Law-ref.org Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe - Final Act - Helsinki 1975
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PAGE: Business contacts and facilities     [go to this PAGE]
... will take measures further to improve conditions for the expansion of contacts between representatives of official bodies, of the different organizations, enterprises, firms and banks concerned with foreign trade, in particular, where useful, between sellers and users of products and services, for the purpose of studying commercial possibilities, concluding contracts, ensuring their implementation and providing after- sales services; ...


PAGE: (a) Contacts and Regular Meetings on the Basis of Family Ties     [go to this PAGE]
... Applications for temporary visits to meet members of their families will be dealt with without distinction as to the country of origin or destination: existing requirements for travel documents and visas will be applied in this spirit. The preparation and issue of such documents and visas will be effected within reasonable time limits, cases of urgent necessity - such as serious illness or death - will be given priority treatment. They will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the fees for official travel documents and visas are acceptable. ...


PAGE: (d) Travel for Personal or Professional Reasons     [go to this PAGE]
... They will endeavour gradually to lower, where necessary, the fees for visas and official travel documents. ...


PAGE: (ii) Printed Information     [go to this PAGE]
... they will facilitate the availability of these periodical publications during congresses, conferences, official visits and other international events and to tourists during the season, ...
... They intend to improve the possibilities for acquaintance with bulletins of official information issued by diplomatic missions and distributed by those missions on the basis of arrangements acceptable to the interested parties. ...


PAGE: (c) Improvement of Working Conditions for Journalists     [go to this PAGE]
... facilitate the issue to accredited journalists of the participating States of permits for stay in their country of temporary residence and, if and when these are necessary, of other official papers which it is appropriate for them to have; ...
... increase the opportunities for journalists of the participating States to communicate personally with their sources, including organizations and official institutions; ...


PAGE: Follow-up to the Conference     [go to this PAGE]
... The Government of the Republic of Finland is requested to transmit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the text of this Final Act, which is not eligible for registration under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, with a view to its circulation to all the members of the Organization as an official document of the United Nations. ...