TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 15-713

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EDUCATION

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and PORTUGAL

Signed at Lisbon February 11, 2015 
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 PORTUGAL

 Education

 Agreement signed at Lisbon February 11, 2015;

 Entered into force July 13, 2015.
AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC 

CONCERNING 

THE CONTINUATION OF THE COMMISSION FOR EDUCATIONAL 

EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND 

PORTUGAL 

1he United States of America and the Portuguese Republic (hereinafter referred to as "the 

Parties'}, 

Consistent with the principles and purposes of the Agreement between the Government of 

the United States of America and the Government of Portugal for .Financing Certain 

Educational Exchange Programs, signed on March 19,1960, and amended on December 4, 

1963, and September 3, 1982, through exchanges of diplomatic notes; 

Desiring to continue programs to promote further mutual understanding between the 

peoples of the United States of America and the Portuguese Republic through educational 

and cultural contacts; and 

Considering the mutual benefits derived from such programs and the desire of the Parties 

to cooperate and assist further in the administration of such programs for the further 

strengthening of international cooperation, 

Have agreed as follows: 

PART I. STATUS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION FOR 

EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA AND PORTUGAL 

ARTICLE1 

LEGAL STATUS OF THE COMMISSION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE 

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PORTUGAL 

I. The Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States of America 

and Portugal (hereinafter referred to as "the Portuguese-American CommissioLJ~. 

Educational Exchange" or "the Commission'), shall be continued. ~ 
2. The Commission shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal 

persons under Portuguese law for the exercise of its functions and the fulfilment of 

its purposes as set forth in this Agreement, including the capacity to contract, and 

to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property. 

3. The Parties shall recognize the Commission as an autonomous institution created 

and established for the implementation of educational and cultural exchange 

programs based on the provision of assistance and services, such as: 

a) The provision of financial support to the citizens of the Portuguese 

Republic and citizens and nationals of the United States of America in 

the form of scholarships, grants or awards for costs related to travel, 

tuition, accommodation, or subsistence, and costs related to other forms 

of exchange activities, subject to prior approval of the Bodies of the 

Parties responsible for the implementation of this Agreement as 

identified in Article 13; and 

b) 'The provision of educational, research, cultural, informational, student 

advising, and other services specified by this Agreement. 

4. These educational and cultural programs, and the costs of the Commission's 

operation related to implementation of such programs, shall be financed from 

funds prm-ided to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this 

Agreement. 

5. lbe Commission may undertake efforts in order to obtain funds or in-kind 

contributions from other sources for funding educational and cultural programs 

and implementation of such programs. 

ARTICLE2 

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION 

The Portuguese Republic shall provide the Commission with office space in a suitable 

Lisbon location with public access, and shall cover related rent and utilities expenses. 

ARTICLE3 

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION 

1. The Commission shall be entided to conduct the following activities: 

a) On the basis of the interests and needs of both Parties, plan, adopt, and 

conduct educational and cultural exchange programs as described in 

Article 1, paragraph 3, above, by: 

i) financing studies, research, instruction and other educational activities: 

a.. Of 

the 

or 

Portuguese 

for citizens 

Republic, 

and nationals 

and 

of the United States of America in ~ 

~- Of or for citizens of the Portuguese Republic in the United States of 

America; ~ ... 
ii) Financing visits and interchanges between the Parties of students, 

research scholars, teachers, instructors, professors, artists, and 

professionals; and 

iii) Financing and/ or implementing other educational, research, 

infonnational, student advising, and other activities. 

b) Submit to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board of the United 

States of America (hereinafter referred to as the "Fulbright Foreign 

Scholarship Board") - appointed by the President of the United States of 

America and with its seat in the United States of America - for approval, 

students, academic scholars, research scholars, teachers, instructors, artists 

and professionals who are nominated by the Commission for participation 

in such programs, as well as proposals by the Commission for participation 

in such programs of institutions in the Portuguese Republic or in the United 

States of America. 

c) Recommend to the relevant organizations in the Portuguese Republic 

candidates who are citizens and nationals of the United States of America 

for study, research, instruction, and other educational acti·vities in the 

Portuguese Republic; and nominate to the relevant organizations in the 

United States candidates who are citizens of the Portuguese Republic for 

study, research, instruction, and other educational activities in the United 

States. 

