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COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OFSLOVENIA
Thefollowing textreproduces theCooperation Agreement1between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofSlovenia.
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COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OFSLOVENIA
TheEuropean Economic Community, hereinafter called the'Community ',
oftheonepart,and
TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSlovenia, hereinafter called 'Slovenia ',
oftheother part,
Resolved tostrengthen economic cooperation between theCommunity andSlovenia;
Resolved topromote thedevelopment anddiversification ofeconomic, financial andtrade
cooperation inorder tofoster abetter balance andanimprovement inthestructure oftheirtrade and
expand itsvolume andtoimprove thewelfare oftheirpopulations;
Resolved toprovide asounder basis forcooperation inconformity withtheirinternational
obligations;
Recalling theobjectives oftheAgreements signed atOsimo on10November 1975bytheItalian
Republic andtheSocialist Republic ofYugoslavia, andinparticular oftheAgreement onthepromotion
ofeconomic cooperation between thetwocountries;
Conscious oftheneedtobring about harmonious economic andtrade relations between the
Community andSlovenia;
1TheAnnexes andProtocols thereto havebeensubmitted totheSecretariat forconsultation by
interested Members (Office 3006).WT/REG10/1
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Aware oftheimportance ofgiving fulleffect toalltheprovisions andprinciples ofthe
Conference onSecurity andCooperation inEurope process (CSCE), andinparticular those setout
intheHelsinki Final Act,theconcluding documents oftheMadrid, Vienna andCopenhagen meetings
andtheCharter ofParis foraNewEurope, particularly withregard totheruleoflaw,democracy
andhuman rights, aswellasthose oftheBonn CSCE Conference ofEconomic Cooperation;
Recognizing theimportance ofguaranteeing therights ofethnic andnational groups and
minorities, inaccordance withtheundertakings made within theCSCE;
Aware oftheimportance ofstrengthening theirdemocratic institutions andofsupporting the
process ofeconomic reform inSlovenia;
ConsciousthatthisCooperationAgreementconstitutesafirststageintheorganizationofrelations
between theContracting Parties andthatinduetimeitmaybereplaced bya'Europe Agreement ',
establishing anassociation;
HavedecidedtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignedastheirPlenipotentiaries:
TheEuropean Economic Community;
TheRepublic ofSlovenia;
Who, having exchanged theirfullpowers, found ingood anddueform,
Have agreed asfollows:
Article 1
Theobject ofthisAgreement between theCommunity andSlovenia istopromote overall
cooperation between theContracting Parties withaviewtocontributing totheeconomic andsocial
development ofSlovenia andhelping tostrengthen relations between theParties. Tothisend,provisions
andmeasures willbeadopted andimplemented inthefields ofeconomic, technical andfinancial
cooperation andtrade.
Respect forthedemocratic principles andhuman rights established bytheHelsinki Final Act
andtheCharter ofParis foraNewEurope shallinspire thedomestic andinternational policies ofthe
Community andSlovenia, andshallconstitute anessential element ofthisAgreement.WT/REG10/1
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TITLE I
Economic, Technical andFinancial Cooperation
Article 2
TheCommunity andSlovenia shallinstitute cooperation withtheaimofcontributing tothe
development ofSlovenia byefforts complementary tothose made bySlovenia itselfandofstrengthening
existing economic linksbetween Slovenia andtheCommunity onasbroad abasisaspossible, forthe
mutual benefit oftheContracting Parties.
Article 3
Inorder toachieve thecooperation referred toinArticle 2,account shallbetaken, inparticular,
ofSlovenia 'sdevelopment objectives andpriorities.
