Na podlagi druge alinee prvega odstavka 107. člena in prvega odstavka 91. člena Ustave Republike Slovenije izdajam

Razglašam Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Republike Belorusije o mednarodnem cestnem prevozu potnikov in blaga (BBYCPB), ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor Republike Slovenije na seji 25. septembra 2009.

Ratificira se Sporazum med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Republike Belorusije o mednarodnem cestnem prevozu potnikov in blaga, sklenjen v Minsku 15. oktobra 2002.

Besedilo sporazuma se v izvirniku v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku glasi(*):

Vlada Republike Slovenije in Vlada Republike Belorusije, v nadaljevanju pogodbenici, sta se
v želji, da bi prispevali k razvoju trgovine in gospodarskih odnosov med državama,
odločeni, da spodbujata sodelovanje pri cestnem prevozu v okviru tržnega gospodarstva,
v skrbi za varstvo okolja in ljudi, racionalno uporabo energije, varnost na cesti in izboljšanje delovnih razmer voznikov,
v prizadevanju za razvoj različnih načinov prevoza,
ob priznavanju medsebojne prednosti razvoja cestnega prometa
sporazumeli, kot sledi:

1. Določbe tega sporazuma se uporabljajo za prevoz blaga in potnikov po cesti med ozemljema pogodbenic, tranzitno čez njuni ozemlji in v tretje države ali iz njih, ki ga opravljajo prevozniki, ki imajo sedež podjetja na ozemlju ene od pogodbenic.
2. Ta sporazum ne vpliva na pravice in obveznosti, ki izhajajo iz drugih mednarodnih obvez pogodbenic.

Izrazi v tem sporazumu imajo naslednji pomen:
1. "prevoznik" pomeni katero koli fizično ali pravno osebo, ki ima sedež podjetja na ozemlju ene od pogodbenic in je pooblaščena za opravljanje prevoza potnikov ali blaga;
2. "vozilo" pomeni motorno vozilo ali kombinacijo vozil, od katerih je vsaj motorno vozilo registrirano v državi ene ali druge pogodbenice in se uporablja ter je opremljeno izključno za prevoz potnikov ali blaga;
3. "prevoz" pomeni vožnjo s polnim ali praznim vozilom, tudi če se vozilo, priklopnik ali polpriklopnik na delu vožnje prevaža z vlakom ali ladjo;
4. "kabotaža" pomeni prevoz potnikov ali blaga, ki ga prevoznik države ene pogodbenice opravlja med posameznimi kraji na ozemlju druge pogodbenice;
5. "ozemlje pogodbenice" pomeni ozemlje Republike Slovenije oziroma ozemlje Republike Belorusije;
6. "država, v kateri je sedež podjetja" pomeni ozemlje pogodbenice, na katerem ima prevoznik sedež svojega podjetja in na katerem je vozilo registrirano;
7. "država gostiteljica" pomeni ozemlje pogodbenice, po katerem prevoznik opravlja prevoz, ne da bi imel na njem registrirano vozilo in sedež svojega podjetja;
8. "avtobus" pomeni vozilo, ki je registrirano na ozemlju ene od pogodbenic in je po konstrukciji in opremi primerno in namenjeno prevozu potnikov ter ima poleg voznikovega več kot osem sedežev;
9. "linijski prevoz potnikov" pomeni prevoz potnikov po določeni progi, ki se opravlja v skladu z vnaprej določenim in objavljenim voznim redom in tarifami. Potniki vstopajo ali izstopajo na vnaprej določenih postajališčih;
10. "izmenični prevoz" pomeni prevoz, pri katerem se vnaprej oblikovane skupine potnikov prevažajo z več vožnjami tja in nazaj iz istega odhodnega kraja v isti namembni kraj. Vsaka skupina, sestavljena iz potnikov, ki so odpotovali skupaj, se pozneje pripelje nazaj v odhodni kraj. Odhodni oziroma namembni kraj pomeni kraj, kjer se vožnja začne, oziroma kraj, kjer se vožnja konča, pri čemer so v vsakem primeru vključeni okoliški kraji v polmeru 50 km.
Izmenični prevoz lahko vključuje nastanitev potnikov v namembnem kraju in po potrebi med vožnjo.
V nizu izmeničnih voženj se prva vožnja nazaj v odhodni kraj in zadnja vožnja v namembni kraj opravita s praznim vozilom;
11. "občasni prevoz" pomeni prevoz, ki ni opredeljen ne kot linijski prevoz potnikov niti ne kot izmenični prevoz. Pogostost ali število prevozov ne vpliva na njihovo uvrstitev v občasni prevoz;
12. "kontrolni dokument" pomeni potniško spremnico za avtobuse, ki je v skladu z vzorcem, o katerem se dogovori skupni odbor iz 14. člena tega sporazuma.

