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Article 30
Hazardous and Toxic Wastes
Member States undertake, individually and collectively, to take every appropriate step to prohibit the
importation, transiting, dumping and burying of hazardous and toxic wastes in their respective
territories.
They further undertake to adopt all necessary measures to establish a regional dump-watch to prevent
the importation, transiting, dumping and burying of hazardous and toxic wastes in the region.
Article 31
Natural Resources
Member States shall harmonize and coordinate their policies and programmes in the field of natural
resources.
To this end, they shall:
(o)
seek better knowledge and undertake an assessment of their natural resources
potential;
(p)
improve methods of pricing and marketing of raw materials through a concerted
policy;
(q)
exchange information on the prospection, mapping, production and processing of
mineral resources, as well as on the prospection, exploitation and distribution of
water resources;
(r)
coordinate their programmes for development and utilization of mineral and water
resources;
(s)
promote vertical and horizontal inter-industrial relationships which may be
established among Member States in the course of developing such resources;
(t)
promote the continuous training of skilled manpower and prepare and implement
joint training and further training programmes for cadres in order to develop the
human resources and the appropriate technological capabilities required for the
exploration, exploitation and processing of mineral and water resources;
(u)
coordinate their positions in all international negotiations on raw materials; and
(v)
develop a system of transfer of expertise and exchange of scientific, technical and
economic remote sensing data among Member States.
CHAPTER VII: COOPERATION IN TRANSPORT,
COMMUNICATIONS AND TOURISM
Article 32
Transport and Communications