pogodbenice, ter predloži predmete, dokumente ali njihove overjene kopije, potrebne v postopkih. V zaprosilu za navzočnost mora biti posebej navedeno, v katerih zadevah in na podlagi katerega naziva ali položaja bo uradnik zaslišan.
2. Pooblaščeni uradnik uživa zaščito, ki jo uradnikom organa prosilca na ozemlju tega organa zagotavlja veljavna zakonodaja.
ČLEN 12
Stroški pomoči
Pogodbenici se odpovesta vsem medsebojnim zahtevkom za povračilo stroškov, nastalih v skladu s tem protokolom, razen, če je to primerno, stroškom za izvedence in priče ter tolmače in prevajalce, ki niso javni uslužbenci.
ČLEN 13
Izvajanje
1. Izvajanje tega protokola se zaupa osrednjim carinskim organom Republike Tadžikistan na eni strani in pristojnim službam Komisije Evropskih skupnosti in, kjer je to primerno, carinskim organom držav članic na drugi strani. Odločajo o vseh praktičnih ukrepih in dogovorih, potrebnih za njegovo uporabo ob upoštevanju veljavnih pravil na področju varstva podatkov. Pristojnim organom lahko priporočijo spremembe, za katere menijo, da bi jih bilo treba vnesti v protokol.
2. Pogodbenici se potem medsebojno posvetujeta in obveščata o podrobnih pravilih za izvajanje, sprejetih v skladu z določbami tega protokola.
ČLEN 14
Drugi sporazumi
1. Ob upoštevanju pristojnosti Evropske skupnosti in držav članic določbe tega protokola:
– ne vplivajo na obveznosti pogodbenic, ki jih imata na podlagi drugih mednarodnih sporazumov ali konvencij;
– štejejo kot dopolnilne k sporazumom o medsebojni pomoči, ki so bili sklenjeni ali pa se lahko sklenejo med državami članicami in Republiko Tadžikistan; in
– ne vplivajo na določbe Skupnosti, ki med pristojnimi službami Komisije in pristojnimi organi držav članic urejajo sporočanje informacij, pridobljenih na podlagi tega protokola, ki bi lahko bile v interesu Skupnosti.
2. Ne glede na določbe odstavka 1 imajo določbe iz tega protokola prednost pred določbami dvostranskih sporazumov o medsebojni pomoči, ki so bili ali bi lahko bili sklenjeni med državami članicami in Republiko Tadžikistan, če so določbe slednjih neskladne z določbami iz tega protokola.
3. V zvezi z vprašanji, ki se nanašajo na uporabo tega protokola, se pogodbenici posvetujeta in rešujeta zadeve v okviru Odbora za sodelovanje, ustanovljenega po členu 79 Sporazuma.
ACTA FINAL
ZÁVĚREČNÝ AKT
SLUTAKT
SCHLUSSAKTE
LÕPPAKT
ΤΕΛΙΚΗ ΠΡΑΞΗ
FINAL ACT
ACTE FINAL
ATTO FINALE
NOBEIGUMA AKTS
BAIGIAMASIS AKTAS
ZÁRÓOKMÁNY
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AKT KOŃCOWY
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САНАДИ ХОТИМАВЙ
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Pooblaščenci
KRALJEVINE BELGIJE,
ČEŠKE REPUBLIKE,
KRALJEVINE DANSKE,
ZVEZNE REPUBLIKE NEMČIJE,
REPUBLIKE ESTONIJE,
HELENSKE REPUBLIKE,
KRALJEVINE ŠPANIJE,
FRANCOSKE REPUBLIKE,
IRSKE,
ITALIJANSKE REPUBLIKE,
REPUBLIKE CIPER,
REPUBLIKE LATVIJE,
REPUBLIKE LITVE,
VELIKEGA VOJVODSTVA LUKSEMBURG,
REPUBLIKE MADŽARSKE,
REPUBLIKE MALTE,
KRALJEVINE NIZOZEMSKE,
REPUBLIKE AVSTRIJE,
REPUBLIKE POLJSKE,
PORTUGALSKE REPUBLIKE,
REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE,
SLOVAŠKE REPUBLIKE,
REPUBLIKE FINSKE,
KRALJEVINE ŠVEDSKE,
ZDRUŽENEGA KRALJESTVA VELIKE BRITANIJE IN SEVERNE IRSKE,
pogodbenic Pogodbe o ustanovitvi EVROPSKE SKUPNOSTI in Pogodbe o ustanovitvi EVROPSKE SKUPNOSTI ZA ATOMSKO ENERGIJO, v nadaljnjem besedilu »države članice«, in
EVROPSKE SKUPNOSTI in EVROPSKE SKUPNOSTI ZA ATOMSKO ENERGIJO,
v nadaljnjem besedilu »Skupnost«,
na eni strani in
pooblaščenci REPUBLIKE TADŽIKISTAN
na drugi strani,
ki so se sestali v Luxsembourgu, 11. oktobra 2004, da podpišejo Sporazum o partnerstvu in sodelovanju med Evropskima skupnostma in njunimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Republiko Tadžikistan na drugi strani, v nadaljnjem besedilu »sporazum«, so sprejeli naslednja besedila:
Sporazum s prilogami in naslednjim Protokolom:
Protokol o medsebojni upravni pomoči v carinskih zadevah.
Pooblaščenci držav članic in Skupnosti in pooblaščenci Republike Tadžikistan so sprejeli besedila spodaj navedenih skupnih izjav, priloženih k tej sklepni listini:
Skupna izjava o osebnih podatkih
Skupna izjava o členu 5 Sporazuma
Skupna izjava o členu 13 Sporazuma
Skupna izjava o pomenu izraza »nadzor« v členih 22(b) in 33
Skupna izjava o členu 32 Sporazuma
Skupna izjava o členu 39 Sporazuma
Skupna izjava o členu 94 Sporazuma
Pooblaščenci držav članic in Skupnosti ter pooblaščenci Republike Tadžikistan so se seznanili z izjavo Komisije in Sveta Evropske unije o načelu o vračanju in ponovnem prevzemu ilegalnih migrantov (člen 70), ki je priložena k tej sklepni listini.
Pooblaščenci držav članic in Skupnosti in pooblaščenci Republike Tadžikistan so prav tako sprejeli v vednost naslednjo izmenjavo pisem, ki je priložena k tej sklepni listini:
Izmenjava pisem med Skupnostjo in Republiko Tadžikistan o ustanavljanju družb
Pooblaščenci držav članic in Skupnosti in pooblaščenci Republike Tadžikistan so razen tega sprejeli v vednost naslednjo izjavo, ki je priložena k tej sklepni listini:
Izjava francoske vlade.
SKUPNA IZJAVA O OSEBNIH PODATKIH
Z uporabo tega sporazuma se pogodbenici zavedata potrebe po ustrezni zaščiti posameznikov v zvezi z obdelavo osebnih podatkov in prostim pretokom teh podatkov.
SKUPNA IZJAVA O ČLENU 5
Če bi se pogodbenici strinjali, da okoliščine zahtevajo srečanje na najvišji ravni, se tako srečanje lahko organizira ad hoc.
SKUPNA IZJAVA O ČLENU 13
Dokler Republika Tadžikistan ne vstopi v STO, se pogodbenici v okviru Odbora za sodelovanje posvetujeta o politiki Republike Tadžikistan o uvoznih tarifni politiki, vključno s spremembami tarifne zaščite. Taka posvetovanja se zlasti skličejo pred povečanjem tarifne zaščite.
SKUPNA IZJAVA
O POMENU IZRAZA »NADZOR«
V ČLENIH 22(b) IN 33
1. Pogodbenici potrjujeta, da obstaja medsebojno razumevanje, da je vprašanje nadzora odvisno od dejanskih okoliščin posameznega primera.
2. Šteje se, na primer, da je podjetje pod »nadzorom« drugega podjetja in torej njegovo hčerinsko podjetje, če:
– ima drugo podjetje posredno ali neposredno večino glasovalnih pravic; ali
– ima drugo podjetje pravico do imenovanja ali razrešitve večine članov upravnega organa, izvršilnega organa ali nadzornega organa ter je istočasno delničar ali član hčerinskega podjetja.
3. Pogodbenici se strinjata, da seznam naštetih meril iz odstavka 2 ni dokončen.
SKUPNA IZJAVA O ČLENU 32
Samo dejstvo, da se za fizične osebe nekaterih pogodbenic zahteva vizum, za druge pa ne, se ne šteje, kot da izničuje ali omejuje ugodnosti na podlagi posebne obveze.
SKUPNA IZJAVA O ČLENU 39
Pogodbenici soglašata, da za namene tega sporazuma izrazi »intelektualna, industrijska in poslovna lastnina« vključujejo predvsem avtorske pravice, in sorodne pravice, zlasti avtorstvo računalniških programov, pravice, ki se nanašajo na patente, industrijske vzorce in modele, geografske označbe, zlasti oznake porekla, blagovne znamke in storitvene znamke, topografijo integriranih vezij in varstvo pred nelojalno konkurenco v skladu s členom 10 bis Pariške konvencije o varstvu industrijske lastnine in varstvu nerazkritih podatkov o znanju in izkušnjah.
SKUPNA IZJAVA O ČLENU 94
1. Za namene pravilne razlage in praktične uporabe tega sporazuma pogodbenici soglašata, da so »primeri posebne nujnosti«, omenjeni v členu 94 Sporazuma, primeri, ko pride do bistvene kršitve sporazuma s strani ene od pogodbenic.. Bistvena kršitev sporazuma je
a) neupoštevanje Sporazuma, ki ni sankcionirano s splošnimi pravili mednarodnega prava,
ali
b) kršitev bistvenih elementov Sporazuma, navedenih v členu 2.
2. Pogodbenici soglašata, da so »ustrezni ukrepi« iz člena 94 ukrepi, sprejeti v skladu z mednarodnim pravom. Če pogodbenica sprejme ukrep v posebno nujnem primeru v skladu s členom 94, lahko druga pogodbenica uporabi postopek za reševanje sporov.
IZJAVA
KOMISIJE IN SVETA EVROPSKE UNIJE
GLEDE NAČELA O VRAČANJU
IN PONOVENEM PREVZEMU ILEGALNIH MIGRANTOV
(ČLEN 70)
Člen 70 ne posega v notranjo porazdelitev pristojnosti med Evropsko skupnostjo in državami članicami glede sklenitve sporazumov o ponovnem prevzemu.
IZMENJAVA PISEM
MED EVROPSKO SKUPNOSTJO
IN REPUBLIKO TADŽIKISTAN
GLEDE USTANOVITVE DRUŽB
A. Pismo Vlade Republike Tadžikistan
Spoštovani,
Sklicujem se na Sporazum o partnerstvu in sodelovanju, parafiran dne 16. 12. 2003.
Kot sem poudaril med pogajanji, Republika Tadžikistan družbam Skupnosti, ki se ustanovijo in poslujejo v Republiki Tadžikistan, v nekaterih pogledih zagotavlja privilegirano obravnavo. Razložil sem, da ta ukrep zrcali politiko Republike Tadžikistan, da z vsemi sredstvi spodbuja ustanavljanje družb Skupnosti v Republiki Tadžikistan.
