Republike Slovenije
Dr. Božidar Voljč l. r.
Za Vlado
Republike Albanije
Dr. Maksim Cikuli l. r.
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Albania (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”), with the intention to promote cooperation between their respective countries in the fields of health and medicine, have concluded the following Agreement:
Article 1
The Contracting Parties shall, on the basis of equality and reciprocity, encourage cooperation in the fields of health and medicine. The specific areas of cooperation shall be designated by special agreement, taking into account respective interests of both Contracting Parties.
Article 2
The Contracting Parties shall support:
– mutual exchange of information in fields of medical sciences, health insurance and health care system, organization of health care services, regulation of general usage and promotion of health;
– mutual updated notification of information regarding new equipment, pharmaceutical products, and the development of technologies related to medicine and public health;
– exchange of specialists for the purpose of study and consultation as will be stated in the Plan of Cooperation arranged in accordance with Article 6;
– direct contacts between institutions and organisations in the respective countries;
– mutual notification regarding exchange of information on international congresses and symposiums concerned with health and medicine which will take place in each country;
– other mutually-agreed forms of cooperation in the fields of medicine and public health as decided between the Parties.
Article 3
The respective bodies and institutions of both Contracting Parties shall regularly exchange information regarding the epidemiological situation as well as experience with prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of these diseases. The method of exchange and sequence of exchanges will be described in the Plan of Cooperation.
Article 4
Either of the Contracting Party shall render medical emergency services for ill citizens of the other Contracting Party in cases of sudden illness or of life jeopardizing situations on their territories. Payment for treatment in health institutions will be conducted under conditions described in Article 5 and as agreed in the Plan of Cooperation as stated in Article 6 of this agreement.
Article 5
The Contracting Parties shall settle charges which arise from the implementation of this agreement according to these principles:
a) charges connected with the exchange of specialists for study or participation in symposiums, conferences, and instructional workshops, will be settled as described in the Plan of Cooperation according to Article 6 of this agreement.
b) charges connected with travel and temporary lodging of physicians and other health care professionals on the territory of the other Contracting Party will be settled by those on whose request the health care professional was sent forth.
c) charges connected with treatment of the patient at his own request will be settled by the individual requesting the treatment.
d) charges connected with providing emergency care as described in Article 4 will be settled by the designated body or institution which is responsible for providing health care insurance to each of the Contracting Parties.
Article 6
To implement this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall sign a Plan of Cooperation which shall describe organizational and financial arrangements connected with the implementation of the Agreement.
Article 7
All exchanges as well as other forms of cooperation resulting from this Agreement shall be implemented in accordance with the laws and regulations of both countries.
Article 8
The present Agreement is subject to approval or ratification in accordance with the internal legal regulations of both Contracting Parties.
Article 9
This agreement comes into force at the date of official notice informing the other Contracting Party through diplomatic channels that all State requirements have been met for implementation.
The present Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period of time. The Contracting Parties may terminate the respective Agreement at any time in written form through diplomatic channels and the validity of this Agreement terminates six months from the date of the official notice informing the other Contracting Party of such termination.
Article 10
Done at Tirana on October 26, 1994 in two originals, in the Slovene, Albanian, and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of varying interpretation of Slovene and Albanian texts, the English text shall serve as the authoritative interpretation.
For the Government
of the Republic of Slovenia
Dr. Božidar Voljč, (s)
For the Government
of the Republic of Albania
Dr. Maksim Cikuli, (s)