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The participating States,
Conscious of the growing role of economic and commercial
information in the development of international trade,
Considering that economic information should be of such a
nature as to allow adequate market analysis and to permit the
preparation of medium and long term forecasts, thus contributing
to the establishment of a continuing flow of trade and a better
utilization of commercial possibilities,
Expressing their readiness to improve the quality and
increase the quantity and supply of economic and relevant
administrative information,
Considering that the value of statistical information on the
international level depends to a considerable extent on the
possibility of its comparability,
will promote the publication and dissemination of economic
and commercial information at regular intervals and as quickly as
possible, in particular:
- statistics concerning production, national income, budget, consumption and productivity;
- foreign trade statistics drawn up on the basis of comparable classification including breakdown by product with indication of volume and value, as well as country of origin or destination;
- laws and regulations concerning foreign trade;
- information allowing forecasts of development of the economy to assist in trade promotion, for example, information on the general orientation of national economic plans and programmes;
- other information to help businessmen in commercial contacts, for example, periodic directories, lists, and where possible, organizational charts of firms and organizations concerned with foreign trade;
will in addition to the above encourage the development of
the exchange of economic and commercial information through,
where appropriate, joint commissions for economic, scientific and
technical co-operation, national and joint chambers of commerce,
and other suitable bodies;
will support a study, in the framework of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe, of the possibilities of creating
a multilateral system of notification of laws and regulations
concerning foreign trade and changes therein;
will encourage international work on the harmonization of
statistical nomenclatures, notably in the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe.