O presente Acordo entrará em vigor 30 dias após a data da troca de notas, através da qual uma Parte Contratante informa a outra de que se encontram concluídas as necessárias formalidades internas.
Em fé de que os plenipotenciários abaixo assinados apõem as suas assinaturas no final do presente Acordo.
Feito em Ankara, aos 14 de Março de 2000, em dois exemplares, em português, turco e inglês, todos os textos fazendo igualmente fé.
Em caso de divergência de interpretação das disposições deste Acordo o texto inglês prevalecerá.
Pela República Portuguesa:
Jaime José Matos da Gama.
Pela República da Turquia:
Ismael Sem.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY CONCERNING THE MUTUAL ABOLITION OF VISAS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS.
The Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Turkey (hereinafter referred as «Contracting Parties»), wishing to strengthen the friendly relations and co-operation between the two countries and aiming to facilitate the travels of the holders of diplomatic passports, have agreed on the following:
Article 1
- 1 -Portuguese citizens holding valid diplomatic passports may enter and stay in the territory of the Republic of Turkey without a visa for a period not exceeding 90 days per semester.
- 2 -Turkish citizens holding valid diplomatic passports may enter and stay in the territory of the Portuguese Republic without a visa for a period not exceeding 90 days per semester.
- 3 -Under this Agreement, passports having validity periods of at least three months from the date of entry of its holder to the territory of the Contracting Party, are considered as «valid passports».
Article 2
- 1 -Portuguese citizens holding valid diplomatic passports who are appointed to a diplomatic mission or a consular mission in the Republic of Turkey or who are appointed to international organisations in Turkey may enter or stay in the territory of the Republic of Turkey without a visa for the period of their assignments.
- 2 -Turkish citizens holding valid diplomatic passports who are appointed to a diplomatic mission or a consular mission in the Portuguese Republic or who are appointed to international organisations in Portugal may enter or stay in the territory of the Portuguese Republic without a visa for the period of their assignments.
- 3 -The provisions of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of this article shall apply to the family members of Contracting Parties holding valid diplomatic passports during the period of assignments.
- 4 -For this purpose the Contracting Parties will inform each other by way of notification through diplomatic channels.
Article 3
The provisions of article 1 and article 2 shall not release the citizens of Contracting Parties holding valid diplomatic passports from the obligation to get work, study or residence visas beforehand in the conformity with the respective legislations of the Contracting Parties.
Article 4
- 1 -This Agreement shall not release citizens of Contracting Parties holding valid diplomatic passports from the obligation to observe laws and regulations in force in the territory of the other Contracting Party.
- 2 -Either Contracting Party reserves the right to deny entry or stay in its territory to the citizens of the other Contracting Party whom it considers undesirable.
Article 5
The citizens of Contracting Parties holding valid diplomatic passports shall enter and exit the territory of the other Contracting Party only at the frontier gates designated for international passenger traffic.
Article 6
- 1 -Contracting Parties shall exchange specimens of their diplomatic passports through diplomatic channels.
- 2 -If either Contracting Party modifies its diplomatic passports, it shall transmit to the other Contracting Party specimens of new passports 30 days before they are introduced.
Article 7
- 1 -Either Contracting Party may temporarily suspend the application of the provisions of this Agreement wholly or partially for reasons of public order, national security or international relations.
- 2 -Suspension of this Agreement shall be reported immediately to the other Contracting Party through diplomatic channels.
Article 8
Any amendment of this Agreement agreed upon by the Contracting Parties shall be made by the exchange of notes and the date of entry in force of the amendment shall be specified.
Article 9
This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period and shall remain in force until the 60th day after the date of the notification of one of the Contracting Parties of its intention to terminate it through diplomatic channels in written form.
Article 10
This Agreement shall enter into force on the 30th day after the date of the exchange of notes by which Contracting Parties communicate each other that all the internal conditions for its entry into force have been fulfilled.
In witness whereof the under signed being duly authorised by their respective governments have signed this Agreement.
Done in duplicate in Ankara on 14th March, in Portuguese, Turkish and English, all texts being equally authentic.
In case of any difference in the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement the English text shall prevail.
For The Portuguese Republic:
Jaime José Matos da Gama.
For The Republic of Turkey:
Ismael Sem.
(ver texto em língua turca no documento original)