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Cooperation Agreement Between Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland And Sweden [Helsingforsavtalen]

Original Language Title: Samarbeidsavtale mellom Norge, Danmark, Finland, Island og Sverige [Helsingforsavtalen]

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The collaboration agreement between Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden [ Helsinki Agreement ].

Date LO-1962--03-23-2
Ministry of State Department
Last modified
Published
Istrontrecation 01.07.1962
Changing
Announcement
Card title Helsinki agreement
Capital overview :

The deal was signed 23 March 1962 and stepped in ikr. 1 July same year. Jf. change deals 13 Feb 1971, 11 March 1974, 15 June 1983, May 6, 1985, 21 aug 1991, 18 March 1993, 29 sep 1995 (all ikr.)

Preamble

Denmark, Finland, Islands, Norway and Sweden's governments :

wishing to promote further the close communities that advise between the Nordic people with respect to culture and when it comes to judicial and civic opinion, and further develop the cooperation between the Nordic countries ;

who wish to conduct enshrintable regulations in the Nordic countries in as many enshrinates as possible ;

which in all areas where there are prerequisites for it, will seek to achieve an appropriate work-sharing between the countries ;

which will continue it for the countries significant cooperation within the Nordic Council and other cooperation organs ;

has been agreed on the following regulations :

Initial provision

The Art 1.Agreement parties shall seek to preserve and further develop the cooperation between the countries on the judicial, cultural, social and economic area, and when it comes to intermission and environmental protection.

The agreement parties should consult with each other in questions of public interest that are treated in European and other international organizations and conferences.

0 Modified on deals 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1974), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993).

Fair cooperation

Art 2.At the design of laws and other legal rules in the Nordic countries shall be citizens of the rest Nordic countries are treated equally with the country's own citizens. This applies within the cooperation agreement's scope.

It can still be made exceptions from the first paragraph if the requirement of citizenship is constitutional, necessary because of other international obligations or otherwise for the purposes of honest reasons are deemed necessary.

0 Changed by appointment 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996).
The Art 3.Agreement parties shall seek to facilitate the adtime of citizen in a Nordic country to achieve citizenship in a different Nordic country.
The Art 4.Agreement parties shall continue the legislated cooperation in the intent to achieve the greatest possible accord on the privatation of the privatation. The Art 5.Contract parties should seek to achieve the enshrintable provisions of crimes and their legal repercussions.

Crimes committed in a Nordic country should in the greatest possible extent could be investigated and be subject to trial and on-death also in a different Nordic country.

The Art 6.Atax parties shall seek to achieve the unity of any legislation other than the one that here is mentioned in areas where it seems appropriate. Art 7.Each appointment species should seek to obtain the regulations that involve the decision by court or other authority in any other Nordic country can be committed also within the party's area.

Cultural cooperation

Art 8.Teaching and education in the schools of the Nordic countries shall in appropriate scope include teaching of language, culture and common community relations in the other Nordic countries, herunder the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
0 Changed by appointment 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 June 1984).
Art 9.Each appointment species should maintain and expand opportunities for studing home-heartland in a different Nordic country to study and attend graduation at its learning sites. In the greatest possible extent, the undergraduate degree should be taken in a different Nordic country could be recognized and co-count at the end of the final norms of a different Nordic country.

Economic support from the homeland should be able to be used without consideration in which country studies take place.

The Art 10.Agreement parties should co-arrange such publicly anarranged education that takes aim at providing the right to special occupational exercise.

This education should barely provide the same right to occupational exercise in all Nordic countries. It can still face claims of such additional education as national conditions had to be attributed.

Art 11.At the areas where it is appropriate, the construction of learning sites should be intersettled through increasing cooperation on the construction of the construction sites and their review. Art 12.Cooperation on the research area should be arranged so that available appropriations and other resources are co-ordination and exploited best possible, bland.by that it creates joint institutions. Art 13.To support and strengthen the cultural development shall the Free Nordic People's Enlightenment and exchange within literature, art, music, theater, film and the rest of cultural areas are being made, where during the course of the blunge, the possibilities of radio and televisions bidding should be exploited.

