Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 178 / 1996 Coll.
Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the negotiation of the Trade Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon
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International Treaty
Effective from 19.04.1996
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20.06.1996
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COMMUNICATION
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that the Trade Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon was signed in Beirut on 7 October 1994.
The Agreement entered into force on 19 April 1996 on the basis of Article 12 (a) thereof. The Trade Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon of 28 August 1980 expired on that date.
The Czech translation of the agreement is announced simultaneously.
TRADE AGREEMENT
between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon
The Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon (hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties'),
Desiring to strengthen and develop economic and trade relations between the two States on the basis of equality and mutual benefit,
agree on the following:
The Parties shall take all appropriate measures to promote, facilitate and develop economic and commercial cooperation between the two States in accordance with their respective laws and regulations.
(a) The Contracting Parties shall grant each other the most favourable clause on all matters relating to their reciprocal trade in goods.
(b) However, the above provision shall not apply to advantages and privileges:
(i) which are or will in future be provided to any Contracting Party to the neighbouring States in order to facilitate border traffic;
(ii) resulting from a customs union or free trade area to which either Party is or may become a member in the future or resulting from an agreement to establish a customs union or free trade area to which either Party may enter.
The Contracting Parties agree to grant import and export licences in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in their respective States for those types of goods where such licences are required. Licences shall be granted within time limits and under conditions which are no less favourable than those granted to any other third State in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of this Agreement.
Imports and exports of goods, as well as other forms of cooperation under this Agreement, shall be carried out on the basis of commercial contracts concluded between the entities of the two States in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and with the laws and regulations in force in their respective States.
The Contracting Parties shall grant each other the most favoured-nation clause in maritime transport, the use and service of port facilities, the supply of ships and the handling of ships, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in the relevant State.
Each Contracting Party shall promote the participation of the entities of the other Party in national exhibitions and trade fairs in its territory in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in the relevant State.
In accordance with the laws and regulations in force in their respective States, the Contracting Parties shall authorise the following temporary duty-free importation into their territories:
(i) items temporarily imported for testing and testing by authorised authorities;
(ii) items temporarily imported for participation in fairs and exhibitions and then re-exported;
(iii) items without commercial value imported for promotion and tender purposes.
Payments between entities of both States under this Agreement shall be made in freely convertible currencies.
The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations of any Contracting Party arising from any other international agreements, conventions and treaties in force, in particular those concluded between the Republic of Lebanon and any member of the Arab League.
In order to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, the Parties agree to establish a Joint Commission consisting of representatives of both States. The activities of the Joint Commission shall include:
(a) monitoring the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) examining the possibilities of increasing and diversifying trade and economic relations between the two States;
(c) the submission and assessment of proposals to propose measures by the Parties to accelerate the development of trade and economic cooperation.
The Joint Commission shall meet once a year, alternately in the capitals of both States or at any time agreed between the Parties.
The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to all contracts concluded in the course of its validity and to those which remain outstanding at its expiry date.
(a) This Agreement shall be approved in accordance with the national legislation necessary for such approval in each of the two States and shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last note confirming such approval.
(b) This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 2 (2) years and shall subsequently be automatically renewed for a period of one year, unless either of the two Contracting Parties gives the other Party an indication of the wish to terminate the Agreement. Such notification shall be sent through diplomatic channels in writing no less than six months before the expiry of the Agreement.
The Trade Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, signed on 28 August 1980, will be repealed as regards the Czech Republic and the Republic of Lebanon, on the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
The Contracting Parties agree to take into account claims arising from contracts concluded between Czechoslovak and Lebanese entities during the period of validity of the Trade Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Government of the Lebanese Republic signed on 28 August 1980 in Prague, if the Czechoslovak contra-hent became an entity of the Czech Republic.
Dane and signed in Beirut on 7 October 1994 in two originals, in English, both texts have the same authenticity.
For the Government of the Czech Republic:
Ing. Vladimir Long CSc. v. r.
Minister for Industry and Trade
For the Government of the Republic of Lebanon:
Hagop Demerdjian v. r.
Minister for Economy and Trade
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 178 / 1996 Coll., on the negotiation of the Trade Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon |
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| Regulation Type | International Treaty |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 20.06.1996 |
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| Effective from | 19.04.1996 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Legal Areas:
International law
International public law
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