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States temporarily on their territory for personal or professional reasons, taking due
account of relevant multilateral or bilateral conventions or agreements.
They will further implement the relevant provisions of the Final Act, so that religious
faiths, institutions, organizations and their representatives can, in the field of their
activity, develop contacts and meetings among themselves and exchange information.
The participating States will encourage contacts and exchanges among young people and foster the broadening of co-operation among their youth organizations. They
will favour the holding among young people and youth organizations of educational,
cultural and other comparable events and activities. They will also favour the study of
problems relating to the younger generation. The participating States will further the
development of individual or collective youth tourism, when necessary on the basis of
arrangements, inter alia by encouraging the granting of suitable facilities by the transport authorities and tourist organizations of the participating States or such facilities as
those offered by the railway authorities participating in the “Inter-Rail” system.
Information
The participating States will further encourage the freer and wider dissemination of
printed matter, periodical and non-periodical, imported from other participating States,
as well as an increase in the number of places where these publications are on public
sale. These publications win also be accessible in reading rooms in large public libraries
and similar institutions.
In particular, to facilitate the improvement of dissemination of printed information, the
participating States will encourage contacts and negotiations between their competent
firms and organizations with a view to concluding long-term agreements and contracts
designed to increase the quantities and number of titles of newspapers and other publications imported from other participating States. They consider it desirable that the
retail prices of foreign publications are not excessive in relation to prices in their country of origin.
They confirm their intention, according to the relevant provisions of the Final Act, to
further extend the possibilities for the public to take out subscriptions.
They will favour the further expansion of co-operation among mass media and their
representatives, especially between the editorial staffs of press agencies, newspapers,
radio and television organizations as well as film companies. They will encourage a
more regular exchange of news, articles, supplements and broadcasts as well as the
exchange of editorial staff for better knowledge of respective practices. On the basis
of reciprocity, they will improve the material and technical facilities provided for permanently or temporarily accredited television and radio reporters. Moreover, they will
facilitate direct contacts among journalists as well as contacts within the framework of
professional organizations.
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