Ob upoštevanju tega razumem, da v obdobju med datumom parafiranja tega sporazuma in začetkom veljavnosti ustreznih členov o ustanavljanju družb Republika Tadžikistan ne bo sprejela ukrepov ali predpisov, ki bi uvajali ali poslabšali diskriminacijo družb Skupnosti vis-a-vis tadžikistanskim družbam ali družbam iz katerih koli tretjih držav v primerjavi s položajem, ki je obstajal na datum parafiranja tega sporazuma.
Hvaležen vam bom, če boste potrdili prejem tega pisma.
Sprejmite, Gospod, izraz mojega globokega spoštovanja.
Za Vlado
Republike Tadžikistan
B. Pismo Evropske skupnosti
Spoštovani,
Hvala za pismo z današnjega dne, ki se glasi:
»Sklicujem se na Sporazum o partnerstvu in sodelovanju, parafiran dne 16. 12. 2003.
Kot sem poudaril med pogajanji, Republika Tadžikistan družbam Skupnosti, ki se ustanovijo in poslujejo v Republiki Tadžikistan, v nekaterih pogledih zagotavlja privilegirano obravnavo. Razložil sem, da ta ukrep zrcali politiko Republike Tadžikistan, da z vsemi sredstvi spodbuja ustanavljanje družb Skupnosti v Republiki Tadžikistan.
Ob upoštevanju tega razumem, da v obdobju med datumom parafiranja tega sporazuma in začetkom veljavnosti ustreznih členov o ustanavljanju družb Republika Tadžikistan ne bo sprejela ukrepov ali predpisov, ki bi uvajali ali poslabšali diskriminacijo družb Skupnosti vis-a-vis tadžikistanskim družbam ali družbam iz katerih koli tretjih držav v primerjavi s položajem, ki je obstajal na datum parafiranja tega sporazuma.
Hvaležen vam bom, če boste potrdili prejem tega pisma.«
Potrjujem prejem pisma.
Sprejmite, Gospod, izraz mojega globokega spoštovanja.
V imenu
Evropske skupnosti
PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION
A G R E E M E N T
ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART,
AND THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN,
OF THE OTHER PART
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as "Member States", and
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community",
of the one part, and
THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN,
of the other part,
CONSIDERING the links between the Community, its Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan and the common values that they share,
RECOGNISING that the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan wish to strengthen these links and to establish partnership and cooperation which would strengthen and widen the relations established in the past in particular by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Trade and Commercial and Economic Cooperation, signed on 18 December 1989,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Community and its Member States and of the Republic of Tajikistan to strengthen the political and economic freedoms which constitute the very basis of the partnership,
RECOGNISING in that context that support of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Tajikistan will contribute to the safeguarding of peace and stability in Central Asia,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to promote international peace and security and the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to cooperate to this end in the framework of the United Nations and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
CONSIDERING the firm commitment of the Community and its Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan to the full implementation of all principles and provisions contained in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the Concluding Documents of the Madrid and Vienna Follow-Up Meetings, the Document of the CSCE Bonn Conference on Economic Cooperation, the Charter of Paris for a New Europe and the CSCE Helsinki Document 1992 "The Challenges of Change", and other fundamental documents of the OSCE,
CONVINCED of the paramount importance of the rule of law and respect for human rights, particularly those of persons belonging to minorities, the establishment of a multiparty system with free and democratic elections and economic liberalisation aimed at setting up a market economy,
BELIEVING that full implementation of this Partnership and Cooperation Agreement will both depend on and contribute to the continuation and accomplishment of political, economic and legal reforms in the Republic of Tajikistan and the introduction of the factors necessary for cooperation, notably in the light of the conclusions of the CSCE Bonn Conference,
DESIROUS of encouraging the process of internal reconciliation launched in the Republic of Tajikistan following the Moscow peace agreements,
DESIROUS of encouraging the process of regional cooperation in the areas covered by this agreement with neighbouring countries in order to promote the prosperity and stability of the region,
DESIROUS of establishing and developing regular political dialogue on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest,
RECOGNISING AND SUPPORTING the wish of the Republic of Tajikistan to establish close cooperation with European institutions,
CONSIDERING the necessity of promoting investment in the Republic of Tajikistan, including in the energy and water management sectors, confirming the importance attached by the Community, its Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan to the European Energy Charter, and to the full implementation of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspects,
TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to provide socioeconomic cooperation and technical assistance as appropriate, including in the fight against poverty,
BEARING IN MIND the utility of the Agreement in favouring a gradual rapprochement between the Republic of Tajikistan and a wider area of cooperation in Europe and neighbouring regions and its progressive integration into the open international trading system,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to liberalise trade, in conformity with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, and that the Community welcomes the intention of the Republic of Tajikistan to accede to WTO,
CONSCIOUS of the need to improve conditions affecting business and investment, and conditions in areas such as establishment of companies, labour, provision of services and capital movements,
CONVINCED that this Agreement will create a new climate for economic relations between the Parties and in particular for the development of trade and investment, which are essential to economic restructuring and technological modernisation,
DESIROUS of establishing close cooperation in the area of environment protection taking into account the interdependence existing between the Parties in this field,
RECOGNISING that cooperation for the prevention and control of illegal immigration, international organised crime and drug trafficking and the fight against terrorism constitute primary objectives of this Agreement,
DESIROUS of establishing cultural cooperation, cooperation in the field of education and improving the flow of information,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1
A Partnership is hereby established between the Community and its Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part. The objectives of this partnership are:
– to support the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Tajikistan,
– to support the Republic of Tajikistan's efforts to consolidate its democracy, to develop its economy and social infrastructure and to achieve transition to a market economy,
– to provide an appropriate framework for the political dialogue between the Parties allowing the development of close political relations,
– to promote trade and investment, in particular in the energy and water sectors, and harmonious economic relations between the Parties and so to foster their sustainable economic development,
– to provide a basis for legislative, economic, social, financial, civil scientific, industrial, technological and cultural cooperation.
TITLE I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
ARTICLE 2
Respect for democratic principles and fundamental and human rights, as defined in particular in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris for a New Europe underpin the internal and external policies of the Parties and constitute an essential element of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
The Parties consider that it is essential for their future prosperity and stability that the newly independent States which have emerged from the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter called "Independent States", should maintain and develop cooperation among themselves in compliance with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and with international law and in the spirit of good neighbourly relations, and will make every effort to encourage this process.
TITLE II
POLITICAL DIALOGUE
ARTICLE 4
A regular and constant political dialogue shall be established between the Parties, which they intend to develop and intensify. It shall accompany and consolidate the rapprochement between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan, support the political and socioeconomic changes underway in the Republic of Tajikistan and contribute to the establishment of new forms of cooperation. The political dialogue:
– will strengthen the links of the Republic of Tajikistan with the Community and its Member States, and thus with the community of democratic nations as a whole. The economic convergence achieved through this Agreement will lead to more intense political relations;
– will bring about an increasing convergence of positions on international issues of mutual concern thus increasing security and stability in the region;
– will encourage the Parties to cooperate on matters pertaining to the observance of the principles of democracy, and the respect, protection and promotion of human rights, including those of persons belonging to minorities, and to hold consultations, if necessary, on relevant matters.
The Parties consider that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery, both to state and non-state actors, represents one of the most serious threats to international stability and security. The Parties therefore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery through full compliance with and national implementation of their existing obligations under international disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements and other relevant international obligations. The Parties agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this agreement and will be part of the political dialogue that will accompany and consolidate these elements.
The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery by:
– taking steps to sign, ratify, or accede to, as appropriate, and fully implement all other relevant international instruments;
– the establishment of an effective system of national export controls, controlling the export as well as transit of WMD-related goods, including a WMD end-use control on dual-use technologies and containing effective sanctions for breaches of export controls. Such dialogue may take place on a regional basis.
ARTICLE 5
At ministerial level, political dialogue shall take place within the Cooperation Council established in Article 77 and on other occasions by mutual agreement.
ARTICLE 6
Other procedures and mechanisms for political dialogue shall be set up by the Parties, notably:
– by regular meetings at senior official level between representatives of the Community and its Member States on the one hand, and of the Republic of Tajikistan on the other hand;
– taking full advantage of diplomatic channels between the Parties, in particular appropriate contacts in the bilateral or multilateral fields, including at United Nations, OSCE meetings and elsewhere;
– by any other means, including the possibility of expert meetings which would contribute to consolidating and developing this dialogue.
TITLE III
TRADE IN GOODS
ARTICLE 7
1. The Parties shall accord one another most-favoured-nation treatment in all areas in respect of:
– customs duties and charges applied to imports and exports, including the method of collecting such duties and charges;
– provisions relating to customs clearance, transit, warehouses and transhipment;
– taxes and other internal charges of any kind applied directly or indirectly to imported goods;
– methods of payment and the transfer of such payments;
– the rules relating to the sale, purchase, transport, distribution and use of goods on the domestic market.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) advantages granted with the aim of creating a customs union or a free-trade area or pursuant to the creation of such a union or area;
(b) advantages granted to particular countries in accordance with WTO rules and with other international arrangements in favour of developing countries;
(c) advantages accorded to adjacent countries in order to facilitate frontier traffic.
3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply, during a transitional period expiring five years after the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, to advantages defined in Annex I granted by the Republic of Tajikistan to other States which have emerged from the dissolution of the USSR.
ARTICLE 8
1. The Parties agree that the principle of free transit is an essential condition of attaining the objectives of this Agreement.
In this connection each Party shall secure unrestricted transit via or through its territory of goods originating in the customs territory or destined for the customs territory of the other Party.
2. The rules described in Article V, paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the GATT 1994 are applicable between the Parties.
3. The rules contained in this Article are without prejudice to any special rules agreed between the Parties relating to specific sectors, in particular transport, or products.
ARTICLE 9
Without prejudice to the rights and obligations stemming from international conventions on the temporary admission of goods which bind the Parties, each Party shall grant the other Party exemption from import charges and duties on goods admitted temporarily, in the instances and according to the procedures stipulated by any other international convention on this matter binding upon it, in conformity with its legislation. Account shall be taken of the conditions under which the obligations stemming from such a convention have been accepted by the Party in question.
ARTICLE 10
1. Goods originating in the Republic of Tajikistan shall be imported into the Community free of quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 12, 15 and 16 of this Agreement.
2. Goods originating in the Community shall be imported into theTajikistan free of quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 12, 15 and 16 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
Goods shall be traded between the Parties at market-related prices.
ARTICLE 12
1. Where any product is being imported into the territory of one of the Parties in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause injury to domestic producers of like or directly competing products, the Community or the Republic of Tajikistan, as the case may be, may take appropriate measures in accordance with the following procedures and conditions.
2. Before taking any measures, or in cases to which paragraph 4 applies as soon as possible thereafter, the Community or the Republic of Tajikistan, as the case may be, shall supply the Cooperation Council with all relevant information with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties as provided for in Title XI.
3. If, as a result of the consultations, the Parties do not reach agreement within 30 days of referral to the Cooperation Council on actions to remedy the situation, the Party which requested consultations shall be free to restrict imports of the products concerned to the extent and for such time as is necessary to prevent or remedy the injury, or to adopt other appropriate measures.
4. In critical circumstances where delay would cause damage difficult to repair, the Parties may take the measures before the consultations, on condition that consultations are offered immediately after taking such action.
5. In the selection of measures under this Article, the Parties shall give priority to those which cause least disturbance to the achievement of the aims of this Agreement.
6. Nothing in this Article shall prejudice or affect in any way the taking, by either Party, of anti-dumping or countervailing measures in accordance with Article VI of the GATT 1994, the Agreement on implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994, the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures or related internal legislation.
