Subject: RE: Draft Agreement on Legal Migration_Georgian remarks
From: Temur Pipia <[email-masked]>
To: Vazha Gvaramia <[email-masked]>
Cc: Irine Bartaia <[email-masked]>, Khatuna Totladze <[email-masked]>, Nino Baratashvili <[email-masked]>, Giorgi Bunturi <[email-masked]>, Tea Akhvlediani <[email-masked]>, Levan Tsurtsumia <[email-masked]>, Teona Kvantaliani <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 08:54:50 +0000

ვაჟა,

ბულგარელებისადმი მისაწოდებლად,
გიგზავნი ჩვენს დამატებით არგუმენტებს შრომითი მიგრაციის შეთანხმებაზე.

თემო

Temuri Pipia (Mr.)

Counsellor

Department of International Law

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

4 Chitadze str. Tbilisi, Georgia

Mob.: +995 598 77 77 02

Tel.: +995 322 945 000 (Ext.: 2005)

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From: Tea Akhvlediani [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:57 PM

To: Temur Pipia

Cc: Irine Bartaia ; Khatuna Totladze ; Nino Baratashvili ; Giorgi Bunturi

Subject: RE: Draft Agreement on Legal Migration_Georgian remarks

გამარჯობა თემო,

იმავე გზით გიგზავნი ჰრისტო სიმეონოვის მეილზე პასუხს, მისთვის საელჩოს მეშვეობით მისაწოდებლად.

აქვე გაცნობებთ, რომ თანდართულ დოკუმენტში ჩემი არგუმენტებით და პრინციპულად ვიცავ იუსტიციის სამინისტროდან მიღებულ შენიშვნას/პოზიციას; ამდენად იქნებ თქვენც
გადახედოთ თანდართულ დოკუმენტში ამ ნაწილს (მუხლი 16/3), რადგან თავად შენიშვნის ავტორისგან არ გვაქვს დამატებითი არგუმენტები ამ პოზიციის დასაცავად.

აბა დროებით და საუკეთესო სურვილებით,

თეა ახვლედიანი

From: Temur Pipia [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:33 AM

To: Giorgi Bunturi; Tea Akhvlediani

Cc: Irine Bartaia; Levan Tsurtsumia; Khatuna Totladze; Teona Kvantaliani

Subject: FW: Draft Agreement on Legal Migration_Georgian remarks

მოგესალმებით,

ბულგარელებმა მოგვწერეს დამატებით თავიანთი პოზიცია შრომითი მიგრაციის შეთანხმებაზე.

რჩეული სურვილებით,

თემო

From: Vazha Gvaramia

Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:26 AM

To: Temur Pipia <[email-masked]>

Subject: FW: Draft Agreement on Legal Migration_Georgian remarks

თემო, გიფორვარდებ ბულგარელებისგან მოწოდებული ხელშეკრულების ბოლო ვერსიას.

From: Hristo Simeonov [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:51 PM

To: Vazha Gvaramia <[email-masked]>

Cc: Hristo Simeonov <[email-masked]>; Atanas Kolchakov <[email-masked]>; Tatyana M. Georgieva <[email-masked]>;
Marina Yaneva <[email-masked]>

Subject: Re: Draft Agreement on Legal Migration_Georgian remarks

Dear Vazha,

The exchange of the current correspondence shows exactly
why the rounds of negotiations are so much needed! As well as direct correspondence between contact points from both ministries! I still cannot see the urgency why we have to skip several stages of direct negotiations (e-mail exchanges on expert
level, not only visits for rounds of talks, etc.)...!

Anyway... Please, forward the following to your colleagues:

Dear Colleagues,

In the attached version you will find:

1/ We accepted all technical changes as agreed (Title; Art. 2, para. 1, p.1; Art. 11; Art. 15, para. 3) + a minor technical change in
the Preamble and Art. 11;

2/ Regarding the
Competent Institutions:

2.1. In
Para. 2 we need to mention for both sides such public institutions who:

- will on practice deal with direct functions in area of recruitment of workers for the implementation of this Agreement;

- will be responsible for the dissemination of information both to interested employers and workers;

- will check and ensure that all workers have labour contracts;

- etc...

The designated Competent Institutions should be on same institutional level.

That is why we asked you to provide us with the legally defined functions of the proposed Georgian structure - to try to find a matching
institution in Bulgaria, on same level and with similar competences.

We do understand your explanation and situation as it is now. As you can see from this explanation, our problem is that we designate
an institution with executive powers and you designate a structure that is responsible for policy making. This is a serious mismatch...

However, IF your Department (btw, is it the correct name? please, check how it should be in English - Department, Directorate, Division,
Unit or something else) agrees to deal with direct implementation of the Agreement (let's not forget that it's signing will have to be followed of rounds of negotiations of Implementation Procedures!), than we will have to designate a corresponding institutional
level from within our Employment Agency. But we need to know what are the powers and functions of the proposed Georgian structure!

2.2. After that, as a
compromise, we are ready to add another paragraph 3 - with the aim to allow the Parties to designate, IF they wish so /need so/, additional institutions with specific competences under the respective
national legislation. These institutions cannot replace the Competent Institutions, but can be of additional help to them.

So, PLEASE, let us know in more details about your proposed structure in order that we should immediately adjust
our structure. And also, if you can agree on the addition of a new Para. 3 (in this case the old para. 3 will become para. 4).

3./ Article 16, para. 3

The meaning of this clause is again to protect the workers' rights that arise or may arise in relation to (as a result of) the labour
contract. Yes, the labour contract is temporary, the work is for a limited period. However, limited or unlimited, employment has consequences and gives rights. The most obvious rights are in the area of social security and they are definitely not bound only
within the time-frame of the labour contract. Yes, we have already Art. 11 specifically for social security, but this text (Art. 16, para. 3) is a general protection of all such rights in case of termination of this Agreement.

So, we propose to keep the original text as proposed and to finish it after the words "shall remain valid".

Hoping now these clarifications are more helpful for both sides,

Greetings from Turin, Italy,

Expecting your positive reply with clarifications,

Thanking you for your cooperation,

Hristo

From: Vazha Gvaramia <[email-masked]>

To: Hristo Simeonov <[email-masked]>

Sent: Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 16:41

Subject: RE: Draft Agreement on Legal Migration_Georgian remarks

Dear Mr. Simeonov,

I’m sending you back the file with comments of our Ministry of Labour. On governmental level everything has been agreed in Georgia, so
soon I will receive an official letter with the file, which we are going to send to you immediately. Until then, I’m forwarding you this file beforehand.

Best regards,

Vazha Gvaramia