, IN PARTICULAR AGRICULTURE ;
( D ) TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE ACP STATES AND TO PROMOTE THE ADAPTATION OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND NEEDS , FOR EXAMPLE BY EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF THE ACP STATES FOR RESEARCH , FOR ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND FOR TRAINING IN INDUSTRIAL SKILLS AT ALL LEVELS IN THESE STATES ;
( E ) TO PROMOTE THE MARKETING OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS OF THE ACP STATES IN FOREIGN MARKETS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN THOSE PRODUCTS ;
( F ) TO ENCOURAGE THE PARTICIPATION OF NATIONALS OF ACP STATES , IN PARTICULAR THAT OF SMALL - AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIAL FIRMS , IN THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE STATES ;
( G ) TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY FIRMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACP STATES , WHERE THOSE STATES SO DESIRE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES .
ARTICLE 27
IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 26 , THE COMMUNITY SHALL HELP TO CARRY OUT , BY ALL THE MEANS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CONVENTION , PROGRAMMES , PROJECTS AND SCHEMES SUBMITTED TO IT ON THE INITIATIVE OR WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE ACP STATES IN THE FIELDS OF INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND VENTURES , TRAINING , TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH , SMALL - AND MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS , INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION AND PROMOTION , AND TRADE CO-OPERATION .
ARTICLE 28
THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SETTING UP AND THE EXTENSION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT , PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS , ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING .
ARTICLE 29
THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SETTING UP AND THE EXTENSION IN THE ACP STATES OF INDUSTRIES PROCESSING RAW MATERIALS AND INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING FINISHED AND SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS .
ARTICLE 30
AT THE REQUEST OF THE ACP STATES AND ON THE BASIS OF THE PROGRAMMES SUBMITTED BY THE LATTER , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF THE TRAINING , AT ALL LEVELS , OF PERSONNEL OF THE ACP STATES IN INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .
IN ADDITION , THE COMMUNITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FACILITIES IN THE ACP STATES .
ARTICLE 31
WITH A VIEW TO HELPING THE ACP STATES TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED BY THEM IN MATTERS OF ACCESS TO AND ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGY , THE COMMUNITY IS PREPARED IN PARTICULAR TO :
( A ) KEEP THE ACP STATES BETTER INFORMED ON TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS AND ASSIST THEM IN SELECTING THE TECHNOLOGY BEST ADAPTED TO THEIR NEEDS ;
( B ) FACILITATE THEIR CONTACTS AND RELATIONS WITH FIRMS AND INSTITUTIONS IN POSSESSION OF THE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW ;
( C ) FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION , ON FAVOURABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS , OF PATENTS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH FINANCING AND / OR THROUGH OTHER SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS WITH FIRMS AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ;
( D )