Article 4
1. Thepurpose ofcooperation between theCommunity andSlovenia inthefieldofindustry shall
betopromote inparticular:
- Community involvement intheefforts made bySlovenia tomodernize andrestructure
itsindustry withaviewtoencouraging thetransition toamarket economy,
- market surveys andtrade promotion bybothContracting Parties ontheirrespective
markets andonthemarkets ofthirdcountries,
- encouragement ofthetransfer anddevelopment oftechnology inSlovenia,
- theencouragement andfostering ofcooperation inlong-term production between
economic operators ofthetwoParties inorder toestablish more stable andbalanced
links between therespective economies,
- effortstofindappropriatewaysandmeansofremovingnon-tariffandnon-quotabarriers
onbothsides which arelikely toimpede access toeither market,
- theputting upfortender ofgoods andservices contracts,
- theorganization ofcontacts andmeetings between industrial policy-makers, promoters
andeconomic operators inorder toencourage theestablishment ofnewrelations in
thefieldofindustry, inaccordance withtheobjectives ofthisAgreement,
- theexchangeofavailableinformationonshortandmedium-termprospectsandforecasts
forproduction, consumption andtrade.
2. TheContracting Parties shall encourage thedevelopment andstrengthening ofsmall and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) andcooperation between Community andSlovenian SMEs.
Tothisendtheyshallencourage theexchange ofinformation andthetransfer oftechnology,
inparticular byestablishing appropriate links (Business Cooperation Centre, Business Cooperation
Network, Euro-Info, conferences andsoon).WT/REG10/1
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3. TheContracting Parties shalltakesteps topromote andprotect eachother'sinvestments in
theirrespectiveterritoriesandinthisregardshallendeavourtoconcludereciprocalinvestmentpromotion
andprotection agreements totheirmutual advantage.
4. Theaimofcooperation inthefieldofenergy between theCommunity andSlovenia shallbe
toencourage inparticular theparticipation oftheContracting Parties 'economic operators inresearch,
production andprocessing programmes inconnection withSlovenia 'senergy resources andanyother
projects ofmutual interest.
Article 5
1. TheCommunity andSlovenia shallendeavour tocontinue todevelop andstrengthen scientific
andtechnological cooperation under theprogramme ofEuropean cooperation inthefieldofscientific
andtechnical research (COST).
2. Inaddition, theContracting Parties areprepared toconsider cooperation incertain areas of
research where theCommunity iscarrying outscientific andtechnical programmes.
Article 6
1. Themain aimsofcooperation inagriculture between theCommunity andSlovenia shallbe:
- toencouragescientificandtechnicalcooperationonprojectsofmutualinterest,including
projects inthirdcountries,
- inparticular, topromote mutually advantageous investment projects andinthat
connection encourage efforts tofindpoints ofcomplementarity.
2. TothisendtheCommunity andSlovenia shall:
- stepuptheexchange ofinformation ontheiragricultural policy guidelines, including
short andmedium-term production, consumption andtrade-forecasts,
- facilitate andencourage thestudy ofpractical schemes forcooperation inthemutual
interest ofbothContracting Parties,
- encourage theimprovement andbroadening ofcontacts between economic operators.
Article 7
1. Inthefieldoftransport, theCommunity andSlovenia shallexamine thescope:
- forimproving anddeveloping internal transport services, including combined transport,
notably inorder toachieve complementarity, and
- forimplementing specific schemes ofmutual interest inthisfield.
2. Cooperation shallalsoaimtoencourage theimprovement anddevelopment ofinfrastructure,
tothemutual benefit oftheContracting Parties.
TothisendtheCommunity andSlovenia shallexchange information onprojects ofmutual
interest tobuild trunk roads, andencourage cooperation intheirexecution.WT/REG10/1
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3. Inaddition, theCommunity andSlovenia shall:
- holdexchangesofviewsandinformationonthedevelopmentoftheirrespectivetransport
policies,
- encourage cooperation between Adriatic ports onthebasis ofmutual interest.
Article 8
TheCommunity andSlovenia shall encourage exchanges ofinformation ontourism and
participation injointstudies onpossible ways ofdeveloping thissector, andshallpromote contacts
between theircompetent bodies andtourist tradeassociations, withaviewtoincreasing tourist traffic.
