laws and regulations concerning foreign trade;
information allowing forecasts of development of the economy to assist in trade promotion, for example, information on the general orientation of national economic plans and programmes;
other information to help businessmen in commercial contacts, for example, periodic directories, lists, and where possible, organisational charts of firms and organisations concerned with foreign trade;
Will in addition to the above encourage the development of the exchange of economic and commercial information through, where appropriate, joint commissions for economic, scientific and technical co-operation, national and joint chambers of commerce, and other suitable bodies;
Will support a study, in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, of the possibilities of creating a multilateral system of notification of laws and regulations concerning foreign trade and changes therein;
Will encourage international work on the harmonisation of statistical nomen- clatures, notably in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Marketing
The participating States,
Recognising the importance of adapting production to the requirements of foreign markets in order to ensure the expansion of international trade,
Conscious of the need of exporters to be as fully familiar as possible with and take account of the requirements of potential users,
Will encourage organisations, enterprises and firms concerned with foreign trade to develop further the knowledge and techniques required for effective marketing;
Will encourage the improvement of conditions for the implementation of measures to promote trade and to satisfy the needs of users in respect of imported products, in particular through market research and advertising measures as well as, where useful, the establishment of supply facilities, the furnishing of spare parts, the functioning of after sales services, and the training of the necessary local technical personnel;
Will encourage international co-operation in the field of trade promotion, including marketing, and the work undertaken on these subjects within the international bodies, in particular the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
2. Industrial co-operation and projects of common interest
The participating States,
Industrial co-operation
Considering that industrial co-operation, being motivated by economic considerations, can
create lasting ties thus strengthening long-term overall economic co-operation,
contribute to economic growth as well as to the expansion and diversifica-
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