Após a entrada em vigor do presente Acordo, a Parte em cujo território o presente Acordo for assinado, deverá iniciar o registo, junto do Secretariado das Nações Unidas, nos termos do artigo 102.º da Carta das Nações Unidas. A outra Parte deverá ser notificada deste procedimento bem como do número de registo atribuído pelas Nações Unidas após a sua confirmação pelo Secretariado.
Feito em Lisboa no dia 22 de abril de 2019, em duas cópias nas línguas portuguesa, georgiana e inglesa, sendo todos os textos igualmente autênticos. Em caso de divergência de interpretação prevalecerá a versão inglesa.
Pela República Portuguesa:
Augusto Ernesto Santos Silva, Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros.
Pela Geórgia:
David Zalkaliani, Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros.
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COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND GEORGIA IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM
The Portuguese Republic and Georgia, hereinafter referred to as the «Parties»,
Wishing to further promote friendly relations between the Parties;
Conscious of the importance of Tourism for the economic and cultural development, as well as the better understanding of life, history and cultural heritage of both countries;
Acknowledging the need for creating a legal framework for cooperation in the field of Tourism,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
Object
The present Agreement establishes the legal framework for the development of cooperation between the Parties in the field of Tourism, based on the principles of equality and mutual benefits.
Article 2
Scope of the Cooperation
The cooperation between the Parties will be developed, at the following levels:
- a)Development of Business Relations;
- b)Exchange of information;
- c)Professional Training;
- d)Cooperation in the field of International Organizations.
Article 3
Development of Business Relations
The Parties shall support the development of cooperation between entrepreneurs and organizations involved in the Tourism sector.
Article 4
Exchange of Information
The Parties shall encourage the exchange of information in the following fields:
- a)Tourism statistics;
- b)Educational programs, conferences, seminars and workshops;
- c)Promotional activities;
- d)Investment possibilities;
- e)Tourism trends and new developments;
- f)Legislative acts regulating tourism activities.
Article 5
Professional Training
The Parties shall encourage the cooperation of professional training in the field of Tourism, namely through the establishment of manpower training programs, cooperation between equivalent institutions and the exchange of information about studies and the results of its implementation.
Article 6
Cooperation in the field of International Organizations
The Parties shall promote all efforts to develop their cooperation within the framework of the United Nations World Tourism Organization and other international Tourism related organizations through the exchange of information about the results obtained in this area.
Article 7
Joint Commission
- 1 -The Parties shall establish a Joint Commission responsible for the proper execution of the provision of this Agreement and seeking solutions to any problems that may arise in the course of its execution.
- 2 -The Joint Commission shall consist of representatives of national tourism administrations appointed by the Parties.
- 3 -The Joint Commission shall convene through electronic communication.
Article 8
Settlement of disputes
Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the present Agreement, shall be settled through negotiations between the Parties.
Article 9
Amendments
- 1 -The present Agreement may be amended upon request of each Party.
- 2 -The amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the terms established in article 11 of the present Agreement.
Article 10
Duration and termination
- 1 -The present Agreement shall remain in force for successive and automatically renewable periods of five years.
- 2 -Either Party may denounce the present Agreement at least six months prior to its expiry date.
- 3 -The denunciation should be notified, in writing through diplomatic channels, producing its effects at the end of its expiry date.
- 4 -In case of denunciation, any program or project initiated while the present Agreement was in force, shall remain in execution until conclusion, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
Article 11
Entry into force
The present Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the receipt of the later of the notifications, in writing and through diplomatic channels, declaring the completion of the internal law procedures required by the Parties national legislation.
Article 12
Registration
Upon the entry into force of the present Agreement, the Party in whose territory it is signed shall promptly initiate registration of the Agreement at the Secretariat of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. The other Party shall promptly be notified on the registration as well as United Nations registration number, upon its confirmation by the Secretariat.
Done in Lisbon, on 22nd of April of 2019, in two copies in the Portuguese, Georgian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence in the interpretation, the English version shall prevail.
For the Portuguese Republic:
Augusto Ernesto Santos Silva, The Minister of Foreign Affairs.
For Georgia:
David Zalkaliani, The Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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