2. The Commission shall be entitled to carry out other activities outside the scope 

of, but consistent with, this Agreement. Such other activities shall be funded 

from sources other than those provided on the basis of this Agreement, and in 

particular, any administrative costs incurred for managing such activities shall 

be similarly funded by such other sources. 

PART II. BODIES OF THE COMMISSION 

ARTICLE4 

STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION 

The Commission shall be composed of a Board of Directors, two Honorary CoChairpersons, a Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer, an Executive Director, and staff 

ARTICLES 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

1. The Commission shall be governed by a ten-member Board. Ibe Board shall 

consist of five citizens of the United States of America and five citizens of the 

Portuguese Republic. 

2. "!be Board members shall be appointed for three-year terms and shall be eligible for 

reappointment for an additional three years. 
3. The meetings of the Board may be held in such other places than in the office of 

the Commission as the Board may from time to time determine. 

4. '!be functions of the Board shall include: 

a) Drafting for further approval, by the Bodies of the Parries responsible for the 

implementation of this Agreement, an annual activities program of the 

Commission and respective financial contributions; 

b) Preparing each fiscal year a report of the activities of the Commission, the form 

and contents of which shall be specified by the Parties, and submit such reports 

to the Bodies of the Parties responsible for the implementation of this 

Agreement; 

c) Submitting each fiscal year the accounts of the Commission to an external audit, 

whose results shall be submitted to the Bodies of the Parties responsible for the 

implementation of this Agreement. If so requested by one of the Parties, the 

Board shall also permit other auditing of its accounts by representatives of either 

or both Parties; 

d) Authorizing the disbursement of funds and proposing the making of grants, 

including payment for transportation, accommodation, food, twtlon, 

maintenance and other expenses incident thereto, namely insurances, if the 

Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board approves individual applicants for 

participation in the Commission's program and of the granting of financial 

support, subject to the conditions and limitations as set forth herein; 

e) Launching an open, public competition to select and employ the Executive 

Director of the Commission and to establish any salaries and benefits to be paid 

to the Executive Director; and 

f) Approving any staff to be employed, under proposal by the Executive Director, 

and further approving any salaries and benefits to be paid to said staff 

5. The Board shall adopt the by-laws and procedural rules of the Commission within 

six months after the entry into force of the present Agreement, as well as any 

subsequent amendments thereto. 

ARTICLE6 

CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

A Chairperson shall be elected by the Board from its own membership for a period of 

service of one year, provided that the Chair shall be assumed alternately by a citizen of the 

United States of America and a citizen of the Portuguese Republic. The Chairperson shall 

act on behalf of the Board in all matters. 

ARTICLE? 

TREASURER AND VICE-TREASURER OF THE COMMISSION 

A Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer of the Commission shall be elected by the Board from its 1 

own membership, subject to approval or removal by the Board. One of them shall be a 

citizen of the United States of America and the other a citizen of the Portuguese Republic. 
The Treasurer, and in his or her absence the Vice-Treasurer, shall perform financial 

management duties as designated by the Board. 

ARTICLES 

HONORARY CO-CHAIRPERSONS OF THE COMMISSION 

The Chief of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States of America to the Portuguese 

Republic and a representative of the Portuguese Republic at the ministerial level shall be 

Honorary Co-Chairpersons of the Commission, entitled to participate in Board meetings as 

non-voting members. The American Honorary Co-Chairperson shall have the power to 

appoint and, consistent with Portuguese law, remove, the American members of the Board, 

two of whom shall be Officers of the United States Foreign Service in the Portuguese 

Republic. The Portuguese Honorary Co-Chaixperson shall have the power to appoint and, 

consistent with Portuguese law, remove, the Portuguese members of the Board, two of 

whom shall be governmental representatives of the Portuguese Republic. 

