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Potrdi se Memorandum o mednarodnem razvojnem sodelovanju med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Republike Makedonije v letu 2012, podpisan v Skopju 3. julija 2012.

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

The Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter the “Parties”),
Based on the Agreement on Development Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, signed on 10 June 2004,
Have agreed on the Memorandum on International Development Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for 2012 (hereinafter the “Memorandum”).

In the Programme of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of the Republic of Slovenia for 2012, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia has earmarked funds totalling EUR 552,107 for bilateral development cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Macedonia in 2012.

In the Programme of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance for 2012, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia has earmarked funds totalling approximately EUR 389,000 in support of development projects aimed to enhance economic and social infrastructure in the Republic of Macedonia.
The Parties have agreed on projects, taking account of the Republic of Macedonia’s strategic priorities, as well as the need for its further economic and social development, for the promotion of balanced regional development, and for environmental protection.
In 2012, the Parties plan to undertake the following projects in the field of economic and social infrastructure:
1 Construction of a drinking water treatment plant in the Probištib Municipality; donation of the Republic of Slovenia: EUR 354,000;
2 Establishment of conditions for sustainable development of the municipalities in the East Planning Region; donation of the Republic of Slovenia: EUR 35,000.

The recipient country must ensure its own participation in the projects aimed to enhance economic and social infrastructure with the following co-financing rate: the standard donation of the Republic of Slovenia does not exceed 40% of a project's value, the remaining funds are provided by the recipient country.
Any changes to the co-financing rate must be authorised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia on a case-by-case basis.
The recipient country decides at its own discretion on how it wishes to close the financial construction of a project. A public entity which is the recipient of a donation usually provides its share from the budget (state, municipal) in the form of regular budgetary inflow, loans, and donations from other national or international institutions.

The public entity of the recipient country selects a contractor in line with the recipient country’s national legislation regulating public finances and public procurement. In special cases, where the Republic of Slovenia provides the major part of co-financing, the Centre for International Cooperation and Development selects, in agreement with the recipient of a donation, a contractor on the basis of a tender published in the Republic of Slovenia in line with the Slovenian legislation governing public finances and public procurement.

In the Programme of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia has earmarked funds totalling approximately EUR 123,107 for activities in the field of technical assistance in 2012.

In 2012, taking account of the active support for the Republic of Macedonia’s European perspective, as well as its integration into the European Union and adoption of EU standards and norms, the Republic of Slovenia will provide, through its ministries, bodies under their responsibility, and government offices, the Republic of Macedonia with expert technical assistance totalling EUR 23,607 for the following projects:
1 Fight against organised crime involving drugs; technical assistance provider: Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia; cost of the project: EUR 3,380;
2 Advancement of phytosanitary inspection, and preparation of handbooks and instructions on phytosanitary control; technical assistance provider: Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Agriculture, Forestry and Food; cost of the project: EUR 8,780;
3 Groundwork for the establishment of a register of spatial units and economic public infrastructure; technical assistance provider: Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia; cost of the project: EUR 5,400;
4 Technical assistance in early diagnosis of cancer (Breast Cancer Screening Programme “DORA”); technical assistance provider: Ministry of Health; cost of the project: EUR 5,000;
5 Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS), a system for controlling the movement of excise goods; technical assistance provider: Customs Administration of the Republic of Slovenia; cost of the project: EUR 1,047.

In the framework of activities to be undertaken by the technical assistance providers, the Parties plan to carry out the following projects estimated at EUR 99,500:
1 Capacity building in public sector accounting; technical assistance provider: Center of Excellence in Finance; cost of the project: EUR 50,000;
2 Creating a positive working environment to ensure a high level of professionalism and quality of work of border authorities; technical assistance provider: Centre for European Perspective; cost of the project: EUR 49,500.

The Parties promote development activities undertaken in the Republic of Macedonia by non-governmental organisations from the Republic of Slovenia, and other forms of bilateral development cooperation, such as projects run at the regional level in or for several partner countries simultaneously. In the Programme of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia has earmarked EUR 40,000 for the co-financing of activities of non-governmental organisations.

Individual activities and the details of their implementation will be coordinated within the Joint Committee by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the Secretariat for European Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.

In drafting a memorandum for the next programming period, the Parties agree to give priority to activities under this Memorandum.

This Memorandum enters into force on the thirtieth day of its signing and will remain in force until 31 December 2012. Any activities still underway and not concluded by 31 December 2012 are subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Development Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia until their conclusion unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
Done in Skopje on 3 July 2012 in two originals in the English language.

Republika Slovenija in Republika Makedonija (v nadaljevanju »pogodbenici«) sta se
na podlagi Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlade Republike Makedonije o razvojnem sodelovanju podpisanega 10. junija 2004,
dogovorili o Memorandumu o mednarodnem razvojnem sodelovanja med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Republike Makedonije za leto 2012 (v nadaljevanju »memorandum«).

Vlada Republike Slovenije je z Načrtom mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja in humanitarne pomoči Republike Slovenije v letu 2012, za leto 2012 za bilateralno razvojno sodelovanje med Republiko Slovenijo in Republiko Makedonijo predvidela sredstva v skupni vrednosti 552.107 EUR.

Vlada Republike Slovenije je v Načrtu mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja in humanitarne pomoči v letu 2012 za podporo razvojnim projektom za krepitev gospodarske in družbene infrastrukture v Republiki Makedoniji predvidela sredstva v okvirni višini 389.000 EUR.
Pogodbenici sta ob določanju projektov upoštevali strateške prednostne usmeritve Republike Makedonije in potrebe po njenem nadaljnjem gospodarskem in družbenem razvoju, spodbujanju uravnoteženega regionalnega razvoja ter varovanja okolja.
V letu 2012 pogodbenici načrtujeta izvedbo naslednjih projektov s področja gospodarske in družbene infrastrukture:
1. Izgradnja čistilne naprave za pitno vodo za Občino Probištib. Donacija Republike Slovenije: 354.000 EUR;
2. Vzpostavitev pogojev za trajnostni razvoj občin vzhodne planske regije. Donacija Republike Slovenije: 35.000 EUR.

Država prejemnica mora pri projektih za krepitev gospodarske in družbene infrastrukture zagotoviti lastno udeležbo po naslednjem deležu sofinanciranja: donacija Republike Slovenije praviloma znaša do 40% vrednosti projekta, preostanek sredstev zagotavlja država prejemnica.
Morebitne spremembe deleža financiranja mora za vsak primer posebej odobriti Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije.
Država prejemnica sama odloča, na kakšen način bo zaprla finančno konstrukcijo projekta. Javni subjekt, ki je prejemnik donacije, svoj delež praviloma zagotavlja v okviru proračuna (državnega, občinskega), v obliki rednih proračunskih prilivov, zadolževanja in donacij drugih državnih ali mednarodnih institucij.

Javni subjekt države prejemnice izvajalca izbere v skladu z nacionalno zakonodajo države prejemnice, ki ureja javne finance in javna naročila. V posebnih primerih, kot je večinsko sofinanciranje Republike Slovenije, Center za mednarodno sodelovanje in razvoj (CMSR) v dogovoru s prejemnikom donacije izbere izvajalca na podlagi razpisa, objavljenega v Republiki Sloveniji v skladu s slovensko zakonodajo s področja javnih financ in javnih naročil.

Vlada Republike Slovenije je v Načrtu mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja in humanitarne pomoči za aktivnosti na področju tehnične pomoči v letu 2012 predvidela sredstva v okvirni višini 123.107 EUR.

V skladu z aktivno podporo Republike Slovenije evropski perspektivi Republike Makedonije in procesu integracije Republike Makedonije v EU ter pri prevzemanju njenih standardov in normativov, bo Republika Slovenija v letu 2012 Republiki Makedoniji nudila strokovno tehnično pomoč v izvedbi ministrstev, organov v sestavi ter vladnih služb, v višini 23.607 EUR za naslednje projekte:
1. »Boj proti organiziranemu kriminalu na področju drog«. Izvajalec: Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve Republike Slovenije. Vrednost projekta: 3.380 EUR;
2. »Nadgradnja fitosanitarne inšpekcije, priprava priročnikov in navodil s področja fitosanitarne kontrole« Izvajalec: Inšpektorat Republike Slovenije za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in hrano. Vrednost projekta: 8.780 EUR;
3. »Izhodišča za vzpostavitev registra prostorskih enot in gospodarske javne infrastrukture«. Izvajalec: Geodetska uprava Republike Slovenije. Vrednost projekta: 5.400 EUR;
4. »Tehnična pomoč na področju zgodnjega odkrivanja raka (program DORA)«. Izvajalec: Ministrstvo za zdravje. Vrednost: projekta: 5.000 EUR;
5. »Trošarine EMCS – sistem nadzora nad gibanjem trošarinskih izdelkov«. Izvajalec: Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije. Vrednost projekta: 1.047 EUR.

Na področju aktivnosti v izvedbi izvajalskih ustanov pogodbenici načrtujeta izvedbo naslednjih projektov v skupni višini 99.500 EUR:
1. »Izgradnje zmogljivosti s področja računovodstva v javnem sektorju«. Izvajalec: Center za razvoj financ. Vrednost projekta: 50.000 EUR;
2. »Ustvarjanje pozitivnega delovnega okolja za profesionalno in kvalitetno delo organov na mejnih prehodih«. Izvajalec: Center za evropsko prihodnost. Vrednost projekta: 49.500 EUR.

Pogodbenici spodbujata razvojne dejavnosti nevladnih organizacij iz Republike Slovenije v Republiki Makedoniji in druge oblike bilateralnega razvojnega sodelovanja kot so projekti, ki se izvajajo regionalno v več ali za več partnerskih držav hkrati. Vlada Republike Slovenije je v Načrtu mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja in humanitarne pomoči za sofinanciranje aktivnosti nevladnih organizacij predvidela 40.000 EUR.

Konkretne aktivnosti in podrobnosti njihovega izvajanja usklajujeta Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije in Sekretariat za evropske zadeve Republike Makedonije v okviru Skupnega odbora.

Pogodbenici soglašata, da bosta aktivnosti po tem memorandumu prednostno obravnavali pri pripravi memoranduma za naslednje programsko obdobje.

Ta memorandum začne veljati trideseti dan po podpisu in velja do 31. decembra 2012. Dejavnosti, ki še potekajo in niso dokončane do 31. decembra 2012, se urejajo v skladu z določbami Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlade Republike Makedonije o razvojnem sodelovanju do končne izpolnitve, razen če se pogodbenici ne dogovorita drugače.
Podpisano v Skopju 3. julija 2012 v dveh izvirnikih v angleškem jeziku.

Za izvajanje memoranduma skrbi Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve.

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