1. Za linijski prevoz, ki se opravlja z avtobusom, velja sistem dovoljenj, ki jih izda pristojni organ v državi odhoda, namembni državi ali državi tranzita.
2. Vlogo za dovoljenje je treba predložiti pristojnemu organu v državi, v kateri ima prevoznik sedež svojega podjetja. Če pristojni organ vlogo odobri, se dovoljenje pošlje pristojnemu organu druge pogodbenice.
O obliki vloge za dovoljenje in dokumentih, ki ji morajo biti priloženi, odloča skupni odbor, ustanovljen po 14. členu tega sporazuma.
3. Dovoljenja izdata na podlagi doseženega soglasja pristojna organa pogodbenic.
Odločitev, da se dovoljenje odobri ali zavrne, se sprejme v treh mesecih, razen če ne gre za posebne okoliščine.
Dovoljenja veljajo največ pet let. Določajo pogoje opravljanja prevozov, vključno z okoljevarstvenimi in varnostnimi standardi, ki jih morajo izpolnjevati vozila.
4. O spremembah pogojev opravljanja prevozov in odpovedi linije se odloča po postopku, določenem v drugem in tretjem odstavku tega člena.
Če ni več povpraševanja po liniji, jo lahko prevoznik odpove s trimesečnim odpovednim rokom pristojnim organom, ki so dovoljenje izdali, in strankam.

1. Za občasni in izmenični prevoz, ki se opravlja z avtobusom, velja sistem dovolilnic, ki jih izda pristojni organ v državi odhoda, namembni državi in državi tranzita.
Skupni odbor, ustanovljen po 14. členu tega sporazuma, se dogovori o zahtevah tehničnih, okoljevarstvenih in varnostnim standardov, ki jih morajo izpolnjevati vozila, ki opravljajo prevoz, določen v tem členu.
2. Kot izjema k prvemu odstavku je spodaj navedeni prevoz oproščen sistema dovolilnic na ozemlju države gostiteljice:
a) krožne vožnje zaprtih vrat, pri katerih se isto vozilo uporablja za prevoz iste skupine potnikov ves čas potovanja in jo tudi pripelje nazaj v odhodni kraj,
b) prevoz s polnim vozilom v namembni kraj in s praznim vozilom nazaj v odhodni kraj,
c) prevoz s praznim vozilom v namembni kraj in s polnim vozilom nazaj v odhodni kraj pod pogojem, da je potnike predhodno pripeljal isti prevoznik na ozemlje pogodbenice, na katerem jih spet prevzame in odpelje na ozemlje države, na katerem ima sedež svojega podjetja.
3. Med potovanjem z liberaliziranim prevozom ni dovoljeno sprejemati potnikov v vozilo, razen če je za to izdana posebna dovolilnica.
Skupni odbor, ustanovljen po 14. členu tega sporazuma, lahko dopolni vrste občasnega prevoza, za katere dovolilnice niso potrebne.
4. Vlogo za dovolilnico je treba predložiti pristojnemu organu v državi gostiteljici.
Skupni odbor, ustanovljen po 14. členu tega sporazuma, odloča o obliki vloge za dovolilnico in o dokumentih, ki ji morajo biti priloženi.
5. Za občasni prevoz, ki je oproščen dovolilnic in se opravlja z avtobusi, je potreben kontrolni dokument. Pogoje za uporabo in vsebino kontrolnega dokumenta določi skupni odbor iz 14. člena tega sporazuma.

1. Dovolilnice za prevoz niso prenosljive na druge prevoznike.
2. Opravljanje kabotaže je prepovedano.

1. Prevozniki, katerih sedež podjetja je na ozemlju ene od pogodbenic, lahko na podlagi sistema univerzalnih dovolilnic opravljajo:
a) prevoz med ozemljema pogodbenic,
b) tranzitni prevoz,
c) prevoz med krajem na ozemlju druge pogodbenice in krajem na ozemlju tretje države, če itinerar poteka čez ozemlje države, v kateri je vozilo registrirano.
2. Prevoz med krajem na ozemlju druge pogodbenice in krajem na ozemlju tretje države se opravlja s posebno dovolilnico, če itinerar ne poteka čez ozemlje države registracije.
3. Kabotaža je dovoljena samo s posebnim dovoljenjem države gostiteljice.
4. Skupni odbor iz 14. člena tega sporazuma, določa druge vrste dovolilnic. Po potrebi lahko daje predloge za opravljanje prevoza brez dovolilnice.

