Νόμος 3040/2002

Άρθρο 13

Η Συμφωνία αυτή θα τεθεί σε ισχύ την τριακοστή ημέρα μετά την ημέρα παραλαβής της τελευταίας γνωστοποίησης δια της διπλωματικής οδού, δια της οποίας το ένα Συμβαλλόμενο Μέρος γνωστοποιεί στο άλλο, ότι έχουν ολοκληρωθεί όλες οι εθνικές νομικές προϋποθέσεις, ώστε να τεθεί σε ισχύ αυτή η Συμφωνία.

Η Συμφωνία αυτή έχει συναφθεί για χρονικό διάστημα (5) ετών και θα παραταθεί αυτόματα για ένα διάστημα (5) ετών περαιτέρω, εκτός εάν ένα από τα Συμβαλλόμενα Μέρη την καταγγείλει γραπτώς, δια της διπλωματικής οδού, τουλάχιστον έξι (6) μήνες πριν από τη λήξη της αντίστοιχης περιόδου ισχύος.

Έγινε στην Αθήνα στις 1 Νοεμβρίου 2001 σε δύο πρωτότυπα, στην ελληνική, τουρκική και αγγλική γλώσσα, καθένα από τα οποία είναι εξίσου αυθεντικό. Σε περίπτωση διαφωνίας στην ερμηνεία, το αγγλικό κείμενο θα υπερισχύει.

Για την Κυβέρνηση της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας (υπογραφή) Γεώργιος ΔΡΥΣ

Υπουργός Γεωργίας

Για την Κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Τουρκίας (υπογραφή) Prof. Dr. HQsnQ Yusuf GOKALP Υπουργός Γεωργίας και Αγροτικών Υποθέσεων

AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY ON COOPERATION IN PLANT PROTECTION FIELD

The Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey (hereinafter referred to as: Contracting Parties),

In accordance with the provisions of the Protocol of June 22nd 2000 on the Technical, Scientific and Economic Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture Between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government οf the Republic of Turkey,

Wishing to stimulate their mutual cooperation in plant protection field,

Desiring to improve the protection of their territory against the introduction of plant quarantine pests and to limit the losses occurring as a consequence of the acting thereof,

In order to facilitate the circulation and exchange of plants and plant products,

Recognising that Greece is a full member of the European Union and Turkey is a candidate Country for accession into the European Union and consequently, both Contracting Parties subscribe to the Community acquis,

Without prejudice to their rights and obligations stipulating from international agreements and conventions in which they are Contracting Parties,

Have entered into the following Agreement:

Article 1

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:

a) Plants shall be considered to mean: living plants and living parts thereof, including seeds; Living parts of plants shall be considered to include:

- fruit, in botanical sense, other than that preserved by deep freezing,

- vegetables, other than those preserved by deep freezing,

- tubers, corms, bulbs, rhizomes,

- cut flowers,

- branches with foliage,

- cut trees retaining foliage,

- plant tissue cultures.

Seeds shall be considered to mean: seeds in botanical sense, other than those not intended for planting;

b) Plant products shall be considered to mean: products of plant origin, unprocessed or having undergone simple preparation, in so far as these are not plants;

c) Planting shall be considered to mean: any operation for the placing of plant to ensure their subsequent growth, reproduction or propagation;

d) Plants intended for planting shall be considered to mean:

- plants which are already planted and are intended to remain planted or to be replanted after their introduction, or

- plants which are not planted at the time of introduction, but are intended to be planted thereafter;

e) Harmful organisms shall be considered to mean: pests of plants or of plant products, which belong to the animal or plant kingdoms, or which are viruses, mycoplas-mas or other pathogens.

f) Quarantine pest: a pest of potential economic importance to the area endangered thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely distributed and being officially controlled.

Article 2

The Contracting Parties shall exchange the List of Quarantine Pests as well as specific quarantine requirements related to the import or to the transit of plants and plant products. Any changes in above mentioned provisions shall be notified in writing to the other Contracting Party in 30 days after the receipt of the notification.

Article 3

The Contracting Parties shall inform each other immediately on significant changes in appearance of quarantine pests, as well as of the undertaken pest control measures.