ARTICLE 13
The Parties undertake to adjust the provisions in this Agreement on trade in goods between them, in the light of circumstances, and in particular of the situation arising from the future accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the WTO. The Cooperation Council may make recommendations on such adjustments to the Parties which could be put into effect, where accepted, by virtue of agreement between the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures.
ARTICLE 14
This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of natural resources; the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.
ARTICLE 15
Trade in textile products falling under Chapters 50 to 63 of the Combined Nomenclature is governed by a separate bilateral Agreement. After expiry of the separate Agreement, textile products shall be included in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 16
Trade in nuclear materials shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. If necessary, trade in nuclear materials shall be subject to the provisions of a specific Agreement to be concluded between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Tajikistan.
TITLE IV
PROVISIONS AFFECTING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT
CHAPTER I
LABOUR CONDITIONS
ARTICLE 17
1. Subject to the laws, conditions and procedures applicable in each Member State, the Community and the Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the treatment accorded to nationals of the Republic of Tajikistan legally resident and employed in the territory of a Member State shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, compared with that Member State's own nationals.
2. Subject to the laws, conditions and procedures applicable in Tajikistan, the Republic of Tajikistan shall endeavour to ensure that the treatment accorded to nationals of a Member State legally resident and employed in the territory of Tajikistan shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, compared with its own nationals.
ARTICLE 18
The Cooperation Council shall examine what improvements can be made in working conditions for business people consistent with the international commitments of the Parties, including those set out in the document of the CSCE Bonn Conference.
ARTICLE 19
The Cooperation Council shall make recommendations for the implementation of Articles 17 and 18.
CHAPTER II
CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF COMPANIES
ARTICLE 20
1. The Community and its Member States shall grant, for the establishment of Tajik companies as defined in Article 22(d), treatment no less favourable than that accorded to any third country companies.
2. Without prejudice to the reservations listed in Annex II, the Community and its Member States shall grant subsidiaries of Tajik companies established in their territories treatment no less favourable than that granted to any Community companies, in respect of their operation.
3. The Community and its Member States shall grant branches of Tajik companies established in their territories treatment no less favourable than that accorded to branches of companies of any third country, in respect of their operation.
4. The Republic of Tajikistan shall grant, for the establishment of Community companies as defined in Article 22(d), treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Tajik companies or to any third country companies, whichever is the better.
5. The Republic of Tajikistan shall grant subsidiaries and branches of Community companies established in its territory treatment no less favourable than that accorded to Tajik companies or branches, or to any third country company or branch, whichever is the better, in respect of their operations.
ARTICLE 21
1. The provisions of Article 20 shall not apply to air transport, inland waterways transport and maritime transport.
2. However, in respect of activities undertaken by shipping agencies for the provision of international maritime transport services, including intermodal activities involving a sea leg, each Party shall permit the companies of the other Party to have a commercial presence in its territory in the form of subsidiaries or branches, under conditions of establishment and operation no less favourable than those accorded to its own companies or to subsidiaries or branches of companies of any third country, whichever are better.
Such activities include but are not limited to:
(a) the marketing and sale of maritime transport and related services through direct contact with customers, from quotation to invoicing, whether these services are operated or offered by the service supplier itself or by service suppliers with which the service seller has established standing business arrangements;
(b) the purchase and use, on their own account or on behalf of their customers (and the resale to their customers), of any transport and related services, including inward transport services by any mode, particularly inland waterways, road and rail, necessary for the supply of an integrated service;
(c) the preparation of transport documents, customs documents, or other documents related to the origin and character of the goods transported;
(d) the provision of business information by any means, including computerised information systems and electronic data interchange (subject to any non-discriminatory restrictions concerning electronic communications);
(e) the setting-up of any business arrangement, including participation in the company's stock and the appointment of personnel recruited locally (or, in the case of foreign personnel, subject to the relevant provisions of this Agreement), with any locally established shipping agency;
(f) acting on behalf of companies, organising the port of call of the ship or taking over cargoes when required.
ARTICLE 22
For the purpose of this Agreement:
(a) A "Community company" or a "Tajik company" respectively shall mean a company set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or of the Republic of Tajikistan respectively and having its registered office, central administration or principal place of business in the territory of the Community or of the Republic of Tajikistan respectively. However, should a company set up in accordance with the laws of a Member State or the Republic of Tajikistan respectively have only its registered office in the territory of the Community or of the Republic of Tajikistan respectively, the company shall be considered a Community or Tajik company respectively if its operations possess a real and continuous link with the economy of one of the Member States or the Republic of Tajikistan respectively.
(b) "Subsidiary" of a company shall mean a company which is effectively controlled by the first company.
(c) "Branch" of a company shall mean a place of business not having legal personality which has the appearance of permanency, such as the extension of a parent body, has a management and is materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties so that the latter, although knowing that there will if necessary be a legal link with the parent body, the head office of which is abroad, do not have to deal directly with such parent body but may transact business at the place of business constituting the extension.
(d) "Establishment" shall mean the right of Community or Tajik companies as referred to in point (a) to take up economic activities by means of the setting up of subsidiaries and branches in the Republic of Tajikistan or in the Community respectively.
(e) "Operation" shall mean the pursuit of economic activities.
(f) "Economic activities" shall mean activities of an industrial, commercial and professional character.
With regard to international maritime transport, including intermodal operations involving a sea leg, nationals of the Member States or of the Republic of Tajikistan established outside the Community or the Republic of Tajikistan respectively, and shipping companies established outside the Community or the Republic of Tajikistan and controlled by nationals of a Member State or nationals of the Republic of Tajikistan respectively, shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter III if their vessels are registered in that Member State or in the Republic of Tajikistan respectively in accordance with their respective legislation.
ARTICLE 23
1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, a Party shall not be prevented from taking measures for prudential reasons, including for the protection of investors, depositors, policy holders or persons to whom a fiduciary duty is owed by a financial service supplier, or to ensure the integrity and stability of the financial system. Where such measures do not conform with the provisions of this Agreement, they shall not be used as a means of avoiding the obligations of a Party under this Agreement.
2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring a Party to disclose information relating to the affairs and accounts of individual customers or any confidential or proprietary information in the possession of public entities.
3. For the purposes of this Agreement, "financial services" shall mean those activities described in Annex III.
ARTICLE 24
The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice the application by each Party of any measure necessary to prevent the circumvention of its measures concerning third country access to its market, through the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 25
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or a Tajik company established in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches. The residence and work permits of such employees shall only cover the period of such employment.
2. Key personnel of the abovementioned companies herein referred to as "organisations" are "intra-corporate transferees" as defined in (c) in the following categories, provided that the organisation is a legal person and that the persons concerned have been employed by it or have been partners in it (other than majority shareholders) for at least the year immediately preceding such movement:
(a) Persons working in a senior position with an organisation, who primarily direct the management of the establishment, receiving general supervision or direction principally from the board of directors or stockholders of the business or their equivalent, including:
– directing the establishment or a department or subdivision of the establishment,
– supervising and controlling the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees,
– having the authority personally to hire and fire or recommend hiring, firing or other personnel actions.
(b) Persons working within an organisation who possess uncommon knowledge essential to the establishment's service, research equipment, techniques or management. The assessment of such knowledge may reflect, apart from knowledge specific to the establishment, a high level of qualification referring to a type of work or trade requiring specific technical knowledge, including membership of an accredited profession.
(c) An "intra-corporate transferee" is defined as a natural person working within an organisation in the territory of a Party, and being temporarily transferred in the context of pursuit of economic activities in the territory of the other Party; the organisation concerned must have its principal place of business in the territory of a Party and the transfer be to a branch or a subsidiary of that organisation effectively pursuing like economic activities in the territory of the other Party.
ARTICLE 26
1. The Parties shall use their best endeavours to avoid taking any measures or actions which render the conditions for the establishment and operation of each other's companies more restrictive than the situation existing on the day preceding the date of signature of the Agreement.
2. The provisions of this Article are without prejudice to those of Article 34: the situations covered by Article 34 shall be governed exclusively by the provisions thereof.
3. Acting in the spirit of partnership and cooperation and in the light of the provisions of Article 40, the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan shall inform the Community of its intentions to submit new legislation or adopt new regulations which may render the conditions for the establishment or operation in the Republic of Tajikistan of subsidiaries and branches of Community companies more restrictive than the situation existing on the day preceding the date of signature of the Agreement. The Community may request the Republic of Tajikistan to communicate the drafts of such legislation or regulations and to enter into consultations about those drafts.
4. Where new legislation or regulations introduced in the Republic of Tajikistan would result in rendering the conditions for operation of subsidiaries and branches of Community companies established in the Republic of Tajikistan more restrictive than the situation existing on the day of signature of this Agreement, such legislation or regulations shall not apply during three years following the entry into force of the relevant act to those subsidiaries and branches already established in the Republic of Tajikistan at the time of entry into force of the relevant act.
CHAPTER III
CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY OF SERVICES BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
ARTICLE 27
1. The Parties undertake in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter to take the necessary steps to allow progressively the supply of services by Community or Tajik companies which are established in a Party other than that of the person for whom the services are intended, taking into account the development of the service sectors in the two Parties.
2. The Cooperation Council shall make recommendations for the implementation of paragraph 1.
ARTICLE 28
The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of developing a market-oriented service sector in the Republic of Tajikistan.
ARTICLE 29
1. The Parties undertake to apply effectively the principle of unrestricted access to international maritime market and traffic on a commercial basis:
(a) The above provision does not prejudice the rights and obligations arising from the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences, as applicable to one or other Party to this Agreement. Non-conference lines will be free to operate in competition with a conference as long as they adhere to the principle of fair competition on a commercial basis.
(b) The Parties affirm their commitment to a freely competitive environment as being an essential feature of the dry and liquid bulk trade.
2. In applying the principles of paragraph 1, the Parties shall:
(a) not apply, as from the entry into force of this Agreement, any cargo-sharing provisions of bilateral agreements between Member States of the Community and the former Soviet Union;
(b) not introduce cargo-sharing clauses into future bilateral agreements with third countries, other than in those exceptional circumstances where liner shipping companies from one or other Party to this Agreement would not otherwise have an effective opportunity to ply for trade to and from the third country concerned;
(c) prohibit cargo-sharing arrangements in future bilateral agreements concerning dry and liquid bulk trade;
(d) abolish, upon entry into force of this Agreement, all unilateral measures, administrative, technical and other obstacles which could have restrictive or discriminatory effects on the free supply of services in international maritime transport.
3. Each Party shall grant, inter alia, no less favourable treatment to ships operated by nationals or companies of the other Party than that accorded to a Party's own ships with regard to access to ports open to international trade, the use of infrastructure and auxiliary maritime services of the ports, the related fees and charges, customs facilities and the assignment of berths and facilities for loading and unloading.
ARTICLE 30
With a view to assuring the coordinated development of transport between the Parties, adapted to their commercial needs, the conditions of mutual market access and provision of services in transport by road, rail and inland waterways and, if applicable, air may be dealt with by specific agreements negotiated between the Parties after entry into force of this Agreement.
CHAPTER IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 31
1. The provisions of this Title shall be applied subject to limitations justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health.
2. They shall not apply to activities which in the territory of the Parties are connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority.
ARTICLE 32
For the purpose of this Title, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Parties from applying their laws and regulations regarding entry and stay, work, labour conditions and establishment of natural persons and supply of services, provided that, in so doing, they do not apply them in a manner such as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under the terms of a specific provision of this Agreement. The above provision does not prejudice the application of Article 31.
