Andrej Šter l. r.
Za Vlado Romunije
Ioan Doru Taracila l. r.
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and The Government of Romania named Contracting Parties in the present Agreement,
Wishing to strengthen bilateral relationship relied on confidence and mutual respect,
Aiming to facilitate free travels of their citizens,
In accordance with the legislation in vigour in each state, international practice in this field and their international accepted duties,
Desiring to facilitate return – readmission of the citizens of the two countries whose entry or residence inside the territory of the other state are illegal, in spirit of cooperation and on the basis of reciprocity,
Have agreed as follows:
RETURN AND READMISSION
Article 1
(1) The term of “return” defines the decision taken by a competent authority of one state, named the “requiring state” in the present Agreement, by which one person having the citizenship of the other state, named the “receiving state” in the present Agreement, is estranged from the territory of the requiring state because he has not valid entry visa or, after entry, the right of residence has not been prolonged.
(2) The term of “readmission” defines the decision taken by a competent authority of the receiving state to take back its own citizens returned by the requiring state under the provisions of paragraph (1).
Article 2
(1) Each Contracting Party compels itself to take back inside its territory, at the request of the other Contracting Party, a person who has the citizenship of the receiving state and is to be estranged from the territory of the requiring state.
(2) The requiring state compels itself to readmit, in its turn, under the same provisions, the person for who at the moment of the arrival in the receiving state or under conclusions of the subsequent inquiries delivered by the authorities of this state, comes out he has not the citizenship of the receiving state.
RETURN APPLICATION
Article 3
(1) The readmission application has to be sumbitted to the Contracting Parties by the Ministry of Interior.
(2) The application should be addressed to the diplomatic of consular mission of the other Contracting Party.
ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS
Article 4
At the request of competent authorities of one of the two Contracting Parties, diplomatic or consular mission of the other one shall issue necessary identity documents for the persons who are to be returned, in a period of time no longer than three weeks beginning with the date of application.
PLACES FOR READMISSION
Article 5
The Contracting Parties will reciprocally inform about airports and other crossing border points in order to accomplish the readmission according to the present Agreement.
CITIZENSHIP PROOF
Article 6
(1) The proof of citizenship is certified by valid national passport or other identity document with the data on citizenship issued by competent authorities of the two Contracting Parties.
(2) The citizenship is appreciated as being plausible on the basis of national passport or any other travel or identity document issued by competent authorities of the two Contracting Parties, even if their validity expired.
(3) The Citizenship of one person is also appreciated as being plausible on the basis of his written and signed declaration and when possible, certified by reliable written and signed declaration of one doubtless co-citizen, at least.
RETURN EXPENSE
Article 7
(1) The requiring state is obliged to cover necessary expense for return the person to the receiving state, according to article 5.
(2) The requiring state also cover necessary expense which derived from the obligations stipulated in article 2, paragraph (2).
VALIDITY
Article 8
(1) This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the exchange of diplomatic notes in which the Contracting Parties notify each other that all necessary legal requirements for entry into force of this Agreement have been fulfilled.
(2) The Agreement has been concluded for an unlimited period of time.
(3) Each Contracting Party can suspend or terminate the present Agreement only after having inform the other Contracting Party, in writing, and will take effect three months after notification.
Done at Tacen nearby Ljubljana on April 11th, 1995 in duplicate, in Slovene, Romanian, and English languages, all three texts being equally authentic. In the case of differences in respect of interpretation of this Agreement, the English text shall prevail.
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