Artigo 19.º

Em caso de denúncia deste Acordo e por força do disposto neste artigo, cada programa de intercâmbio, entendimento ou projecto em curso com base nas cláusulas deste Acordo permanecerá válido ate à sua conclusão.

Em fé do que os abaixo assinados, estando devidamente autorizados, assinaram o presente Acordo.

Feito em Lisboa, em vinte e cinco de Novembro de 2000, em dois originais, nas línguas portuguesa, ucraniana e inglesa, fazendo todos os textos igualmente fé. Em caso de divergência de interpretação, prevalecerá a versão inglesa.

Pela República Portuguesa:

Jaime José Matos da Gama.

Pela Ucrânia:

V. Kremen.

(ver texto em língua ucraniana no documento original)

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND UKRAINE CONCERNING CO-OPERATION IN THE EDUCATION, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL, SPORTING, YOUTH AND MEDIA FIELDS.

Whereas the Portuguese Republic and Ukraine, hereinafter referred to as «the Parties»:

Wish to develop and deepen the relations between the two countries in the education, cultural, scientific and technological, sporting, youth and media fields;

Are convinced that such co-operation in these fields will contribute to an improved mutual knowledge and the strengthening of the relations based on friendship, mutual understanding and trust that exist between the peoples of the two countries;

Are of the firm belief that the cultural and scientific relations between the Portuguese Republic and Ukraine form an integral part of overall cultural co-operation in Europe; and

Are determined to respect the principles set out in the Final Minutes of the Helsinki Session of the Conference on Security and co-operation in Europe and the Paris Charter for a New Europe;

they have agreed upon the following:

Article 1

Guided by the principles of equality and mutual benefit and in compliance with the laws of their respective countries, the Parties shall promote cultural relations and shall encourage the two countries governmental and non-governmental institutions to co-operate in the education, cultural, scientific and technological, sporting, youth and media fields and to supply each other with information about the history and culture of their respective states.

Article 2

The Parties shall promote the creation and maintenance of direct contacts between the two countries higher education establishments and scientific and technological research institutions.

The co-operation in the fields of science, research and technology shall be established by means of a special agreement, if thus decided by both Parties.

Article 3

The Parties shall encourage the exchange of higher education teaching staff and other teachers and lecturers, the allocation of study grants and the facilitation of exchanges between university and post-graduate students.

Article 4

The Parties shall co-operate in the education and scientific field by organising visits by experts, researchers and specialists and shall encourage them to take part in international conferences, seminars, symposia and other such events that may take place in the other country.

Article 5

In accordance with their respective internal legislation, the Parties shall study the possibility of ensuring the reciprocal recognition of academic titles, diplomas and degrees conferred by their higher education institutions.

Article 6

The Parties shall foster the exchange of education-related information and documentation, particularly as regards to the organisation of their respective education systems.

Article 7

Each Party shall facilitate the teaching and study of the other Party's language and culture.

Article 8

The Parties shall encourage the exchange of schoolbooks and other pedagogical and methodological material used to teach history, geography, culture, the exact sciences and the economic and social sciences in their countries.

Article 9

In accordance with the current legislation in each country, the Parties shall promote co-operation in the fields of literature, national libraries and national archives, museums, theatre, dance, music, cinema and architectural heritage.

Article 10

The Parties shall promote the development of contacts between researchers and experts from both countries in the fields of the protection and conservation of cultural and architectural assets and movable cultural items by encouraging direct contact between the institutions that are responsible for these areas in each of the two countries.

Article 11

With a view to the protection of each country's national heritage, both Parties shall take appropriate measures designed both to prevent illegal exports of movable cultural items and to ensure their return to their country of origin in the event that they are illegally exported. The Parties shall implement the international recommendations concerning the circulation of cultural items, particularly those issued by UNESCO and the Council of Europe.

Article 12

The Parties shall promote the enlargement of co-operation between the two countries' cultural institutions with a view to establishing an exchange of information from databases of a cultural nature that are network-accessible for its dissemination.

Article 13

The Parties shall encourage co-operation between governmental and non-governmental sporting organisations by promoting exchanges at the level of sporting events and sports training.

Article 14

The Parties agree to promote improved mutual knowledge in the youth field via the exchange of information and other documentation concerning the two countries' youth policies.

The Parties also express their interest in encouraging co-operation between the two countries' youth organisations and institutions.

Article 15

The Parties shall encourage direct co-operation between those of the two countries' entities that possess responsibilities in the media sector, especially those which pursue public service missions in the press, radio and television fields.

Article 16

With a view to achieving the objectives of this Agreement, The Parties shall constitute a Joint-Commission that shall be charged with drawing up exchange and co-operation programmes and agreeing the financial conditions required to implement them.

In the event that it is considered necessary for it to do so, the Joint-Commission shall meet alternately in Portugal and Ukraine at such intervals and on such dates as the Parties may agree via diplomatic channels.

Article 17

This Agreement shall not in any way prejudice the rights and obligations created under the terms of existing or future bilateral or multilateral agreements and shall not affect those of the Parties' rights or obligations that are derived from any agreements or treaties to which they may become a Party.

Article 18