609/1992 Sb.



The communication from the



the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs



The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the 14 December. December

1959 was in Paris concluded the European Convention on the academic recognition of

University qualification (No. 32).



On behalf of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Convention was signed in

Strasbourg, 26 June 2003. March 1991.



The instrument of approval of the Convention, the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic of Brazil

was deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, the depositary of the Convention,

on 26 April. March 1991.



Convention entered into force, pursuant to article 10, paragraph 1. 2 on 27 November.

November 1961 and for the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on the

basis of paragraph 1. 3 of the same article on 27 February 1999. April 1991.



Czech translation of the Convention shall be published at the same time.



The European Convention



on the academic recognition of university qualifications # 32



Governments of Member States of the Council of Europe, signatory to this Convention,



Bearing in mind the European cultural Convention, signed at Paris on 19 December.

, 1954,



Bearing in mind the European Convention on the equivalence of documents required for

access to the high school, signed at Paris on 11 July. December 1953



Bearing in mind the European Convention on the equivalence of partial studies at

universities signed at Paris on 15 December. December 1956



considering the effectiveness of these conventions by providing academic

recognition of documents on higher education acquired abroad,



have agreed as follows:



Article 1



For the purposes of this Convention:



and the term "University") means



I) University and



II) institutions that the Contracting Party in whose territory they are located,

considered to be a device that provides university level education, which are

empowered to issue documents of university level education;



(b)) the concept of "evidence of higher education" means any document about

the granting of degrees, diploma or a diploma issued by the University

located in the territory of a Contracting Party and to obtain complete confirmation

University education;



(c) granting the rank of) documents, a diploma and a report card issued on the basis of

the test results after completing the incomplete studies are not considered

papers on higher education within the meaning of point (b)) of this article.



Article 2



1. for the purposes of this Convention, the Contracting Parties are divided into categories according to the

whether it is on their territory, the competent authority in the matter of the recognition of

documents on higher education:



and) State;



(b));



(c)) the State or University according to a particular case.



2. each Party shall, within one year of the date on which this Convention for her

enters into force, shall inform the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe about

to whose competence it falls on its territory address issues of recognition of the evidence of

higher education.



Article 3



1. the Contracting Parties falling within the category referred to in paragraph 1). 1 article. 2

This Convention will ensure academic recognition of documents on higher

Education issued by the University located in the territory of the other Contracting

party.



2. Such academic recognition of the document on higher education acquired

entitles its holder abroad to:



and he continued his higher education studies) and in carrying out tests after

completion of such courses in order to obtain a higher rank, including

his doctorate, under the same conditions as the nationals of the Contracting Parties, if

the condition for the adoption of such a study and admission exams

ownership of a similar national document on higher education;



(b)) used the degree granted by a foreign University, stating the

her origin.



Article 4



In the context of point (a). and) para. 2 article 3 of this Convention, any

Contracting Party:



and) in cases that tests for obtaining evidence of higher

education abroad do not include certain items required to obtain

similar national document, refuse to recognise the foreign evidence, if

additional tests will be carried out of these articles;



(b) the foreign holders) require proof of higher education to

they have passed a test of its official language, or one of its

the official languages in the case that teaching took place in a different language.



Article 5



Contracting Parties falling within the category referred to in paragraph 1 (b)). 1 article 2

This Convention shall transmit the text of this Convention to the authorities within whose competence the

its territory include addressing issues relating to the recognition of evidence of

higher education, and assist the favourable consideration and application of the

These authorities the principles enshrined in articles 3 and 4 of the Convention.



Article 6



Contracting Parties falling within category c) referred to in paragraph 1. 2 article. 1 this

The Convention shall apply the provisions of articles 3 and 4 of this Convention, in cases

When the competent authority, to whose competences include questions the recognition

documents on higher education, the State, and shall apply the provisions of article

5 of the Convention in those cases where the State is not the competent authority to which the

competences include these issues.



Article 7



The Secretary General of the Council of Europe may, from time to time ask the Contracting Parties,

informed in writing of the measures and decisions taken in the interests of

compliance with the provisions of this Convention.



Article 8



The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit to the other Contracting Parties

information received from each of the Contracting Parties in accordance with articles 2 and 7

This Convention, and shall inform the Committee of Ministers on the progress made in meeting the

of this Convention.



Article 9



Nothing in this Convention shall be considered:



and) affecting more favourable provisions for the recognition of evidence of

higher education acquired abroad, contained in some

the existing Convention, that Contracting Party may sign or decreasing

the effectiveness of the closure of any new Convention similar to any of the

the Contracting Parties; or



(b) the obligation of any person) changing to comply with laws and regulations

the arrival, stay and departure of foreigners, valid on the territory of the Contracting Parties.



Article 10



1. this Convention is open for signature by Member States of the Council of Europe.

The Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with

the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.



2. the Convention shall enter into force after the expiration of one month from the date on which the

She was ceded to the custody of the third instrument of ratification, the Charter.



3. for any State that has signed the Convention and ratified it after the entry

into force, the Convention shall enter into force after the expiration of one month from the

the date on which it was delivered into custody its ratification instrument.



4. after the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers may invite the

any State that is not a member of the Council, to join the Convention. Each

State may, after receiving this call, accede to the Convention by depositing for

the Secretary-General of the instrument of accession. For a State to the Convention

He went, this Convention shall enter into force one month after the expiry of the

from the date when it was saved by its instrument of accession.



5. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify all the Member States of the Council of

and any State which has acceded to the Convention, of the deposit for safekeeping all

instruments of ratification and instruments of accession.



Article 11



Each Contracting Party may, when submitting its instrument of ratification for safekeeping

instrument or instrument of accession or at any time thereafter, notify the Secretary-General of the

The Council of Europe, that this Convention shall apply to some or all

of the territories for whose international relations it is responsible.



Article 12



1. each Contracting Party may denounce this Convention at any time after the expiry of the

five years of its validity by notifying the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe,

which shall inform the other Contracting Parties.



2. Such denunciation shall take effect for the Contracting Party after the

a period of six months from the date on which the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

has received the notification.



On the evidence of the undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective

Governments, have signed this Convention.



Done at Paris on the 14th of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine in

the English and French languages, both texts being equally

authentic, in a single copy, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of

Europe. The Secretary-General shall send certified copies of the Convention, each Government,

she signed it or accede to it.