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$Title{Unified Germany
Chapter 3. Provisions Concerning Economic Union}
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Title: Unified Germany
Book: The Unity of Germany and Peace in Europe
Author: Press and Information Office
Affiliation: German Embassy, Washington DC
Date: 1990
Chapter 3. Provisions Concerning Economic Union
ARTICLE 11__________
Economic Policy Foundations
(1) The German Democratic Republic shall ensure that its economic and
financial policy measures are in harmony with the social market system. Such
measures shall be introduced in such a way that, within the framework of the
market economy system, they are at the same time conducive to price stability,
a high level of employment and foreign trade equilibrium, and thus steady and
adequate economic growth.
(2) The German Democratic Republic shall create the basic conditions for
the development of market forces and private initiative in order to promote
structural change, the creation of modern jobs, a broad basis of small and
medium-sized companies and liberal professions, as well as environmental
protection. The corporate legal structure shall be based on the principles of
the social market economy described in Article 1 of this Treaty, enterprises
being free to decide on products, quantities, production processes,
investment, employment, prices and utilization of profits.
(3) The German Democratic Republic, taking into consideration the foreign
trade relations that have evolved with the member countries of the Council for
Mutual Economic Assistance, shall progressively bring its policy into line
with the law and the economic policy goals of the European Communities.
(4) In decisions which affect the economic policy principles referred to
in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, the Government of the German Democratic Republic
shall reach agreement with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
within the framework of the Intergovernmental Committee appointed in
accordance with Article 8 of this Treaty.
ARTICLE 12__________
Intra-German Trade
(1) The Berlin Agreement of 20 September 1951 concluded between the
Contracting Parties shall be amended in view of monetary and economic union.
The clearing system established by that Agreement shall be ended and the swing
shall be finally balanced. Outstanding obligations shall be settled in
Deutsche Mark.
(2) The Contracting Parties shall guarantee that goods which do not
originate in the Federal Republic of Germany or the German Democratic Republic
are transported across the intra-German border in accordance with a customs
monitoring procedure.
(3) The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to create as soon as possible
the preconditions for complete abolition of controls at the intra-German
border.
ARTICLE 13__________
Foreign Trade and Payments
(1) In its foreign trade, the German Democratic Republic shall take into
account the principles of free world trade, as expressed in particular in the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The Federal Republic of Germany shall
make its experience fully available for the further integration of the economy
of the German Democratic Republic into the world economy.
(2) The existing foreign trade relations of the German Democratic
Republic, in particular its contractual obligations towards the countries of
the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, shall be respected. They shall be
further developed and extended in accordance with free-market principles,
taking account of the facts established by monetary and economic union and the
interests of all involved. Where necessary, the German Democratic Republic
shall adjust existing contractual obligations in the light of those facts, in
agreement with its partners.
(3) The Contracting Parties shall cooperate closely in advancing their
foreign trade interests, with due regard for the jurisdiction of the European
Communities.
ARTICLE 14__________
Structural Adjustment of Enterprises
In order to promote the necessary structural adjustment of enterprises in
the German Democratic Republic, the Government of the German Democratic
Republic shall, for a transitional period and subject to its budgetary means,
take measures to facilitate a swift structural adjustment of enterprises to
the new market conditions. The Governments of the Contracting Parties shall
agree on the specific nature of these measures. The objective shall be to
strengthen the competitiveness of enterprises on the basis of the social
market economy and to build up, through the development of private initiative,
a diversified, modern economic structure in the German Democratic Republic,
with as many small and medium-sized enterprises as possible, and thereby to
create the basis for increased growth and secure jobs.
ARTICLE 15__________
Agriculture and Food Industry
(1) Because of the crucial importance of the European Community rules for
the agriculture and food industry, the German Democratic Republic shall
introduce a price support and external protection scheme in line with the EC
market regime so that agricultural producer prices in the German Democratic
Republic become adjusted to those in the Federal Republic of Germany. The
German Democratic Republic shall not introduce levies or refunds vis-a-vis
the European Community, subject to reciprocity.
(2) For categories of goods in respect of which it is not possible to
introduce a full price support system immediately upon the entry into force of
this Treaty, transitional arrangements may be applied. Pending the legal
integration of the agriculture and food industry of the German Democratic
Republic into the EC agricultural market, specific quantitative restriction
mechanisms shall be allowed for sensitive agricultural products in trade
between the Contracting Parties.
(3) Without prejudice to the measures to be taken under Article 14 of
this Treaty, the German Democratic Republic shall, within the limits of its
budgetary means and for a transitional period, take suitable measures to
promote the structural adaptation in the agriculture and food industry which
is necessary to improve the competitiveness of enterprises, to achieve
environmentally acceptable and quality-based production, and to avoid
surpluses.
(4) The Governments of the Contracting Parties shall agree on the
specific nature of the measures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 above.
ARTICLE 16__________
Protection of the Environment
(1) The protection of human beings, animals and plants, soil, water, air,
the climate and landscape as well as cultural and other material property
against harmful environmental influences is a major objective of both
Contracting Parties. They shall pursue this objective on the basis of
prevention, the polluter pays principle, and cooperation. Their aim is the
rapid establishment of a German environmental union.
(2) The German Democratic Republic shall introduce regulations to ensure
that, on the entry into force of this Treaty, the safety and environmental
requirements applicable in the Federal Republic of Germany are the
precondition for the granting of authorizations under environmental law for
new plant and installations on its territory. For existing plant and
installations the German Democratic Republic shall introduce regulations to
bring them up to standard as quickly as possible.
(3) The German Democratic Republic shall, along with the development of
the federal structure at Land level and with the establishment of an
administrative jurisdiction, adopt the environmental law of the Federal
Republic of Germany.
(4) In further shaping a common environmental law, the environmental
requirements of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic
Republic shall be harmonized and developed at a high level as quickly as
possible.
(5) The German Democratic Republic shall harmonize the provisions
governing promotion of environmental protection measures with those of the
Federal Republic of Germany.