ARTICLE 33
Companies which are controlled and exclusively owned by Tajik companies and Community companies jointly shall also be beneficiaries of the provisions of Chapters II, III and IV.
ARTICLE 34
Treatment granted by either Party to the other under this Agreement shall, as from the day one month prior to the date of entry into force of the relevant obligations of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), in respect of sectors or measures covered by the GATS, in no case be more favourable than that accorded by such first Party under the provisions of GATS and this in respect of each service sector, sub-sector and mode of supply.
ARTICLE 35
For the purposes of Chapters II, III and IV, no account shall be taken of treatment accorded by the Community, its Member States or the Republic of Tajikistan pursuant to commitments entered into in economic integration agreements in accordance with the principles of Article V of the GATS.
ARTICLE 36
1. The most-favoured-nation treatment granted in accordance with the provisions of this Title shall not apply to the tax advantages which the Parties are providing, or will provide in the future, on the basis of agreements to avoid double taxation or of other tax arrangements.
2. Nothing in this Title shall be construed as preventing the adoption or enforcement by the Parties of any measure aimed at preventing the avoidance or evasion of taxes pursuant to the tax provisions of agreements to avoid double taxation, other tax arrangements or domestic fiscal legislation.
3. Nothing in this Title shall be construed as preventing Member States or the Republic of Tajikistan from distinguishing, in the application of the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation, between taxpayers who are not in identical situations, in particular as regards their place of residence.
ARTICLE 37
Without prejudice to Article 24, no provision of Chapters II, III and IV shall be interpreted as giving the right to:
– nationals of the Member States or of the Republic of Tajikistan respectively to enter, or stay in, the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan or the Community respectively in any capacity whatsoever, and in particular as a shareholder or partner in a company or manager or employee thereof or supplier or recipient of services;
– Community subsidiaries or branches of Tajik companies to employ, or have employed, nationals of the Republic of Tajikistan in the territory of the Community;
– Tajik subsidiaries or branches of Community companies to employ, or have employed, nationals of the Member States in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan;
– Tajik companies or Community subsidiaries or branches of Tajik companies to supply Tajik persons to act for and under the control of, other persons under temporary employment contracts;
– Community companies or Tajik subsidiaries or branches of Community companies to supply workers who are nationals of the Member States under temporary employment contracts.
CHAPTER V
CURRENT PAYMENTS AND CAPITAL
ARTICLE 38
1. The Parties undertake to authorise in freely convertible currency any payments on the current account of the balance of payments between residents of the Community and of the Republic of Tajikistan connected with the movement of goods, services or persons made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
2. With regard to transactions on the capital account of the balance of payments, from entry into force of this Agreement, the free movement of capital shall be ensured for the purposes of direct investments made in companies formed in accordance with the laws of the host country, investments made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II, and the liquidation or repatriation of these investments and of any profit stemming therefrom.
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 or to paragraph 5, as from the entry into force of this Agreement, no new foreign exchange restrictions shall be introduced on the movement of capital and current payments connected therewith between residents of the Community and Tajikistan and nor shall the existing arrangements be made more restrictive.
4. The Parties shall consult each other with a view to facilitating the movement of forms of capital other than those referred to in paragraph 2 between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan in order to promote the objectives of this Agreement.
5. With reference to the provisions of this Article, until full convertibility of the Tajik currency within the meaning of Article VIII of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is introduced, the Republic of Tajikistan may in exceptional circumstances apply exchange restrictions connected with the granting or taking-up of short- and medium-term financial credits to the extent that such restrictions are imposed on Tajikistan for the granting of such credits and are permitted according to the Republic of Tajikistan's status under the IMF. The Republic of Tajikistan shall apply these restrictions in a non-discriminatory manner. They shall be applied in such a manner as to cause the least possible disruption to this Agreement. the Republic of Tajikistan shall inform the Cooperation Council promptly of the introduction of such measures and of any changes therein.
6. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2, where, in exceptional circumstances, movements of capital between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties for the operation of exchange-rate policy or monetary policy in the Community or Tajikistan, the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan respectively may take safeguard measures with regard to movements of capital between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan for a period not exceeding six months, if such measures are strictly necessary.
CHAPTER VI
INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
ARTICLE 39
1. Pursuant to the provisions of this Article and of Annex IV, the Republic of Tajikistan shall continue to improve the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights in order to provide, by the end of the fifth year after the entry into force of this Agreement, a level of protection similar to that existing in the Community, including effective means of enforcing such rights.
2. By the end of the fifth year after entry into force of this Agreement, the Republic of Tajikistan shall accede to the multilateral conventions on intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights referred to in paragraph 1 of Annex IV to which Member States are parties or which are de facto applied by Member States, according to the relevant provisions contained in these conventions. For implementation of this provision, the Community will provide support wherever possible.
TITLE V
LEGISLATIVE COOPERATION
ARTICLE 40
1. The Parties recognise that an important condition for strengthening the economic links between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Community is the approximation of the Republic of Tajikistan's existing and future legislation to that of the Community. The Republic of Tajikistan shall endeavour to ensure that its legislation is gradually made compatible with that of the Community.
2. The approximation of laws shall extend to the following areas in particular: customs law, company law, laws on banking and other financial services, company accounts and taxes, intellectual property, protection of workers at the workplace, rules on competition, including any related issues and practices affecting trade, public procurement, protection of health and life of humans, animals and plants, the environment, consumer protection, indirect taxation, technical rules and standards, nuclear laws and regulations, transport and electronic communications.
3. The Community shall provide the Republic of Tajikistan with technical assistance for the implementation of these measures, which may include:
– the exchange of experts;
– the provision of early information, especially on relevant legislation;
– organisation of seminars;
– training of personnel involved in the drafting and implementation of legislation;
– aid for translation of Community legislation in the relevant sectors.
4. The Parties agree to examine ways to apply their respective competition laws on a concerted basis in such cases where trade between them is affected.
TITLE VI
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ARTICLE 41
1. The Community and the Republic of Tajikistan shall establish economic cooperation aimed at contributing to the process of economic reform and recovery and sustainable development of the Republic of Tajikistan. Such cooperation shall strengthen existing economic links to the benefit of the Parties.
2. Policies and other measures will be designed to bring about economic and social reforms and the restructuring of economic systems in the Republic of Tajikistan and will be guided by the requirements of sustainability and harmonious social development; they will also fully incorporate environmental considerations and the fight against poverty.
3. To this end the cooperation will concentrate, in particular, on economic and social development, human resources development, support for enterprises (including privatisation, investment and development of financial services), agriculture and food (including food security), energy (including hydro-electricity), water management and civil nuclear safety, health and the fight against poverty, transport, postal services, electronic communications, tourism, environmental protection, cross-border activities and regional cooperation.
4. Special attention shall be devoted to measures capable of fostering the economic potential of the Republic of Tajikistan and regional cooperation.
5. Where appropriate, economic cooperation and other forms of cooperation provided for in this Agreement may be supported by technical assistance from the Community, taking into account the Community's relevant Council Regulation applicable to technical assistance in the Independent States, the agreed priorities in the indicative programme for Community technical assistance to Central Asia and its application in the Republic of Tajikistan and its established coordination and implementation procedures. The Republic of Tajikistan may also benefit from other Community programmes in accordance with the appropriate regulations adopted by the Council.
ARTICLE 42
Cooperation in the field of trade in goods and services
The Parties will cooperate with a view to ensuring that the Republic of Tajikistan's international trade is conducted in conformity with the rules of the WTO. The Community shall provide the Republic of Tajikistan with technical assistance for this purpose.
Such cooperation shall include specific issues directly relevant to trade facilitation, in particular with a view to assisting the Republic of Tajikistan to harmonise its legislation and regulations with WTO rules and so fulfil as soon as possible the conditions of accession to that Organisation. These include:
– the formulation of policy on trade and trade-related questions, including payments and clearing mechanisms,
– the drafting of relevant legislation.
ARTICLE 43
Industrial cooperation
1. Cooperation shall aim at promoting the following in particular:
– the development of business links between economic operators of both Parties, including between small and medium-sized enterprises;
– Community participation in the Republic of Tajikistan's efforts to restructure its industry;
– the improvement of management;
– the improvement of the quality of industrial products and their adaptation to international standards;
– the development of efficient production and processing capacity in the raw materials sector;
– the development of appropriate commercial rules and practices, including product marketing;
– environmental protection;
– defence conversion;
– training of personnel.
2. The provisions of this Article shall not affect the enforcement of Community competition rules applicable to undertakings.
ARTICLE 44
Investment promotion and protection
1. Bearing in mind the respective powers and competences of the Community and the Member States, cooperation shall aim to establish a favourable climate for private investment, both domestic and foreign, especially through better conditions for investment protection, the transfer of capital and the exchange of information on investment opportunities.
2. The aims of cooperation shall be in particular:
– to conclude, where appropriate, agreements between the Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan to avoid double taxation;
– to create favourable conditions for attracting foreign investments into the Tajik economy;
– to establish stable and adequate business law and conditions, and to exchange information on laws, regulations and administrative practices in the field of investment;
– to exchange information on investment opportunities in the form of, inter alia, trade fairs, exhibitions, trade weeks and other events.
ARTICLE 45
Public procurement
The Parties shall cooperate to develop conditions for open and competitive award of contracts for goods and services, in particular through calls for tenders.
ARTICLE 46
Cooperation in the field of standards and conformity assessment
1. Cooperation between the Parties shall promote alignment with internationally agreed criteria, principles and guidelines in the field of metrology, standards and conformity assessment, to facilitate progress towards mutual recognition in the field of conformity assessment, and to improve the quality of Tajik products.
2. To this end the Parties shall seek to cooperate in technical assistance projects which will:
– promote appropriate cooperation with organisations and institutions specialised in these fields;
– promote the use of Community technical regulations and the application of European standards and conformity-assessment procedures;
– permit the sharing of experience and technical information in the field of quality management.
ARTICLE 47
Mining and raw materials
1. The Parties shall aim at increasing investment and trade in mining and raw materials, including non ferrous metals.
2. The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas:
– the exchange of information on the prospects of the mining and non-ferrous metals sectors;
– the establishment of a legal framework for cooperation;
– trade matters;
– the adoption and implementation of environmental legislation;
– training;
– safety in the mining industry.
ARTICLE 48
Cooperation in science and technology
1. The Parties shall promote cooperation in civil scientific research and technological development (RTD) on the basis of mutual benefit and, taking into account the availability of resources, adequate access to their respective programmes, subject to appropriate levels of effective protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights (IPR).
2. Science and technology cooperation shall cover:
– the exchange of scientific and technical information;
– joint RTD activities;
– training activities and mobility programmes for scientists, researchers and technicians of both Parties engaged in RTD.
Where such cooperation takes the form of activities involving education and/or training, it must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 49.
The Parties, on the basis of mutual agreement, may engage in other forms of cooperation in science and technology.
In carrying out such cooperation activities, particular attention shall be devoted to the redeployment of scientists, engineers, researchers and technicians who are or have been engaged in research on, and/or production of, weapons of mass destruction.
3. The cooperation covered by this Article shall be implemented according to specific arrangements to be negotiated and concluded in accordance with the procedures adopted by each Party, which shall include appropriate IPR provisions.
