APPENDIX 7 



AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE USSR AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 

 IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCEAN FISHING 



The Government of the USSR and the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, noting the successes scored 

 in the exercise of cooperation between the USSR and Bulgaria in the development of ocean fishing, 



Guided by the relations and friendship and close cooperation which exist between the USSR and Bulgaria and 



Proceeding from the assignments set in the Comprehensive Program of the Continued Extension and Improvement 

 of Cooperation and Development of the Socialist Economic Integration of the CEMA Countries, 



Have signed this agreement as follows: 



Article I 



The contracting parties agree to cooperate in the development of the two countries' ocean fishing in accordance with 

 the provisions of this agreement. 



Article II 



To this end the contracting parties will instruct their competent organizations: 



a) to provide for the delivery, in compliance with the principle of mutual compensation, of fish and fish products 

 to Soviet and Bulgarian ports by passing runs of Soviet and Bulgarian transport refrigerator ships, which will operate 

 to schedules agreed between the parties' competent organizations; 



b) to practice on agreed terms cooperation in the production of certain fishing implements and parts of their tackle 

 and certain types of fishing and fish-processing equipment and parts thereof; 



c) to render in individual instances at sea mutual assistance with certain types of fishing and fish-processing 

 equipment and spares and also to render individual mutual packaging material preparation services; 



d) to practice the coordination of their efforts in international fishing organizations and also in the development of 

 bilateral relations with third countries for ensuring the efficient operation of Soviet and Bulgarian fishing craft with 

 regard to the interests of Soviet and Bulgarian fishing; 



e) to adopt measures for the exercise of cooperation in the sphere of the maintenance of fishing craft by way, 

 specifically, of the development of ship-repair capacity and also ship spare production plants. 



Article III 



In accordance with Article I, the competent organizations of the two contracting parties will: 



practice close coordination and cooperation in the work of research and planning and design organization on issues 

 and problems of interest to the parties; 



exchange experience in the field of the planning of fish industry, invention and efficiency promotion activity and 

 patenting and standardization and also exchange published information on the fish industry; and 



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