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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [1975] INTSer 14

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA ON COOPERATION
IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New Delhi, 28 February 1975

The Government of the Republic of INDIA

AND

The Government of the Republic of SRI LANKA

REALISING the mutual advantage of development of scientific and technical relations for both countries;

EXPRESSING a desire to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, in particular, in the fields of Science and Technology; and

CONSIDERING that such cooperation will promote further the existing friendly relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of Sri Lanka

HAVE agreed as follows

Article I

The Contracting Parties hereby agree to promote further development of cooperation in technological and scientific research between the two countries and, by mutual consent, to define various fields in which this cooperation is desirable, taking into account the experience which scientists and specialists have gained, and the possibilities available.

Article II

Cooperation between the Contracting Parties which constitutes the main aim of this Agreement may be effected, in particular, in the following manner :

(1) exchange of scientific and technical delegations, exchange of scientists, research-workers, specialists and lecturers;

(2) exchange of technical documentation and information;

(3) arrangement of bilateral scientific and technical seminars, on problems of common interest;

(4) joint identification of scientific and technical problems, and examination and approval of joint research programmes which might lead to introduction of the results of such research in industrial and agricultural production, public health, housing, transportation and communication etc.; and

(5) joint introduction of various technological processes in industry, agriculture and other fields.

Article III

The Contracting Parties shall promote cooperation between organisations and enterprises concerned with Science and Technology in both countries with a view to concluding appropriate agreements or contracts.

Article IV

Agreements or contracts, which shall be the basis for developing cooperation between organisations and enterprises of both countries, shall be signed in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in the respective countries. These Agreements or contracts shall wherever necessary provide for:

(1) terms and conditions for licensing know-how or utilisation of patents;

(2) exchange of patents, joint application for patents based on joint projects of research and development and conditions for their commercialisation by either Party or jointly by them in a third country; and

(3) conditions of introduction of jointly developed know-how or processes into production, will be mutually agreed upon between the Contracting Parties in each specific collaboration.

Article V

Both Parties agree that the delivery of the equipment required for joint research and for pilot plant studies instituted in furtherance of this present Agreement will be effected in the manner discussed and agreed upon by both Parties in each individual case.

Article VI

Both Parties agree that deliveries of equipment and apparatus from one country to another produced in the course of implementation of the present Agreement shall be effected in accordance with, the terms of the existing Trade Agreement between the two Governments in cases where the Parties have not agreed on another way of making these deliveries.

Article VII

Both Parties shall take steps to promote cooperation among scientific libraries, centres of scientific and technical information, and scientific institutions for exchange of books, periodicals and bibliographies
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Article VIII

Expenses for travel of scientific personnel, specialists between the two countries shall be borne by the sending country, while the expenses for accommodation and other expenses such as local living allowance, domestic travelling, medical facilities etc. shall be borne by the host country, according to the terms mutually agreed upon.

Article IX

Both Parties shall hold periodic, meetings of their representatives to draw up programmes of cooperation and, with a view to their implementation, set up working groups and consider other questions (of principles) arising in the course of implementation of the Agreement.

Article X

All matters concerning implementation of the present Agreement shall be dealt with by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India and the Ministry of Industries and Scientific Affairs of the Government of Sri Lanka.

Article XI

The Contracting Parties undertake not to divulge any vital information obtained by them or their personnel under the present Agreement to any third party without the specific consent of the Party to which the information relates.

Article XII

This Agreement shall come into force upon signature and shall remain in force for a period of five years. It shall be automatically renewed for each successive period of five years, unless either Contracting Party terminates it by giving to the other Contracting Party a written notice to that effect twelve months prior to the expiration of the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the respective Representatives of the two Governments have signed this agreement.

DONE in duplicate at New Delhi on Twenty Eighth day of February, one thousand nine hundred seventy five in Hindi, Sinhala and English languages, all the texts being equally authentic, but in case of doubt the English text shall prevail.

For the Government of the Republic of India

Sd/--
V. C. SHUKLA
Minister of State for Planning

For the Government of the Republic of Sri Lanka

Sd/-
T. B. SUBASINGHE
Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs


India Bilateral

Ministry of External Affairs, India


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