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41 — Concerned that states should design economic reform measures so as not to weaken the existing social protection system and should adapt that system as economic conditions evolve;

42"— Recognizing the linkages between the state of the environment and social well-being resulting from the effect of environmental degradation on human health;

43 — Calling upon the governments of countries under reform processes, while planning constructions of new industrial objects; to take into consideration the possible environmental damage they may cause to neighbouring countries and prevent such situations since they negatively affect interrelations between neighbouring countries;

44 — Aware that transboundary pollution and the unequal distribution of natural resources can be a source of tension, or even conflict, between neighbouring countries;

. 45 — Recognizing the excepcional value of combining the efforts of all OSCE participating States to overcome the consequences of the Chernobyl disastrer — the largest technological catastrophe of the twentieth century, the tenth anniversary of which passed this year;

46 — Convinced for this reason of the need, in conjunction with economic reforms, to preserve and improve the environments of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and of the CIS countries;

47 — Proceeding from understanding that economic security of all OSCE participating States is an important component of indivisible security in the OSCE region;

48 — Stressing that economic and ecological stability in each of the OSCE participating States should be the concern of all countries in the OSCE region and can be strengthened only by their common efforts;

49 — Recognizing that economic difficulties of the transition period in some OSCE participating States can render them vulnerable to political pressure which is incompatible with the norms and principles of the OSCE:

Priorities Tor reforming countries

50 — Calls upon the governments of reforming states to achieve public agreement on the goals, methods and pace of economic and political initiatives through the use of democratic institutions, including social dialogue between political leaders and economic and social agents of transitions;

51 — Urges the governments of the reforming countries to put in place and maintain economic stabilization policies that promove the development of effective market economies;

52 — Calls upon the governments of these countries to establish and strengthen legal and administrative structures that provide the necessary foundation for a working market economy;

53 — Urges the governments of reforming countries to bear in mind the importance of an effective social security system to support those who suffer as a result of economic transformation bearing in mind that women and children are particularly vulnerable in this respect;

54 — Urges governments to approve policies aimed at integrating economic, social and environmental goals so

as to achieve environmentally sustainable development and

to guard against, reduce and eventually eliminate the marginalization of population groups on ethnic or regional grounds;

55 — Urges the reforming countries to strengthen the mechanisms, particularly at local level, for regional economic cooperation, especially inter-regional trade, so as to assist sustainable economic development;

Coordination and cooperation

56 — Calls upoa Western countries to support the economic transition process by reducing barriers to trade with reforming states;

57 — Appeals to Western countries and pertinent financial institutions to provide targeted and coordinated financial, educational and technical support in order to increase the capacity of reforming states, particularly in the spheres of transport, telecommunications, the energy infrastructure and the protection of the environment, to improve the performance of their economies;

58 — Draws attention to the special situation of the states which have suffered damage implementing the UN sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);

59 — Urges the OSCE to support the efforts of countries in economic transition, as well as the relevant regional statistical bodies, to document the social difficulties they are facing, particularly affecting women, children and the elderly so that reliable information on which to base policy is available to the governments of reforming states;

60 — Recommends that the OSCE, in cooperation with the appropriate international organizations, analyze and publicize sucessful efforts by reforming countries to improve their economic performance, while maintaining adequate social support arragements, as a way of assisting other reforming countries;

61 —Urges the OSCE to take maximum advantage of the Economic Forum, its follow-on seminars and related activities, in order to assist the reforming countries to enhance the trade and investment environment, strengthen regional economic cooperation, and promote dialogue with business community;

62 — Calls upon regional economic organizations to identify and draw attention to economic and social situations which are potential sources of tension in the reforming countries;

63 — Recommends that the OSCE takes ful advantage of the experience and resources of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe by strengthening cooperation with it and drawing upon its expertise;

64 — Urges the international financial institutions to bear in mind the social consequences of their economic reform prescriptions so as to support and strengthen democratic governments;

65 — Appeals to Western corporations to adhere to Western environmental standards when building or upgrading industrial facilities in Central and Eastern Europe and in CIS states;

66 — Calls for the harmonization, at the highest possible level, of environmental laws and standards between Western and Eastern Europe, drawing on the result of work undertaken within the framework of «Environment for Europe»;

67 — Calls upon the Western countries to assist in every way the acceleration of the process of economic integration of the reforming states into existing structures of European cooperation;