ARTICLE9 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION 

1. The Board shall appoint an Executive Director pursuant to an open 

competition as indicated by Article 5, paragraph 4, subparagraph e). 

2. Ibe Executive Director shall serve the Board, as determined by the Board in its 

by-laws and procedural rules, for renewable three-year terms, unless the Board 

decides otherwise. 

ARTICLE tO 

STAFF OF THE COMMISSION 

As necessary, the Executive Director may select and employ Commission staff, pursuant to 

a public process and prior Board approval. 

PART III. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES 

ARTICLE11 

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS 

1. 'Ibe Parties shall make annual allocations of funds or contributions in-kind to the 

Commission for the purposes of this Agreement, with the understanding that a 

timely determination of the availability of funds, early in the fiscal year in question, 

is imperative to meet exchange commitments. 

2. The amount of annual allocations by the Parties shall reflect the current economic /,} j / 

capacity of the Parties. ( 

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3. The Parties shall endeavor to maintain a balance in cost-sharing and financial an{/ ~ 

in-kind support for the bilateral Fulbright Program. 
ARTICLE12 

FACILITATING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 

The Parties shall make every effort to facilitate the programs of mutual exchange of 

persons nominated by the Commission and approvL"<i by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 

Board, and to resolve problems that may arise in the operations thereof. 

PART IV. GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

ARTICLE13 

BODIES OF THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 

THE AGREEMENT 

The Bodies of the Parties responsible for the implementation of this Agreement are: 

a) For the United States of America, the Department of State; and 

b) For the Portuguese Republic, the Ministry of Education and Science and the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

ARTICLE14 

OPERATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PARTIES 

This Agreement and activities arising from it shall be performed in accordance with the 

laws and regulations of both Parties, including those governing the availability of funds. 

ARTICLE15 

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 

Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be settled 

through negotiation through diplomatic channels. 

ARTICLE16 

AMENDMENT 

1. This Agreement may be amended at any time by the exchange of diplomatic notes 

between the Parties. 

2. Amendments agreed upon shall enter into force in accordance with the terms 

specified in Article 18 of this Agreement. 
ARTICLE17 

DURATION AND TERMINATION 

1. This Agreement shall remain in force for ten years and may be renewed upon 

mutual written consent of the Parties for successive ten-year periods. 

2. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party by providing written notification 

to the other Party, in which case it will terminate on the thirtieth day of the first 

calendar year following the date of receipt of the termination notice by the other 

Party. 

3. The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the ongoing programs under 

this Agreement, except as otherwise expressed by both Parties, in writing and 

through diplomatic channels. 

4. In case of termination, any unliquidated funds and property of the Commission 

shall be returned to the Parties in proportion to their respective contributions or, as 

agreed by the Parties in writing and through diplomatic channels, may be used for 

similar purposes. 

ARTICLE18 

ENTRY INTO FORCE 

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the later note in an exchange 

of notes between the Parties indicating that each Party has completed its internal 

procedures for entry into force. 

2. Upon its entry into force, this Agreement shall supersede the Agreement between 

the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Portugal 

for Financing Certain Educational Exchange Programs, signed in Lisbon, on March 

19, 1960. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed 

this Agreement. 

DONE at Lisbon, this 11th day of February, 2015, in duplicate, in the English and 

Portuguese languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF FOR THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC: 

Robert A. Sherman Nuno Crato 

Ambassador of the United States of America Minister of Education and Science 
ACORDO 

ENTRE 

OS ESTADOS UNIDOS DAAMERICA 

E 

A REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 

RELATIVO A CONTINUA(;AO 

DA COMISSAO PARA 0 INTERcAMBIO EDUCACIONAL ENTRE OS 

EST ADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA E PORTUGAL 

Os Estados Unidos da America e a Republica Portuguesa (doravante designados por "as 

Partes"), 

Coerentes com os principios e fins do Acordo entre o Govemo dos Estados Unidos da 

America e o Govemo Portugucs relativo ao Financiamento de determinados Programas de 

Educac;ao em Regime de Interca.mbio, assinado em 19 de marc;o de 1960, e emendado em 4 

de dezembro de 1963 e em 3 setembro de 1982, atraves de troca de notas diplotruiticas; 