Article 9
With theaimofimproving thequality andcircumstances oflife,theenvironment andliving
conditions ofbothContracting Parties, pooling technical know-how onenvironmental matters and
encouraging cooperation oneconological problems, theCommunity andSlovenia shall exchange
information ondevelopments intheirrespective policies andshallencourage thejointimplementation
ofspecific priority schemes.
Article 10
TheCommunity andSlovenia shallencourage exchanges ofinformation ondevelopments in
theirrespective fisheries policies andtheimplementation ofprojects ofmutual interest, withtheaim
ofpromoting andstrengthening cooperation inthissector.
Article 11
1. Inthecontext offinancial cooperation, theCommunity andSlovenia shallexchange information
onandundertake jointanalyses oftheirmedium-term economic policies, balance-of-payments trends
andthepolicies which determine them, andcapital market trends operators inEuropean centres, with
theaimofpromoting theactivities ofeconomic operators.
They shallexchange information intheCooperation Council setupinArticle 38ongeneral
conditions capable ofhaving aninfluence oncapital flows earmarked forfinancing investment projects
invarious sectors ofmutual interest.
2. TheCommunity shallparticipate inthefinancing ofcapital projects ofmutual interest which
takeaccount oftheobjectives ofthisAgreement, under theconditions laiddown intheProtocol on
financial cooperation.
Article 12
1. Within thelimits oftheirpowers, theContracting Parties shallmake efforts toencourage and
promote cooperation inthefollowing fields:
- information,
- development ofhuman resources, education andtraining,
- statistics andcustoms,WT/REG10/1
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- telecommunications,
- standardization.
2. TheCommunity shallhelptoapproximate Slovenia 'slawswiththose oftheCommunity by
providing appropriate technical assistance.
3. Theadministrative authorities oftheContracting Parties shallassist eachother inthecustoms
field, inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheProtocol onthedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating
products andonmethods ofadministrative cooperation.
Article 13
1. TheCooperation Council shallperiodically define thegeneral guidelines ofcooperation for
thepurpose ofattaining theaimssetoutinthisAgreement.
2. TheCooperation Council shall beresponsible forseeking ways andmeans ofestablishing
cooperation intheareas defined bythisAgreement.
TITLE II
Trade
Article 14
Inthefieldoftrade, theobject ofthisAgreement istopromote trade between theContracting
Parties, taking account oftherespective levels ofdevelopment andoftheneedtoensure abetter balance
intheir trade, withaview toimproving theconditions foraccess forSlovenian products tothe
Community market.
Article 15
Subject tothespecial provisions laiddown inrespect ofcertain products inArticles 16and
17,products originating inSlovenia other thanthose listed inAnnex IItotheTreaty establishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandinAnnexAtothisAgreementshallbeimportedintotheCommunity
freeofquantitative restrictions andmeasures having equivalent effect, andofcustoms duties andcharges
having equivalent effect.
Article 16
1. TheCommunity shallestablish thetariffarrangements forimports oftheproducts originating
inSlovenia listed inAnnexes CI,CII,CIII,CIV,DandE,subject totheconditions andwithin
thelimits oftheceilings orquotas which itshallsetannually.
2. TheCommunity shallsetquantitative import quotas forthetextile products listed inAnnex F.
Ifnecessary, theseproducts willbecovered byaseparate agreement concluded between theCommunity
andSlovenia.WT/REG10/1
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Article 17
Import duties, namely customs duties andlevies (variable components) applied toimports into
theCommunity oftheproducts listed inAnnex Bshallbethose indicated foreachoftheminthatAnnex.
Article 18
1. Forcertainproducts,referredtoinArticle15,whichitconsiderstobesensitive,theCommunity
reserves therighttocallupontheCooperation Council todetermine suchspecial conditions foraccess
toitsmarket asmayprove necessary.
TheCooperationCouncilshalldeterminetheconditionsinquestionwithinaperiodnotexceeding
three months fromthedateofnotification. Failing adecision bytheCooperation Council within that
period, theCommunity maytakethenecessary measures. However, suchmeasures maynotbewider
inscope thanthose applicable, inrespect oftheproducts inquestion, pursuant totheprovisions of
Article 16(1)under theconditions laiddown byit.
