Na podlagi petega odstavka 75. člena Zakona o zunanjih zadevah (Uradni list RS, št. 113/03 – uradno prečiščeno besedilo in 20/06 – ZNOMCMO) izdaja Vlada Republike Slovenije

Ratificira se Memorandum o sodelovanju med Ministrstvom za gospodarstvo Republike Slovenije in Ministrstvom za industrijo in trgovino Češke republike, podpisan v Krškem 19. maja 2006.

Memorandum se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi:

The Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”),
Led by the desire to develop and expand cooperation and strengthen relationships between the above-mentioned two ministries and thereby to contribute to the development of economic relations between the Republic of Slovenia and the Czech Republic,
Led by the desire to support the development of economic cooperation as part of the Central European region, and thereby to contribute to the economic development of the European Union,
hereby declare:

The Contracting Parties, pursuant to the laws and regulations in force in their respective countries and to the commitments ensuing to them from international agreements and from their membership in the European Union, shall support the development of bilateral economic relations, industrial cooperation and the placement of investments, whilst fully respecting the mutual benefit principle. Special attention shall be devoted to the problems and issues facing small and medium enterprises and the creation of conditions for the further deepening of the single internal market of the European Union.

Within their respective spheres of competence, the Contracting Parties shall:
a) Consult on fundamental questions of interest to both parties related to the implementation of common European Union economic policy, or to the compilation of standpoints and opinions on the drafts of new, or amendments of existing documents prepared for discussion before the relevant bodies of the European Union or other international organizations, as the case may be;
b) Keep each other informed of economic development in their respective countries and of the results of trading in goods and services;
c) Engage in consultation pertaining to fundamental questions and documents associated with the operation of the single internal market of the European Union, specifically as regards the free movement of goods, services and the freedom of settlement for the purpose of carrying on entrepreneurial activities within the single internal market of the European Union;
d) Support consultation of the business entities of both Contracting Parties as regards to the possibilities of cooperation and during the course of implementation of business projects on third party markets;
e) Support regional cooperation;
f) Organise and implement exchange programmes, seminars and contacts between experts of the partner ministries;
g) Support the participation of Slovene and Czech entities in exhibitions, trade fairs held in the two countries, organise symposiums and other educational and promotional events;
h) Keep each other informed of:
– Any changes being prepared in ministry policy, specifically in industrial, power generation, pro-export policies and in policies for the support of small and medium enterprises,
– Implemented economic analyses, compiled ministerial analytical materials and materials determining the economic strategy of the two countries that are within the Contracting Parties` spheres of influence,
– The manner of implementing the principles of sustainable development in the economic area,
– Any problematic issues pertaining to the internal market and consumer protection,
– The activities of institutions supporting developments in trade, industry and investments,
– The activities of agencies supporting the development of small and medium enterprises,
– Experiences with the use of structural funds,
– Restructuring programmes and state aid aimed at saving and restructuring enterprises facing difficulties,
– The activities of institutions arranging for assessments in the harmonised as well as the non-harmonised sphere, technical normalization and metrology,
– Investment incentive systems,
– Experience gained from the preparations for and carrying out of the European Union Council presidency duties,
i) Support cooperation of bodies and institutions of the Republic of Slovenia and the Czech Republic active in the above-mentioned areas.

The Contracting Parties shall perform activities stipulated in Article 2 hereof or, after mutual agreement, expanded by the addition of other areas, in the form of normal business contacts, exchange of appropriate materials and as part of regular meetings of the Ministerial Consulting Committee established pursuant to Article 4 hereof.

1. A Ministerial Consulting Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) shall be established, comprising of representatives of the two Contracting Parties. The representative of the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Slovenia shall be the State Secretary in that ministry, the representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic shall be the Deputy Minister of that ministry. In justified cases and after mutual agreement the representatives of the two ministries may be represented at meetings of the Committee by representatives appointed by them. The head of delegations shall, on the basis of the programme of negotiations, appoint other ad hoc representatives of their ministries on the Committee. Representatives of other organizations and institutions participating in the issue being discussed may be invited to the meetings.
2. The Committee shall meet regularly once a year, alternately in the Republic of Slovenia and in the Czech Republic. Either of the Contracting Parties may request the convening of an extraordinary meeting. At its meetings the Committee shall deal with activities stipulated in Article 2 hereof.
3. The Committee may establish specialised working groups on an ad hoc basis to discuss selected questions that are of mutual interest.

1. This Memorandum shall enter into force on the first day of the second month after the day of receiving the last of the notes by which the Contracting Parties inform each other of the fulfilment of internal legal procedures required for this Memorandum to enter into force and shall be valid for one (1) year and automatically extended for equal periods.
2. On the date of entry into force of this Memorandum, validity of the Arrangement on the Cooperation between the Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, signed on 18 October 2002 in Prague shall be terminated.
3. Either of the Contracting Parties may terminate the validity of this Memorandum by informing the other Contracting Party of its intention to do so in writing three (3) months prior to the expiration of any 1-year period.
Done in duplicate in Krško on 19 May 2006 in the English language.

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo Republike Slovenije ter Ministrstvo za industrijo in trgovino Češke republike (v nadaljevanju »pogodbenika«)
v želji, da bi razvijali in širili sodelovanje ter krepili odnose med ministrstvoma ter tako prispevali k razvoju gospodarskih odnosov med Republiko Slovenijo in Češko republiko,
v želji, da bi podpirali razvoj gospodarskega sodelovanja kot del srednjeevropskega območja in tako prispevali h gospodarskemu razvoju Evropske unije,
izjavljata:

Pogodbenika na podlagi zakonov in predpisov, ki veljajo v njunih državah, ter zavez iz mednarodnih sporazumov in svojega članstva v Evropski uniji podpirata razvoj dvostranskih gospodarskih odnosov, industrijsko sodelovanje in vlaganja ob polnem spoštovanju načela obojestranske koristi. Posebno pozornost namenjata težavam in vprašanjem malih in srednje velikih podjetij ter ustvarjanju razmer za nadaljnjo poglobitev notranjega trga Evropske unije.

