manage the research, development and testing of arms, explosives, munitions, equipment and materiel used by the AF SR. 135) The Defence Standardisation, Codification and Quality Assurance Bureau budgetary organisation, as a state administration body in the area of defence standardisation, codification and state quality control will fulfil its function according to the Legal Act number 11/2004 of the Collection of Laws on Defence Standardisation, Codification and State Quality Assurance of Products and Services for National Defence. At the same time it will continue the cooperation with appropriate NATO bodies, NATO member states and other states in the area of standardisation, codification and state quality control. 136) The Training Centre - Lešť budgetary organisation will continue developing its potential with an emphasis on broadening its capacities for AF SR needs, security and rescue services of the Slovak Republic, as well as foreign partners. 137) The Military Sports Centre - Dukla Banská Bystrica budgetary organisation will provide for the preparation of athletes in individual sport disciplines in order to represent both the AF SR and the Slovak Republic. With the aim of efficiently utilising its specific know-how and experience of sports branches related to martial or military activity (martial arts, shooting sports), as well as in the interest of an overall improvement of the physical condition of soldiers, the centre will closely cooperate with the AF SR. 138) The Military History Institute budgetary organisation will continue to fulfil its expert function concerning military history, military museums, archives, overall care for national cultural monuments, cultural monuments overseen by the Institute, as well as the digitalisation of the archive fund and collection items. 139) The Ordinariate of the Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the Slovak Republic budgetary organisation will provide spiritual services to catholic worshippers in the AF SR, armed corps and rescue services (fire department, mountain rescue), along with their family members, and also provide spiritual services to incarcerated persons. The Centre of Ecumenical Pastoral Services in the Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the Slovak Republic budgetary organisation will manage the organisational and expert aspects of the ecumenical pastoral service in the AF SR and armed corps of the Slovak Republic, and will also extend pastoral care to worshippers of registered churches and religious societies. Both budgetary organisations will contribute, within the scope of their authority, to higher moral qualities of military personnel. 140) The AF SR Academy of Milan Rastislav Štefánik budgetary organisation will provide university-level education to future AF SR officers and will also provide for a continuous career and vocational training of professional soldiers, while its military character will be strengthened in order to ensure OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC 57

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