Entrada em vigor
O presente Acordo entrará em vigor trinta dias após a receção da última notificação, por escrito e por via diplomática, informando que foram cumpridos os requisitos de Direito interno das Partes necessários para o efeito.
Feito em Teerão, no dia 22 de abril de 2017, em três originais, nas línguas portuguesa, persa e inglesa, sendo todos os textos igualmente autênticos. Em caso de qualquer divergência de interpretação, prevalecerá o texto em língua inglesa.
Pela República Portuguesa:
Jorge Costa Oliveira, Secretário de Estado da Internacionalização.
Pela República Islâmica do Irão:
Hassan Gashghavi, Vice-Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros para Assuntos Consulares, Parlamentares e Relativos a Nacionais Iranianos.
(ver documento original)
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ON THE SUPPRESSION OF VISAS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC, SPECIAL AND SERVICE PASSPORTS.
The Portuguese Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran, hereinafter referred to as "Parties":
Wishing to reinforce the relations of friendship and co-operation between both States;
Wishing to facilitate the movement of their nationals holding diplomatic, special and service passports,
agree as follows:
Article 1
Object
This Agreement shall set forth the legal framework for the suppression of visas for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports of the Parties.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Agreement the following provisions shall mean:
a) "Valid passport", the diplomatic, special or service passport that, at the time of the exit of the national territory of one of the Parties, has at least a six (6) month validity;
b) "Family member", the spouse as well as the dependent descendants and ascendants of the holder of a diplomatic, special or service passport.
Article 3
Short term stay
1 - The citizens of the Portuguese Republic holding a valid Portuguese diplomatic, special or service passport may enter and stay in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran without visa for a maximum period of ninety (90) days during any hundred and eighty (180) days period from the date of first entry.
2 - The citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran holders of a valid diplomatic, special or service passport may enter and stay in the territory of the Portuguese Republic without visa for a maximum period of ninety (90) days during any hundred and eighty (180) days period from the date of the first entry at the external border establishing the area of free movement created by the States which are Party to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985, adopted on 19 June 1990.
3 - The visa exemption does not include the paid activities for which a work permit is required under the national legislation of the Parties.
Article 4
Entry and Stay
1 - The citizens of the Portuguese Republic holding a valid diplomatic, special or service passport who are appointed to a Portuguese diplomatic mission or consular post in the Islamic Republic of Iran or to international organisations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as their family members, may enter or stay in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran without a visa for the period of their mission.
2 - The citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran holding a valid diplomatic, special or service passport, who are appointed to a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Portuguese Republic or to international organisations in the Portuguese Republic, as well as their family members, may enter or stay in the territory of the Portuguese Republic without a visa for the period of their mission.
3 - For the purposes of the previous paragraphs, each Party shall inform the other Party, in writing and through the diplomatic channels, of the arrival of the holders of diplomatic, special or passport appointed to a diplomatic mission, consular post or to international organizations in the territory of the Parties, as well as of their family members accompanying them, prior to the date of their entry to the territory of the other Party.
Article 5
Entry and exit
The individuals mentioned in Articles 3 and 4 may enter and leave the territory of the other Party at all border crossing points open to international traffic.
Article 6
Compliance with the law of the Parties
1 - The visa exemption shall not relieve a person from the obligation to comply with the national law of the Parties on the entry into, stay in and exit from the territory of destination of the holders of passports in accordance with the conditions set out in this Agreement.
2 - This Agreement does not exclude the right of the competent authorities of each Party to refuse entry or stay of citizens of the other Party in accordance with their national legislation.
Article 7
Information on passports
1 - The Parties shall exchange, through diplomatic channels, specimens of the valid diplomatic, special or service passports no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 12.
2 - Where either Party submits new passports or modifies those previously exchanged, it shall inform the other Party through the diplomatic channels of the transmission of the specimen of the new or modified passport no later than thirty (30) days before the date it begins to be used.
Article 8
Settlement of Disputes
The Parties shall settle any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement through negotiation, through the diplomatic channels.
Article 9
Suspension of application
1 - Either Party may temporarily suspend the application of this Agreement, wholly or partially, on grounds of public order, public health or national security.
2 - The suspension of application of this Agreement and its termination shall be notified immediately notified in writing through the diplomatic channels to the other Party.
Article 10
Amendments
1 - This Agreement may be amended by request of one of the Parties and the agreement of the other Party.
2 - The amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the terms specified in Article 12 of this Agreement.
Article 11
Duration and termination
1 - This Agreement shall remain in force for an unlimited period of time.
2 - Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to that effect to the other Party.
Article 12
Entry into force
This Agreement shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of 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.
Done at Tehran, on the 22nd of April 2017, in three originals, in the Portuguese, Persian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.
For The Portuguese Republic:
Jorge Costa Oliveira, Secretary of State for Internationalization Affairs.
For The Islamic Republic of Iran:
Hassan Ghashghavi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Affairs.