V okviru svojih pristojnosti pogodbenika:
a) se posvetujeta o temeljnih vprašanjih skupnega interesa glede uresničevanja skupne gospodarske politike Evropske unije ali oblikovanju stališč in mnenj o osnutkih nove gospodarske politike ali glede sprememb obstoječih dokumentov, pripravljenih za razpravo v ustreznih telesih Evropske unije ali drugih mednarodnih organizacijah, odvisno od primera;
b) se obveščata o gospodarskem razvoju v svojih državah ter rezultatih menjave blaga in storitev;
c) se posvetujeta o temeljnih vprašanjih in dokumentih, povezanih z delovanjem notranjega trga Evropske unije, zlasti glede prostega pretoka blaga, storitev in svobode nastanitve zaradi opravljanja podjetniških dejavnosti na notranjem trgu Evropske unije;
d) podpirata posvetovanje gospodarskih subjektov pogodbenikov glede možnosti sodelovanja med uresničevanjem poslovnih projektov na tretjih trgih;
e) podpirata regionalno sodelovanje;
f) organizirata in uresničujeta programe izmenjave, seminarje in stike med strokovnjaki partnerskih ministrstev;
g) podpirata udeležbo slovenskih in čeških subjektov na razstavah in trgovskih sejmih v obeh državah, organizirata simpozije ter druge izobraževalne in promocijske dogodke;
h) se obveščata o:
– vseh spremembah, ki se pripravljajo v politiki ministrstev, zlasti glede industrije, proizvodnje električne energije, spodbujanja izvoza ter podpore malim in srednje velikim podjetjem;
– opravljenih ekonomskih analizah, analitičnemu gradivu ministrstev in gradivu, ki določa gospodarsko strategijo obeh držav, na katero lahko vplivata pogodbenika;
– načinu uresničevanja načel trajnostnega razvoja na gospodarskem področju;
– vseh problematičnih vprašanjih v zvezi z notranjim trgom in varstvom potrošnikov;
– dejavnostih institucij, ki podpirajo razvoj trgovine, industrije in vlaganj;
– dejavnostih agencij, ki podpirajo razvoj malih in srednje velikih podjetij;
– izkušnjah pri porabi sredstev strukturnih skladov;
– programih prestrukturiranja in državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah;
– dejavnostih institucij za presojo kakovosti na usklajenih in neusklajenih področjih, tehnično standardizacijo ter meroslovje;
– sistemih za spodbujanje naložb;
– izkušnjah, pridobljenih pri pripravah na predsedovanje Svetu Evropske unije in med njim;
i) podpirata sodelovanje teles in institucij Republike Slovenije in Češke republike na zgoraj omenjenih področjih.

Pogodbenika izvajata dejavnosti iz 2. člena tega memoranduma ali jih sporazumno razširita na druga področja s poslovnimi stiki, izmenjavo ustreznega gradiva in rednimi srečanji ministrskega posvetovalnega odbora, ustanovljenega na podlagi 4. člena tega memoranduma.

1. Oblikuje se ministrski posvetovalni odbor (v nadaljevanju »odbor«), ki ga sestavljajo predstavniki pogodbenikov. Predstavnik Ministrstva za gospodarstvo Republike Slovenije je državni sekretar na tem ministrstvu, predstavnik Ministrstva za industrijo in trgovino Češke republike pa namestnik ministra tega ministrstva. V upravičenih primerih in sporazumno se lahko namesto predstavnikov obeh ministrstev zasedanj odbora udeležita predstavnika, ki ju ta imenujeta. Vodji delegacij na podlagi programa pogajanj imenujeta vsakokratne predstavnike ministrstev v odbor. Na zasedanja so lahko vabljeni predstavniki drugih organizacij in ustanov, ki se udeležujejo razprave.
2. Odbor se redno sestaja enkrat letno izmenično v Republiki Sloveniji in Češki republiki. En ali drug pogodbenik lahko zahteva izredno zasedanje. Na svojih zasedanjih odbor obravnava zadeve, določene v 2. členu.
3. Odbor lahko oblikuje vsakokratne specializirane delovne skupine za obravnavo izbranih vprašanj obojestranskega interesa.

1. Ta memorandum začne veljati prvi dan drugega meseca po dnevu prejema zadnje od not, s katerima se pogodbenika obvestita o končanju notranjepravnih postopkov, potrebnih za začetek veljavnosti tega memoranduma, in velja eno (1) leto ter se samodejno podaljšuje za enaka obdobja.
2. Z dnem začetka veljavnosti tega memoranduma preneha veljati Dogovor o sodelovanju med Ministrstvom za gospodarstvo Republike Slovenije in Ministrstvom za industrijo in trgovino Češke republike, podpisan 18. oktobra 2002 v Pragi.
3. En ali drug pogodbenik lahko odstopi od memoranduma tako, da o svoji nameri tri (3) mesece pred iztekom vsakega 1-letnega obdobja pisno obvesti drugega pogodbenika.
Sestavljeno v dveh izvirnikih v Krškem dne 19. maja 2006 v angleškem jeziku.

Za izvajanje memoranduma skrbi Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo.

Ta uredba začne veljati naslednji dan po objavi v Uradnem listu Republike Slovenije – Mednarodne pogodbe.