Aprova o Acordo entre a República Portuguesa e o Reino Hachemita da Jordânia sobre Cooperação Económica, assinado em Amã em 17 de Fevereiro de 2008
Objecto da cooperação
Conformidade com convenções multilaterais
Nenhuma disposição do presente Acordo afecta os direitos e obrigações internacionais das Partes assumidos no contexto de convenções multilaterais, da sua participação em organizações internacionais e do direito comunitário.
Mecanismos de cooperação
Sem prejuízo de outras medidas que favoreçam o desenvolvimento e diversificação da cooperação bilateral e tendo em vista o reforço dos fluxos de comércio e investimento nos dois sentidos e a cooperação com países terceiros, as Partes, no respeito pelo direito interno em vigor e as obrigações decorrentes de outras convenções internacionais, acordam em:
Cooperação empresarial
Incentivos à cooperação
Propriedade intelectual e industrial
As Partes, nos domínios objecto de cooperação, assegurarão a protecção dos direitos de propriedade industrial e intelectual, designadamente dos aspectos relacionados com o comércio, de acordo com as respectivas ordens jurídicas internas e com as convenções internacionais que as vinculem.
Comissão Mista Económica
Solução de controvérsias
Qualquer controvérsia na interpretação ou aplicação do presente Acordo, não solucionada no âmbito da Comissão Mista Económica, será resolvida pela via diplomática, através de consultas entre as Partes.
Revisão
Vigência e denúncia
Entrada em vigor
O presente Acordo entrará em vigor 30 dias após a data da recepção da última notificação, por escrito e por via diplomática, de que foram cumpridos os requisitos de direito interno das Partes necessários para o efeito.
Revogação
Com a entrada em vigor do presente Acordo cessa a vigência do Acordo Comercial e Económico e de Cooperação Técnica entre o Governo da República Portuguesa e o Governo do Reino Hachemita da Jordânia, assinado em Amã em 13 de Maio de 1980.
Feito em Amã aos 17 de Fevereiro de 2008, em dois originais, nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa, fazendo os dois textos igualmente fé. Em caso de divergência de interpretação, o texto inglês prevalecerá.
Pela República Portuguesa:
Luís Amado, Ministro de Estado e dos Negócios Estrangeiros.
Pelo Reino Hachemita da Jordânia:
Amer Al Hadidi, Ministro da Indústria e Comércio.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION
The Portuguese Republic and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, hereinafter referred to as the Parties;
Aware of the importance of economic cooperation for the development and diversification of relations between the Parties;
Having the aim to intensify and diversify their bilateral relations, and actively develop economic cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit that will allow the Parties to take full advantage of the possibilities created by economic development and provide an enhanced quality of life for the population of both;
Considering that the Agreement on Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Portugal and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed in Amman on 13 May 1980, is outdated in the presence of the realities of present-day economic relations between the two countries;
Considering that the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 24 November 1997 is in force;
agree as follows:
Article 1
Scope of cooperation
Article 2
Compliance with multilateral conventions
No provision of the present Agreement shall affect the international rights and obligations of the Parties assumed in the context of international multilateral agreements, of their participation in international organizations, or under European Community law.
Article 3
Cooperation mechanisms
Without prejudice to other beneficial measures for the development and diversification of bilateral cooperation, and with a view to reinforcing trade and investment flows in both directions and cooperation with third countries, the Parties, whilst respecting their internal Law in force and their commitments under other International Agreements, agree to:
Article 4
Entrepreneurial cooperation
Article 5
Incentives to cooperation
Article 6
Industrial and intellectual property
The Parties, in the domains falling within the scope of cooperation, shall safeguard industrial and intellectual property rights, specifically those connected with trade, in accordance with their domestic law and with the international conventions by which they are bound.
Article 7
Joint Economic Committee
Article 8
Settlement of disputes
Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the present Agreement, which is not solved in the context of the Joint Economic Committee, shall be settled through negotiation, through the diplomatic channels.
Article 9
Amendments
Article 10
Duration and termination
Article 11
Entry into force
The present Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of receipt of the later of the notifications, in writing through diplomatic channels, conveying the completion of the internal procedures of each Party required for that purpose.
Article 12
Revocation
Upon the entry into force of this Agreement, the Agreement on Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Portugal and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed in Amman on 13 May 1980, shall be terminated.
Done in Amman, on the 17th February 2008, in two copies, each in the portuguese and english languages, both linguistic versions being equally authentic. For the purposes of interpretation, the english version shall prevail.
For the Portuguese Republic:
Luís Amado, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs.
For the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan:
Amer Al Hadidi, Minister of Industry and Trade.