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

Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Французской Республики об экономическом и научно-техническом сотрудничестве в области агропромышленного комплекса

The cooperation between the Parties shall be carried out in the following spheres: (a) plant cultivation: selection, seed growing, cultivation of maize, soy, rape, sunflower, peas, vegetables, cereals and sugar beet using plant genetic resources, ecofriendly processes, high-yielding and frost-resisting fruit and berry varieties; (b) animal husbandry: stockbreeding with the utilization of advanced animal feedstuff production technologies, production of pathogen free eggs, 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 using food additives; (e) land use planning; (f) soil protection (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).