Desejando dar continuidade a programas com vista a promover ainda mais o entendimento 

mtituo entre o povo dos Estados Unidos da America e o povo da Republica Portuguesa 

atraves de contactos no domfnio da educac;ao e da cultura; e 

Considerando OS beneficios mutuos decorrentes de tais programas, bern como 0 desejo das 

Partes de cooperarem e prestarem uma maior assistencia na administrac;ao de tais 

programas a fim de reforc;ar ainda mais a cooperac;ao intemacional, 

Acordaram o seguinte: 

PARTE I ESTATUTO E ATIVIDADES DA COMISSAO PARA 0 

INTERcAMBIO EDUCACIONAL ENTRE OS ESTADOS UNIDOS DA 

AMERICA E PORTUGAL 

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ESTATUTO JURIDICO DA COMISsAO PARA 0 INTERcAMBIO 

EDUCACIONAL ENTRE OS EST ADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA E 

PORTUGAL 

1. A Comissao para o lntercambio Educacional entre os Estados Unidos da America 

e Portugal (doravante designada por «a Comissao Luso-Americana para o 

Intcrd.mbio Educacional" ou "a Comissao") manter-se-a. 

2. Para o exercicio das suas func;ocs e a prossecuc;ao dos seus objetivos, tal como 

definidos neste Acordo, a Comissao goza da mais ampla capacidade juridica 

reconhecida as pessoas coletivas pelo Direito portugues, incluindo a capacidade 

para contratar e adquirir e alicnar bens m6veis e im6vcis. 
3. As Partes reconhecem a Comissao como uma institui<;ao autonoma criada e 

estabelecida para executar programas de intercambio educacional e cultural que tern 

por base a presta<;ao de assistencia e de servi<;os, tais como: 

a) A presta<;ao de apoio financeiro a cidadaos da Republica Portuguesa e a 

cidadaos e nacionais dos Estados Unidos da America sob a fonna de bolsas 

de estudo, subsidios ou premios para cobrir os custos rclacionados com 

viagcns, propinas, alojamento, ou subsistencia, hem como custos 

relacionados com outras formas de atividadcs de intercambio, mediante 

aprova<;ao previa dos orgaos das Partes respons:iveis pela aplicas;ao dcste 

Acordo identificados no arti.go 13°; e 

b) 0 aconselhamento de estudantes em materia de educa<;ao, invcstigas;ao, 

cultura, infonna<;ao, bern como a presta<;ao de outtos servis;os especificados 

neste Acordo. 

4. Estes programas educacionais e culturais e os custos de funcionamento da 

Comissao relacionados com a execus:iio de tais programas sao financiados pelos 

fundos concedidos a Comissao de acordo com o disposto ncste Acordo. 

5. A Comissao pode cnvidar esfors;os para obter de outtas fontes fundos ou 

contribui<;ocs em especie para financiar programas educacionais c culturais e a sua 

execus;ao. 

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ESCRITORIO DA COMISSAO 

A Republica Portuguesa providencia a Comissao instala<;oes, em Lisboa, num local 

adequado e de acesso publico e suporta as respetivas despesas com loca<;ao e em servis;os. 

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ATMDADES DA COMISSAO 

1. A Comissao tern o direito de realizar as seguintcs atividades: 

a) 0 planeamcnto, a ados;ao e a realiza<;ao de programas de intercambio 

educacional e cultural, tal como descritos no n. 0 3 do artigo 1° supra, com 

base nos interesses c nccessidades de ambas as Partes, attaves de: 

i) Financiamento de estudos, investiga<;ao, fonna<;ao e outras atividades 

educacionais 

a.. Cidadaos e 

de 

nacionais 

ou para: 

dos Estados Unidos da America na Republic 

~ 

Portuguesa, e . 