ARTICLE 49
Education and training
1. The Parties shall cooperate with the aim of raising the level of general education and professional qualifications in the Republic of Tajikistan, both in the public and private sectors.
2. The cooperation shall focus in particular on the following areas:
– updating higher education and training systems in the Republic of Tajikistan, including the system of certification of higher education establishments and higher education diplomas;
– training public and private sector executives and civil servants in priority areas to be determined;
– cooperation between educational establishments and between educational establishments and firms;
– mobility for teachers, graduates, administrators, young scientists and researchers, and young people;
– promoting teaching in the field of European studies within the appropriate institutions;
– teaching Community languages;
– post-graduate training of conference interpreters;
– training of journalists;
– training of trainers.
3. The possible participation of one Party in the other Party's programmes in the field of education and training may be considered in accordance with their respective procedures; where appropriate, institutional frameworks and plans of cooperation will then be established through the participation of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Community's TEMPUS programme.
ARTICLE 50
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector
The purpose of cooperation in this area shall be the pursuit of agrarian reform and the reform of agricultural structures, the modernisation, privatisation and restructuring of agriculture, stock farming and the agro-industrial and services sectors in the Republic of Tajikistan, and the development of domestic and foreign markets for Tajik products, in conditions that ensure the protection of the environment, taking into account the necessity to improve security of food supply and to develop agri-business and the processing and distribution of agricultural products. The Parties shall also pursue the gradual approximation of Tajik standards to Community technical regulations concerning industrial and agricultural food products, including sanitary and phytosanitary standards.
ARTICLE 51
Energy
1. Cooperation shall be governed by the principles of the market economy and the European Energy Charter, against a background of the progressive integration of the energy markets in Europe.
2. Cooperation shall concentrate, inter alia, upon the formulation and development of energy policy. It shall include the following areas:
– the improvement of the management and regulation of the energy sector in line with a market economy;
– the improvement of energy supply, including security of supply, in an economically and environmentally sound manner;
– the promotion of energy saving and energy efficiency and implementation of the Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and related environmental aspects;
– the modernisation of energy infrastructure;
– the improvement of energy supply and use technologies across the range of energy types;
– management and technical training in the energy sector;
– the transportation and transit of energy materials and products;
– the introduction of the range of institutional, legal, fiscal and other conditions necessary to encourage increased energy trade and investment;
– the development of hydro-electric and other renewable energy resources.
3. The Parties shall exchange relevant information on investment projects in the energy sector, in particular concerning the production of energy resources and the construction and refurbishing of oil and gas pipelines or other means of transporting energy products. The Parties attach particular importance to cooperation regarding investments in the energy sector and the manner in which these are regulated. They shall cooperate with a view to implementing the provisions of Title IV and of Article 44 as efficaciously as possible in respect of investments in the energy sector.
ARTICLE 52
Environment and health
1. Bearing in mind the European Energy Charter, the Declarations of the Lucerne Conference of April 1993 and of the Sofia Conference of October 1995, and taking into account the Energy Charter Treaty, and especially Article 19 thereof, and the Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and related environmental aspects, the Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation on environment and human health.
2. Cooperation shall aim at protecting the environment, combating all kinds of pollution and in particular cover:
– effective monitoring of pollution levels and assessment of the environment; a system of information on the state of the environment;
– combating local, regional and transboundary air and water pollution;
– environmental rehabilitation;
– sustainable, efficient and environmentally sound production and use of energy;
– the safety of industrial plants;
– classification and safe handling of chemicals;
– water quality;
– waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal, implementation of the Basel Convention when signed;
– the environmental impact of agriculture; soil erosion; chemical pollution;
– the protection of forests;
– the conservation of biodiversity, protected areas and sustainable use and management of biological resources;
– land-use planning, including construction and urban planning;
– the use of economic and fiscal instruments;
– global climate change;
– environmental education and awareness;
– implementation of the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a transboundary context when signed.
3. Forms of cooperation shall include:
– planning for disasters and other emergency situations;
– the exchange of information and experts, including information and experts dealing with the transfer of clean technologies and the safe and environmentally sound use of biotechnologies;
– joint research activities;
– approximation of laws towards Community standards;
– cooperation at regional level, including cooperation within the framework of the European Environment Agency, and at international level;
– the development of strategies, particularly with regard to global and climatic issues and with a view to achieving sustainable development;
– environmental impact studies.
4. The Parties shall seek to develop their cooperation on questions of human health, in particular through technical assistance on the prevention and combating of infectious diseases and the protection of mothers and young children.
ARTICLE 53
Transport
The Parties shall develop and strengthen their cooperation in the field of transport.
This cooperation shall, inter alia, aim at restructuring and modernising transport systems and networks in the Republic of Tajikistan; developing and ensuring, where appropriate, compatibility of transportation systems in the context of achieving a more global transport system; and identifying and elaborating priority projects and seeking to attract investment for their implementation.
Cooperation shall include:
– the modernisation of management and operations of road transport, railways and airports;
– the modernisation and development of railways, waterways, roads, airport and air navigation infrastructure and navigation aids, including the modernisation of major routes of common interest and the trans-European links for the above modes, particularly those related to the TRACECA project;
– the promotion and development of multi-modal transport;
– the promotion of joint research and development programmes;
– the preparation of the legislative and institutional framework for policy development and implementation, including privatisation of the transport sector;
– the simplification of procedures for all forms of transport in the region.
ARTICLE 54
Electronic communications and postal services
Within their respective powers and competences the Parties shall expand and strengthen cooperation aimed at:
– establishing policies and guidelines for the development of the electronic communications sector and postal services;
– developing tariff policy and marketing principles for electronic communications and postal services;
– transferring technology and know-how, particularly regarding European technical standards and certification systems;
– encouraging the development of projects for electronic communications and postal services and attracting investment;
– enhancing the efficiency and quality of electronic communications and postal services, inter alia through liberalisation of activities in sub-sectors;
– promoting advanced application of electronic communications, notably in the area of electronic funds transfer;
– enhancing the management of, and optimising, electronic communications networks;
– developing an appropriate regulatory basis for the provision of electronic communications and postal services and for the use of the radio frequency spectrum;
– enhancing training in the field of electronic communications and postal services for operations in market conditions.
ARTICLE 55
Financial services and fiscal institutions
1. Cooperation in the field of financial services shall in particular aim at facilitating the involvement of the Republic of Tajikistan in universally recognised clearing systems. Technical assistance shall focus on:
– the development of a stock market and a securities market;
– the development of banking services, the development of a common market for credit resources and the involvement of the Republic of Tajikistan in a universally recognised clearing system;
– the development of insurance services, which would inter alia create a favourable framework for Community companies' participation in the establishment of joint ventures in the insurance sector in the Republic of Tajikistan, and the development of export credit insurance.
This cooperation shall in particular contribute to fostering relations between the Parties in the financial services sector.
2. The Parties shall cooperate in developing the fiscal system and fiscal institutions in the Republic of Tajikistan. This cooperation shall include the exchange of information and experience on fiscal matters and the training of personnel involved in the formulation and implementation of fiscal policy.
ARTICLE 56
Enterprise restructuring and privatisation
Recognising that privatisation is of fundamental importance to a sustainable economic recovery, the Parties agree to cooperate in the development of the necessary institutional, legal and methodological framework. Particular attention shall be paid to the orderly and transparent nature of the privatisation process, exchange of information and experience, and appropriate training in investment policy.
Technical assistance shall focus on, inter alia:
– the further development of an institutional base within the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to assist with defining and managing the privatisation process;
– the further development of the privatisation strategy of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, including the legislative framework, and implementation mechanisms;
– furthering market approaches to land use and usufruct;
– the restructuring of those enterprises not yet ready for privatisation;
– the development of private enterprise, and particularly small and medium-sized enterprises;
– the development of investment funds.
The objective of this cooperation shall be to contribute to the promotion of Community investment in the Republic of Tajikistan.
ARTICLE 57
Regional development
1. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation on regional development and land-use planning.
2. To this end, the Parties shall encourage the exchange of information by national, regional and local authorities on regional and land-use planning policy and on methods of formulation of regional policies with special emphasis on the development of disadvantaged areas.
They shall also encourage direct contacts between the respective regions and public organisations responsible for regional development planning with the aim, inter alia, of exchanging information regarding ways of fostering regional development.
ARTICLE 58
Social cooperation
1. With regard to health and safety, the Parties shall develop cooperation between them with the aim of improving inter alia the level of protection of the health and safety of workers.
This cooperation shall include:
– education and training on health and safety issues with specific attention to high risk sectors of activity;
– development and promotion of preventive measures to combat work related diseases and other work-related ailments;
– prevention of major accident hazards and the management of toxic chemicals;
– research on developing information and understanding of the working environment and on the health and safety of workers.
2. With regard to employment, the cooperation shall include notably technical assistance for:
– the optimisation of the labour market;
– the modernisation of job-finding and careers advisory services;
– the planning and management of restructuring programmes;
– the encouragement of local employment development;
– the exchange of information on the programmes of flexible employment, including those stimulating self-employment and promoting entrepreneurship.
3. The Parties shall pay special attention to cooperation in the sphere of social protection, including cooperation in planning and implementing social protection reforms in the Republic of Tajikistan.
These reforms shall aim to develop in the Republic of Tajikistan methods of protection intrinsic to market economies and shall comprise all relevant forms of social protection.
ARTICLE 59
Tourism
The Parties shall increase and develop their cooperation with a view, inter alia, to:
– facilitating the tourist trade;
– increasing the flow of information;
– transferring know-how;
– studying the opportunities for joint operations;
– cooperation between official tourism bodies, including the preparation of promotional material;
– training for tourism development.
ARTICLE 60
Small and medium-sized enterprises
1. The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their associations, and cooperation between SMEs in the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. Cooperation shall include technical assistance, in particular in the following areas:
– the development of a legislative framework for SMEs;
– the development of an appropriate infrastructure to support SMEs, to promote communication and business cooperation between SMEs both within the Republic of Tajikistan and further afield, and to train SMEs in the skills necessary to access funding;
– training in the areas of marketing, accounting and control of the quality of products.
ARTICLE 61
Information and communication
The Parties shall support the development of modern methods of information handling, including the media, and stimulate the effective mutual exchange of information. Priority shall be given to programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan, including, where possible, access to databases, in full respect of intellectual property rights.
ARTICLE 62
Consumer protection
The Parties shall enter into close cooperation aimed at achieving compatibility between their systems of consumer protection. This cooperation may include the exchange of information on legislative work and institutional reform, the establishment of permanent systems of mutual information on dangerous products, the improvement of information provided to consumers, especially on prices, characteristics of products and services offered, the development of exchanges between consumer interest representatives, and increasing the compatibility of consumer protection policies, and the organisation of seminars and training periods.
ARTICLE 63
Customs
1. The aim of cooperation shall be to guarantee compliance with all the provisions scheduled for adoption in connection with trade and fair trade and to achieve the approximation of the Republic of Tajikistan's customs system to that of the Community.
2. Cooperation shall take place particularly through:
– the exchange of information;
– the improvement of working methods;
– the introduction of the Combined Nomenclature and the single administrative document;
– the simplification of controls and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods;
– support for the introduction of modern customs information systems;
– the organisation of seminars and training periods.
Technical assistance shall be provided where necessary.
3. Without prejudice to other cooperation under this Agreement, and in particular Title VIII, mutual assistance in customs matters between administrative authorities of the Parties shall take place in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol attached to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 64
Statistical cooperation
Cooperation in this area shall pursue the development of an efficient statistical system to provide the reliable statistics needed to support and monitor the process of socio-economic reform and contribute to the development of private enterprise in the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Parties shall, in particular, cooperate in the following fields:
– the adaptation of the Tajik statistical system to international methods, standards and classification;
– the exchange of statistical information;
– the provision of the macro- and microeconomic statistics necessary to implement and manage economic reforms.
The Community shall provide the Republic of Tajikistan with technical assistance for this purpose.
ARTICLE 65
Economic science
The Parties shall facilitate the process of socioeconomic reform and the coordination of economic policies by cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective economies and the design and implementation of economic policy in market economies. To this end, the Parties shall exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects.
The Community shall provide technical assistance to:
– assist the Republic of Tajikistan in the process of economic reform by providing expert advice and technical assistance;
– encourage cooperation among economists in order to expedite the transfer of know-how for the drafting of economic policies, and provide for wide dissemination of policy-relevant research;
– improve the Republic of Tajikistan's capacity to formulate economic models.
TITLE VII
COOPERATION ON MATTERS RELATING TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ARTICLE 66
The Parties shall cooperate on all questions relevant to the establishment or reinforcement of democratic institutions, including those required in order to strengthen the rule of law, and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms according to international law and OSCE principles.
This cooperation shall take the form of technical assistance programmes intended to assist, inter alia, in the drafting of relevant legislation and regulations; the implementation of such legislation; the functioning of the judiciary; the role of the State in questions of justice; and the operation of the electoral system. They shall include training where appropriate. The Parties shall encourage contacts and exchanges between their national, regional and judicial authorities, parliamentarians, and non-governmental organisations.
TITLE VIII
COOPERATION ON PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
ARTICLE 67
The Parties shall establish cooperation aimed at preventing illegal activities such as:
– illegal activities in the sphere of economics, including corruption;
– illegal transactions in various goods, including industrial waste, and illicit traffic of arms;
– counterfeiting.
Cooperation in the above areas shall be based on mutual consultation and close interaction. Technical and administrative assistance shall be provided, in such areas as:
– drafting national legislation in the sphere of preventing illegal activities;
– creating information centres;
– increasing the efficiency of institutions engaged in preventing illegal activities;
– training personnel and developing research infrastructure;
– elaborating mutually acceptable measures to counter illegal activities.
ARTICLE 68
Money laundering
1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making efforts and cooperating in order to prevent the use of their financial systems for laundering the proceeds of criminal activities in general and drug offences in particular.
2. Cooperation in this area shall include administrative and technical assistance with a view to establishing standards against money laundering equivalent to those adopted by the Community and international fora in this field, including the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
ARTICLE 69
Fight against drugs
Within the framework of their respective powers and competences the Parties shall cooperate to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of policies and measures to counter the illicit production, supply and traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including the prevention of diversion of precursor chemicals, and to promote drug demand prevention and reduction. As regards the control of precursor chemicals and other essential substances used for the illicit production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, this cooperation shall be based on the standards adopted by the Community and the international authorities concerned, such as those of the Chemical Action Task Force (CATF). Cooperation in this area shall be based on mutual consultation and close coordination between the Parties on objectives and measures to be taken in the various drug-related fields.
ARTICLE 70
Cooperation on migration
1. The Parties reaffirm the importance, which they attach to a joint management of migration flows between their territories. With a view to strengthening cooperation between them, they shall establish a comprehensive dialogue on all migration-related issues, including illegal migration, smuggling and trafficking in human beings, as well as the inclusion of the migration concerns in the national strategies for economic and social development of the areas from which migrants originate.
2. Cooperation shall be based on a specific needs assessment conducted in mutual consultation between the Parties and be implemented in accordance with the relevant Community and national legislation in force. It will, in particular, focus on:
(a) the root causes of migration;
(b) the development and implementation of national legislation and practices as regards international protection, with a view to satisfying the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1951 on the status of refugees and of the Protocol of 1967 and other relevant international instruments, and to ensuring the respect of the principle of "non-refoulement";
(c) the admission rules and rights and status of persons admitted, fair treatment and integration of lawfully residing non-nationals, education and training and measures against racism and xenophobia;
(d) the establishment of an effective and preventive policy against illegal immigration, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings including the issue of how to combat networks of smugglers and traffickers and how to protect the victims of such trafficking;
(e) the return, under humane and dignified conditions, of persons residing illegally including the promotion of their voluntary return, and the readmission of such persons, in accordance with paragraph 3;
(f) the field of visas, on issues identified as being of mutual interest;
(g) the field of border controls, on issues related to organisation, training, best practices and other operational measures on the ground and where relevant, equipment, while being aware of the potential dual-use of such equipment.
3. In the framework of the cooperation to prevent and control illegal immigration, the Parties also agree to readmit their illegal migrants. To this end:
– the Republic of Tajikistan shall readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of a Member State of the European Union, upon request by the latter and without further formalities;
– and each Member State of the European Union shall readmit any of its nationals illegally present on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, upon request by the latter and without further formalities.
The Member States of the European Union and the Republic of Tajikistan will provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents for such purposes.
The Parties agree to conclude, upon request and as soon as possible, an agreement regulating the specific obligations for Member States of the European Union and the Republic of Tajikistan on readmission, including an obligation for the readmission of nationals of other countries and stateless persons.
For this purpose, the term "Parties" shall mean the European Community, any of its Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan.
ARTICLE 71
Fight against terrorism
The Parties reaffirm the importance of the fight against terrorism and, in accordance with international agreements and their respective laws and regulations, agree to cooperate on the prevention and elimination of terrorist acts. In particular they will cooperate:
– in the framework of the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 and other UN resolutions, agreements and other international instruments relating to this matter;
– by exchanges of information, in accordance with the international and national laws on terrorist groups and their support networks;
– and by exchanges of views on the means and methods used to counter terrorism, including technical fields and training, and by an exchange of experience concerning the prevention of terrorism.
TITLE IX
CULTURAL COOPERATION
ARTICLE 72
The Parties undertake to promote, encourage and facilitate cultural cooperation. Where appropriate, the Community's cultural cooperation programmes or those of one or more Member States may be the subject of cooperation and further activities of mutual interest may be developed.
TITLE X
FINANCIAL COOPERATION
ARTICLE 73
In order to achieve the objectives of this Agreement and in accordance with Articles 74, 75 and 76, the Republic of Tajikistan shall be eligible for temporary financial assistance from the Community by way of technical assistance grants.
ARTICLE 74
This financial assistance shall be covered by the Tacis programme and the Community's relevant Council Regulation. The Republic of Tajikistan may also benefit from other types of Community assistance according to its needs. Particular attention shall be given to the focussing of aid, the coordination of assistance instruments and the link between the various types of Community humanitarian, rehabilitation and development aid. The fight against poverty shall be incorporated into the Community programmes.
ARTICLE 75
The objectives and the areas of the Community's financial assistance shall be laid down in an indicative programme reflecting priorities between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan, taking into account the Republic of Tajikistan's needs, sectoral absorption capacities and progress with reform. The Parties shall inform the Cooperation Council thereof.
ARTICLE 76
In order to permit optimum use of the resources available, the Parties shall ensure that Community assistance is closely coordinated with contributions from other sources such as the Member States, other countries and international organisations such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
TITLE XI
INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 77
A Cooperation Council is hereby established to supervise the implementation of this Agreement. It shall meet regularly at ministerial level. It shall meet at intervals which it shall itself determine and at least once every two years. It shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of this Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest for the purpose of attaining the objectives of this Agreement. With the Parties' agreement, the Cooperation Council may also make appropriate recommendations.
ARTICLE 78
1. The Cooperation Council shall consist of members of the Council of the European Union and members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of members of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, on the other.
2. The Cooperation Council shall establish its rules of procedure.
3. The office of President of the Cooperation Council shall be held alternately by a representative of the Community and by a member of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
ARTICLE 79
1. The Cooperation Council shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by a Cooperation Committee composed of representatives of the members of the Council of the European Union and of members of the Commission of the European Communities on the one hand and of representatives of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on the other, normally at senior civil servant level. The office of President of the Cooperation Committee shall be held alternately by the Community and by the Republic of Tajikistan.
In its rules of procedure the Cooperation Council shall lay down the duties of the Cooperation Committee, which shall include the preparation of meetings of the Cooperation Council, and how the Committee shall function.
2. The Cooperation Council may delegate any of its powers to the Cooperation Committee, which will ensure continuity between meetings of the Cooperation Council.
ARTICLE 80
The Cooperation Council may decide to set up any other special committee or body that can assist it in carrying out its duties and shall determine the composition and duties of such committees or bodies and how they shall function.
ARTICLE 81
When examining any issue arising within the framework of this Agreement in relation to a provision referring to an Article of one of the Agreements constituting the WTO, the Cooperation Council shall take into account to the greatest extent possible the interpretation that is generally given to the Article in question by the members of the WTO.
ARTICLE 82
A Parliamentary Cooperation Committee is hereby established. It shall be a forum for members of the Tajik Parliament and the European Parliament to meet and exchange views, including on matters concerning political dialogue at parliamentary level. It shall meet at intervals which it shall itself determine.
ARTICLE 83
1. The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee shall consist of members of the European Parliament, on the one hand, and of members of the Tajik Parliament, on the other.
2. The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee shall establish its rules of procedure.
3. The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee shall be presided in turn by the European Parliament and the Tajik Parliament respectively, in accordance with the provisions to be laid down in its rules of procedure.
ARTICLE 84
The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee may request relevant information regarding the implementation of this Agreement from the Cooperation Council, which shall then supply the Committee with the requested information.
The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee shall be informed of the recommendations of the Cooperation Council.
The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee may make recommendations to the Cooperation Council.
ARTICLE 85
1. Within the scope of this Agreement, each Party undertakes to ensure that natural and legal persons of the other Party have access free of discrimination in relation to its own nationals to the competent courts and administrative organs of the Parties to defend their individual rights and their property rights, including those concerning intellectual, industrial and commercial property.
2. Within the limits of their respective powers and competences, the Parties:
– shall encourage the adoption of arbitration for the settlement of disputes arising from commercial and cooperation transactions concluded by economic operators of the Community and those of the Republic of Tajikistan;
– agree that where a dispute is submitted to arbitration, each party to the dispute may, except where the rules of the arbitration centre chosen by the parties provide otherwise, choose its own arbitrator, irrespective of his nationality, and that the presiding third arbitrator or the sole arbitrator may be a citizen of a third country;
– shall recommend their economic operators to choose by mutual consent the law applicable to their contracts;
– shall encourage recourse to the arbitration rules elaborated by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (Uncitral) and to arbitration by any centre of a State signatory to the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards done at New York on 10 June 1958.
ARTICLE 86
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party, within the limits of its respective powers and competences, from taking any measures:
(a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;
(b) which relate to the production of, or trade in arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes;
(c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security;
(d) which it considers necessary to respect its international obligations and commitments in the control of dual-use industrial goods and technology.
ARTICLE 87
1. In the fields covered by this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions contained therein:
– the arrangements applied by the Republic of Tajikistan in respect of the Community shall not give rise to any discrimination between the Member States, their nationals or their companies or firms;
– the arrangements applied by the Community in respect of the Republic of Tajikistan shall not give rise to any discrimination between Tajik nationals, companies or firms.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 are without prejudice to the right of the Parties to apply the relevant provisions of their fiscal legislation to taxpayers who are not in identical situations as regards their place of residence.