1. Dovolilnice iz 6. člena tega sporazuma niso potrebne za:
a) prevoz z vozili, katerih skupna dovoljena masa, vključno s priklopniki, ne presega 6 ton ali katerih dovoljena nosilnost, vključno s priklopniki, ne presega 3,5 tone,
b) občasen prevoz na letališča ali z njih v primerih, ko je letalski prevoz preusmerjen,
c) prevoz poškodovanih ali pokvarjenih vozil in prevoz servisnih vozil,
d) vožnje praznega tovornega vozila, poslanega kot zamenjava za vozilo, ki se je pokvarilo v drugi državi, in po popravilu tudi za povratno vožnjo vozila, ki se je pokvarilo,
e) prevoz medicinskih potrebščin in opreme za nujne primere, še zlasti ob naravnih nesrečah in kot človekoljubno pomoč,
f) prevoz umetniških del in predmetov za sejme in razstave ali za nekomercialne namene,
g) prevoz gledaliških rekvizitov, pripomočkov in živali na gledališke, glasbene, filmske, športne ali cirkuške predstave in sejme ter z njih v nekomercialne namene in tistih, ki so namenjeni za radijska snemanja ali filmsko ali televizijsko produkcijo,
h) selitveni prevoz, ki ga opravlja podjetje s posebno opremo in osebjem v ta namen,
i) prevoz posmrtnih ostankov,
j) prevoz pošte.
2. Skupni odbor iz 14. člena tega sporazuma, lahko razširi ali skrči seznam vrst prevoza, za katere dovolilnice niso potrebne.

1. Pristojna organa pogodbenic si vsako leto izmenjata dogovorjeno število neizpolnjenih obrazcev dovolilnic.
Dovolilnice za prevoz blaga veljajo 13 mesecev od začetka vsakega koledarskega leta.
2. Dovolilnice niso prenosljive na druge prevoznike.
3. Dovolilnica se lahko hkrati uporablja samo za eno vozilo. Pri kombinaciji vozil je motorno vozilo odločilen dejavnik pri izdaji ali oprostitvi dovolilnice.
4. Skupni odbor iz 14. člena tega sporazuma, določi kvoto, vrsto in kakršne koli dodatne pogoje za uporabo dovolilnic.

1. Prevoz z vozili, registriranimi na ozemlju ene pogodbenice, ki se začasno opravlja na ozemlju druge pogodbenice po določilih tega sporazuma, je oproščen plačila vseh dajatev v zvezi z lastništvom, registracijo in upravljanjem vozil.
2. Gorivo, ki je v serijsko vgrajenih, standardnih rezervoarjih vozila in je namenjeno pogonu vozila, ter maziva in rezervni deli so na ozemlju države gostiteljice oproščeni vseh uvoznih carin pod pogojem, da prevoznik upošteva ustrezno carinsko zakonodajo.
3. Za prevoz, za katerega veljajo določila tega sporazuma, se v državi gostiteljici plačujejo cestne pristojbine, cestnine in druge dajatve za uporabo cestnega omrežja ali mostov. Cestnine in druge pristojbine se prevoznikom držav pogodbenic zaračunavajo brez razlikovanja.

1. Največja dovoljena masa, osna obremenitev in dimenzije vozila ne smejo presegati tistih, ki so vpisane v registracijskih dokumentih, niti ne zgornjih meja, veljavnih v državi gostiteljici.
2. Uporaba vozil, katerih masa in dimenzije presegajo dovoljeno zgornjo mejo, je v državi gostiteljici dovoljena le s posebnim dovoljenjem, ki se pridobi vnaprej.

1. Vozila za prevoz nevarnega blaga morajo biti opremljena v skladu z zahtevami Evropskega sporazuma o mednarodnem prevozu nevarnih snovi po cesti z dne 30. septembra 1957, kot je bil spremenjen (ADR).
2. Oprema, ki je v vozilih nameščena za spremljanje in nadzorovanje časa vožnje in časa počitka posadke, mora biti v skladu z določbami Evropskega sporazuma o delu posadk vozil, ki opravljajo mednarodne cestne prevoze, z dne 1. julija 1970, kot je bil spremenjen (AETR).
3. Pogodbenici se zavezujeta, da bosta v okviru tega sporazuma spodbujali uporabo vozil, ki izpolnjujejo stroge varnostne standarde in standarde glede emisij.
Skupni odbor iz 14. člena tega sporazuma, lahko pri odločanju o kvotah in prihodnji liberalizaciji ugodneje obravnava vozila, ki izpolnjujejo najsodobnejše varnostne standarde in standarde glede emisij.

