Article
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Objectives
The objectives of this Agreement are:
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to promote international cooperation on coffee matters;
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to provide a forum for intergovernmental consultations, and negotiations when appropriate, on coffee matters and on ways to achieve a reasonable balance between world supply and demand on a basis which will assure adequate supplies of coffee at fair prices to consumers and markets for coffee at remunerative prices to producers, and which will be conducive to long-term equilibrium between production and consumption;
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to provide a forum for consultations on coffee matters with the private sector;
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to facilitate the expansion and transparency of international trade in coffee;
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to act as a centre for and promote the collection, dissemination and publication of economic and technical information, statistics and studies, as well as research and development, in coffee matters;
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to encourage Members to develop a sustainable coffee economy;
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to promote, encourage and increase the consumption of coffee;
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to analyse and advise on the preparation of projects for the benefit of the world coffee economy, for their subsequent submission to donor or financing organizations, as appropriate;
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to promote quality; and
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to promote training and information programmes designed to assist the transfer to Members of technology relevant to coffee.