Uredba o ratifikaciji Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Veliko socialistično ljudsko libijsko arabsko džamahirijo o gospodarskem sodelovanju

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (hereinafter referred to as "the Contracting Parties"),

– Confirming friendly relations between their states and their inhabitants,

– Desiring to promote the development of economic cooperation in the fields of mutual interest on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and reciprocity,

– Considering the mutual benefit arising from increased trade and the desire to further strengthen these relations, especially through the promotion of bilateral trade, economic ties and closer cooperation, and

– Considering the obligations of their states under international agreements,

Have agreed as follows:

The Contracting Parties, within the framework of their laws and regulations and considering their international obligations and agreements, shall make their best efforts to develop and strengthen economic cooperation on the widest possible scale and in all fields deemed to be of their mutual interest and benefit.

The Contracting Parties shall strive to create favourable conditions to strengthen economic cooperation, especially by:

– facilitating and supporting exchange and contacts between their economic operators,

– creating favourable investment conditions,

– facilitating the exchange of business and economic information,

– assisting each other with the organisation of fairs, exhibitions, symposiums and similar,

– facilitating the exchange of information on laws and regulations on the economic activities in both countries,

– expanding their co-operation in the field of small and medium size enterprises, investments, etc.,

– promoting trade in goods and services, and long-term cooperation in the fields of industry, infrastructure, telecommunications, transport, environment protection and tourism.

To this end, the Contracting Parties hereby establish a Slovenian-Libyan Joint Commission which shall deal with the fields covered by this Agreement and

– identify fields to which cooperation between the Contracting Parties may be extended, propose measures and make recommendations for their implementation,

– prepare proposals for improving the co-operation between economic operators of the two countries,

– exchange information on the economic situation in the two states, on regulations, economic programmes and other information of mutual interest,

– identify problems which hinder bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and propose measures for resolving these problems.

1. The Joint Commission shall be composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties and, where necessary, representatives of other public or private sector institutions may also be invited to participate.

2. The Contracting Parties shall agree upon the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Commission at its first meeting.

1. The Joint Commission shall meet once a year or when necessary at the request of either of the Contracting Parties.

2. The dates of meetings and the agenda of the Joint Commission shall be agreed by both Contracting Parties.

3. The host Contracting Party shall take minutes of the meeting of the Joint Commission, which shall be signed by the heads of both delegations at the end of the meeting.

This Agreement shall apply without prejudice to the obligations arising from the membership of the Republic of Slovenia of the European Union or the agreements between the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the European Union.

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of receipt of the last notification that all internal legal procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement have been concluded.

2. This Agreement shall be concluded for a period of three years and shall be automatically extended for successive one-year periods unless either Contracting Party submits a written notification to the other of its intention to terminate the Agreement six months prior to its expiry.

3. The Agreement may be amended by mutual written consent of the Contracting Parties.

Done in Ljubljana on 6 May 2010, corresponding to 6 May 1378, in two original copies, in the Slovenian, Arabic and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence in interpretation, the English text shall prevail.