{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1976-753/attachment-1/article-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1976-753/attachment-1/article-III.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/1976/753",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 17 September 1976 concluding the Framework Agreement for commercial and economic cooperation between the European Communities and Canada (76/753/Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1976-753",
  "path": "attachment/1/article/III",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "Economic cooperation",
  "text": "1. The Contracting Parties, in the light of the complementarity of their economies and of their capabilities and long-term economic aspirations, shall foster mutual economic cooperation in all fields deemed suitable by the Contracting Parties. Among the objectives of such cooperation shall be:\nthe development and prosperity of their respective industries,\nthe encouragement of technological and scientific progress,\nthe opening up of new sources of supply and new markets,\nthe creation of new employment opportunities,\nthe reduction of regional disparities,\nthe protection and improvement of the environment,\ngenerally to contribute to the development of their respective economies and standards of living.\n2. As means to such ends, the Contracting Parties shall as appropriate encourage and facilitate inter alia:\nbroader inter-corporate links between their respective industries, especially in the form of joint ventures,\ngreater participation by their respective firms in the industrial development of the Contracting Parties on mutually advantageous terms,\nincreased and mutually beneficial investment,\ntechnological and scientific exchanges,\njoint operations by their respective firms and organizations in third countries.\n3. The Contracting Parties will as appropriate encourage the regular exchange of industrial, agricultural and other information relevant to commercial and economic cooperation as well as the development of contacts and promotion activities between firms and organizations in these areas in the Communities and Canada.\n4. Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the Communities, the present Agreement and any action taken thereunder shall in no way affect the powers of the Member States of the Communities to undertake bilateral activities with Canada in the field of economic cooperation and to conclude, where appropriate, new economic cooperation agreements with Canada.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1976/753/attachment/1/article/III",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}