1 DE AGOSTO DE 1997

1340-(147)

Article 5

Joint Commission

In order to implement the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties decide to establish a Joint Commission in defence matters committed to the definition, development and following of co-operation activities, henceforth called «Commission».

The Commission.will meet as a rule once a year alternatively, in Portugal and in Romania and the dates of these annual meeting will be fixed by mutual agreement between the two Parties. The sessions of the Commission will be chaired by the chief of the host country delegation.

Those fields of activity that are to be discussed by the Commission will be defined by mutual agreement well in advance and the final agenda will be ready at least one month prior to the Commission meeting.

According with the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties undertake the commitment to conceive an annual co-operation programme.

Article 6 Financial aspects

All expenses for the standing personnel who is involved in co-operation missions according to the provisions of this Agreement will be covered on a reciprocal basis as follows:

- The recipient Party will bear the expenses for accommodation and food, transportation on its own territory, catering at the place of activity, as well as medical and dental services in emergency cases;

- The sending Party wil bear the expenses for international transportation and any other expenses, except the above mentioned.

Article 7 Liability

Each Party is responsible to provide compensation for any damage do private property or of another kind produced by to members of delegations during the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement.

Compensation will be provided in case of fraud or severe negligence of the other Party and will be mutually agreed.

Article 8 Settlement of disputes

Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement will be settled by the Parties as soon as possible, by consultations between the chiefs of the delegations within the Commission.

Article 9

Commitments of the Parties According to other international agreements

This Agreement will not affect the commitments resulting for each Party from other international agreements in which they are parties too, and is not against the security and the territorial integrity of other states.

Article 10

Amendments and changes

Each Party may propose amendments or changes to this Agreement at anytime and shall begin, with that finality, a process of consultation within the Commission in order do agree upon the suggested amendments or changes.

The agreed amendments and changes are integral part of this Agreement and shall come into force in accordance with the internal legal procedures of each Party.

Whenever one of the Parties is unable to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties will begin consultations within the Commission, in order do solve the problem.

Article 11

Duration and termination

This Agreement is concluded for a period of five years and will be automatically extended for periods of one year, unless any of the Parties will notify the other Party its intention to denounce of it, at least six monthes before the expiring period of validity.

In case of denounce, the Parties will carry on contacts in order to reach at the best solution for the pending matters.

Article 12 Text and signature

This Agreement will come into force on the date of the last notification on complying with the legal procedures of each Party.

Signed in Bucharest, on the 10th of July 1995, in two copies in Portuguese, Romania and English languages, all being equally authentic.

In case of differences in interpretation, the English version will prevail.

The Minister of National Defence of Portugal: António Jorge Figueiredo Lopes.

The Minister of National Defence of Romania: Gheorghe Tinea.

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