Uredba o ratifikaciji Sporazuma med Vlado Republike Slovenije in Vlado Južnoafriške republike o ukinitvi vizumov za imetnike diplomatskih in službenih potnih listov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa presents his compliments to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and has the honour to propose that visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official/service passports be abolished in accordance with the following terms:

1. Slovenian and South African nationals who are holders of valid diplomatic of official/service passports may enter the territory of the other Contracting Party without the necessity of first obtaining a visa on their passports for a stay not exceeding 120 days from the date of entry.

2. The members of the diplomatic or consular mission of one of the Contracting Parties accredited in the territory of the other Contracting Party, who are holders of diplomatic or official/service passports, as well as the members of their families may during the period of their assignment, stay in the territory of the other Contracting Party without a visa or residence permit. Their designations shall be communicated via Notes Verbale to the other Contracting Party prior to their arrival, where possible.

3. Persons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 will be allowed to enter the territory of the other Contracting Party at any frontier open for international traffic provided that they meet the requirements of laws and regulations in force in that country applying to foreigners with regard to entry.

4. The provisions of this Agreement shall not exempt persons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 from the obligation to comply with the laws and regulations in force in the territory of the other Contracting Party applying to foreigners with regard to sojourn, settlement, employment and the practice of lucrative business.

5. This Agreement does not affect the rights of competent authorities to refuse permission to enter or stay to persons whose presence in the territory of either Contracting Party is considered undesirable.

6.1. Either Contracting Party may for reasons of public order, security or health, in, whole or in part suspend the implementation of this Agreement.

6.2. Such a suspension shall immediately be notified to the other Contracting Party through diplomatic channels.

7. The Contracting Parties shall convey to each other, through diplomatic channels, specimens of new or modified diplomatic or official/service passports, including the date of their applicability, at least 30 days before their introduction.

8. This Agreement has been concluded for an indefinite period.

9. Any amendment of this Agreement agreed upon by the Contracting Parties shall be effected by an Exchange of Notes.

10. This Agreement may be terminated by either of the Contracting Parties on giving thirty days advance notice in writing through diplomatic channels to the other Party.

If the above proposals are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, I have the honour to suggest that the present Note and a Note in reply shall constitute an Agreement between the two Governments concerning the abolishment of visas for diplomatic and official/service passport holders, which shall thereafter enter into force on 1 July 1993.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa wishes to avail himself of this opportunity to renew to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia the assurance of his highest consideration.

Cape Town

28 April 1993

S8/5

MWM/now

NOTE VERBALE