2. Forthepurposes ofimplementing paragraph 1,theContracting Parties shallholdperiodic
exchanges ofinformation intheCooperation Council before determining, ifappropriate, special
conditions foraccess bytheproducts concerned tothemarkets ofeachoftheContracting Parties.
TheContracting Parties shallnotably exchange information ontradeflows andmedium andlong-term
production andexport forecasts.
3. TheCooperation Council shallexamine periodically themeasures taken under paragraph 1
toascertain whether theyarecompatible withtheobjectives oftheAgreement.
Article 19
Theproducts referred tointheAgreement originating inSlovenia maynotbegiven more
favourable treatment when imported intotheCommunity thanthatgiven bytheMember States among
themselves.
Article 20
Inthefieldoftrade, Slovenia shallgrant theCommunity treatment nolessfavourable than
most-favoured-nation treatment.
Article 21
ThisAgreement shallnotaffect theimplementation ofthespecific arrangements governing
themovement ofgoods laiddown infrontier agreements previously concluded between oneormore
Member States andtheSocialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia.
Article 22
1. TheContracting Parties shallinform eachotherwhen thisAgreement issigned oftheprovisions
relating tothetrade arrangements theyapply.WT/REG10/1
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2. Slovenia shallbeentitled tointroduce intoitstrade arrangements withtheCommunity new
customs duties andcharges having equivalent effect ornewquantitative restrictions andmeasures having
equivalent effect, andtoincrease theduties andcharges orthequantitative restrictions andmeasures
having equivalent effect applied toproducts originating inorintended fortheCommunity, insofar
assuchmeasures arenecessitated bySlovenia 'sindustrialization anddevelopment. Inaccordance with
theobjectives ofthisAgreement, themeasures selected bySlovenia shallbethose which leastharm
thetrade andeconomic interests oftheCommunity.
3. Slovenia shallinform theCommunity ofthemeasures inquestion sothatappropriate discussions
maybeheldonthem atasuitable time.
4. TheCooperation Council shallexamine periodically themeasures taken bySlovenia under
paragraph 2.
Article 23
Theconcept oforiginating products forthepurposes ofimplementing Titles IIandIIIandthe
methods ofadministrative cooperation relating thereto arelaiddown intheProtocol onoriginating
products.
Article 24
Intheevent ofmodifications tothenomenclature ofthecustoms tariffs oftheContracting Parties
affecting products referred tointhisAgreement, theCooperation Council mayadapt thetariff
nomenclatureoftheseproductstoconformwithsuchmodifications,providedtherealadvantagesresulting
from thisAgreement aremaintained.
Article 25
TheContracting Parties shallrefrain from anyinternal taxestablishing, whether directly or
indirectly, discrimination between theproducts ofoneContracting Party andlikeproducts originating
intheterritory oftheother Contracting Party.
Products exported totheterritory ofoneoftheContracting Parties maynotbenefit from
repayment ofinternal taxes inexcess oftheamount ofdirect orindirect taxes imposed upon them.
Article 26
Payments relating tocommercial transactions carried outinaccordance withforeign tradeand
exchange regulations andthetransfer ofsuchpayments totheMember StateoftheCommunity inwhich
thecreditor isresident ortoSlovenia shallbefreefrom anyrestrictions.
Article 27
Slovenia shalltakemeasures guaranteeing effective andappropriate protection ofintellectual,
industrial andcommercial policy, atalevelsimilar tothatwhich exists intheCommunity, andshall
accede tointernational conventions onintellectual, industrial andcommercial property.WT/REG10/1
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Article 28
TheAgreement shallnotpreclude prohibitions orrestrictions onimports, exports orgoods
intransit justified ongrounds ofpublic morality, public policy orpublic security; theprotection of
health andlifeofhumans, animals orplants; theprotection ofnational treasures possessing artistic,
historic orarchaeological value; theprotection ofintellectual, industrial andcommercial property,
orrules relating togoldorsilver. Such prohibitions orrestrictions must not,however, constitute a
means ofarbitrary discrimination oradisguised restriction ontrade between theContracting Parties.