~· Cidadaos da Republica Portuguesa nos Estados Unidos da America; r 
ii) Financiamento de visitas e interd.m.bios de estudantes, investigadores, 

professores, formadores, professores universitanos, artistas e 

profissionais entre as Partes; e 

iii) Financiamento e/ ou realiza~o de outro tipo de aconselliamento de 

estudantes em materia de educac;ao, investigac;ao e informac;ao, hem 

como de outtas atividades. 

b) A submissao a aprovac;ao do]. William FHibright Foreign Scholarship Board 

[Conselho J. William Fulbright para Bolsas de Estudo para Estrangeiros] 

dos Estados Unidos da America (doravante designado por o "F11Ibright 

foreign Scholarship Boatrl'), - designado pelo I>residcnte dos Estados Unidos 

da America e tem a sua sede nos Estados Unidos da America ~ de 

estudantes, academicos, investigadores, professores, formadores, artistas e 

profissionais selecionados pela Comissao para participarem em tais 

programas, hem como de instituic;oes na Republica Portuguesa ou nos 

Estados Unidos da America propostas pela Comissao para participarem em 

tais programas. 

c) Rccomendac;ao de candidatos que sejam cidadaos e nacionais dos Estados 

Unidos da America as organizac;oes relevantes na Republica Portuguesa 

para estudos, investigac;ao, formac;io e outras atividades educacionais na 

Republica Portuguesa, hem como a selec;ao de candidatos que sejam 

cidadaos da Republica Portuguesa para estudos, investiga~o, formac;ao c 

outras atividades educacionais nas organizac;oes relevantcs nos Estados 

Unidos. 

2. A Comissao tem o direito de realizar outras atividades fora do ambito deste 

Acordo, mas em consonancia com ele. Essas outras atividades sao financiadas por 

outras fontes que nao as previstas com base neste Acordo, sendo, em especial, 

quaisquer custos administrativos incorridos com a gestio de tais atividades tambem 

financiados por essas outras fontes. 

PARTE II ORGAOS DA COMISsAO 

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ESTRUTURA DA COMISsAO 

A Comissao e composta por um Conselho Diretivo, dois Copresidcntes honorarios, um 

T esoureiro e um Vice-T esoureiro, um Diretor Execurivo, e pessoaL ~ 

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0 CONSELHO DIRECTIVO 

1. A Comissao e govemada por um Conselho Diretivo de dez membros. 0 Conselho 

Diretivo e constituido por cinco cidadaos dos Estados Unidos da America e cinco 

cidadaos da Republica Portuguesa. 

2. Os membros do Conselho Diretivo sao designados por mandatos de trcs anos, com 

possibilidade de renova<;ao por um perfodo adicional de tres anos. 

3. As reuniocs do Conselho Diretivo podem realizar-se noutros locais que niio o 

escritorio da Comissao, conforme possa ser ocasionalmente decidido pelo 

Conselho Direti.vo. 

4. As fun~oes do Conselho Direti.vo incluem: 

a) Elaborar um programa anual de atividades da Comissao com respetivas 

conttibuifYOes financeiras para posterior aprova~ao pelos orgaos das Partes 

responsaveis pela aplica~ao destc Acordo; 

b) Preparar, em cada ano fiscal, um relat6rio das ati.vidades da Comissao, cujo 

formato e conteudo sao determinados pelas Partes, e submeter esses 

relatorios aos orgaos das Partes responsaveis pela aplica~ao deste Acordo; 

c) Submetcr, em cada ano fiscal, as contas da Comissao a uma auditoria 

extema, cujos resultados sao submeti.dos aos 6rgaos das Partes responsaveis 

pela aplicac;ao deste Acordo. Se uma das Partes o solicitar, o Conselho 

Diretivo tambem permitici outra auditoria das suas contas efctuada por 

representantes de uma ou das duas Partes; 

d) Autorizar o dcsembolso de fundos e propor a concessao de subsidios, 

incluindo o pagamento de transporte, alojamento, alimentac;ao, propinas, 

subsistencia e outras despesas conexas, dcsignadamente scguros, no caso do 

Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board aprovar candidates particulates para 

participarem no programa da Comissao, hem como a atribuic;ao de apoio 

financeiro, dentro dos limites c condi~oes aqui definidos; 

e) Lan~ar um concurso publico, gcral, para selecionar c recrutar o Diretor 

Executivo da Comissao, bem como definir quaisquer salarios e beneficios a 

pagar ao Diretor Executivo; e 

f) Aprovar qualquer pessoal a recrutar, sob proposta do Diretor l:'.:Xecutivo, e, 

para al&n disso, quaisquer sal:irios e bene.ficios a pagar ao refcrido pessoal. 