Social cooperation

The Art 14.Agreement parties shall seek to preserve and further develop the common snorkdic labor market after the guidelines that have been drawn up in previous agreements. Empying and occupational guidance should be intersettled. There should be free exchange of interns.

The singular design of national rules about worker protection and similar questions should be sought achieved.

The Art 15.Agreement parties shall work for a citizen of a Nordic country during their stay in a different Nordic country in the greatest possible extent to enjoy good of the social benefits of its own in the upholding of its own nationals. The Art 16.Agreement parties shall further develop cooperation within the health care system, nursing a, alcoholic treatment and when it comes to children's and juvenile. Art 17.Each appointment is to work for that medical, technical or other similar security checks are performed in such a way that reference or receipt of the control can be accepted in the rest of the Nordic countries.

Economic cooperation

Art 18.To promote the Nordic economic cooperation of various areas, the contractual parties shall consult with each other about the economic policy. Herunder should the attention be directed towards the possibilities of merging measures that meet with aim at the conjunction of the conjuntural equalization. The Art 19.Atax parties have for purpose as far as it is possible to promote a production and investment cooperation between its countries and herunder seek to lay conditions for direct cooperation between enterprises in two or more of the Nordic countries. The agreement parties should be laughed at in a further international cooperation seek to achieve an appropriate work-sharing between the countries when it comes to manufacturing and investment. The Art 20.Avleon parties shall work for the greatest possible freedom of capital movements between the Nordic countries. When it comes to other pay and currency questions of public interest, it should be sought to be achieved public solutions. The Art 29.Agreement parties shall seek to attach the cooperation that has previously been initiated to remove obstacles for trade between the Nordic countries, and as far as possible further strength and develop this cooperation. The Art 22.Agreement parties shall in international trade policy questions as well as in communities seek to promote the Nordic interests, and consult with each other in this eye-to-eye. The Art 23.Agreement parties shall work for a co-arrangement of the customs technical and customs ministers of the customs and for such customs enshrines that can facilitate the interfactional behaviour between the countries. The Art 24.Decisions regarding the Nordic border trade shall be constructed in such a way that the population of the border racies is incurred at least possible disadvantages. Art 25.When there is a need and prerequisites for joint economic outbuilding areas within two or more contractual couples ' territories that borders up to each other, these parties in communities should seek to promote such an outbuild.

Cooperation on the cooperation of the

The Art 26.Contract parties shall work to forpin the cooperation that has previously been initiated on the cooperation of the Company, and seek to develop this cooperation to facilitate the connections and heat-switched between the countries and achieve expediency solutions to those problems that had to occur on this area. Art 27.Build of same-term compounds that touch two or more contractual couples range should happen in contemporary advice between the affected parties. Art 28. The agreement parties should seek to preserve and develop further the cooperation that has led to their territories constitutes one passport control area. The control of travelers passing the border between the Nordic countries should also otherwise be simplified and intersettled.
The Art 29.Atax parties shall co-arrange the work for the increased traffic safety.

Cooperation on the Environmental Novernods

0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).
The Art 30.Contract parties shall in its national legislation and by the applicability of this in the greatest possible extent equal to the rest-term environmental protection interests with their own country.
0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).
The Art 31.Contract parties shall seek to harmonize their environmental protection rules in the intent to achieve the greatest possible compliance when it comes to norms and guidelines for the emissions of contaminants, the Applicability of Environmental toxins and other disruptions of the environment.
0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).
The Art 32.Agreement parties shall be attributed to the agreement when it comes to reserving natural protection and outdoor areas as well as when it comes to fredering and other precautions for the protection of plants and animals.
0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).