ARTICLE 88
1. Each of the Parties may refer to the Cooperation Council any dispute relating to the application or interpretation of this Agreement.
2. The Cooperation Council may settle the dispute by means of a recommendation.
3. If it is not possible to settle the dispute in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, either Party may notify the other of the appointment of a conciliator; the other Party must then appoint a second conciliator within two months. For the application of this procedure, the Community and the Member States shall be deemed to be a single Party to the dispute.
The Cooperation Council shall appoint a third conciliator.
The conciliators' recommendations shall be taken by majority vote. Such recommendations shall not be binding upon the Parties.
ARTICLE 89
The Parties agree to consult each other promptly, through appropriate channels and at the request of either Party, on any matter concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement and other relevant aspects of the relations between the Parties.
The provisions of this Article shall in no way affect, and are without prejudice to, Articles 12, 88 and 94.
The Cooperation Council may establish rules of procedure for the settlement of disputes.
ARTICLE 90
The treatment granted to the Republic of Tajikistan under this Agreement shall in no case be more favourable than that granted by the Member States to each other.
ARTICLE 91
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Parties" shall mean the Republic of Tajikistan, on the one part, and the Community, or the Member States, or the Community and the Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, on the other part.
ARTICLE 92
Insofar as matters covered by this Agreement are covered by the Energy Charter Treaty and Protocols thereto, such Treaty and Protocols shall upon entry into force apply to such matters but only to the extent that such application is provided for therein.
ARTICLE 93
This Agreement is concluded for an initial period of ten years, after which time it shall be automatically renewed from year to year, provided that neither Party gives the other Party written notice of denunciation of this Agreement six months before it expires.
ARTICLE 94
1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained.
2. If either Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Agreement, it may take appropriate measures. Before so doing, except in cases of special urgency, it shall supply the Cooperation Council with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.
In the selection of these measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the Cooperation Council if the other Party so requests.
ARTICLE 95
Annexes I, II, III and IV together with the Protocol shall form an integral part of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 96
This Agreement shall not, until equivalent rights have been achieved hereunder, affect rights assured to individuals and economic operators by existing Agreements binding one or more Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Tajikistan, on the other, except in areas falling within Community competence and without prejudice to the obligations of Member States resulting from this Agreement in areas falling within their competence.
ARTICLE 97
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaties establishing the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
ARTICLE 98
The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall be the depositary of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 99
The original of this Agreement, of which the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Tajik languages are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.
ARTICLE 100
This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own procedures.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union that the procedures referred to in the first subparagraph have been completed.
Upon its entry into force, and as far as relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Community are concerned, this Agreement shall replace the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on trade and economic and commercial cooperation signed in Brussels on 18 December 1989.
ARTICLE 101
In the event that, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, the provisions of certain parts of this Agreement are put into effect by means of an Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan, the Parties agree that, in such circumstances, the term "date of entry into force of this Agreement" shall mean the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement.
LIST OF DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
Annex I Indicative list of advantages granted by the Republic of
Tajikistan to the Independent States in accordance with Article
7(3).
Annex II Community reservations in accordance with Article 21(2).
Annex III Financial services in accordance with Article 23(3).
Annex IV Intellectual, industrial and commercial property conventions referred to in Article 39.
Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.
ANNEX I
INDICATIVE LIST OF ADVANTAGES
GRANTED BY THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN TO THE INDEPENDENT STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7(3)
1. Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrghyz Republic, Russian Federation: customs duties are not applicable.
2. The commodities transported in accordance with agreements on industrial cooperation with CIS countries are not taxable.
3. The Certificate of Compliance for Serial Production, on the basis of which National Certificate of Compliance is issued, is recognised by all CIS countries.
4. There is a special system of current payment with all CIS countries.
5. There are special terms for transit agreed with all CIS countries.
ANNEX II
COMMUNITY RESERVATIONS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 21(2)
Mining
In some Member States, a concession may be required for mining and mineral rights for non-Community controlled companies.
Fishing
Access to and use of the biological resources and fishing grounds situated in the maritime waters coming under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Member States of the Community is restricted to fishing vessels flying the flag of a Community Member State and registered in Community territory unless otherwise provided for.
Real estate purchase
In some Member States, the purchase of real estate by non-Community companies is subject to restrictions.
Audiovisual services including radio
National treatment concerning production and distribution, including broadcasting and other forms of transmission to the public, may be reserved to audiovisual works meeting certain origin criteria, but this excludes radio-broadcasting infrastructure for the transmission of such audiovisual works.
Professional services
Services reserved to natural persons who are nationals of Member States. Under certain conditions those persons may form companies.
Agriculture
In some Member States national treatment is not applicable to non-Community controlled companies which wish to undertake an agricultural enterprise. The acquisition of vineyards by non-Community controlled companies is subject to notification, or, as necessary, authorisation.
News agency services
In some Member States limitations exist on foreign participation in publishing companies and broadcasting companies.
ANNEX III
FINANCIAL SERVICES
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23(3)
A financial service is any service of a financial nature offered by a financial service provider of a Party. Financial services include the following activities:
A. All insurance and insurance-related services;
1. Direct insurance (including co-insurance):
(i) life,
(ii) non-life.
2. Reinsurance and retrocession.
3. Insurance intermediation, such as brokerage and agency.
4. Services auxiliary to insurance, such as consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment and claim settlement services.
B. Banking and other financial services (excluding insurance).
1. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public.
2. Lending of all types, including, inter alia, consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of commercial transaction.
3. Financial leasing.
4. All payment and money transmission services, including credit charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts.
5. Guarantees and commitments.
6. Trading for own account or for the account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following:
(a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposits, etc.),
(b) foreign exchange,
(c) derivative products including, but not limited to, futures and options,
(d) exchange rates and interest rate instruments, including products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc.,
(e) transferable securities,
(f) other negotiable instruments and financial assets, including bullion.
7. Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, including underwriting and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of services related to such issues.
8. Money brokering.
9. Asset management, such as cash or portfolio management, all forms of collective investment management, pension fund management, custodial depository and trust services.
10. Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, including securities, derivative products, and other negotiable instruments.
11. Advisory intermediation and other auxiliary financial services on all the activities listed in points 1 to 10 above, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy.
12. Provision and transfer of financial information, and financial data processing and related software by providers of other financial services.
The following activities are excluded from the definition of financial services:
(a) Activities carried out by central banks or by any other public institution in pursuit of monetary and exchange rate policies.
(b) Activities conducted by central banks, government agencies or departments, or public institutions, for the account or with the guarantee of the government, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with such public entities.
(c) Activities forming part of a statutory system of social security or public retirement plans, except when those activities may be carried out by financial service providers in competition with public entities or private institutions.
ANNEX IV
INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONVENTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 39
1. Article 39(2) concerns the following multilateral conventions:
– International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Rome, 1961);
– Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid, 1989);
– International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (Geneva Act, 1991).
2. The Cooperation Council may recommend that Article 39(2) shall apply to other multilateral conventions. If problems in the area of intellectual, industrial and commercial property affecting trading conditions were to occur, urgent consultations will be undertaken, at the request of either Party, with a view to reaching mutually satisfactory solutions.
3. The Parties confirm the importance they attach to the obligations arising from the following multilateral conventions:
– Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act, 1967 and amended in 1979);
– Patent Cooperation Treaty (Washington, 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984);
– Revised Berne Convention for the protection of literacy and artistic works (1886 last amended in 1979);
– Trademark Law Treaty (Geneva 1994).
4. From the entry into force of this Agreement, the Republic of Tajikistan shall grant to Community companies and nationals, in respect of the recognition and protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property, treatment no less favourable than that granted by it to any third country under bilateral agreements.
5. The provisions of paragraph 4 shall not apply to advantages granted by the Republic of Tajikistan to any third country on an effective reciprocal basis and to advantages granted by the Republic of Tajikistan to another country of the former USSR.
PROTOCOL
ON MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE
IN CUSTOMS MATTERS
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
For the purposes of this Protocol:
(a) "customs legislation" shall mean any legal or regulatory provisions applicable in the territory of the Contracting Parties governing the import, export and transit of goods and their placing under any other customs regime or procedure, including measures of prohibition, restriction and control adopted by the said Parties;
(b) "applicant authority" shall mean a competent administrative authority which has been appointed by a Contracting Party for this purpose and which makes a request for assistance in customs matters;
(c) "requested authority" shall mean a competent administrative authority which has been appointed by a Party for this purpose and which receives a request for assistance in customs matters;
(d) "personal data" shall mean all information relating to an identified or identifiable individual;
(e) "operation in breach of customs legislation" shall mean any violation or attempted violation of customs legislation.
ARTICLE 2
Scope
1. The Parties shall assist each other, in the areas within their competence, in accordance with the arrangements and the conditions laid down in this Protocol, to ensure that the customs legislation is correctly applied, in particular with a view to preventing, investigating and prosecuting operations in breach of that legislation.
2. Assistance, in customs matters, as provided for in this Protocol, shall apply to any administrative authority of the Contracting Parties which is competent for the application of this Protocol. It shall not prejudice the provisions governing mutual assistance in criminal matters. Nor shall it cover information obtained under powers exercised at the request of the judicial authorities, except where communication of such information is authorised by the said authorities.
ARTICLE 3
Assistance on request
1. At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall furnish it with all relevant information which may enable it to ensure compliance with customs legislation, including information regarding operations noted or planned which are or might be in breach of that legislation.
2. At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall inform it as to whether:
(a) goods exported from the territory of one of the Contracting Parties have been properly imported into the territory of the other Party, specifying, where appropriate, the customs procedure applied to the goods;
(b) if the goods imported into the territory of one of the Contracting Parties have been properly imported into the territory of the other Party, specifying, where appropriate, the customs procedure applied to the goods.
3. At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall, within the framework of its legal or regulatory provisions, take the necessary steps to ensure special surveillance of:
(a) natural or legal persons for whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they carry out or have carried out operations in breach of customs legislation;
(b) places where stocks of goods have been or may be assembled in such a way that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that they are intended to be used in operations in breach of customs legislation;
(c) goods that are or may be transported in such a way that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that they are intended to be used in operations in breach of customs legislation;
(d) means of transport for which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, or may be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
ARTICLE 4
Spontaneous assistance
The Contracting Parties shall provide each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their laws, rules and other legal instruments, with assistance if they consider that to be necessary for the correct application of customs legislation, particularly when they obtain information pertaining to:
– activities which constitute or appear to constitute operations in breach of customs legislation and which may be of interest to another Contracting Party;
– new means or methods employed in carrying out operations in breach of customs legislation;
– goods known to be subject to operations in breach of customs legislation;
– natural or legal persons concerning whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are or have been involved in operations in breach of customs legislation;
– means of transport concerning which there are reasonable grounds for believing that they have been, are or may be used in operations in breach of customs legislation.
ARTICLE 5
Delivery/Notification
At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall, in accordance with its applicable legal or regulatory provisions, take all necessary measures in order:
– to deliver all documents,
– to notify all decisions
emanating from the applicant authority and falling within the scope of this Protocol to an addressee, residing or established in its territory. In such a case, Article 6(3) shall apply to the requests for communication or notification.
ARTICLE 6
Form and substance of requests for assistance
1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in writing. They shall be accompanied by the documents necessary to enable compliance with the request. When required because of the urgency of the situation, oral requests may be accepted, but must be confirmed in writing immediately.