Article 29
1. IfoneoftheContracting Parties finds thatdumping istaking place intrade withtheother
Contracting Party, itmay, pursuant totheAgreement onimplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral
AgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT),takingappropriatemeasuresagainstthispracticeinaccordance
withtheprocedures laiddown inArticle 32.
2. Intheevent ofmeasures being taken against subsidies, theContracting Parties undertake to
observe theprovisions oftheAgreement ontheinterpretation andapplication ofArticles VI,XVIand
XXIII ofGATT.
Article 30
Ifserious disturbances ariseinanysector oftheeconomy orifdifficulties arisewhich might
bring about aserious deterioration intheeconomic situation ofaregion, theContracting Party concerned
maytakethenecessary safeguard measures under theconditions andinaccordance withtheprocedures
laiddown inArticle 32.
Article 31
Intheevent ofaContracting Party subjecting imports ofproducts liable togiverisetothe
difficulties referred toinArticle 30toanadministrative procedure aimed atproviding rapidinformation
onthetrend oftrade flows, itshallinform theother Contracting Party.
Article 32
1. Withregard toArticle 29(1),theCooperation Council mustbeinformed ofacaseofdumping
assoonastheauthorities oftheimporting Contracting Party havestarted theinvestigation. Ifthe
dumping hasnotceased orifnoother satisfactory solution hasbeenfound within 30daysfollowing
notification ofthematter totheCooperation Council, theimporting Contracting Party mayadopt
appropriate measures.
2. Inthecases specified inArticle 30,before taking themeasures provided fortherein or,incases
towhich paragraph 3applies, assoonaspossible, theContracting Party inquestion shallsupply the
Cooperation Council withallrelevant information required forathorough examination ofthesituation,
withaviewtoseeking asolution acceptable totheContracting Parties. Consultations shalltakeplace
intheCooperation Council before theContracting Party concerned takes theappropriate measures,
should theother Contracting Party sorequest.
3. Whereexceptionalcircumstancesrequireimmediateactionmakingpriorexaminationimpossible,
theContracting Party concerned may,inthesituations specified inArticles 29and30,apply forthwith
suchprecautionary measures asarestrictly necessary toremedy thesituation.WT/REG10/1
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4. Intheselection ofmeasures, priority mustbegiven tothose which leastdisturb thefunctioning
oftheAgreement. Suchmeasures mustnotexceed thelimits ofwhatisstrictly necessary tocounteract
thedifficulties which havearisen.
Thesafeguard measures shallbenotified immediately totheCooperation Council, which shall
holdperiodic consultations onthem, particularly withaviewtotheirabolition assoonascircumstances
permit.
Article 33
Intheevent ofasudden andverysubstantial worsening ofatrade imbalance which isliable
tojeopardize thesmooth functioning ofthisAgreement, theContracting Parties shallholdspecial
consultations within theCooperation Council toexamine thedifficulties thathavearisen withaview
tokeeping thisAgreement functioning asnormally aspossible.
Article 34
Where oneormore Member States oftheCommunity orSlovenia isinserious difficulties
orisseriously threatened withdifficulties asregards itsbalance ofpayments, theContracting Party
concerned maytakethenecessary safeguard measures. Intheselection ofmeasures, priority must
begiven tothose which leastdisturb thefunctioning oftheAgreement. They shall benotified
immediately totheother Contracting Party andshallbethesubject ofperiodic consultations within
theCooperation Council, particularly withaviewtotheirabolition assoonascircumstances permit.
TITLE III
Provisions Relating totheOsimo Agreements andConcerning
Economic Cooperation Between Slovenia andItaly
Article 35
Inorder topromote regional cooperation, theCommunity andSlovenia shallgiveparticular
attention, aspartoftheimplementation oftheircooperation, toactivities which come within thescope
oftheAgreements signed atOsimo on10November 1975 bytheItalian Republic andtheSocialist
Federal Republic ofYugoslavia andtothetransfrontier cooperation initiatives which formpartofthe
general framework ofeconomic cooperation between ItalyandSlovenia.
