8. pants

1. Šis Sadarbības līgums stājas

spēkā ar parakstīšanas dienu.

2. Šis Sadarbības līgums tiek

noslēgts uz 5 gadiem. Pēc tam Sadarbības līgums tiek uzskatīts

par noslēgtu uz nākamo piecu gadu termiņu, ja neviena no Pusēm ne

vēlāk kā trīs mēnešus pirms Sadarbības līguma attiecīgā darbības

termiņa beigām rakstiskā veidā nepaziņos otrai Pusei par šī

Sadarbības līguma darbības pārtraukšanu.

3. Šis Sadarbības līgums var tikt

grozīts vai papildināts, Pusēm savstarpēji vienojoties. Grozījumi

un papildinājumi Sadarbības līgumā jānoformē rakstiskā veidā.

4. Saistības, kuras tiek

realizētas, bet uz Sadarbības līguma pārtraukšanas datumu vēl nav

pabeigtas, tiek izpildītas atbilstoši Sadarbības līguma

noteikumiem līdz to pilnīgai pabeigšanai.

5. Parakstīts Minskā 2005.gada

25.augustā divos oriģināleksemplāros latviešu, krievu un angļu

valodā, un visi teksti ir vienlīdz autentiski. Domstarpību

gadījumā par pamatu tiek ņemts šī Sadarbības līguma teksts angļu

valodā.

Latvijas Republikas

Zemkopības ministrijas vārdā

Baltkrievijas Republikas

Mežsaimniecības ministrijas vārdā

valsts sekretāre

mežsaimniecības ministrs

Laimdota Straujuma

Pjotrs

Siamaška

Agreement on

Cooperation in the Forest Sector Between the Ministry of

Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of

Forestry of the Republic of Belarus

The Ministry of Agriculture of the

Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic

of Belarus, hereinafter referred to as - the Parties, taking into

account the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of

Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Economic,

Scientific and Technical Co-operation dated on April 21, 2004,

and expressing their intention to develop mutual cooperation in

the forest sector in a consistent manner and on the long-term

basis, have agreed on the following:

Article 1

The Parties shall cooperate in the

forest sector on the basis of equality and mutual advantage in

accordance with the existing laws of the countries of the

Parties.

Article 2

1. The mutual cooperation between

the Parties shall be carried out in the following spheres:

1.1. legal, administrative and

economical aspects of forest governance, including issues of

illegal logging and trade;

1.2. multi-functional use of

forests and developing of economical functions of forests;

1.3. conservation and sustainable

use of forest genetic resources and biological diversity;

1.4. protection of forest against

fire;

1.5. protection of forest against

pests and diseases;

1.6. silviculture;

1.7. game management;

1.8. forest monitoring.

Article 3

1. The cooperation within the

framework of the present Agreement shall be carried out in the

following ways:

1.1. exchange of work experience

and exchange of delegations of scientists and specialists;

1.2. exchange of scientific and

technical information;

1.3. implementation of joint

programmes and projects in the forest sector as well as

performance of joint research projects on the issues of mutual

interest.

Article 4

The Parties shall contribute to

establishment and developing of direct contacts in the forest

sector between legal entities of the Republic of Latvia and the

Republic of Belarus.

Article 5

The exchange of scientific and

technical information, results of scientific investigations, the

implementation of joint programmes and projects as well as other

cooperation forms specified in Articles 3 and 4 hereof shall be

carried out in accordance with the existing laws of the countries

of the Parties on a mutually advantageous and equivalent

basis.

Article 6

In order to coordinate the

implementation of the present Agreement, the Parties shall

establish a joint working group in accordance with the existing

laws of the countries of the Parties.

Article 7

The working group specified in

Article 6 will draft an Action Plan for the cooperation to be

approved by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia

and the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus.

Article 8

1. The present Agreement shall

come into legal effect on the date of signing thereof.

2. This Agreement shall remain in

force for a period of 5 years. After this term the Agreement

shall be automatically extended for the next five-year period

provided that no one of the Parties has notified the other Party

in written on its intention to terminate the Agreement at least

three months before the date of expiration of the current

validity period.

3. The present Agreement may be

amended or supplemented upon mutual consent of the Parties. Any

amendments and additions to the Agreement shall be made in

written.

4. Any obligations that are under

process of performance but are not yet finished on the date of

termination of the Agreement, shall be subjected to the terms and

conditions of the Agreement until full completion thereof.

5. Signed in duplicate at Minsk on

August 25, 2005 in the Latvian, Russian and English languages all

texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of

interpretation of this Agreement, the English text shall

prevail.

On behalf of the

Ministry of Agriculture of the

Republic of Latvia

On behalf of the

Ministry of Forestry of the

Republic of Belarus

State Secretary

Minister of Forestry

Laimdota

Straujuma

Piotr

Siamashka