Dovolilnice, dovoljenja, kontrolni in drugi dokumenti po tem sporazumu kot tudi tovorni list, potniške spremnice, potrdila o zavarovanju, potrdila o usposobljenosti in vsi drugi dokumenti, potrebni po večstranskih ali dvostranskih sporazumih ali po notranji zakonodaji držav pogodbenic, morajo biti v vozilih in jih je treba pokazati na zahtevo pooblaščenih uradnih oseb.

1. Prevozniki države pogodbenice in posadke njihovih vozil morajo na ozemlju druge pogodbenice spoštovati veljavne zakone in predpise v tej državi.
2. Če prevoznik države pogodbenice krši določbe tega sporazuma, pristojni organ pogodbenice, na katere ozemlju je bila storjena kršitev, brez vpliva na pravne postopke svoje države uradno obvesti pristojni organ druge pogodbenice, ki bo ukrepal tako, kot je določeno v notranji zakonodaji njegove države. V posebej hudih primerih lahko pristojni organ države gostiteljice začasno prepove vstop na ozemlje svoje države dokler pristojni organ v državi, v kateri ima prevoznik sedež svojega podjetja, ne sprejme odločitve. Pristojna organa pogodbenic se medsebojno obveščata o sprejetih odločitvah.

1. Za pravilno izvajanje tega sporazuma in reševanje vprašanj v zvezi z njim se ustanovi skupni odbor iz predstavnikov pristojnih organov pogodbenic.
2. Po potrebi lahko sodelujejo tudi predstavniki drugih organov.

Pristojna organa za izvajanje tega sporazuma sta:
v Republiki Sloveniji: Ministrstvo za promet,
v Republiki Belorusiji: Ministrstvo za promet in zveze.

1. Ta sporazum začne veljati na datum prejema zadnjega pisnega obvestila po diplomatski poti, s katerim se pogodbenici uradno obvestita, da so dokončani njuni notranje pravni postopki, potrebni za začetek njegove veljavnosti.
2. Ta sporazum velja za nedoločen čas. Ena ali druga pogodbenica ga lahko odpove s pisnim obvestilom o odpovedi. Sporazum preneha veljati tri mesece po datumu prejema takega uradnega obvestila.
V potrditev tega sta podpisana, ki sta bila za to pravilno pooblaščena, podpisala ta sporazum.
Sestavljeno v Minsku dne 15. oktobra 2002 v dveh izvirnikih v slovenskem, ruskem in angleškem jeziku, pri čemer so vsa besedila enako verodostojna. Ob razlikah v razlagi prevlada angleško besedilo.

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus, hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties",
Anxious to contribute to the development of trade and economic relations between two countries,
Determined to promote collaboration in road transport within the framework of the market economy,
Concerned about environment and people protection, the rational use of energy, road safety and the improvement of drivers' working conditions,
Aiming towards the development of transport intermodality,
Recognising the mutual advantage of development of road transport,
Have agreed as follows:

1. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the carriage of goods and passengers by road between the territories of the Contracting Parties, in transit through their territories and to or from third countries performed by carriers established on the territory of one of the Contracting Parties.
2. The present Agreement does not affect the rights and obligations arising from the other international commitments of the Contracting Parties.

