Law-ref.org Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe - Final Act - Helsinki 1975
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harmonization [Global Index]


PAGE: Economic and commercial information     [go to this PAGE]
... will encourage international work on the harmonization of statistical nomenclatures, notably in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. ...


PAGE: 3. Provisions concerning trade and industrial co-operation Harmonization of standards     [go to this PAGE]
... Harmonization of standards ...
... Recognizing the development of international harmonization of standards and technical regulations and of international co- operation in the field of certification as an important means of eliminating technical obstacles to international trade and industrial co-operation, thereby facilitating their development and increasing productivity, ...
... reaffirm their interest to achieve the widest possible international harmonization of standards and technical regulations; ...


PAGE: Aims of co-operation     [go to this PAGE]
... to increase the effectiveness of national and international measures for the protection of the environment, by the comparison and, if appropriate, the harmonization of methods of gathering and analyzing facts, by improving the knowledge of pollution phenomena and rational utilization of natural resources, by the exchange of information, by the harmonization of definitions and the adoption, as far as possible, of a common terminology in the field of the environment; ...
... to increase the effectiveness of national and international measures for the protection of the environment, by the comparison and, if appropriate, the harmonization of methods of gathering and analyzing facts, by improving the knowledge of pollution phenomena and rational utilization of natural resources, by the exchange of information, by the harmonization of definitions and the adoption, as far as possible, of a common terminology in the field of the environment; ...
... to take the necessary measures to bring environmental policies closer together and, where appropriate and possible, to harmonize them; ...


PAGE: Fields of co-operation Control of air pollution Water pollution control and fresh water utilization Protection of the marine environment Land utilization and soils Nature conservation and nature reserves Improvement of environmental conditions in areas of human settlement Fundamental research, monitoring, forecasting and assessment of environmental changes Legal and administrative measures     [go to this PAGE]
... Study of changes in climate, landscapes and ecological balances under the impact of both natural factors and human activities; forecasting of possible genetic changes in flora and fauna as a result of environmental pollution; harmonization of statistical data, development of scientific concepts and systems of monitoring networks, standardized methods of observation, measurement and assessment of changes in the biosphere; assessment of the effects of environmental pollution levels and degradation of the environment upon human health; study and development of criteria and standards for various environmental pollutants and regulation regarding production and use of various products; ...


PAGE: Forms and methods of co-operation     [go to this PAGE]
... harmonization, where appropriate and necessary, of environmental protection standards and norms, in particular with the object of avoiding possible difficulties in trade which may arise from efforts to resolve ecological problems of production processes and which relate to the achievement of certain environmental qualities in manufactured products; ...


PAGE: 6. Co-operation in other areas Development of transport     [go to this PAGE]
... declare themselves in favour of a simplification and a harmonization of administrative formalities in the field of international transport, in particular at frontiers; ...
... consider it desirable to promote, while allowing for their particular national circumstances in this sector, the harmonization of administrative and technical provisions concerning safety in road, rail, river, air and sea transport; ...


PAGE: Exchanges and Dissemination     [go to this PAGE]
... encouraging a study of the impact which the foreseeable development, and a possible harmonization among interested parties, of the technical means used for the dissemination of culture might have on the development of cultural co-operation and exchanges, while keeping in view the preservation of the diversity and originality, of their respective cultures; ...


PAGE: Fields and Forms of Co-operation     [go to this PAGE]
... a joint study with a view to the improvement and possible harmonization of the different systems used to inventory and catalogue the historical monuments and places of cultural interest in their countries; ...