Article 31
Natural resources
1. Member States shall harmonize and coordinate their policies and programmes in the field of natural resources.
2. To this end, they shall:
(a) seek better knowledge and undertake an assessment of their natural resources potential;
(b) improve methods of pricing and marketing of raw materials through a concerted policy;
(c) exchange information on the prospection, mapping, production and processing of mineral resources, as well as on the prospection, exploitation and distribution of water resources;
(d) coordinate their programmes for development and utilization of mineral and water resources;
(e) promote vertical and horizontal inter-industrial relationships which may be established among Member States in the course of developing such resources;
(f) 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;
(g) coordinate their positions in all international negotiations on raw materials; and
(h) develop a system of transfer of expertise and exchange of scientific, technical and economic remote sensing data among Member States.
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