2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the following information:
(a) the applicant authority making the request;
(b) the measure requested;
(c) the object of and the reason for the request;
(d) the laws, rules and other legal elements involved;
(e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible on the natural or legal persons who are the target of the investigations;
(f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries already carried out.
3. Requests shall be submitted in an official language of the requested authority or in a language acceptable to that authority.
4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements, its correction or completion may be requested; precautionary measures may, however, be ordered.
ARTICLE 7
Execution of requests
1. In order to comply with a request for assistance, the requested authority shall proceed, within the limits of its competence and available resources, as though it were acting on its own account or at the request of other authorities of that same Party, by supplying information already possessed, by carrying out appropriate enquiries or by arranging for them to be carried out. This provision shall also apply to any other authority to which the request has been addressed by the requested authority by virtue of this Protocol when the requested authority cannot act on its own.
2. Requests for assistance shall be executed in accordance with the laws, rules and other legal instruments of the requested Contracting Party.
3. Duly authorised officials of a Contracting Party may, with the agreement of the other Party involved and subject to the conditions laid down by the latter, obtain from the offices of the requested authority or other authority for which the requested authority is responsible, information relating to operations which are or may be in breach of customs legislation which the applicant authority needs for the purposes of this Protocol.
4. Officials of a Party may, with the agreement of the other Contracting Party involved and subject to the conditions laid down by the latter, be present at enquiries carried out in the latter's territory.
ARTICLE 8
Form in which information is to be communicated
1. The requested authority shall communicate results of enquiries to the applicant authority in the form of documents, certified copies of documents, reports and the like.
2. The provision of documents provided for in paragraph 1 may be replaced by that of information produced in any form for the same purpose by computerised means.
3. Original files and documents shall be requested only in cases where certified copies would be insufficient. Originals which have been transmitted shall be returned at the earliest opportunity.
ARTICLE 9
Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance
1. The Parties may refuse to give assistance as provided for in this Protocol, where to do so would:
(a) be likely to prejudice the sovereignty of the Republic of Tajikistan or that of a Member State which has been asked to provide assistance under this Protocol;
or
(b) be likely to prejudice public policy, security or other essential interests, in particular in the cases referred to under Article 10(2);
or
(c) breach an industrial, commercial or professional secret.
2. Assistance may be postponed by the requested authority on the ground that it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or proceeding. In such a case, the requested authority shall consult with the applicant authority to determine if assistance can be given subject to such terms or conditions as the requested authority may require.
3. Where the applicant authority requests assistance which it would itself be unable to provide if so asked, it shall draw attention to that fact in its request. It shall then be left to the requested authority to decide how to respond to such a request.
4. If assistance is refused, the decision and the reasons therefore must be notified to the applicant authority without delay.
ARTICLE 10
Information exchange and confidentiality
1. Any information communicated in whatsoever form pursuant to this Protocol shall be of a confidential or restricted nature, depending on the rules applicable in each of the Parties. It shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy and shall enjoy the protection extended to similar information under the relevant laws of the Party which received it and the corresponding provisions applying to the Community institutions.
2. Personal data may be exchanged only where the receiving Party undertakes to protect such data in at least an equivalent way to the one applicable to that particular case in the supplying Party.
3. Information obtained shall be used solely for the purposes of this Protocol. Where one of the Parties requests the use of such information for other purposes, it shall ask for the prior written consent of the authority which furnished the information. Such use shall then be subject to any restrictions laid down by that authority.
4. Paragraph 3 shall not impede the use of information in any judicial or administrative proceedings subsequently instituted for failure to comply with customs legislation. The competent authority which supplied that information shall be immediately notified of such use.
5. The Parties may, in their records of evidence, reports and testimonies and in proceedings and charges brought before the courts, use as evidence information obtained and documents consulted in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol.
ARTICLE 11
Experts and witnesses
1. An official of a requested authority may be authorised to appear, within the limitations of the authorisation granted, as an expert or witness in judicial or administrative proceedings regarding the matters covered by this Protocol in the jurisdiction of the other Party, and produce such objects, documents or authenticated copies thereof, as may be needed for the proceedings. The request for an appearance must indicate specifically on what matters and by virtue of what title or qualification the official will be questioned.
2. The official shall enjoy the protection guaranteed by existing legislation to officials of the applicant authority on its territory.
ARTICLE 12
Assistance expenses
The Contracting Parties shall waive all claims on each other for the reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to this Protocol, except, as appropriate, for expenses of experts and witnesses and of interpreters and translators who are not public service employees.
ARTICLE 13
Implementation
1. The application of this Protocol shall be entrusted to the central customs authorities of the Republic of Tajikistan on the one hand and to the competent services of the Commission of the European Communities and, where appropriate, the customs authorities of the Member States on the other. They shall decide on all practical measures and arrangements necessary for its application, taking into consideration the rules in force in the field of data protection. They may recommend to the competent bodies amendments which they consider should be made to this Protocol.
2. The Parties shall consult each other and subsequently keep each other informed of the detailed rules of implementation which are adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol.
ARTICLE 14
Other agreements
1. Taking into account the respective competences of the European Community and the Member States, the provisions of this Protocol shall:
– not affect the obligations of the Contracting Parties under any other international agreement or convention;
– be deemed complementary with agreements on mutual assistance which have been or may be concluded between individual Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan; and
– not affect the provisions governing the communication between the competent services of the Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States of any information obtained in the fields covered by this Agreement which could be of interest to the Community.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the provisions of this Agreement shall take precedence over the provisions of the bilateral agreement on mutual assistance which have been or may be concluded between individual Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan insofar as the provisions of the latter are incompatible with those of this Protocol.
3. In respect of questions relating to the applicability of this Protocol, the Contracting Parties shall consult each other to resolve the matter in the framework of the Cooperation Committee established under Article 79 of this Agreement.
FINAL ACT
The plenipotentiaries of:
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY and the Treaty establishing the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Member States", and
of the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, and of the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community",
of the one part, and
the plenipotentiaries of THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN,
of the other part,
meeting at Luxembourg, this 11 October 2004 for the signature of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", have adopted the following texts:
the Agreement including its Annexes and the following Protocol:
the Protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Tajikistan have adopted the texts of the Joint Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:
Joint Declaration on personal data.
Joint Declaration concerning Article 5 of the Agreement.
Joint Declaration concerning Article 13 of the Agreement.
Joint Declaration concerning the notion of "control" in Article 22(b) and Article 33.
Joint Declaration concerning Article 32 of the Agreement.
Joint Declaration concerning Article 39 of the Agreement.
Joint Declaration concerning Article 94 of the Agreement.
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Tajikistan have also taken note of the Declaration of the Commission and the Council of the European Union on the clause concerning the return and readmission of illegal immigrants (Article 70) annexed to this Final Act.
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Tajikistan have also taken note of the following Exchange of Letters annexed to this Final Act:
Exchange of Letters between the Community and the Republic of Tajikistan in relation to the establishment of companies.
The plenipotentiaries of the Member States and of the Community and the plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Tajikistan have further taken note of the following Declaration annexed to this Final Act:
Declaration by the French Government.
JOINT DECLARATION ON PERSONAL DATA
In applying this Agreement, the Parties are aware of the necessity of an adequate protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 5
Should the Parties agree that circumstances warrant meetings at the highest level, such meetings may be arranged on an ad hoc basis.
JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 13
Until the Republic of Tajikistan accedes to the WTO, the Parties shall hold consultations in the Cooperation Committee on the Republic of Tajikistan's import tariff policies, including changes in tariff protection. In particular, such consultations shall be offered prior to the increase of tariff protection.
JOINT DECLARATION
CONCERNING THE NOTION OF "CONTROL"
IN ARTICLE 22(b) AND ARTICLE 33
1. The Parties confirm their mutual understanding that the question of control shall depend on the factual circumstances of the particular case.
2. A company shall, for example, be considered as being "controlled" by another company, and thus a subsidiary of such other company if:
– the other company holds directly or indirectly a majority of the voting rights, or
– the other company has the right to appoint or dismiss a majority of the administrative organ, of the management organ or of the supervisory organ and is at the same time a shareholder or member of the subsidiary.
3. The Parties consider the criteria in paragraph 2 to be non-exhaustive.
JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 32
The sole fact of requiring a visa for natural persons of certain Parties and not for those of others shall not be regarded as nullifying or impairing benefits under a specific commitment.
JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 39
The Parties agree that for the purpose of the Agreement, intellectual, industrial and commercial property includes in particular copyright, including the copyright in computer programs, and neighbouring rights, the rights relating to patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, including appellations of origin, trademarks and service marks, topographies of integrated circuits as well as protection against unfair competition as referred to in Article 10bis of the Paris Convention for the protection of Industrial Property and protection of undisclosed information on know-how.
JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 94
1. The Parties agree, for the purpose of its correct interpretation and its practical application, that the term "cases of special urgency" included in Article 94 of the Agreement means cases of material breach of the Agreement by one of the Parties. A material breach of the Agreement consists in:
(a) repudiation of the Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law,
or
(b) violation of the essential elements of the Agreement set out in Article 2.
2. The Parties agree that the "appropriate measures" referred to in Article 94 are measures taken in accordance with international law. If a Party takes a measure in a case of special urgency as provided for under Article 94, the other Party may avail itself of the procedure relating to settlement of dispute.
DECLARATION
OF THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
ON THE CLAUSE CONCERNING THE RETURN
AND READMISSION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
(ARTICLE 70)
Article 70 shall be without prejudice to the internal division of powers between the European Community and its Member States for the conclusion of readmission agreements.
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPANIES
A. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Sir,
I refer to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement initialled on 16. 12. 2003.
As I underlined during the negotiations, the Republic of Tajikistan grants to Community companies establishing and operating in Tajikistan in certain respects a privileged treatment. I explained that this reflects the Tajik policy to promote by all means the establishment of Community companies in the Republic of Tajikistan.
With this in mind, it is my understanding that during the period between the date of initialling of this agreement and the entry into force of the relevant articles on establishment of companies, the Republic of Tajikistan shall not adopt measures or regulations which would introduce or worsen discrimination against Community companies vis-à-vis Tajik companies or companies from any third country as compared to the situation existing on the date of initialling of this Agreement.
I would be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Government
of the Republic of Tajikistan
B. Letter from the European Community
Sir,
Thank you for your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:
"I refer to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement initialled on 16. 12. 2003.
As I underlined during the negotiations, the Republic of Tajikistan grants to Community companies establishing and operating in the Republic of Tajikistan in certain respects a privileged treatment. I explained that this reflects the Tajik policy to promote by all means the establishment of Community companies in the Republic of Tajikistan.
With this in mind, it is my understanding that during the period between the date of initialling of this agreement and the entry into force of the relevant articles on establishment of companies, the Republic of Tajikistan shall not adopt measures or regulations which would introduce or worsen discrimination against Community companies vis-à-vis Tajik companies or companies from any third country as compared to the situation existing on the date of initialling of this Agreement.
I would be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter."
I acknowledge receipt of the letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
On behalf of
the European Community
3. člen
Za izvajanje sporazuma skrbi Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve.
4. člen
Ta zakon začne veljati petnajsti dan po objavi v Uradnem listu Republike Slovenije – Mednarodne pogodbe.
Št. 007-07/06-1/1
Ljubljana, dne 4. aprila 2006
EPA 750-IV
Predsednik
Državnega zbora
Republike Slovenije
France Cukjati, dr. med., l.r.