5. 0 Conselho Diretivo adota os estatutos e as regras de procedimento da Comissao 

no prazo de seis meses apos a entrada em vigor do prescnte Acordo, hem como 

quaisquer emendas subsequentes aos mcsmos. 
ARTIGOf/' 

0 PRESIDENTE DO CONSELHO DIRECTIVO 

0 Presidt..'nte e eleito pelo Conselho Diretivo de entre os seus membros por um ano, desde 

que a Presidencia seja assumida altemadamente por um cidadio dos Estados U nidos da 

America e um cidadio da Republica Portuguesa. 0 Presidente age em nome do Conselho 

Diretivo, em todos os assuntos. 

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TESOUREIRO E VICE-TESOUREIRO DA COMISSAO 

0 T csoureiro e o Vice-T esoureiro da Comissao sao eleitos pelo Conselho Diretivo de <.."lltre 

os seus membros, sujeito a aprovac;:ao ou destituic;ao do Conselho Diretivo. Um deles 

devera ser um cidadio dos Estados Unidos da America e o outro, um cidadio da Republica 

Portuguesa. 0 Tesoureiro e, na sua ausencia, o Vice-Tesoureiro, dcsempenham funlToes de 

gestio financeira, confonne instruidos pelo Conselho Diretivo. 

ARTIGOSO 

COPRESIDENTES HONORARIOS DA COMISsAO 

0 Chefe da Missao diplom:itica dos Estados Unidos da America junto da Republica 

Portugucsa e um reprcsentante da Republica Portuguesa a nivcl ministerial sao os 

Copresidcntes Honor:irios da Comissao, com direito de participar nas reunioes do 

Conselho Diretivo como membros nao votantes. 0 Copresidente Honor:irio americana 

tern o poder para designar e, em consom1ncia com o Direito portugues, destituir os 

membros americanos do Conselho Diretivo, dois dos quais devecio ser funcion:irios do 

Foreign Service (ServilTo de Relac;:oes Diplom:iticas) dos Estados Unidos na Republica 

Portuguesa. 0 Copresidente honor:irio portugut!s tern o poder para designar e, em 

consonancia com o Direito portugues, destituir, os membros portugueses do Conselho 

Dirctivo, dois dos quais devecio ser representantes do Govemo da Republica Portuguesa. 

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DIRETOR EXECUTIVO DA COMISSAO 

1. 

2. 

0 Conselho Dirctivo designa um Diretor Executivo por mcio de um concurso 1¥ 

geral, tal como indicado na alinea e) do n. 0 4 do artigo 5°. \ 

0 Diretor Executivo presta apoio ao Conselho Diretivo, conforme determina ol 

Conselho Diretivo nos seus estatutos e regras de proccdimentos, por mandatos de 

tres anos renovaveis, salvo decisao em contr:irio do Conselho Diretivo. IV -
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PESSOAL DA COMISsAO 

Na medida em que tal se revele necessano, o Diretor Executivo pode selecionar e recrutar 

pessoal para a Comissao, de acordo com um procedimento publico e mediante aprovas:ao 

previa do Conselho Diretivo. 

PARTE III OBRIGA(_;QES DAS PARTES 

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OBRIGA(_;QES FINANCEIRAS 

I. As Partes alocam anualmente fundos ou contribuis:oes em especie a Comissao para 

efeitos do presente Acordo, sendo que a determinas:ao atempada da disponibilidade 

de fundos, no inicio do ano fiscal em questio, e vital para 0 cumprimento dos 

compromissos assumidos no ambito do intercambio. 

2. 0 montante das alocas:6es feitas anualmente pelas Partes reflete a capacidade 

econ6mica das Partes em cada ano. 

