Rządowy projekt ustawy o ratyfikacji Umowy o partnerstwie i współpracy ustanawiającej partnerstwo między Wspólnotami Europejskimi i ich Państwami Członkowskimi, z jednej strony, a Republiką Tadżykistanu, z drugiej strony, sporządzonej w Luksemburgu dnia 11 października 2004 r.

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increasing the flow of information;

– transferring
know-how;

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studying the opportunities for joint operations;

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cooperation between official tourism bodies, including the preparation of promotional
material;

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training for tourism development.


ARTICLE 60

Small and medium-sized enterprises

1.
The Parties shall aim to develop and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
and their associations, and cooperation between SMEs in the Community and the Republic of
Tajikistan.

2.
Cooperation shall include technical assistance, in particular in the following areas:

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the development of a legislative framework for SMEs;
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the development of an appropriate infrastructure to support SMEs, to promote communication
and business cooperation between SMEs both within the Republic of Tajikistan and further
afield, and to train SMEs in the skills necessary to access funding;

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training in the areas of marketing, accounting and control of the quality of products.


ARTICLE 61

Information and communication

The Parties shall support the development of modern methods of information handling, including
the media, and stimulate the effective mutual exchange of information. Priority shall be given to
programmes aimed at providing the general public with basic information about the Community
and the Republic of Tajikistan, including, where possible, access to databases, in full respect of
intellectual property rights.
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ARTICLE 62

Consumer protection

The Parties shall enter into close cooperation aimed at achieving compatibility between their
systems of consumer protection. This cooperation may include the exchange of information on
legislative work and institutional reform, the establishment of permanent systems of mutual
information on dangerous products, the improvement of information provided to consumers,
especially on prices, characteristics of products and services offered, the development of exchanges
between consumer interest representatives, and increasing the compatibility of consumer protection
policies, and the organisation of seminars and training periods.


ARTICLE 63

Customs

1.
The aim of cooperation shall be to guarantee compliance with all the provisions scheduled for
adoption in connection with trade and fair trade and to achieve the approximation of the Republic of
Tajikistan's customs system to that of the Community.

2.
Cooperation shall take place particularly through:

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the exchange of information;
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the improvement of working methods;

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the introduction of the Combined Nomenclature and the single administrative document;

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the simplification of controls and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods;

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support for the introduction of modern customs information systems;

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the organisation of seminars and training periods.

Technical assistance shall be provided where necessary.

3.
Without prejudice to other cooperation under this Agreement, and in particular Title VIII,
mutual assistance in customs matters between administrative authorities of the Parties shall take
place in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol attached to this Agreement.


ARTICLE 64

Statistical cooperation

Cooperation in this area shall pursue the development of an efficient statistical system to provide
the reliable statistics needed to support and monitor the process of socio-economic reform and
contribute to the development of private enterprise in the Republic of Tajikistan.
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The Parties shall, in particular, cooperate in the following fields:

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the adaptation of the Tajik statistical system to international methods, standards and
classification;

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the exchange of statistical information;

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the provision of the macro- and microeconomic statistics necessary to implement and manage
economic reforms.

The Community shall provide the Republic of Tajikistan with technical assistance for this purpose.


ARTICLE 65

Economic science

The Parties shall facilitate the process of socioeconomic reform and the coordination of economic
policies by cooperating to improve understanding of the fundamentals of their respective economies
and the design and implementation of economic policy in market economies. To this end, the
Parties shall exchange information on macroeconomic performance and prospects.
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