A Parte em cujo território o presente Acordo for assinado submetê-lo-á para registo junto do Secretariado das Nações Unidas, nos termos do artigo 102.º da Carta das Nações Unidas, devendo, igualmente, notificar a outra Parte da conclusão deste procedimento e indicar-lhe o número de registo atribuído.
Feito em Lisboa no 25.º dia do mês de Janeiro do ano de 2010 que corresponde ao 10.º dia do mês de Shevat, de ano de 5770, do calendário Hebreu, em dois originais, nas línguas portuguesa, hebraica e inglesa, fazendo todos os textos igualmente fé. Em caso de divergência de interpretação, prevalecerá a versão em língua inglesa.
Pela República Portuguesa:
Bernardo Trindade, Secretário de Estado do Turismo.
Pelo Governo do Estado de Israel:
Stas Misezhnikov, Ministro do Turismo.
(ver documento original)
AGREEMENT IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL
The Portuguese Republic and the State of Israel (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"):
Being desirous of strengthening the good relations between the two countries, of promoting mutual understanding between their peoples and of expanding cooperation in the field of tourism between the two countries on a basis of equality and mutual benefits;
Recognizing the importance of sustainable tourism development and its impact on the wellbeing and the alleviation of poverty of world population:
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
1 - The Parties shall strive to promote the development of tourism between their countries.
2 - For this purpose, the Parties shall favour the establishment of relations between tourism managing bodies and tourism associations and organisations of both countries and the cooperation between tourism enterprises of both countries.
Article 2
The Parties shall strive to develop bilateral touristic cooperation, inter alia, in the following fields: health tourism, rural tourism and visits to heritage and religious sites.
Article 3
The Parties shall strive to encourage cooperation between institutions concerned with tourism-related education and professional training.
Article 4
The Parties shall strive to stimulate the exchange of experience and information relating to the development of projects and to research in the field of tourism, including in regard to crisis management and to the effects of climate changes.
Article 5
The Parties shall strive to encourage the exchange of manpower training programmes, of travel experts, of professional information material, documentation, statistics, touristic literature and promotion materials.
Article 6
The Parties shall strive to support the implementation of tourism promotional activities, the exchange of professional journalists and participation in tourism fairs organised in their respective countries.
Article 7
The Parties welcome investments in tourism, including those by private enterprises.
Article 8
The Parties shall encourage their cooperation within the United Nations World Tourism Organization and other international tourism-related organizations through the exchange of views and information and, when agreed upon, through mutual support.
Article 9
1 - Any particular cooperation under the present agreement is subject to the respective legal framework of the Parties and to available budgets.
2 - Each Party shall bear its own costs resulting from cooperation and activities undertaken pursuant to the present Agreement, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing.
Article 10
1 - The Parties shall create a Joint Commission in order to promote develop and implement the co-operation established in the present Agreement.
2 - The Joint Commission shall be composed of representatives of the authorities entrusted for implementing this Agreement in accordance with article 11, being the respective delegations communicated through diplomatic channels.
3 - The Joint Commission shall convene through electronic communication.
4 - Experts and representatives of the private sector of both States may be invited to participate in the work of the Joint Commission, through previous agreement of the Parties.
Article 11
The authorities entrusted for the purpose of implementing this Agreement shall be:
a) On behalf of the Portuguese Republic, the Turismo de Portugal, I. P.; and
b) On behalf of the State of Israel, the Ministry of Tourism.
Article 12
Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the present Agreement shall be settled through negotiation, through the diplomatic channels.
Article 13
The present Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of the receipt of the later of the notifications, in writing through diplomatic channels, conveying the completion of the internal procedures of each Party required for that purpose.
Article 14
1 - The present Agreement may be amended by request of one of the Parties.
2 - The amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the terms specified in article 13 of the present Agreement.
Article 15
1 - The present Agreement shall remain in force for successive and automatically renewable periods of five years.
2 - Either Party may denounce the present Agreement upon a notification, in writing through diplomatic channels, at least six months prior to its expiry date.
3 - In case of denunciation, the present Agreement shall terminate on its expiry date.
4 - In the case of notification of termination, any programme or project, initiated during the validity of the present Agreement shall remain under implementation up to its conclusion, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
Article 16
Upon the entry into force of the present Agreement, the Party in whose territory it is signed shall transmit to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration, in accordance with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, and shall notify the other Party of the completion of this procedure as well as of its registration number.
Done at Lisbon on the 25th day of the month of January in the year of 2010, which corresponds to the 10th day of the month of Shevat in the year of 5770, of the Hebrew calendar, in two original copies in the Portuguese, Hebrew and English languages, each text being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.
For the Portuguese Republic:
Bernardo Trindade, Secretary of State for Tourism.
For the Government of the State of Israel:
Stas Misezhnikov, Minister for Tourism.