3. As Partes esfors:am-sc por manter um equihbrio entre partilha de custos e apoio 

financeiro e em especie para o Programa Fit/bright a nivel bilateral. 

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FACILITA~O DA EXECU~O DO PROGRAMA 

As Partes envidam todos OS esfors:os para facilitar OS programas de intercambio mutuo de 

pessoas selecionadas pela Comissao e aprovadas pelo Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, e 

resolver problemas que possam surgir aquando da sua execus:ao. 

PARTE IV DISPOSic;;OES GERAIS E FINAlS 

ORGAOS DAS PARTES RESPONsAVEIS 

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PELAAPLICAc;AO DO ACoR.Jo: 

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Os 6rgiios das Partes responsaveis pela aplica<;iio deste Acordo sao: 
a) Pelos Estados Unidos da America, o Departamento de Estado; e 

b) Pela Republica Portuguesa, o Ministerio da Educa~ao e uencia e o 

Ministerio dos Neg6cios Esttangei.ros. 

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APLICA<;AO DAS LEISE REGULAMENTOS DAS PARTES 

Este Acordo e as atividadcs dele decorrentes sao executados de acordo com as leis e os 

regulamentos de ambas as Partes, inclu:indo aqueles que regem a disponibilidade de fundos. 

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SOLU~A.O DE CONTROvERSIAS 

Qualquer controvema relativa a interpretayao ou a aplica¢o deste Acordo sera solucionada 

atraves de negocia~ao, po:r via diplomatica. 

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REVIsAO 

I. Este Aco:rdo pode, em qualqucr momento, ser objeto de revisao por troca de notas 

diplomaticas t!ntre as Partes. 

2. As cmendas acordadas entrara~o em vigor nos termos do artigo 18° destc Acordo. 

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VIGENCIA E DENUNCIA 

1. Este Acordo permanecera em VIgOr por dez anos, podendo ser renovado por 

periodos sucessivos de dcz anos, mediante consentimento mutua, por escrito, das 

Partes. 

2. Estc Acordo pode ser denunciado por qualquer uma das Partes mediante 

notifica~ao escrita a outra Parte. Nesse caso, ele cessa a sua vigencia no trigesimo 

dia do primeiro ano civil ap6s a data de reccs;ao da notificas:ao da dennncia pela 

outra Parte. 

3. A dennncia deste Acordo nao afeta os programas em curso ao abrigo dcste Acordo, 

salvo se ambas as Partes manifestarem inten<_rao em contrario, por escrito e por via 

diploma rica. 

4. Em caso de denfulcia, quaisquer fundos, que ainda nao tenham sido liquidados, e 

bcns da Comissao sao devolvidos as Partes na propors:ao das suas respetivas 
contribui<roes ou podem ser utilizados para fins semelhantes, conforme acordado 

por escrito e por via diplotruitica pelas Partes. 

ARTIG018° 

ENTRADA EM VIGOR 

I. .Este Acordo entrani em vigor na data da Ultima nota numa troca de notas entre as 

Partes indicando que cada Parte cumpriu os seus respctivos procedimentos intemos 

para a entrada em vigor. 

2. No momenta da sua entrada em vigor, o prescnte Acordo substituira o Acordo 

t.'tltre o Govemo Pottugues e o Govemo dos Estados Unidos da America relativo 

ao Financiamento de determinados Programas de Educas:ao em Regime de 

Intctcambio assinado em Iisboa, em 19 de mar<ro de 1960. 

EM FE DO QUE os abaixo assinados, devidamcnte autorizados para o cfeito, assinaram 

este Acordo. 

fErro em Iisboa, a 11 de fevereiro de 2015, em duplicado, nas linguas inglcsa e 

portuguesa, ambos os textos fazendo igualmente fe. 

Pl:l..LOS :E...<ITADOS UNIDOS DA 

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Embaixador dos Estados Unidos da 

America 

PELA REPUBUCA PORTUGUESA: 

Nuno Crato 

Ministro da l:<:ducacyao e Ciencia