Republike Slovenije
Boris Frlec l. r.
Za Vlado
Federativne republike Brazilije
Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia l. r.
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia
and
The Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil
(hereinafter referred to as the ˝Contracting Parties˝);
Considering the experience gathered by both countries in the field of Science and Technology;
Recognising that the co-operation in this field shall contribute to the social and economic progress of both countries;
Acknowledging that the scientific and technological co-operation is one of the pillars of bilateral relations and an important element of their stability;
Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
The aim of the present Agreement is to contribute to the broadening and strengthening of the relationship between institutions of both countries through the establishment of favourable conditions for scientific and technological co-operation and its development on mutually balanced and advantageous basis.
ARTICLE 2
The Contracting Parties shall promote and stimulate the contacts between institutions of both countries in mutually agreed areas, and the conclusion of implementing arrangements in specific fields, recognizing as co-operation actors state organs, research institutes, academies, private and public firms as well as other legal entities of both countries.
ARTICLE 3
Co-operation activities shall assume the following forms:
a) development of scientific and technological joint research projects, with the eventual sharing of research equipment and materials;
b) exchange of scientists, researchers, university professors, experts and technicians for the development of programs, projects and other scientific and technological co-operation activities;
c) organisation and establishment of joint seminars, conferences and other meetings of scientific and technological nature;
d) exchange of scientific and technological information;
e) any other form of scientific and technological co-operation to be agreed upon by the Contracting Parties.
Expenditures related to the undertaking of the activities foreseen by the present Agreement shall be made according to terms which shall be defined by the co-operating institutions for each particular case, utilizing available resources.
ARTICLE 4
Unless otherwise stipulated in the documents mentioned in Article 2, the scientific and technological community of both countries shall have access to the information resulting from co-operation activities related to the present Agreement, as long as this information:
a) does not belong exclusively to one of the Contracting Parties, or is not protected by intellectual property rights;
b) does not represent matter of commercial or industrial secrecy;
c) does not pertain to national security issues.
ARTICLE 5
In accordance with the current laws and regulations in the respective countries, the Contracting Parties shall ensure the adequate and effective protection and fair distribution of intellectual property rights or the other rights of a proprietary nature, resulting from the co-operative activities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. The Contracting Parties shall consult one another for this purpose as necessary.
The rights to the results of the activities related to the co-operation established in the present Agreement shall belong to co-operating institutions and shall be ruled by means of legal instruments agreed upon by the above mentioned institutions.
ARTICLE 6
The provisions of the present Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties resulting from agreements signed with third countries.
ARTICLE 7
In view of the implementation of the present Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall establish a Joint Committee for Scientific and Technological Co-operation whose aims shall be:
a) to examine and approve recommendations to foster favourable conditions for the establishment of co-operation as foreseen by the present Agreement;
b) to draft proposals in priority fields of co-operation;
c) to evaluate ongoing co-operation activities and propose new areas of co-operation.
The Joint Committee shall meet as required alternately in both countries on dates to be agreed upon by the Contracting Parties.
The Joint Committee may constitute, whenever necessary, working groups in specific areas of co-operation, as well as appoint experts to examine specific issues.
Additionally, by proposal of one of the Contracting Parties, meetings between joint-presidents of the Joint Committee may be held in between sessions.
ARTICLE 8
With respect to co-operation under the present Agreement, each Contracting Party, subject to its international obligations, national laws and regulations, on the basis of reciprocity, shall:
a) facilitate entry to and exit from its territory of personnel working on or equipment of the other Contracting Party used in projects and programmes under the present Agreement;
b) facilitate the entry and exit for necessary materials and equipment provided for use in joint activities pursuant to the present Agreement, exempted from taxes and excises in accordance with each Party’s laws and regulations.
ARTICLE 9
The present Agreement shall enter into force on the date when the Contracting Parties notify each other that the Agreement has been approved in accordance with the legal procedures of each country. The date of the last notification is deemed to be the date of the coming into force of the present Agreement.
The present Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 5 (five) years and shall automatically be renewed for further periods of 5 (five) years, unless either Contracting Party notifies, in writing, its intention to terminate the present Agreement. The termination will come into effect in 6 (six) months from the date of the above mentioned notification.
The termination of the present Agreement shall not affect the projects and programs carried out under the present Agreement and not fully executed at the time of its termination.
From the date this Agreement enters into force, the Basic Agreement on Technical Co-operation between the Government of the Federative People’s Republic of Yugoslavia and the Government of the United States of Brazil, dated May 11, 1962, shall no longer apply to the relations between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
ARTICLE 10
Disputes related to the interpretation or implementation of the present Agreement shall, as far as possible, be settled through negotiations between the Contracting Parties.
Done in Brasília, on the 29 of July, 1998, in duplicate, in the Slovene, Portuguese and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.
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