Communication from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs No 290 / 1990 Coll.
Communication from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the negotiation of the European Cultural Convention
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Effective from 10.05.1990
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COMMUNICATION
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the European Cultural Convention was negotiated in Paris on 19 December 1954.
The Charter on access by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to the European Cultural Convention was deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, depositary of the Convention, on 10 May 1990.
The Convention entered into force on 5 May 1955 pursuant to Article 9 (2) thereof. For the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Convention entered into force in accordance with Article 9 (4) on 10 May 1990.
The Czech version of the Convention shall be published simultaneously.
EUROPEAN
CULTURAL CONVENTION
Governments, signatories to this Convention, members of the Council of Europe,
bearing in mind that the Council of Europe's objective is to achieve greater unity between its members in order, in particular, to protect and promote the ideals and principles which are their common heritage,
bearing in mind that development and mutual understanding between the peoples of Europe would enable progress towards this objective,
Bearing in mind that for these objectives it is desirable not only to conclude bilateral cultural conventions between members of the Council, but also to implement a common action policy aimed at protecting and promoting the development of European culture,
Decided to conclude a general European Cultural Convention aimed at promoting the learning of languages, history and education of the other Contracting Parties and the learning common to them among citizens of all the Member States of the Council of Europe and those other European States which accede to the Convention,
agree on the following:
Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures to protect and promote the development of its national contribution to the common cultural heritage of Europe.
Each Party shall:
(a) to promote the language, history and education of other Contracting Parties for their citizens and to provide those Contracting Parties with opportunities to support such studies on their territory; and
(b) endeavour to develop the study of its language or languages, history and education in the territory of the other Contracting Parties and to provide the citizens of those Contracting Parties with the possibility to carry out such studies in their territory.
The Parties shall consult each other within the Council of Europe in order to unify their process of promoting cultural activity of European interest.
When applying Articles 2 and 3, each Contracting Party shall, as far as possible, facilitate the movement and exchange of persons and objects of cultural value.
Each Contracting Party shall consider objects of European cultural value under its control as part of the common European cultural heritage, shall take appropriate measures to protect it and ensure adequate access to it.
1. Proposals for the implementation of the provisions of this Convention and questions relating to its interpretation shall be discussed at the meetings of the Committee of Cultural Experts of the Council of Europe.
2. Any State which is not a member of the Council of Europe and which acceded to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (4) may appoint one or more representatives for the meetings referred to in the preceding paragraph.
3. The conclusions adopted at the meetings referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be presented in the form of recommendations by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, unless they are decisions falling within the competence of the Committee of Cultural Experts on administrative matters which do not require additional costs.
4. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall inform the members of the Council and the Government of each State which acceded to this Convention of any decision taken by the Committee of Ministers or the Committee of Cultural Experts.
5. Each Contracting Party shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, at a specified time, of any action it takes in implementing the provisions of this Convention resulting from a decision of the Committee of Ministers or of the Committee of Cultural Experts.
6. Where only a limited number of Contracting Parties would be interested in certain proposals for the implementation of this Convention, such proposals may be further assessed in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, provided that their implementation does not entail additional expenditure for the Council of Europe.
If, in order to achieve the objectives of this Convention, two or more Contracting Parties wish to hold meetings at the seat of the Council of Europe other than those referred to in Article 6 (1), the Secretary-General of the Council shall provide them with all the necessary administrative assistance.
Nothing in this Convention can be considered to be affected
(a) the provisions of any existing bilateral cultural convention, to which either Party is a signatory and which makes any other such convention less desirable; or
(b) the obligation of each person to comply with applicable laws and regulations in the territory of any Party concerning the entry, stay and exit of aliens.
This Convention shall be open for signature to the members of the Council of Europe. It will be ratified and the instruments of ratification will be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.
2. After three governments - signatories - deposit their instruments of ratification, this Convention will enter into force between these governments.
3. This Convention shall enter into force on the date of deposit of its instruments of ratification for each Government - signatories which have carried out the ratification retrospectively.
4. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may, acting unanimously, request, in accordance with conditions which it considers appropriate, any European State which is not a member of the Council of Europe to accede to this Convention. Any State so invited may accede by deposit its instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. This approach will become legal on the date of its adoption.
5. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall inform all members of the Council and all States acceding of the deposit of all instruments of ratification and accession.
Each Contracting Party may determine the territories in which the provisions of this Convention shall apply by sending to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe a declaration which the Secretary-General shall communicate to all other Contracting Parties.
1. Each Contracting Party may terminate this Convention at any time after five years of its validity by written notification to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, who shall inform the other Contracting Parties thereof.
2. Such notice shall enter into force six months after the date of its adoption by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.
To prove this, the undersigned, duly authorised by their governments, have signed this Convention.
Done at Paris, 19 December 1954, in English and French, the two texts being equally authentic, in one copy, which will remain in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary-General shall forward certified copies to each Government - Signatories and Government which acceded to this Convention.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Communication from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs No 290 / 1990 Coll., on the negotiation of the European Cultural Convention |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 13.07.1990 |
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| Effective from | 10.05.1990 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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