The terms used in this Agreement have the following meaning:
1. "Transport Operator" means any natural or legal person established on the territory of one of the Contracting Parties and authorised to carry out transport of passengers or goods.
2. "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles of which at least the motor vehicle is registered in the country of either Contracting Party and which is used and equipped exclusively for the carriage of passengers or goods.
3. "Transport" means the runs of a vehicle, either laden or unladen even if the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer is carried by train or boat for part of the journey.
4. "Cabotage" means the transport of passengers or goods carried out by a transport operator of the country of one Contracting Party between individual places within the territory of the other Contracting Party.
5. "Territory of a Contracting Party" means respectively the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
6. "Country of establishment" means the territory of a Contracting Party within which the transport operator is established and the vehicle registered.
7. "Host country" means the territory of a Contracting Party in which the transport operator is operating without its vehicle being registered there and without the transport operator being established there.
8. "Bus" means vehicle registered on the territory of one of the Contracting Parties and by virtue of construction and equipment suitable and intended for the transport of passengers, which have, in addition to the driver’s seat, more than eight sitting places.
9. "Regular passenger service" means a service whereby passengers are carried over a specified route, according to a timetable and rates set and published in advance. Passengers are picked up or set down at predetermined stopping points.
10. "Shuttle service" means a service whereby, by means of repeated outward and return journeys, previously formed groups of passengers are carried from a single place of departure to a single place of destination. Each group, consisting of the passengers who made the outward journey, is carried back to the place of departure on a later journey. Place of departure and place of destination respectively means the place where the journey begins and the place where the journey ends, together with, in each case, the surrounding locality within a 50 km radius.
A shuttle service may include accommodation of passengers at its destination and, if needed, during the journey.
The first return journey and the last outward journey in a series of shuttles are made unladen.
11. "Occasional service" means a service falling neither within the definition of a regular passenger service nor within the definition of a shuttle service. The frequency or number of services does not affect their classification as an occasional service.
12. "Control document" means the passenger waybill for buses, which is in conformity with the specimen agreed upon by the Joint Committee referred to in Article 14 of the present Agreement.

1. Regular services operated by bus are subject to a system of authorisations issued by the competent authority in the country of departure, destination or transit.
2. The authorisation application should be made to the competent authority in the country of establishment of the transport operator. If the competent authority approves the application, the authorisation is communicated to the competent authority of the other Contracting Party.
The Joint Committee set up under Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof decides on the form that the authorisation application takes and the supporting documents required.
3. Authorisations are issued by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties by joint agreement.
The decision to grant or refuse to issue of an authorisation is taken within a period of three months unless there are special circumstances.
Authorisations are valid for a maximum of five years. They set out the operating conditions, including environmental and safety standards, which vehicles must meet.
4. Changes in operating conditions and the cancellation of the service are decided under the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
If there is no longer any demand for the service, the operator can cancel it giving a three months notice to the competent authorities which issued the authorisations and to customers.

1. The occasional services and the shuttle services operated by bus are subject to a system of permits issued by the competent authority in the country of departure, destination or transit.
The Joint Committee set up under Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof agrees upon technical, environmental and safety standards requirements that the vehicles carrying out the transport stipulated by this article must comply with.
2. As an exception to paragraph 1, the services listed below are exempt from permit system on the territory of the host country:
a) closed-door tours whereby the same vehicle is used to carry the same group of passengers throughout the journey and to bring them back to the place of departure;
b) services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen;
c) services which make the outward journey unladen and the return journey laden, provided that passengers have been previously brought by the same carrier to the territory of the Contracting Party where they are picked up again and carried to the territory of the country of establishment.
3. The picking up of passengers on a liberalised service journey is not permitted unless special permit is granted.
The Joint Committee set up under Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof may extend the permit exemption to other categories of occasional services.
4. The permit application should be made to the competent authority in the host country.
The Joint Committee set up under Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof decides on the form that the permit application takes and the supporting documents required.
5. The occasional services exempted from permit requirements and operated using buses must be covered by a control document. The conditions of use and the content of the control document are laid down by the Joint Committee referred to in Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof.

1. Transport permits are not transferable to other transport operators.
2. The running of cabotage services is prohibited.

1. Transport operators established on the territory of one of the Contracting Parties may, under the system of universal permits, undertake:
a) transport between the territories of the two Contracting Parties;
b) transit transport;
c) transport between a point on the territory of the other Contracting Party and a point on the territory of the third country, if the itinerary passes through the territory of the country where the vehicle is registered.
2. Transport between a point on the territory of the other Contracting Party and a point on the territory of the third country is performed with a special permit if the itinerary does not pass through the territory of the country of the registration.
3. Cabotage is only permitted with the special authorisation of the host country.
4. The Joint Committee referred to in Article 14 of the present Agreement lays down other types of permits. If necessary it may put forward proposals on the running of transport without permits.

