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Article 11
Standards
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Without prejudice to their international obligations, within the scope of their
In accordance responsibilities. and
their laws, with
the Contracting Parties shall take steps to reduce differences in respect of weights and measures, standardization and certification by promoting the To that end, use of compatible systems of standards and certification. they shall encourage the following In particular:
- establishing links between experts in order to facilitate exchanges of information and studies on weights and measures, standards, and quality control, promotion and certification;
encouraging Interchange and contact between bodies specializing in these fields;
and institutions
promoting measures aimed at achieving mutual recognition of systems of quality certification;
- developing technical
assistance in connection with
weights
and
measures, standards and certification, and in connection with quality promotion programmės;
holding consultations to ensure that standards do not constitute a barrier to trade.
Article 12
Technological development and Intellectual property
the 1. For
purpose of achieving effective
between collaboration enterprises In Brazil and enterprises in the Community in the fields of the transfer of technology, licensing, Joint investment and venture capital financing, the Parties undertake: capital
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to identify the branches or sectors of industry on which cooperation will centre and the means to promote Industrial cooperation with a heavy technological bias;
to cooperate in encouraging the mobilization of financial resources to support Joint projects between enterprises in Brazil and enterprises in the Community the aim of which is to apply new findings in technology to Industry;
to support the training of qualified technological research personnel
to promote innovation by means of an exchange of information on the programmes each side is conducting for that purpose, periodic exchanges of experience stemming from the running of innovation programmes and by means of exchange schemes at Brazilian and Community Institutions for officials of both Parties responsible for promoting innovation.
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