Common use of Fields of Cooperation Clause in Contracts

Fields of Cooperation. 1. Cooperation and technical assistance may cover any fields jointly identified by the Parties that may serve to enhance the Parties' and their economic operators' capacities to benefit from increased trade and investment arising from this Agreement, including: (a) promotion and facilitation of exports of goods and services to the other Parties and fostering competitiveness and innovation; (b) strengthening of institutional capacities in the following areas, in addition to the areas provided in specific provisions of this Chapter: (i) customs and origin matters; (ii) encouraging technological innovation and dissemination of technological information; (iii) facilitation of trade in services, by exchanging information on trade in services and where appropriate qualifications and standards; (iv) promotion of investment and technology flows, by identifying investment opportunities and information channels on investment regulations, exchange of information on measures to promote investment abroad, and furthering of legal environment conducive to increased investment flows; (v) facilitation in the collaboration on and development of intellectual property laws and practices, including training of stakeholders from the public, private sector and civil society, and to promote awareness on intellectual property rights in the general public; and (vi) trade and investment related aspects of sustainable development; (c) encouraging and stimulating business contacts, including between enterprises, with the aim of developing long lasting business relationships.

Fields of Cooperation. 1. Cooperation and technical assistance may cover any fields jointly identified by the Parties that may serve to enhance the Parties' ’ and their economic operators' ’ capacities to benefit from increased trade and investment arising from this Agreement, including: (a) promotion and facilitation of exports of goods and services to the other Parties and fostering competitiveness and innovation; (b) strengthening of institutional capacities in the following areasareas , in addition to the areas provided in specific provisions of this Chapter: (i) customs and origin matters; (ii) encouraging technological innovation and dissemination of technological information; (iii) facilitation of trade in services, by exchanging information on trade in services and where appropriate qualifications and standards; (iv) promotion of investment and technology flows, by identifying investment opportunities and information channels on investment regulations, exchange of information on measures to promote investment abroad, and furthering of legal environment conducive to increased investment flows; (v) facilitation in the collaboration on and development of intellectual property laws and practices, including training of stakeholders from the public, private sector and civil society, and to promote awareness on intellectual property rights in the general public; and (vi) trade and investment related aspects of sustainable development; (c) encouraging and stimulating business contacts, including between enterprises, with the aim of developing long lasting business relationships.