Other cooperation

Art 33.Avtalemate's participation in European and other international cooperation provides good opportunities for cooperation in favor of Nordic nationals and enterprises. Governments have in this context a special responsibility to safeguard common interests and opinions.
0 Changed by appointment 18 March 1993 # 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993). Former species 30.
Art 34.Service man belonging to a contractual party's foreign service and service does outside of the Nordic countries, shall in the extent that it is unically with his maids and does not face obstacles from the country's side where he service does, also assist State citizens from a different Nordic country when this has no representation in the person's place.
0 Former species 31.
The Art 35.Contract parties should reach possible and appropriate co-ordinations their business for assistance to and cooperation with the development countries.
0 Former species 32.
Art 36.Tilroof to disseminated the increased knowledge of the Nordic countries and the Nordic cooperation should be conducted in close cooperation between the agreement parties and their organs for information abroad. Where there is appropriate, common performance can come to speak.
0 Former species 33.
The Art 37.Contract parties shall work for that different areas of the public statistics are intersettled.
0 Former species 34.

Honest deals

0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).
Art 38.Closer rules about the cooperation within the designated areas should be able to be determined in straight deals.
0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).

The Forms of Nordic cooperation

Art 39.For conducting and redeveloping the Nordic cooperation after this and other agreements, the Nordic countries should continually interact with each other, and hit the contemporary measures that there is a need for.
0 Modified at deal 13 Feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 35
Art 40.Samwork takes place in Nordisk Council, in the Nordic Ministerial Council, in the Cabinet of State, Foreign Ministers, and in other ministerial meetings, in the very frank cooperation organs and between the country's craft of the country.
0 Modified at deals 13 Feb 1971 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993). Former species 36.
Art 41.A provision that is a result of cooperation between two or more contractual parties must not be changed by a party unless the other parties are underfixed about it. Underdirection is not necessary in the event of the urgency and when it comes to the provision of minor importance.
0 Former species 37.
The Art 42.Authorities of the Nordic countries should be able to be responsive directly with each other in such cases that not after their nature of other reasons should be processed through the foreign service.
0 Former species 38.
Art 43.In the Nordic cooperation, it should forage the greatest possible public.
0 Added by appointment 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975).

Nordic Council

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971).
Art 44.I Nordisk Advice is cooperating with the Nordic countries as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Åland's elected collections, landscapes as well as the Faroe Islands and the Greenland Country and the Land of the Land of the Land of the Greenland. The Council can take initiative and advise in questions that concern cooperation between all or any of these countries and the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aland, and has for the otherwise tasks set forth by this and other agreements.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by appointment 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 jan 1984). Former Article 39.
The Art 45.Council can pass recommanders and correct other inquiries or make statements to one or more of the Nordic countries ' governments or to the ministerial council.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former Article 40.
The Art 46.Council should, out over what is particularly agreed, is given the opportunity to comment on the Nordic cooperation issues of greater importance when this is not impossible due to time of time.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former Article 41.
The Art 47.Council consists of 87 elected members, government officials and representative of the Faroe Islands and Greenland's countryman and the Åland's landscape.

Of the members, Denmark's population selects 16, Finland's Day 18, Islands Everything 7 and Norway's stoking and Sweden's national team-day, Greenland's lagging and Åland lagging every 2. Further, each Assembly selects a corresponding number of supplemants.

Selection of members and supplemants are made annually and applies to the time until the next election. By the elections, different political opinion directions should be given representation in the council.

Only members of the Assembly who have made the election may be elected member or supplemant in the council.

Governments, the country boards and landscapes are outpointing among their members what the number of officials as they wish.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 jan 1984), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993). Former Article 42.
Art 48.Denmark's rich delegation consists of the members elected by the Parliament and the delegates designated by the government as well as by the Faroe Islands and Greenland delegations as mentioned in the second paragraph. The Finland's delegation consists of members selected by the Prime Day and the delegates designated by the government as well as by the Aland delegation mentioned in the second paragraph. The delegation for each of the rest countries consists of the members selected by the elected Assembly and the representative designated by the government.

The Faroese delegation consists of the members selected by the lagoon and the delegates designated by the National Board of Directions. Greenland's delegation consists of the members elected by the country's parliament and the delegates designated by the National Board of Directions. The country's delegation consists of the members selected by the lagoon and the delegates designated by the landscape management.

With "delegation" understood in Article 58, other passages, the country's delegation.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 jan 1984), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993), 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996). Former Article 43.
Art 49.Governments as well as the country's and landscapes and landscapes of the Council do not have the voting rights in the council.

