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Law No. 201 Of 4 November 1998

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 201 din 4 noiembrie 1998

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LEGE no. 201 201 of 4 November 1998 for the ratification of the Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, signed in Bucharest on 20 January 1998
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Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 426 426 of 11 November 1998



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Article UNIC The Agreement on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, signed in Bucharest on January 20, 1998, is ratified. This law was adopted by the Senate at the meeting of September 14, 1998, in compliance with the provisions of art 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. SENATE PRESIDENT MIRCEA IONESCU-QUINTUS This law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies at the meeting of October 5, 1998, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. ROOM PRESIDENT DEPUTIES PAULA IVANESCU + AGREEMENT economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic Government of Romania and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, hereinafter referred to as Contracting Parties wanting to expand and strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation on a sustainable and long-term basis, convinced of the need for sustainable cooperation to the advantage of both States confirming the interest in strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two States and guided by the desire to strengthen their friendly relations and promote economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the two states, based on the principles of equality, mutual benefit and full respect of sovereignty, agreed the following: + Article 1 1. The Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures to encourage and develop economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the two States, according to the provisions of this Agreement and in accordance with the laws and other regulations in vigor of each Contracting Party. 2. The economic, scientific and technical cooperation referred to in this Agreement shall cover the areas of common interest for both Contracting Parties, which shall be specified in separate arrangements. 3. The Contracting Parties shall consider that their cooperation relations should focus on priority economic areas in the two States, contributing mainly to: a) developing the economies of the two states b) creating the conditions for the efficient use of human and material resources, as well as production capacities in the two states; c) protection and improvement of the environment; d) the encouragement, facilitation and mutual promotion of capital investment. + Article 2 1. The economic, scientific and technical cooperation will be carried out in accordance with the possibilities and requirements of the contracting parties, as well as with the provisions and conditions that will be agreed by the economic operators of the two contracting parties. 2. The contracting parties shall encourage and facilitate the economic, technical and scientific cooperation between specialized organizations, institutions and companies, hereinafter referred to as economic operators, in various forms, such as: a) the achievement of studies, projects, construction and exploitation of socio-economic objectives in the two states, as well as the retrofitting of existing production capacities; b) cooperation in the manufacture of machinery, equipment and other products, subassemblies and spare parts, in order to satisfy the internal demand in the two states, as well as for the export to third markets; c) joint production of goods in mixed companies, by using existing production capacities in the two states; d) establishment of joint ventures; e) the use of ports and free zones in the two states, as well as the most advantageous transport routes; f) technology transfer, know-how, documentation, publications, technical information, licenses and patents, specialization and personnel training; g) cooperation on third markets, in areas of mutual interest. The forms of cooperation mentioned above are not limiting, economic operators may resort to any other forms that are in their mutual interest. + Article 3 1. The detailed conditions of economic and technical cooperation will be specified within each project, especially through the contracts and arrangements concluded between the economic operators of the two contracting parties. These contracts and arrangements will specify the terms and conditions as well as the rights and obligations of each Contracting Party. 2. The contracting party, beneficiary of technical assistance, will take all necessary measures to ensure the working conditions of persons or groups sent by the other contracting party, in order to carry out economic cooperation projects of the two states. + Article 4 In accordance with the laws and other regulations in force in the two states, the contracting parties will take the necessary measures to encourage bilateral economic cooperation through scientific and technical data exchange, exchange at expert level, technicians and teachers and, in addition, through special arrangements, to encourage and take into account the aspects of technical cooperation between specialized institutions in the two states. Such arrangements will specify the specific terms and conditions as well as the rights and obligations of each Contracting Party. + Article 5 The Contracting Parties agreed to establish the Romanian-Syrian Government Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. The Joint Committee Regulation is set out in the Annex which is an integral part of this Agreement + Article 6 1. Any misunderstanding between the two Contracting Parties regarding the interpretation and/or application of this Agreement shall be resolved amicably, through consultations and negotiations within the Joint Committee, or by diplomatic path, upon request. any Contracting Party. 