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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA, THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
ON AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Government of the Republic of Croatia, the Government of Hungary, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Government of Montenegro, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”),
Considering that the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December 1944 (hereinafter referred to as “the Chicago Convention”) and its Annexes provide the essential framework for an international civil aviation system on Search and Rescue (hereinafter referred to as “SAR”) operations,
Bearing in mind the importance of SAR, as an operation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial medical or other needs, and deliver them to a place of safety,
Being aware that immediate rescue measures are of vital importance for persons in distress,
Recognising the necessity of full compliance with the Standards and Recommended Practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (hereinafter referred to as “ICAO SARPs”) in the area of SAR, set out in Annex 12 to the Chicago Convention on Search and Rescue (hereinafter referred to as “Annex 12”), and further developed in the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR) and other related SAR documents (hereinafter referred to as “the international SAR provisions”),
Recognising that Annex 12 is applicable to the establishment, maintenance and operation of SAR services in the territories of the States of the Parties and over the High Seas, and to the coordination of such services between States,
Having regard to the ICAO SARPs set out in Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention on Facilitation, and in particular Chapter 8 on the facilitation of, inter alia, search and rescue,
Recognising the need for harmonising and strengthening international cooperation and especially regional cooperation for the efficient organisation and conduct of aeronautical SAR operations and associated training, Recognising the provisions laid down in the Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as “MoU”), which was signed on 3 November 2016 in Belgrade, on the establishment of the Regional Aeronautical SAR Advisory Committee,
Considering that the Parties to this Agreement are, at the same time, Members or Observers to the Regional Aeronautical SAR Advisory Committee.
Have agreed as follows: