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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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