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Decree No. 5923, Of 4 October 2006

Original Language Title: Decreto nº 5.923, de 4 de Outubro de 2006

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DECREE NO. 5,923, OF October 4, 2006.

Promuling the Agreement between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism, celebrated in Damascus, on December 3, 2003.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, in the use of the assignment that gives it the art. 84, inciso IV, of the Constitution, and

Whereas the Government of the Federative Republic of the Brazil and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic celebrated in Damascus, on December 3, 2003, an Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism;

Whereas the National Congress passed this Agreement through the Legislative Decree no 298, of July 13, 2006;

Considering that the Agreement entered into international force on July 25, 2006, pursuant to the paragraph of its Article 10;

DECRETA:

Art. 1st The Agreement between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism, celebrated in Damascus, in 3 of December 2003, apensed by copy to the present Decree, will be executed and fulfilled as entirely as it contains.

Art. 2nd are subject to the approval of the National Congress any acts that may result in revision of the said Agreement, as well as any further adjustments that, in the terms of art. 49, inciso I, of the Constitution, carries charges or gravy commitments to the national heritage.

Art. 3rd This Decree goes into effect on the date of its publication.

Brasilia, October 4, 2006; 185th of the Independence and 118th of the Republic.

LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA

Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim

This text does not replace the one published in the D.O.U. of 10/5/2006.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF THE TOURISM

The Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil,

e

The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic

(henceforth named?The Parties?),

Whereas the tourism development is of mutual interest;

Wishes to establish deeper cooperation between the two countries in the context of the good existing relations between their peoples,

Concordam as to what follows:

ARTICLE 1

The Parties, in compliance with their respective legal ordinances, will implement the necessary measures to promote and expand the reciprocal tourist exchange between the two countries.

ARTICLE 2

The Parties will exchange information about their legislations, including on their laws of protection and preservation of the natural and cultural heritage of their countries.

ARTICLE 3

The Parties should encourage the exchange of students and academics among their respective institutions of training and training.

ARTICLE 4

In the face of intensification of the exchange of knowledge and projects for the development of cooperation, the Parties agree to:

a) facilitate the exchange of experts from the tourism area;

b) exchange research, statistics, and other basic information on internal tourist issues and external.

ARTICLE 5

Parties will simultaneously encourage mutual tourism promotion upon exchange of tourist publications, brochures, films and other promotional materials, so as to keep their peoples informed about the facilities offered by each of the countries.

Article 6

The Parties, within their possibilities, they should present their tourist attractions upon participation in exhibitions and conferences organized by the other Party. Each of the Parties should encourage reciprocal visits of travel agents, tour operators, press practitioners and media specialists.

ARTICLE 7

The Parties should encourage reciprocal investments in the tourist sector of the two Countries and, for so much, should promote the exchange of information on incentives for investments in the two Countries.

ARTICLE 8

The Parties are expected to set up a Working Group, composed of the representatives and experts of the tourism sector of each government, to follow up on the programmes arising from the this Agreement.

Working Group meetings, shall be held in each of the Countries, alternately, in each place to be agreed in advance by the Parties.

ARTICLE 9

Parties should cooperate within the framework of the World Tourism Organization-OMT and other International organizations that treat, in their work programs, of the theme Tourism, atone for the due observance of the World Code of Ethics of Tourism of the OMT, and of compliance with its rules of conduct.

ARTICLE 10

1. Each Party shall notify the other of the fulfillment of the respective internal legal requirements necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement, which shall give on the date of receipt of the second notification.

2. This Agreement shall have validity of 5 (five) years, being tacitly renewed by successive periods of equal duration unless one of the Parties notifies to the other, by diplomatic way, its intention to report it, in advance of minimum 6 (six) months in relation to the expiry of the term limit.

3. In the event of denunciation of this Agreement, the programs and projects developed during the duration of the Agreement will remain valid, unless the Parties convid otherwise.

Made in Damascus, on December 3, 2003, in two original copies in the Arabic, Portuguese and English languages, being all the equally authentic text. In the event of a divergence, the English version shall prevail.

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BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC

FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL

Walfrido Mares Guide

Minister of State for Tourism

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BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC

ARABIC SYRIAN

Saadallah Agha Al-Kal ' A