Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on trade and economic cooperation (Astana on 23 of September 2002)

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and
the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on trade and economic cooperation
(Astana on 23 of September 2002)

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as "the Contracting Parties"),

- desirous to develop and enhance long term trade and economic cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit,

- convinced that this Agreement is an appropriate and stable foundation for substantial and harmonious development and diversification of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries,

have agreed as follows:

Article 1

The Contracting Parties shall promote, support and facilitate further development of economic cooperation between the two countries. The Contracting Parties shall in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and with the national legislation, which apply in the two countries, enable various forms of economic links among the entities of both countries and surmount any obstacle in this cooperation by mutual agreement.

Article 2

1. The Contracting Parties shall accord each other most-favoured-nation treatment for products originating from their respective territories. This shall be practiced with regard to customs duties and other charges with similar effect which are charged for exportation, importation and with regard to the method of payment as well as to all regulations and formalities related to exports and imports.

2. The provisions contained in the first paragraph hereof, however, do not apply to the:

a) advantages which either Contracting Party has accorded or will accord to any neighboring state in order to facilitate frontier traffic;

and

b) advantages which the Contracting Parties have accorded or will accord to third states based on cooperation within the framework of a customs union and/or a free trade area and/or international agreements on regional integration.

Article 3

The Contracting Parties shall, within the scope of their authority, endeavour to secure stable conditions for the development of trade and other forms of economic cooperation between the two countries, focusing in particular on cooperation in economic, industrial, technical and scientific-technological domain.

Article 4

In view of the development of trade and economic cooperation, the Contracting Parties shall encourage mutual exchange of information, particularly concerning their national legislation and economic programmes, as well as other information of mutual interest.

Article 5

1. All payments for goods between the two countries shall be made in freely usable currency in compliance with national legislation applicable in the countries of the Contracting Parties and in accordance with prices and standard terms of the international market, unless otherwise agreed between the natural and legal persons that are the parties to a commercial transaction.