Common use of Cultural cooperation Clause in Contracts

Cultural cooperation. 1. The objective of cultural cooperation is to promote cultural exchanges between the Parties. In attaining this objective, the Parties shall respect the existing agreements or arrangements already in effect for cultural cooperation. 2. Recognizing that audio-visual, including film, animation, and broadcasting programs, co-productions can significantly contribute to the development of the audio-visual industry and to the intensification of cultural and economic exchange between the Parties, the Parties agree to consider and negotiate co-production agreements in the audio-visual sector. 3. The co-production agreement referred to in paragraph 2, once concluded, will be considered to be an integral part of this Agreement. The detailed co-production agreement would be negotiated between the competent authorities of the Parties, which are the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Communications Commission for Korea, and the Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura) for Colombia. 4. Co-produced projects in compliance with the co-production agreement referred to in paragraph 3 shall be deemed to be national productions in the territory of each Party and shall thus be fully entitled to all the benefits, including government support which is accorded under the applicable laws and regulations of each Party. 5. The Parties, in conformity with their respective legislations and without prejudice to the reservations included in their commitments in other Chapters of this Agreement, shall encourage exchanges of expertise and best practices regarding the protection of cultural heritage sites and historic monuments, including environmental surroundings and cultural landscapes. 6. The Parties commit to exchange information to identify, recover, and avoid the illegal traffic of their cultural heritage.