Agreement on Defense Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Slovak Republic
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A Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is a framework agreement to implement all facets of defence cooperation the United States offers to its partners (including U.S. Government investments in the partners' defence capabilities and infrastructure).
The Defense Cooperation Agreement is a standard agreement the United States has with multiple NATO allies. 17 EU and NATO Member States have concluded the DCA or similar status agreement to date, including Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic countries. The same also applies to another 6 NATO members which are not members of the European Union. This means 23 out of the 30 NATO Member States have the DCA or an equivalent agreement.
“The Agreement on Defense Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Slovak Republic” governs the legal standing and presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Slovakia, including U.S. military personnel and their family members, U.S. contractors and other persons supporting the tasks of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Agreement also regulates individual aspects of mutually agreed modernisation projects on Slovakia's defence infrastructure and U.S. access to and use of the agreed facilities and areas of SVK defence infrastructure.
The DCA follows on from the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) of 1951, to which both the Slovak Republic and the United States are signatories, while tailoring these general conditions to Slovakia's current needs.
Once concluded, the Agreement will
The Defense Cooperation Agreement is a standard agreement the United States has with multiple NATO allies. 17 EU and NATO Member States have concluded the DCA or similar status agreement to date, including Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic countries. The same also applies to another 6 NATO members which are not members of the European Union. This means 23 out of the 30 NATO Member States have the DCA or an equivalent agreement.
“The Agreement on Defense Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Slovak Republic” governs the legal standing and presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Slovakia, including U.S. military personnel and their family members, U.S. contractors and other persons supporting the tasks of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Agreement also regulates individual aspects of mutually agreed modernisation projects on Slovakia's defence infrastructure and U.S. access to and use of the agreed facilities and areas of SVK defence infrastructure.
The DCA follows on from the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) of 1951, to which both the Slovak Republic and the United States are signatories, while tailoring these general conditions to Slovakia's current needs.
Once concluded, the Agreement will
- strengthen cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the United States of America in the field of defence and within the North Atlantic Alliance;
- create a legal framework for forging an extended and closer partnership and developing the defence capabilities, defence planning and military training of the Slovak Armed Forces;
- allow for regular bilateral consultations on security threats and challenges, and for the exchange of information and lessons learned in the field of strategic defence and security;
- strengthen the security and defence capability of the Slovak Republic within NATO's collective defence system.
Given that the Agreement is a legal framework, it does not constitute Slovakia's expression of unlimited consent to the presence of the U.S. Armed Forces in the territory of the Slovak Republic. All pertinent bodies will continue to decide on the presence of foreign armed forces in the territory of the Slovak Republic, if necessary.
The Agreement is consistent with Slovakia's body of law and commitments arising out of other international documents. The U.S. Armed Forces will operate across Slovak territory, while respecting Slovakia's sovereignty, constitution and law.
According to the Slovak legal system, the Agreement is deemed as an international agreement of presidential nature. It will be concluded for the duration of 10 years, with an option to extend the term of the Agreement. The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic and the U.S. Department of Defense, as Parties to the Agreement, will be responsible for the implementation of the Agreement. Detailed conditions of cooperation will be set out in implementation agreements.
According to Article 86 (d) of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, the Agreement will be deemed to be entered into once it has passed through Parliament before being ratified by the President of the Slovak Republic. This will be an international agreement the provisions of which will take precedence over laws according to Article 7 (5) of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, while directly defining the basic rights and obligations for natural persons and legal entities.
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