Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Czech Republic on economic, scientific and technical cooperation in the sphere of agro-industrial complex

СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ЧЕШСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ОБ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОМ И НАУЧНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКОМ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВЕ В ОБЛАСТИ АГРОПРОМЫШЛЕННОГО КОМПЛЕКСА

Cooperation between the Parties shall be carried out in the following spheres: (a) plant cultivation: selection, seed growing, cultivation of oleaginous plants, potatoes, vegetables and cereals with the utilization of plant genetic resources, ecofriendly processes and plant protection techniques; (b) animal husbandry: stockbreeding with the utilization of advanced animal feedstuff production technologies, production and testing of new drugs; (c) biotechnology: utilization of biotechnological processes for animal reproduction, utilization of genetic engineering for the purpose of increasing animal productivity; (d) processing and food industry: meat, cheese and dairy processing, infant food production with the utilization of food additives; (e) land reclamation and elaboration of drainage technique; (f) soil protection; (g) farming (art. 2). The cooperation shall be carried out in the following forms: (a) exchange of scientific and technical information, organization of symposia and seminars; (b) exchange of samples of seeds, planting material and biological agents; (c) joint research; (d) setting up joint-ventures; (e) exchange of scientists and experts (art. 4). Exchange of seeds shall be carried out according to internal legislation of the Parties regarding the protection of intellectual property (art. 5).