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Article XV Settlement of disputes

1 — The Institute shall make provisions for appropriate modes of settlement of:

a) Disputes arising out of contracts or other disputes of a private law character to which the Institute is a party;

b) Disputes involving any of the personnel of the Institute who by reason of his official position enjoys immunity, if immunity has not been waived in accordance with article xvi, paragraph 5.

2 — Any dispute between the University and the Republic of Portugal concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement or of any supplemental agreement, or any question affecting the premises of the Institute or the relationship between the University and the Republic of Portugal, which is not settled by negotiation or other agreed mode of settlement, shall be referred for final decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators: one to be appointed by the Governor, one to be appointed by the rector, and the third, who shall be chairman of the tribunal, to be appointed by the first two arbitrators. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third within six months following the appointment of the first two arbitrators, such third arbitrator shall be appointed by the President of the International Court of Justice at the request of the University or the Republic of Portugal.

Article XVI General provisions

1 — Without prejudice to the privileges and immunities accorded by this Agreement, it is the duty of the University and the Institute and of all persons enjoying such privileges and immunities to observe the laws applicable to Macau. They also have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of Macau.

2 — a) The director shall take every precaution to ensure that no abuse of a privilege or immunity conferred by this Agreement shall occur, and for this purpose shall establish such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and expedient, for the personnel of the Institute and for such other persons as may be appropriate.

b) Should the Governor consider that an abuse of a privilege or immunity conferred by this Agreement has ocurred, the director shall, upon request, consult with the appropriate authorities to determine whether any such abuse has occurred. If such consultations fail to achieve a result satisfactory to the Governor and to the Director, the matter shall be determined in accordance with the procedure set out in article xv, paragraph 2.

3 — This Agreement shall apply to any person within its scope irrespective of whether the Republic of Portugal maintains or does not maintain diplomatic relations with the State to which such person belongs, and irrespective of whether the State to which such person belongs grants a similar privilege or immunity to diplomatic envoys or nationals of the Republic of Portugal.

4 — The provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Convention shall be applicable to the Institute with equal force. Nothing in the present Agreement shall be construed as prejudicing in any manner the provisions of the Convention.

5 — This Agreement shall be construed in the light of its primary purpose of enabling the Institute to discharge fully and efficiently its functions.

6 — Consultations with respect to the modification of this Agreement or supplemental agreements shall be entered into at the request of the University or the Republic of Portugal. Any such modification or supplemental agreement may, respectively, be made by mutual consent or entered into as necessary.

7 — This Agreement shall cease to be in force if the Institute ceases to operate in or is removed from the territory of Macau, except for such provisions as may be applicable in connection with the orderly termination of the operations of the Institute in Macau and the disposal of its property therein.

8 — This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures and shall enter into force when the Parties have notified each other by exchange of letters that such procedures have been completed.

In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement.

Done at Macau, in duplicate, in the English and Portuguese languages, both texts being equally authentic, on this 12 th day of March 1991.

For the Republic of Portugal:

Pedro Catarino, ambassador.

For the United Nations University: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, rector.

PROJECTO DE DELIBERAÇÃO N.° 9/V1

ELABORAÇÃO DE UMA HISTÓRIA 00 PARLAMENTO PORTUGUÊS DESDE 1820 ATÉ HOJE E CRIAÇÃO DE UMA COMISSÃO EVENTUAL COM 0 OBJECTIVO DE ESTUDAR AS RESPECTIVAS CONDIÇÕES.

A Assembleia da República, na sua reunião de 12 de Maio de 1988, deliberou criar uma comissão eventual com o objectivo de estudar as condições de elaboração de uma história do Parlamento Português desde 1820 até hoje.

Todavia, os termos em que tal deliberação foi redigida, nomeadamente os relativos à composição da comissão, não estavam inteiramente conformes ao Regimento.

A Assembleia da República, na sua reunião de 2 de Março de 1989, deliberou, em síntese, nos termos dos artigos 40.° e 127.° do Regimento, o seguinte:

1) Promover a elaboração de uma história do Parlamento Português desde 1820 até hoje e propor a encomenda de tal obra a um reputado historiador que dirigirá uma equipa de investigadores;

2) Propor a encomenda à mesma ou a outra equipa de técnicos;

3) Criar uma comissão eventual com o objectivo de estudar e pôr em prática as decisões constantes de tal deliberação.