Статья 12.3. Сотрудничество / Article 12.3. Cooperation

Article 12.3
Cooperation

1. The Parties recognise the importance of cooperation activities in bilateral, regional and multilateral fora on environmental issues.

2. Taking into account their national priorities and available resources, the Parties agree to enhance cooperation in the field of environment and implement mutually beneficial joint projects in sectors that may contribute to the protection of the environment. This cooperation shall be carried out to the extent possible on a plurilateral basis between the Parties and be subject to consensus by the Parties.

3. Pursuant to paragraph 2, cooperative activities shall be based on areas of mutual interest, mutually agreed terms and conditions, and the funding of activities to be decided on a case-by-case basis by the participating Parties. Such cooperative activities may, inter alia, take the following forms:

(a) promoting implementation of joint research and scientific projects;

(b) exchanging information and best practices, including by means of conferences, seminars, education programmes and other means;

(c) encouraging exchanges between experts and researchers;

(d) sharing relevant information on potential collaborative projects to identify interested partners for projects of mutual interest;

(e) implementing mutually beneficial joint projects; and

(f) any other forms mutually agreed by the participating Parties.