A Parte em cujo território o presente Acordo for assinado submetê-lo-á para registo junto do Secretariado das Nações Unidas imediatamente após a sua entrada em vigor, nos termos do artigo 102.º da Carta das Nações Unidas, devendo, igualmente, notificar a outra Parte da conclusão deste procedimento e indicar-lhe o número de registo atribuído.
Em fé do que, os abaixo assinados, estando devidamente autorizados pelos seus Governos, assinaram o presente Acordo.
Feito em Lisboa, em 30 de Abril de 2008, em dois originais, nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa, fazendo ambos os textos igualmente fé. Em caso de divergência, a versão em língua inglesa deve prevalecer.
Pela República Portuguesa:
Luís Amado, Ministro de Estado e dos Negócios Estrangeiros.
Pela República Federal da Nigéria:
Ojo Maduekwe, CFR, Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros.
CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION, CULTURE, YOUTH, SPORTS, MASS MEDIA AND TOURISM.
The Portuguese Republic and the Federal Republic of Nigeria (hereinafter referred to as the Parties):
Desiring to strengthen the mutual ties of friendship and understanding existing between the two countries and to further promote and develop co-operation in the fields of Education, Science, Technology and Higher Education, Culture, Youth, Sports, Mass Media and Tourism on the basis of equality, reciprocity, mutual respect and benefit;
Pursuant to the Law in force of their respective countries;
agree as follows:
Article 1
Scope
The Parties shall promote mutual knowledge, greater communication, co-operation and the development of reciprocal relations between the two countries in the areas of Education, Science, Technology and Higher Education, Culture, Youth, Sports, Mass Media and Tourism.
Article 2
Education
- 1 -Both Parties shall promote the relationship between both countries and develop co-operation between elementary and secondary schools and shall promote the exchange of information and innovative experiences in the field of basic and secondary education.
- 2 -Both Parties shall endeavour to make educational statistics available and to promote the exchange of information and innovative experiences in the field of basic and secondary education.
Article 3
Recognition of elementary and secondary education certificates and diplomas
Both Parties shall establish the methods and conditions whereby each of them may certify the equivalence of studies and their respective elementary and secondary education certificates and diplomas.
Article 4
Science, Technology and Higher Education
- 1 -The Parties shall encourage co-operation in the fields of science, technology and higher education between their research and higher education institutions.
- 2 -Both Parties shall promote an exchange of information on the respective Higher Education systems, in order to facilitate the recognition of diplomas, in compliance with the Law in force in each of the Parties.
Article 5
Language
- 1 -Both Parties shall promote the study of their languages in each other's institution of higher education, through the training of lecturers and teachers.
- 2 -In view of accrediting the studies of students learning the Portuguese language internationally, and facilitate their enrolment in Portuguese universities, the Portuguese Party shall activate the CAPLE certification - proficiency in the Portuguese Language in Nigerian higher education institutions, with the administrative support of those institutions.
- 3 -For the purpose of facilitating the enrolment of students in each other's universities, each Party shall allow their students to undertake proficiency courses for six to twelve months, either from the sending country's or the receiving country's educational institutions before embarking on the proper course of study .
Article 6
Scholarships
Each Party shall endeavour to provide scholarships to students and teachers, on a reciprocity basis, and shall promote their participation in specific courses and training periods, particularly in the language and cultural fields of the other country.
Article 7
Arts and Culture
- 1 -Both Parties shall encourage mutual knowledge of each country's culture and shall promote cultural co-operation, namely through direct contacts in the fields of literature, fine arts, stage arts, photography, cinema, audiovisual and multimedia, public libraries, archives, museums, cultural heritage, archaeology and copyright and promote exchange of visits by artists and experts in those fields.
- 2 -In order to achieve this aim, both Parties shall exchange information on cultural and artistic events that take place in each country and shall encourage participation in these events.
- 3 -Both Parties shall encourage the exchange of information about their museums, libraries and other cultural institutions and shall promote the exchange of information about materials referring to cultural heritage, natural history and arts, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
Article 8
Safeguard of National Cultural Heritage
Each Party shall endeavour to take the necessary measures to prevent illegal import, export and circulation of property belonging to the other Party's national cultural heritage, as well as to supervise and watch over the security of the aforementioned property which are temporarily imported in the territory of the other Party.
Article 9
Copyright and related rights
The Parties guarantee the protection of copyright and related rights referring to any work, interpretation or execution of any national of the other Party, or to any products created or developed within the scope of the present Agreement, in accordance with the Law in force in the territory of the Parties.
Article 10
Circulation of persons and equipment
- 1 -The Parties, in accordance with the law in force in their territory, shall grant the necessary conditions in order to permit the entrance, stay and exit of persons, within the implementation of the present Agreement, namely, its cooperation programmes.
- 2 -The previous provision shall equally apply to the situations of importation and subsequent re-exportation of material and equipment for non commercial purposes.
Article 11
Youth
Both Parties shall support and encourage co-operation between youth organisations of both countries by means of exchanging information and documentation so as to become better acquainted with the youth in each of the countries, to promote capacity building and youth exchange programmes.
Article 12
Sports
Both Parties shall promote co-operation within the field of sports, through public entities responsible for sports, sports federations and organizations of both countries, as well as the exchange of information, documentation and visits, within the scope of training and updating of human resources.
Article 13
Mass Media
Both Parties shall encourage direct co-operation between the entities that pursue public service missions, in the areas of radio, television, news agencies and professional training in journalism.
Article 14
Tourism
Both Parties, through the national public bodies responsible for tourism, shall facilitate co-operation within this field by identifying areas of common interest.
Article 15
International obligations
This Agreement does not affect other international obligations undertaken by the Parties.
Article 16
Co-operation Programmes and Joint Committee
- 1 -The Parties, for the purposes of the present Agreement and in order to establish detailed co-operation and exchange methods, shall prepare co-operation programmes which will come into effect, to begin with, for a three-year (3) period.
- 2 -The co-operation programmes shall become a component part of the commitments undertaken in the present Agreement, and may anticipate financial obligations incurred pursuant to these activities.
- 3 -The financial obligations incurred with the co-operation programmes shall be the responsibility of the State Departments of both countries which report for the areas covered by the present Agreement.
- 4 -The co-operation programmes shall be signed by a Joint Committee that shall meet alternately in one of the two countries.
- 5 -Regardless of its foreseen duration, and unless none of the Parties announces its intention to terminate it, the mentioned co-operation programmes shall produce effects until another programme is signed.
Article 17
Settlement of disputes
Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the present Agreement shall be settled by negotiation, through the diplomatic channels.
Article 18
Amendments
- 1 -The present Agreement may be amended by request of one of the Parties.
- 2 -The amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the terms specified in article 20 of the present Agreement.
Article 19
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 upon a notification, in writing through diplomatic channels, at least six months prior to its expiry date.
- 3 -The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the implementation of programmes and projects drawn up while this Agreement was in force unless the Parties agree to otherwise.
Article 20
Entry into force
The present Agreement shall enter into force sixty 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 21
Registration
Upon the entry into force of the present Agreement, the Party in whose territory it is signed shall transmit it to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration, in accordance with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, and shall notify the other Party of the completion of this procedure as well as of its registration number.
In withness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorised by their Governments, have signed the present Agreement.
Done in Lisbon, on the 30th of April of the year two thousand and eight, in two original texts, in the Portuguese and English languages, both texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence, the English text shall prevail.
For the Portuguese Republic:
Luís Amado, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs.
For the Federal Republic of Nigeria:
Ojo Maduekwe, CFR, Minister of Foreign Affairs.