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The Contracting Parties undertake to ensure, so far as their laws, égulations and policles allow, that sultable and effective protection is provided for intellectual property rights, including patents, trade or service marks, copyright and similar rights, geographical designations (including marks of origin), Industrial designs and Integrated circuit this protection where desirable. They also topographies, reinforcing

the databases of undertake wherever possible to facilitate access to intellectual property organizations.

The Contracting Parties

Article 13

Mining1

agree to promote

cooperation

in mining, In

accordance with their legislation and chiefly through the Implementation of operations aimed at the following:

promoting

the

Involvement of

enterprises

of

both

Parties

in

exploration, exploitation and marketing of their minerals;

undertaking activities to encourage joint ventures in the form of small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the mining sector;

carrying out an interchange of experience and technology relating to mining exploration and exploitation, and performing joint research to increase the opportunities for technological development.

Article 14

Energy

The Contracting Parties recognize the importance of the energy sector to economic and social development, and are prepared to step up cooperation

to

Such the saving and efficient use of energy. relating cooperation will include planning concerning energy and the consideration of environmental implications.

To these ends, the Parties agree to promote:

the conduct of joint studies and research;

Improved

-

contacts between those responsible for

energy planning

(including

reports on energy, forward studies and so on);

the execution of Joint programmes and projects in this field.

1

Draft of declaration in the procès-verbal

The Community delegation has taken note of the Information provided by the Brazilian delegation concerning the proposal of the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil for an amendment to the Constitution almed at eliminating existing restrictions on foreign investment in this field.