In question that concerns the applicability of agreements between some countries, only members from these countries have the right to vote.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by appointment 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 jan 1984). Former species 44
Art 50.Council's organs are the plenarassembly, the precision and the selection.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species of 45
The Art 51.PlenenAssembly consists of all members of the Council.

The Plenarassembly is holding ordinary session at least once a year. Extraordinary session or theme session is held when the precision school decides it, or when at least two governments or at least femo20 elected members are referred to it.

Council of the Council of the Plenary of the plenary assembly, if nothing else is particularly prescribed.

The Plant Assembly's negotiations are public, unless the plenenAssembly assembly determines otherwise.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by agreements 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992), 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996). Former species 46.
The Art 52.PlenAssembly Assembly, for a calendar year, at annual ordinary session a precision consisting of a president and the number of other members who are indicated in the Business Order of Nordisk Council.

Different political opinion directions should be represented in the precision. Each country should be represented in the precision.

Members of the precision of the Board shall be selected members of the council.

The Presidising of the Presidar Council is running business and performing for the purposes of the Council on the extent that is set forth by this agreement and the Council's business order.

The presidency of the Council rotates between the Nordic countries in the way that is set forth by the Business Order of Nordisk Council.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 6 May 1985 # 1 (ikr. 12 Feb 1986), 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992), 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996). Former species 47
Art 53

The PlenarAssembly determines the selection of the numbers and business space. The selection of the election is to prepare the treatment of the cases in the council.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by appointment 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996). Former species 48.
Art 54.Council bigs in its business of a precision discharge tariat.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 6 May 1985 # 1 (ikr. 12 Feb 1986), 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992), 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996). Former species 49
The Art 55.Governments, the Faroe Islands, Greenland Country Board, the Land of the Council, the Council of Ministerial Council, Council of the Council, the Council of Justice and Committee members have the right to emphasizing proposals for the council.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 6 May 1985 # 1 (ikr. 12 Feb 1986), 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992), 29 Acceptance 1995 # 1 (ikr. 2 jan 1996). Former species 50.
Art 56.Recommands are passed by the plenena Assembly on the basis that there is protested suggestions about it.

The Presidium can make other representation on the basis that there is protested suggestions about it.

Counties are provided by the plenary Assembly. When the precision study makes a enquiry (representation), the statement is avaliable by the precision of the precision.

The Presideni shall report to the plenarassembly de decisions that have been hit according to second or third paragraph.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by appointment 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992). Former species 51
Art 57.An elected member can ask questions for a government or to the Ministerial Council on the occasion of a statement or announcement that has been conveyed to the council, or by the way of topics that concern the Nordic cooperation.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by appointment 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992). Former species 52.
Art 58.Each delegation responds to the expenses of its participation in the council.

The precision decides for each budget year wherein the joint expenses shall be distributed between the delegates.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 15 June 1983 # 1 (deal 28 jan 1984), 21 aug 1991 No. 1 1 (ikr. 29 jan 1992). Former species of 53.
The Art 59.PlenenAssembly determines its Council work arrangement. Decision about the ordinance of the work arrangement or whether changes in this require two-thirds majority among the council's elected members.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 54

Nordic Ministerial Council

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971).
Art 60.I Nordisk ministerial Council cooperation the Nordic countries ' governments.

The Faroe Islands and Greenland's country boards as well as the Aland's landscape management is participating in the Ministerial Council's work.

The Ministerial Council is hitting decisions in the extent that is indicated in this and other agreements between the Nordic countries. Also in other cooperation questions the ministerial Council collaborated between the Nordic countries and between the governments and Nordisk Council.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by appointment 15 June 1983 # 1 (deal 28 jan 1984). Former species 55
Art 61.Members of government, country rule or landscape management can in the exception be represented at the meetings of the deputies, however, at least three of the countries must be represented by government members.

The Prime Minister of State is in charge of the parent's co-operation of the Nordic cooperation issues. The bigs of a designated government member of each country (cooperation minister) and a secretary of state or official (member of the Nordic Collaborative Committee).