1. Permits referred to in Article 6 of the present Agreement are not required for:
a) Transport by vehicles whose Total Permissible Laden Weight [TPLW], including trailers, does not exceed 6 tonnes, or when the permitted payload, including trailers, does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.
b) Transport on an occasional basis, to or from airports, in case where air services are diverted.
c) Transport of vehicles which are damaged or have broken down and the runs of breakdown repair vehicles.
d) Unladen runs by a goods vehicle sent to replace a vehicle which has broken down in another country, and also the return run, after repair, of the vehicle that had broken down.
e) Transport of medical supplies and equipment needed for emergencies, more particularly in response to natural disasters and also as humanitarian aid.
f) Transport of works and objects of art for fairs and exhibitions or for non-commercial purposes.
g) Transport for non-commercial purposes of properties, accessories and animals to or from theatrical, musical, film, sports or circus performances and fairs, and those intended for radio recordings, or for film or television production.
h) Removals of household appliances carried out by enterprises with special staff and equipment for this purpose.
i) Funeral transport.
j) Transport of mail.
2. The Joint Committee referred to in Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof may add to, or remove from, the list of transport categories exempted from the permit requirements.

1. The competent authorities of the two Contracting Parties exchange an agreed number of blank permit forms every year.
Permits for the transport of goods are valid 13 months from the beginning of each calendar year.
2. Permits are not transferable to other transport operators.
3. Permits can only be used for one vehicle at a time. In the case of combinations of vehicles, the motor vehicle is the determining factor in permit issue or exemption.
4. The Joint Committee referred to in Article 14 of the present Agreement hereof determines the quota, category and any further conditions governing permit use.

1. Transport by means of vehicles registered on the territory of a Contracting Party temporarily operating on the territory of the other Contracting Party under the terms of this Agreement is exempt from payment of all duties related to the ownership, registration and running of the vehicle.
2. The fuel contained in the normal, by the manufacturer built-in fixed tanks of the vehicle intended to drive the vehicle, as well as lubricants and spares are exempt from all custom duties on the territory of the host country provided that the transport operator complies with the relevant customs regulations.
3. The transport covered by the terms of this Agreement is subject to the road user charges, tolls and other duties levied for the use of the road network or bridges in the host country. The tolls and other charges are levied on transport operators of the countries of both Contracting Parties indiscriminately.

1. The permissible maximum weight, axle weight and dimensions of vehicles must not exceed those entered in the registration documents nor the upper limits in force in the host country.
2. The use of vehicles whose weight and dimensions exceed the upper permissible limits is permitted in the host country only with a special authorisation applied for in advance.

1. Vehicles carrying dangerous goods must be fitted out and equipped in accordance with the requirements of the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road of 30 September 1957, as modified (ADR).
2. Equipment used to monitor crew driving and rest time on vehicles must comply with the provisions of the European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport of 1 July 1970, as modified (AETR).
3. The Contracting Parties undertake to promote, within the framework of this Agreement, the use of vehicles meeting stringent safety and emission standards.
The Joint Committee referred to in Article 14 of the present Agreement can, when deciding on quotas and future liberalisation, give more favourable treatment to vehicles that meet the most modern safety and emission standards.

The permits, authorisations, control documents and other papers under this Agreement, as well as the consignment note, passenger waybills, insurance certificates, training certificates and all other papers required under multilateral or bilateral agreements or under national legislation of the countries of the Contracting Parties, must be kept in vehicles and be produced at the request of authorised officials.

1. The transport operators of the country of a Contracting Party and the crews of their vehicles must, when on the territory of the other Contracting Party, comply with the laws and regulations in force in that country.
2. In the event of any infringement of the provisions of this Agreement by a transport operator of the country of a Contracting Party, the competent authority of the Contracting Party on whose territory the infringement occurred shall, without prejudice to the legal proceedings of its country, notify the competent authority of the other Contracting Party which will take such steps as provided for by the national legislation of its country. In particularly serious cases, the competent authority of the host country may temporarily prohibit access to the territory of its country pending a decision by the competent authority in the country of establishment. The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall keep each other mutually informed on decisions taken.

1. For the purpose of proper implementation of the present Agreement and to handle the issues related to it a Joint Committee shall be set up from the representatives of the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties.
2. When necessary representatives of other authorities may also participate.

The competent authorities for the implementation of the present Agreement are:
in the Republic of Slovenia: Ministry of Transport;
in the Republic of Belarus: Ministry of Transport and Communications.

1. The present Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the receipt of the last written notification through diplomatic channels, by which the Contracting Parties notify each other that the internal legal procedures necessary for its entry into force have been completed.
2. This Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period of time. Either of the Contracting Parties may terminate it by written notice. The Agreement shall expire three months following the date of the receipt of such notification.
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Agreement.
Done in Minsk on 15 October 2002 in two originals, each in the Slovene, Russian and English language, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation the English text shall prevail.

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