Inparticular, theContracting Parties shalltakeaccount oftheirmutual interest inattaining
theobjectives referred tointhefirstsubparagraph intheselection ofprojects thataretoreceive financial
assistance inthecontext ofcooperation.
Article 36
1. Without prejudice tothepossible useofthesafeguard clause, theCommunity, within the
framework ofCommunity provisions governing freezones, andSlovenia shallgrant freeaccess to
theirmarkets toproducts thathaveobtained originating products, inthefreefrontier zones, zones which
could becreated byagreement between theItalian Republic andRepublic ofSlovenia within themeaning
oftheAgreement onthepromotion ofeconomic cooperation, signed inOsimo in1975.WT/REG10/1
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2. Theyshall,asfaraspossible,avoidapplyingtothoseproductsmeasurestheymighttakepursuant
toArticle 18or22ortheprovisions referred toinArticle 16fortheproducts listed inAnnexes CI,
CII,CIIIandCIV.
Article 37
Forthepurposes oftheimplementation ofArticles 35and36,theCommunity andSlovenia
shallcooperate inaccordance withthecooperation objectives referred toinArticle 35.
TITLE IV
General andFinal Provisions
Article 38
1. ACooperationCouncilisherebyestablished.Itshallhavethepower,forthepurposeofattaining
theobjectives setoutinthisAgreement, totakedecisions inthecases provided forintheAgreement.
Thedecisions taken shallbebinding ontheContracting Parties, which shalltakesuchmeasures
asarerequired toimplement them.
2. TheCooperation Council mayalsoformulate anyresolutions, recommendations oropinions
which itconsiders desirable fortheattainment ofthecommon objectives andthesmooth functioning
ofthisAgreement.
3. TheCooperation Council shalladopt itsownrules ofprocedure.
Article 39
1. TheCooperation Council shallbecomposed ofrepresentatives oftheCommunity ontheone
hand, andofrepresentatives ofSlovenia, ontheother.
TheEuropean Investment Bank shallparticipate inthework oftheCooperation Council where
matters falling within itscompetence arise.
2. Members oftheCooperation Council mayberepresented aslaiddown initsrulesofprocedure.
3. TheCooperation Council shallactbymutual agreement between theCommunity, ontheone
hand, andSlovenia, ontheother.
Article 40
1. Theoffice ofChairman oftheCooperation Council shallbeheldalternately byeachofthe
Contracting Parties inaccordance withtheconditions tobelaiddown intherules ofprocedure.
2. Meetings oftheCooperation Council shallbecalled onceayearbyitsChairman.
TheCooperation Council shallholdwhatever additional meetings maybenecessary, atthe
request ofeither Contracting Party, aslaiddown initsrules ofprocedure.WT/REG10/1
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Article 41
1. TheCooperation Council shallbeassisted intheperformance ofitsduties byaCooperation
Committee.
2. Itmaydecide tosetupanyother committee thatcanassist itincarrying outitsduties.
3. Initsrulesofprocedure, theCooperation Council shalldetermine thecomposition andduties
ofsuchcommittees andhowtheyshallfunction.
Article 42
Where, inthecourse oftheexchanges ofinformation provided forinthisAgreement, problems
ariseorseem likely toariseinthegeneral functioning oftheAgreement, particularly inthefieldof
trade, consultations shalltakeplace between theContracting Parties intheCooperation Council with
aviewtoavoiding market disturbances asfaraspossible.
Article 43
EitherContractingPartyshallprovide,ifsorequestedbytheotherContractingParty,allrelevant
information onanyagreements itconcludes containing tariffortradeprovisions, andonanyamendments
toitscustoms tariff orexternal trade arrangements.