2. Any dispute between economic operators and/or companies and their specialized institutions shall be settled in accordance with the provisions and conditions of the arrangements, programs and/or contracts concluded under the provisions of this Agreement. + Article 7 The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the other existing bilateral agreements or those that will be concluded and the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties arising from the multilateral agreements to which the two States are parties. At the same time the provisions of this Agreement will not limit the rights of each Contracting Party to adopt and apply the measures necessary to protect national security, the health and life of the population, animals and plants, and for the protection of artistic, historical and archaeological heritage. + Article 8 1. This Agreement may be revised and/or amended by written consensus, at the request of any Contracting Party, in accordance with the provisions of par. 2 2 of this Article. 2. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the last notification by which the Contracting Parties shall inform each other, through diplomatic channels, of the fulfilment of the constitutional provisions required for its entry into force. 3 3. This Agreement shall be valid for a period of 5 (five) years and may be extended by tacit recondition for new successive periods of 1 (a) year, provided that neither party has been notified, at least 6 (six) months before its expiry, ending its validity. 4. The termination of the validity of this Agreement shall not affect the validity and duration of any arrangement and/or contract concluded in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, until the arrangement and/or contract is fully fulfilled. 5. After the termination of the validity of this Agreement, its provisions or any separate arrangement or arrangement, concluded in this framework, will continue to govern the current or unfulfilled obligations, as well as the projects concluded on the basis of before the date of termination of validity as well as if this Agreement has not been cancelled or has ceased its validity. Which is why, the undersigned, having full powers from their governments, have signed this agreement. Concluded in Bucharest on January 20, 1998, in two original copies in Romanian, Arabic and English, all texts having the same validity. In case of differences in interpretation, the English text will prevail. For the Romanian Government, Mircea Ciumara, minister of state, minister industry and trade For the Government Syrian Arab, Salim Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister + Annex 1 REGULATION Romanian-Syrian Government Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation This Regulation was adopted for the purpose of organizing the activity of the Romanian-Syrian Government Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, hereinafter referred to as the Joint Committee, and for fulfilling the concluded or that will be concluded between the two states in different fields. + Article 1 The main tasks of the joint committee are -the pursuit of the fulfilment of this Agreement, the contracts, protocols and arrangements that will be signed between economic operators and companies, based on it, as well as the development of recommendations for bringing to fruition -examining and establishing new opportunities, ways and means for the development of trade, economic and technical relations between the two states and the elaboration of concrete proposals and programs; -facilitating the exchange of information, documentation and the organization of bilateral consultations and missions on trade and technical-economic cooperation or other issues of mutual interest. + Article 2 The Joint Committee shall consist of representatives appointed by the two Contracting Parties on the basis of the principle of parity. Each contracting party to the joint committee appoints a president, a vice president and a secretary. The Chairpersons shall inform each other about the composition of the delegations in the joint committee and any subsequent amendments. + Article 3 For the performance of its tasks, the joint committee may, if necessary, create temporary working organs (subcommittees, groups, etc.) and establish their tasks, competences and composition. + Article 4 According to the agreement between the presidents of the parties, the joint committee may meet in ordinary or extraordinary sessions. The ordinary sessions take place at least once a year, alternatively, in Romania and in the Syrian Arab Republic, if the presidents do not agree otherwise. The convening of the next session will be agreed in the work of the previous session Presidents will set the agenda for the session at least 30 days before the date of its deployment. The secretaries of the joint committee will inform each other about the composition of the delegations at least 10 days before the date of the session. Representatives of other ministries or organizations from the two states can also be invited to the work of the joint committee sessions, if necessary, on the basis of bilateral agreements. + Article 5 During the sessions, the joint committee, with the agreement of the contracting parties, may adopt recommendations and proposals on the resolution of the problems arising during the fulfilment of the bilateral agreements The recommendations and proposals adopted are set out in a protocol signed by the Presidents of the Joint The Protocol shall enter into force after approval in accordance with the laws of each State. In the event of the joint committee sessions on urgent issues, the proposals and recommendations for their resolution are adopted and come into force by their confirmation, in writing, by the presidents of the joint committee and by the inclusion of Their subsequent protocol. The protocols of the sessions of the commission shall be drawn up in two original copies in Romanian, Arabic and English, all texts being equally authentic. The Contracting Parties shall communicate to each other in writing the entry into force of the Protocols. After their entry into force, the protocols are communicated to the institutions, organizations and firms involved in meeting the proposals and recommendations of the joint committee. + Article 6 According to his powers, the joint committee -will collaborate with the relevant departments in the ministries, institutions and organizations interested in the two states; -will hold working meetings of the vice presidents and secretaries of the parties to the joint committee, to examine the state of fulfilment of the agreements agreed during previous sessions and to prepare the work of the next session. --------