družino in socialne zadeve
Republike Slovenije
Dr. Vlado Dimovski, l. r.
socialno varstvo
Republike Moldove
Valerian Revenco, l. r.
The Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
and
the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova,
hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties,
desirous to promote mutual co-operation between the Contracting Parties in the field of labour and social affairs,
have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The competent authorities dealing with co-operation are:
a) On the Slovene side: The Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia;
b) On the Moldovan side: The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova.
Article 2
The co-operation shall primarily take the following forms:
1. Exchange of experts in the fields of labour and social affairs;
2. Providing consultation and additional training of experts;
3. Exchange of professional materials in the relevant fields, in particular on implementation of programmes for labour and employment policies, legislative proposals and other materials related to the work of both Ministries as well as exchange of relevant expert opinions.
The type and scope of specific forms of co-operation shall be determined on a case to case basis, by mutual agreement for a period of two years.
Article 3
The Contracting Parties hereby determine the following priorities:
a) Exchange of experiences related to legislative institutional framework in the field of labour market, labour force employment policies and measures of social protection of unemployed persons;
b) Exchange of information on the system of industrial relations, collective agreements and legislative regulation regarding the functioning of the labour market;
c) Exchange experiences related to special programmes preventing long-term unemployment and providing adequate support to vulnerable groups on the labour market (first time job seekers, the disabled, etc.);
d) Exchange of experiences related to the methods used to determine the efficiency of measures on implementing active employment policies;
e) Exchange of practical experiences related to the functioning of labour inspection, especially from the point of view of safety and health at work and prevention of accidents at work;
f) Examination of situations, possibilities and interests in developing various forms of co-operation in the field of employment;
g) Exchange of experiences related to mechanisms and financial sources for implementation of measures on the labour market;
h) Exchange of experiences related to regulation of labour force migration flows, including the examination of possibilities of collaboration in this field;
i) Exchange of experiences related to mechanisms and methods of implementation of policies in the field of social protection of families and promotion of equal opportunities between women and men;
j) Exchange of experience regarding the legislative framework in the field of social security, particularly with regard to non-state pension system and insurance in the cases of accidents at work and occupational diseases.
Article 4
The Contracting Parties agree that the costs of travelling of experts shall be paid by the sending Party and the accommodation costs shall be met by the host Party.
The host Party shall organise a suitable expert programme.
Article 5
This Agreement shall be concluded for a period of four years. Upon the expiration of this period its validity shall be automatically prolonged each time for one year unless either Contracting Party denounces it in writing via diplomatic channels at the latest 3 months prior to its expiration.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the day both Contracting Parties receive a written notification via diplomatic channels that all conditions under domestic laws for its entry into force are fulfilled.
Done in Ljubljana, on 10 April 2003, in two originals, each in the Slovenian, Moldovan and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergences in interpretation of this Agreement’s provisions, the English language shall prevail.
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