The chairmanship rotates between the Nordic countries ' governments according to a closer deal. The chairmanship is in charge of merging the Nordic government cooperation and to take the necessary initiative ; the chairmanship of the Council of the Ministerial Council, in other ministerial meetings and at the government's deliberations on European and other international questions at all levels.

The Ministerial Council bigs in its business of civil servants and of the Ministerial Council secretariat.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified by agreements 11 March 1974 # 1 (ikr. 5 Acceptance 1975), 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 jan 1984), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993). Former species 56.
The Art 62.Ministerial Council is quorum when all the countries are represented in the ministerial council. In questions that exclusively concern certain countries, however, only these countries need to be represented.

Each country has one voice in the ministerial council.

Ministerial Council decisions should be unanimous. In procedural questions, however, the decision is made with a single majority of those who embody voice, and by voice resemblance makes the man's voice outsource the stroke.

Voting avoidance is not an obstacle to the decision being made.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 57
The Art 63.Ministerial Council decisions are binding on the individual countries. Decision regarding questions that after one of the country's constitution require approval of the elected Assembly, however, is not binding on this country until the elected Assembly has approved the decision. If such approval is required, the Ministerial Council shall be subcorrected about this before the Ministerial Council hits the decision. Before the elected assembly approval of the government, is also no other country bound by the decision.

Decision struck in accordance with this agreement is binding on the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Aland in the extent they join the decision in accordance with the self-steering decisions.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 15 June 1983 # 1 (ikr. 28 jan 1984), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993). Former species. 58.
The Art 64.Ministerial Council shall annually provide the Nordic Council on a statement regarding the Nordic cooperation and a statement of the plans for the continued cooperation.

The government's prime minister accounted for the Nordic Council on the main features of the cooperation and about the government's cooperation when it comes to European and other international questions.

Nordic Ministerial Council is to put its proposal on the budget for the Nordic Council to the statement.

Nordic Council may suggest changing priorities within the financial frame that the Ministerial Council has indicated.

Medless it can be anchored for significant reasons, the Council of Ministerial Council shall follow the Council's recommendation when it comes to budget dispositions within the given financial frame.

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971), modified on agreements 6 May 1985 # 1 (ikr. 12 Feb 1986), 18 March 1993 No. 1 1 (ikr. 7 Nov 1993). Former species. 59.
The Art 65.Ministerial Council shall before each ordinary session of the Nordic Council's plenary Assembly, advise the advice of the measures that have been met on the occasion of council's recommanders and other inquiries. If the recommand or other inquiry is directed to one or more governments, such message may instead be provided by it or the governments that the recommand or inquiry is directed to.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 60.
The Art 66.Ministerial Council determines its work arrangement.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 61.
Art 67.Samwise between the Nordic countries of the Nordic countries can, besides the ministerial council, take place at the Nordic ministerial meetings.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 62

Change of the deal

0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971).
Art 68.Within the counterparts of the change in this agreement, the Nordic Council shall be given the opportunity to comment.
0 Added by appointment 13 feb 1971 # 1 (ikr. 1 July 1971). Former species 63.

End regulations

Art 69.This deal shall be ratified, and the ratification documents shall promptly be deposited in the Finnish Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The deal takes effect the first day of the month that begins closest to the day when all parters ratification documents are deposited.
0 Former species 39.
Art 70.wish any of the contractual parties to upend the agreement shall be written on whether this is attributed to the Finnish government, which immediately shall inform the remaining appointment parties heron and about what day the announcement was received. The resolution only applies to the country that has taken it and becomes valid from and with the first day of the month that begins six months after the time the Finnish government received the announcement of resignation.

The agreement is to be deposited in the Finnish Foreign Ministry, and confirmed transcripts shall of the Finnish Foreign Ministry of the Finnish foreign ministry are attributed to each individual agreement map.

0 Former species 40

To the confirmation of this, the underdrawing of the undersigned deputies signed this agreement.

The finishing in Helsinki in one specimen in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish, which all have equal validity, the twenty-second March ninehundred and secstito.