Article 4

The Contracting Parties shal ensure that the export, reexport and transit of consignments to/through the state territory of the Contracting Parties is carried out in accordance with the legal provisions of the importing country or the transit country respectively.

Article 5

Any consignment for export, which is subject to phytosanitary inspection shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate elaborated according to the model specified in the International Plant Protection Convention and issued by the competent authority of the Contracting Party. The phytosanitary certificate does not exclude the right of the importing country to perform the phytosan-itary inspection in appropriate manner and to undertake necessary measures.

The phytosanitary certificate form for the Hellenic Republic is valid as mentioned in the Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000. For the Republic of Turkey the model as specified in the international Plant Protection Convention in either English, German or French. Any alteration, cancelling and erasion will make it invalid.

Article 6

The Contracting Parties shall inform each other of the points of entry at which import, export and transit of consignments should be carried out, as are mentioned in phytosanitary regulations of the Contracting Parties.

Article 7

If on the occasion of the phytosanitary inspection quarantine pests are found, or a violation of importing state's regulation in plant protection field is established, the Contracting Party is entitled to refuse the import of the consignment, or to destroy such consignment, or to undertake other necessary phytosanitary measures.

Article 8 The Contracting Parties shall:

a) exchange legal regulations on protection of plants, no later than 60 days from the date of the coming into force thereof;

b) support the exchange of experts with the purpose of getting acquainted with the organisation of plant protection, as well as with the experience and scientific results in plant protection field;

c) exchange information on all important professional journals, monographs and publications in plant protection field, which are published in their respective states.

Article 9

In cases of an emergency and upon a written request by one of the Contracting Parties, extraordinary meetings of senior phytosanitary officers should be organized with a view to coordinate measures for prevention and control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products.

Article 10

In order to solve specific issues with respect to the implementation of this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall convoke mutual meetings if necessary. The meetings shall take place alternatively in the Hellenic Republic and in the Republic of Turkey. The date and venue of each meeting shall be determined on the basis of the mutual agreement.

All expenses shall be borne by the Contracting Parties themselves.

Article 11

The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties, which shall coordinate and be responsible for the implementation of this Agreement are:

- in the Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Agriculture Directorate General of Plant Production

- in the Republic of Turkey: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

General Directorate of Protection and Control

Article 12

Any disputes that might occur during the implementation

of this Agreement shall be solved through the conciliation of experts of the two Contracting Parties. If this does not lead to desirable results, the disputes shall be solved by diplomatic channels.

Article 13

This Agreement comes into force on the thirtieth day after the day of the receipt of the last notification through diplomatic channel by which the Contracting Parties inform each other that all national legal requirements for the coming into force of this Agreement have been fulfilled.

This Agreement has been concluded for the period of 5 years and shall be automatically extended for another period of 5 years, unless one of the Contracting Parties denounces it in writing through diplomatic channel at least 6 months before the termination of the respective validity period.

Done in Athens on 1 November 2001, in two originals, in the Hellenic, Turkish and English languages, each of them being equally authentic. In case of divergence in interpretation, the English text shall prevail.

For the Government For the Government

of the Hellenic Republic of the Republic of Turkey (Υπογραφή) Υπογραφή)

Georgios DRIS Prof. Dr. HQsnQ Yusuf GOKALP Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agriculture and

Rural Affairs

Άρθρο Δεύτερο

Η ισχύς του παρόντος Νόμου αρχίζει από τη δημοσίευ-σή του στην Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως και της Συμφωνίας που κυρώνεται από την πλήρωση των προϋποθέσεων του άρθρου 13 αυτής.

Παραγγέλλομε τη δημοσίευση του παρόντος στην Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως και την εκτέλεσή του ως Νόμου του Κράτους.

Αθήνα, 2 Αυγούστου 2002

Ο ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ

ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ

ΟΙ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΙ

ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΩΝ

Ν. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΔΟΥΛΑΚΗΣ Γ. ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ

ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑΣ

Γ. ΔΡΥΣ

Θεωρήθηκε και τέθηκε η Μεγάλη Σφραγίδα του Κράτους Αθήνα, 7 Αυγούστου 2002

Ο ΕΠΙ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗΣ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ

Φ. ΠΕΤΣΑΛΝΙΚΟΣ

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