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Article IV 



The Contracting Parties will use their best efforts to harmonize to 

 the maximum extent practicable their environmental policies and 

 practices, and to promote broad international harmonization of effec- 

 tive measures to prevent and control environmental pollution. In these 

 efforts, they will support steps to : 



A. Arrive at internationally agreed scientific criteria, particu- 

 larly those relating to human health ; 



B. Achieve agreement on levels of acceptable environmental 

 quality ; 



C. Develop and disseminate information on best technology 

 available to abate pollution and encourage widespread use of the 

 best technology available for controlling pollution. 



The Contracting Parties will use their best efforts to ensure that the 

 cost of carrying out pollution prevention and control measures will 

 be included in the cost of goods and services which cause pollution in 

 production or consumption, and to prevent environmental protective 

 measures being used as nontariff barriers to trade. Where trade distor- 

 tions result from differences in the environmental practices and pro- 

 cedures of the two coinitries, the Contracting Parties will consult upon 

 request with a view to mitigating such distortions. 



Article V 



Each Contracting Party will notify the other of the names of one 

 or more Coordinators responsible for the conduct of its activities under 

 this Agreement. Each Contracting Party may also identify such ad- 

 ministrative arrangements as it deems desirable to permit its most 

 effective participation in the various cooperative activities under this 

 Agreement. By mutual agreement, specific cooperative activities may 

 be confirmed by separate Agency-to-Agency arrangements. As mu- 

 tually agreed, joint meetings of the Coordinators may be held to re- 

 view current and future activities under this Agreement. Each Con- 

 tracting Party will ensme for its part appropriate coordination 

 among activities under this Agreement with other cooperative pro- 

 grams between the two Governments. 



Article VI 



Participants in the cooperative activities under this Agreement may 

 include Government agencies, academic institutions, private economic 

 enterprises, and citizen organizations. 



Article VII 



Scientific and technological information of a non-proprietary na- 

 ture derived from the cooperative activities under this Agreement 

 will be made available to the world scientific community through cus- 

 tomary channels and in accordance with the normal procedures of the 



