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It will be implemented, in particular, in the following areas : 

 air pollution ; 

 water pollution ; 



environmental pollution associated with agricultural produc- 

 tion ; 



enhancement of the urban environment ; 

 preservation of nature and the organization of preserves; 

 Marine pollution ; 



biological and genetic consequences of environmental pollution ; 

 influence of environmental changes on climate ; 

 earthquake prediction ; 

 arctic and subarctic ecological systems ; 



legal and administrative measures for protecting environmental 

 quality. 

 In the course of this cooperation the Parties will devote special at- 

 tention to joint efforts improving existing technologies and develop- 

 ing new technologies which do not pollute the environment, to the 

 introduction of these new technologies into everyday use, and to the 

 study of their economic aspects. 



The Parties declare that, upon mutual agreement, they will share 

 the results of such cooperation with other countries. 



Article 3 



The Parties will conduct cooperative activities in the field of en- 

 vironmental protection by the following means : 



exchange of scientists, experts and research scholars ; 



organization of bilateral conferences, symposia and meetings 

 of experts ; 



exchange of scientific and technical information and documen- 

 tation, and the results of research on environment ; 



joint development and implementation of programs and proj- 

 ects in the field of basic and applied sciences ; 



other forms of cooperation which may be agreed upon in the 

 course of the implementation of this Agreement. 



Article 4 



Proceeding from the aims of this Agreement the Parties will en- 

 courage and facilitate, as appropriate, the establishment and develop- 

 ment of direct contacts and cooperation between institutions and 

 organizations, governmental, public and private, of the two countries, 

 and the conclusion, where appropriate, of separate agreements and 

 contracts. 



, Article 5 



For the implementation of this Agreement a US-USSR Joint Com- 

 mittee on Cooperation in %& Field of Environmental Protection shall 

 be established. As a rule this Joint Committee shall meet once a year 

 in Washington and Moscow, alternately. The Joint Committee shall 

 approve concrete measures and programs of cooperation, designate the 

 participating organizations responsible for the realization of these 



