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AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST 

 REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC ON COOPERATION IN 

 THE AREA OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY 



The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Polish People's 

 Republic, 



Guided by tlie principles of the long-term program for development of economic, scientific, and technological 

 cooperation between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and die Government of the 

 Polish People's Republic for the period until the year 2000, signed in Moscow on May 4, 1984, 



Noting the positive results of prolonged cooperation between both counties in various areas of die fishing 

 industry. 



Imparting important significance to the systematic increase of mutually beneficial economic, scientific, and 

 technological cooperation on the stable agreed basis and to further enhancement and development of socialist 

 economic integration in the area of fishing industry between both countries. 



Taking into account the provision on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed, in particular, by 

 the USSR and die PPR, 



Having agreed as follows: 



Article I 



The Contracting Parties shall implement economic, scientific, and technological cooperation in the area of the fishing 

 industry along die following main directions: 



Exchange of information and consultation on issues of world fisheries and foreign economic activities of the 

 Contracting Parties in the area of tlie fishing industry; 



Conduct of reciprocal fishing in maritime areas under the jurisdiction of each of the two countries in the field of 

 fisheries in whicii their vessels have nonnally conducted such fishing in accordance with existing laws; 



Rendering reciprocal services in joint fishing areas by provisioning vessels with fuel, water, food, fishing 

 equipment, fishing tackle, and in the transportation of fish products; 



Exchange of fish and fish products; 



Commercial fisheries in brackish and sea water; 



Mutual assistance in organizing and carry out repairs of vessels in fishing areas; 



Development and introduction of more effective methods of conunercial fishing fleet operations, technology, and 

 equipment repair; 



Joint scientific research directed at discovering, conserving, and rationally utilizing living sea resources in maritime 

 areas under the jurisdiction of each of die countries in the field of fishing and on the high seas; 



Forecasting the development of the fishing industry, including the conmiercial fishing fleet; 



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