2. člen BUSPSOA

2. člen

Sporazum se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in v prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi:

No. 3/2004

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and has the honor to present a proposal, on behalf of the United States of America, to amend Article II, paragraph 1, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Slovenia Concerning Cooperation in the Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, which was signed at Ljubljana June 21, 1999, and entered into force June 26, 2000 (the Agreement), to read as follows:
    '1. The Parties, through their Executive Agents as well as through other ministries and agencies of the Parties, may enter into implementing agreements or arrangements as appropriate to accomplish the objectives set forth in Article I of this Agreement.'
    If this proposal is acceptable to the Republic of Slovenia, it is further proposed that this note, together with the Ministry's affirmative note of reply, shall constitute an agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Slovenia, which shall enter into force upon the date on which the Slovenian side notifies the United States of America that all applicable procedures required for entry into force of this amendment have been fulfilled.
    The Embassy also wishes to express the understanding of the United States of the United States of America that the provisions of the Agreement as a whole apply to radiological dispersal devices and radioactive materials, including but not limited to radioactive sources, suitable for use therein. The Embassy requests the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confirm, in the Ministry's reply to this note, that the Republic of Slovenia shares this understanding.
    The Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America

Ljubljana, February 27, 2004

No.: 921-95-244/2003

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Embassy's note No. 3/2004, dated February 27, 2004, which reads as follows:

"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and has the honor to present a proposal, on behalf of the United States of America, to amend Article II, paragraph 1, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Slovenia Concerning Cooperation in the Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, which was signed at Ljubljana June 21, 1999, and entered into force June 26, 2000 (the Agreement), to read as follows:

'1. The Parties, through their Executive Agents as well as through other ministries and agencies of the Parties, may enter into implementing agreements or arrangements as appropriate to accomplish the objectives set forth in Article I of this Agreement.'
    If this proposal is acceptable to the Republic of Slovenia, it is further proposed that this note, together with the Ministry's affirmative note of reply, shall constitute an agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Slovenia, which shall enter into force upon the date on which the Slovenian side notifies the United States of America that all applicable procedures required for entry into force of this amendment have been fulfilled.
    The Embassy also wishes to express the understanding of the United States of the United States of America that the provisions of the Agreement as a whole apply to radiological dispersal devices and radioactive materials, including but not limited to radioactive sources, suitable for use therein. The Embassy requests the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confirm, in the Ministry's reply to this note, that the Republic of Slovenia shares this understanding.
    The Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration."
    The Ministry is pleased to accept, on behalf of the Republic of Slovenia, the agreement proposed in the Embassy's note, which shall enter into force upon the date on which the Slovenian side notifies the United States of America that all applicable procedures required for entry into force of this amendment have been fulfilled, and to confirm that the Republic of Slovenia shares the understanding set forth in the Embassy's note.
    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

    Ljubljana, 5 April 2004

Št. 3/2004

Veleposlaništvo Združenih držav Amerike izraža svoje spoštovanje Ministrstvu za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije in ima v imenu Združenih držav Amerike čast predlagati spremembo prvega odstavka 2. člena Sporazuma med Združenimi državami Amerike in Republiko Slovenijo o sodelovanju pri preprečevanju širjenja orožij za množično uničevanje, podpisanega 21. junija 1999 v Ljubljani, ki je začel veljati 26. junija 2000 (sporazum), in sicer:

'1. Pogodbenici lahko, kjer je to ustrezno, prek svojih izvršilnih predstavnikov in drugih ministrstev in agencij skleneta izvedbene sporazume ali dogovore, da bi dosegli cilje iz 1. člena tega sporazuma.'

Če je ta predlog za Republiko Slovenijo sprejemljiv, se predlaga, da ta nota in pozitivni odgovor ministrstva sestavljata sporazum med Združenimi državami Amerike in Republiko Slovenijo, ki začne veljati na dan, ko slovenska stran obvesti Združene države Amerike, da so izpolnjeni vsi ustrezni postopki za začetek veljavnosti te spremembe.

Veleposlaništvo želi izraziti tudi razlago Združenih držav Amerike, da se določbe celotnega sporazuma uporabljajo za radiološke disperzivne naprave in radioaktivne snovi, vključno z radioaktivnimi viri, ki se v njih uporabljajo, vendar ne le za te vire. Veleposlaništvo zaproša Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve, da z odgovorom na to noto potrdi, da s to razlago soglaša tudi Republika Slovenija.

Veleposlaništvo ob tej priložnosti ponovno izraža svoje odlično spoštovanje Ministrstvu za zunanje zadeve.

Veleposlaništvo Združenih držav Amerike

Ljubljana, 27. februarja 2004

Št. 921-95-244/2003

Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije izraža svoje spoštovanje Veleposlaništvu Združenih držav Amerike in ima čast potrditi prejem note veleposlaništva št. 3/2004 z dne 27. februarja 2004, ki se glasi:

»Veleposlaništvo Združenih držav Amerike izraža svoje spoštovanje Ministrstvu za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije in ima v imenu Združenih držav Amerike čast predlagati spremembo prvega odstavka 2. člena Sporazuma med Združenimi državami Amerike in Republiko Slovenijo o sodelovanju pri preprečevanju širjenja orožij za množično uničevanje, podpisanega 21. junija 1999 v Ljubljani, ki je začel veljati 26. junija 2000 (sporazum), in sicer:

Veleposlaništvo ob tej priložnosti ponovno izraža svoje odlično spoštovanje Ministrstvu za zunanje zadeve."

Ministrstvo v imenu Republike Slovenije z veseljem sprejema sporazum, predlagan v noti veleposlaništva, ki začne veljati na dan, ko slovenska stran uradno obvesti Združene države Amerike, da so bili izpolnjeni vsi ustrezni postopki, potrebni za začetek veljavnosti te spremembe, in potrjuje, da Republika Slovenija izraža soglasje z razlago, navedeno v noti veleposlaništva.

Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije ob tej priložnosti ponovno izraža svoje odlično spoštovanje Veleposlaništvu Združenih države Amerike.

Ljubljana, 5. aprila 2004

Zakon o ratifikaciji Sporazuma med Republiko Slovenijo in Združenimi državami Amerike o spremembi sporazuma med Republiko Slovenijo in Združenimi državami Amerike o sodelovanju pri preprečevanju širjenja orožij za množično uničevanje (BUSPSOA)