Where suchamendments oragreements haveadirect andspecific impact onthefunctioning
oftheAgreement, appropriate consultations shallbeheldwithin theCooperation Council attherequest
oftheother Contracting Party sothattheinterests oftheContracting Parties maybetaken into
consideration.
Article 44
When theCommunity concludes anassociation orcooperation agreement having adirect and
specific impact onthefunctioning ofthisAgreement, appropriate consultations shallbeheldwithin
theCooperation Council sothattheCommunity maytakeintoconsideration theinterests ofthe
Contracting Parties asdefined bythisAgreement.
Intheevent ofathirdcountry acceding totheCommunity, appropriate consultations shallbe
heldwithin theCooperation Council sothattheinterests oftheContracting Parties asdefined bythis
Agreement maybetaken intoconsideration.
Article 45
1. TheContracting Parties shalltakeanygeneral orspecific measures required tofulfil their
obligations under thisAgreement. Theyshallseetoitthattheobjectives ofthisAgreement areattained.
2. Ifeither Contracting Party considers thattheother Contracting Party hasfailed tofulfil an
obligation under thisAgreement, itmaytakeappropriate measures. Before doing so,itshallsupply
theCooperation Council withallrelevant information required forathorough examination ofthe
situation, withaviewtoseeking asolution acceptable totheContracting Parties.
3. Intheselection ofmeasures, priority mustbegiven tothose which leastdisturb thefunctioning
ofthisAgreement. These measures shallbenotified immediately totheCooperation Council, which
shallholdconsultations onthem iftheother Contracting Party sorequests.WT/REG10/1
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Article 46
1. Anydispute which arises between theContracting Parties concerning theinterpretation ofthis
Agreement maybeplaced before theCooperation Council.
2. IftheCooperation Council failstosettle thedispute atitsnextmeeting, either Contracting
Party maynotify theother oftheappointment ofanarbitrator; theother Party mustthenappoint a
second arbitrator within twomonths.
TheCooperation Council shallappoint athirdarbitrator.
Thedecisions ofthearbitrators shallbetaken bymajority vote.
Each Party tothedispute must takethemeasures required fortheimplementation ofthe
arbitrators 'decision.
Article 47
Inthefields covered bythisAgreement:
- thearrangements applied bySlovenia inrespect oftheCommunity shallnotgiverise
toanydiscrimination between theMember States andtheirnationals, whether natural
orlegalpersons,
- thearrangements applied bytheCommunity inrespect ofSlovenia shallnotgiverise
toanydiscrimination between Slovenian nationals, whether natural orlegalpersons.
Article 48
Annexes A,B,CI,CII,CIII,CIV,D,EandF,theProtocol onoriginating products and
thedeclarations andExchanges ofLetters which appear intheFinal Actshallform anintegral part
ofthisAgreement.
Article 49
ThisAgreement isconcluded foranunlimited period.
EitherContractingPartymaydenouncethisAgreementbynotifyingtheotherContractingParty.
ThisAgreement shallcease toapply sixmonths afterthedateofsuchnotification.
TheParties reserve therighttosuspend thisAgreement inwhole orinpart,withimmediate
effect, ifaserious breach ofitsessential provisions occurs.
Article 50
TheContracting Parties shallexamine, attheearliest opportunity, thepossibility ofconcluding
a'Europe Agreement 'establishing anassociation, withtheparticular aimofachieving agradual and
reciprocal removal ofbarriers tothebulkoftheirtrade.WT/REG10/1
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Article 51
ThisAgreement shallapply, ontheonehand, totheterritories inwhich theTreaty establishing
theEuropean Economic Community isapplied andunder theconditions laiddown inthatTreaty and,
ontheother hand, totheterritory oftheRepublic ofSlovenia.
Article 52
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,Greek,
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish andSlovenian languages, eachofthese textsbeing equally authentic.
Article 53
ThisAgreement shallbeapproved bytheContracting Parties inaccordance withtheirown
procedures.
ThisAgreement shallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecond month following notification
thattheprocedures referred tointhefirstparagraph havebeencompleted.