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Law No. 1 Of 17 March 1971 On The Activity Of Foreign Trade, Economic And Technical Cooperation Of The Socialist Republic Of Romania

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 1 din 17 martie 1971 cu privire la activitatea de comerţ exterior, de cooperare economică şi tehnico-ştiinţifică a Republicii Socialiste România

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LEGE no. 1 1 of 17 March 1971 on the activity of foreign trade, economic and technical-scientific cooperation of the Socialist Republic of Romania
ISSUER GREAT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Published in OFFICIAL BULLETIN no. 23 23 of 17 March 1971



For the purpose of using the advantages of participation in the international division of labor in the conditions of continuous growth of the economic, technical and scientific potential of the Socialist Republic to broaden the participation of the Socialist Republic of Romania in economic exchanges with other states, considering the constitutional principles of the policy of the Socialist Republic of Romania in the field of external economic relations, The Great National Assembly passes the following law: + Chapter 1 General provisions + Article 1 The foreign trade of the Socialist Republic of Romania is carried out in accordance with the party and state policy on the development of external economic relations with the member countries of the Mutual Economic Aid Council, with all socialist countries and with the other countries of the world, regardless of their social-political order, on the basis of respect for national sovereignty and independence, equality in rights and mutual advantage, non-interference in domestic affairs. + Article 2 In the Socialist Republic of Romania, foreign trade is a state monopoly and is exercised under the conditions of this law. + Article 3 Through the activity of foreign trade, for the purposes of this law, trade or economic and technical-scientific cooperation in relations with abroad are understood, regarding: sale, purchase or exchange of goods, services, international transport and expeditions, design and execution of works, assistance or technical collaboration, sale or purchase of licenses for the use of patents or technological processes, consignment or deposit, representation and commission, financial and foreign exchange operations, insurance, tourism and, in general, any acts or acts of trade, as well as prospectuses, offers, endeavors, talks and agreements on such operations. The introduction or removal from the country, definitively or temporarily, through parcels or by travelers, of goods intended for personal or family use or consumption, according to the legal provisions, does not constitute foreign trade activity. + Article 4 The general management of the external economic relations of the Socialist Republic of Romania shall be exercised by the Council of Ministers. + Article 5 The Ministry of Foreign Trade ensures the achievement of party and state policy in the field of foreign trade and international economic and technical cooperation. The Ministry of Foreign Trade together with the economic ministries and other central bodies elaborates the plan of foreign trade and economic cooperation and international technique; they are responsible for it. + Article 6 Ministries and other state and cooperative organs, plan titulation, respond directly, each to its sector, to the practical application of party and state policy in the field of foreign economic relations, to the fulfillment of the trade plan exterior and the organization of foreign trade activity. + Article 7 External trade operations are carried out directly by industrial plants, units with central status and other manufacturing units, service providers or performing works-authorized for this purpose-and by enterprises. specialized foreign trade. Each manufacturing enterprise is directly engaged and is responsible for the foreign trade activity, even if it does not go directly into relations with the foreign market, but does this activity through the plant or an enterprise specialized foreign trade. The head of the economic unit authorized to conduct foreign trade shall bear the responsibility of carrying out the export and import plan and sign the external contracts, and may give powers to other members and the management of the unit external contracts. The main import and export contracts-particularly the export and import of complex machinery and cooperation actions in production-are signed by the general manager of the industrial plant or the unit with the status of plant, even if the plant or establishment shall act on foreign markets through another external trade unit. + Article 8 The ministries, the other central bodies, the executive committees of the county folk councils and the Bucharest municipality and the manufacturing units-industrial plants, units with central status, factories, plants-are obliged to ensure the rhythmic supply, organize the production at a high technical level and take measures to fully sell the products. The production cycle is considered to be concluded with the exploitation of the production and the actual collection of its value. The ministries, the other central bodies, the executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest and the manufacturing units must organize the production for export with priority. In the case of non-export of the export to the Ministries or other organs-plan titration-or producing units, due to the non-delivery of export production, even if the overall production has been met, the plan shall be deemed not to have been fulfilled by the value of undelivered production. For the manufacturing unit the delivery of the product for export is considered to be realized when the product was received according to the legal regulations In the same way it is considered the implementation of the plan and for the manufacturing units participating in the manufacture of the finished product for export with certain subassemblies, parts, raw materials and materials. In the case of superior value of goods in foreign markets or exceeding exports and obtaining additional foreign currency by exceeding the foreign exchange revenue plan, the manufacturing units and foreign trade organizations will benefit from the additional incentives, under conditions to be determined by the Council of Ministers. + Article 9 In order to ensure the highest possible efficiency of the foreign trade activity, the ministries, the other central bodies, the executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest and the producer units are obliged to put in manufacturing for export those products through which a superior value of raw materials is ensured, at a high quality technical level and are competitive on foreign markets. In order to increase competitiveness in foreign markets, ministries, industrial plants and units with central status, manufacturing units, research and design institutes are obliged to take measures to modernize and renew continue products for export, for research, design, assimilation and introduction into manufacturing of products that have world-class technical qualities and to achieve low production costs. + Article 10 The manufacturing units may only enter into manufacturing those goods for which the disposal is ensured on the domestic market and on the foreign markets. In order to ensure the need for external orders, for as long as possible, the manufacturing units must systematically prospect foreign markets, enter into cooperation relations with enterprises and firms from other countries, adapt production. requests from foreign markets. + Article 11 Industrial plants, units with central status and foreign trade enterprises must act on foreign markets in order to obtain advantageous export prices, import, works execution and service prices. + Article 12 The units producing for export and those benefiting from imports must bear in mind, ever since the plans were drawn up, to ensure the best possible value of the exported products and the most rational use of the means necessary financial imports. In the technical-material supply activity, it should be considered the first use of internal possibilities, including the use of substitutes of raw materials and materials. + Article 13 Each producer unit must aim not only to create entirely-from its own activities-the currency means necessary to ensure imports, but also to make foreign currency pluses necessary for the national economy. For each plan holder-through the currency plans-the volume of receipts and payments in foreign currency will be determined, determining the excess receipts for the plan holders that are provided to have higher exports than imports, or the additional foreign currency requirements for the plan holders that are provided with lower exports than imports. Ministries, other central organs, industrial plants and central-status units, manufacturing enterprises that have the task of shedding a portion of foreign exchange receipts to the state, will only be able to commit imports to the extent that they have performed quarterly the established currency peaks. + Article 14 Foreign currency resulting from export, execution of works, services and other foreign trade activities shall be ceded to the state through the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank. The currency required for the payment of imports, services and other foreign trade activities is obtained from the state through the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank. Currency ceded or obtained is settled in lei, according to legal norms. The amounts in lei obtained from the valorization of export products and other foreign trade activities, as well as those necessary for the payment of imports, are directly included in the own management of the economic units, according to the legal regulations. + Article 15 Relations between units with external trade tasks and banks are based on economic principles. For this purpose: a) banks are authorized to grant loans in foreign currency to economic units with foreign trade activity and to constitute deposits in foreign currency for these units from the receipts made above the provisions of the annual plan; b) units with foreign trade activity can obtain, for the performance of import and export plan tasks, credits in foreign currency for temporary needs, if they prove that they have real possibilities for the timely return of the borrowed currency; c) for loans granted and deposits constituted, banks charge and pay interest in foreign currency; d) banks charge fees for the services they provide to economic units. + Chapter 2 Planning of foreign trade activity and international economic and technical cooperation + Article 16 The external economic exchanges of the Socialist Republic of Romania are carried out on the basis of the plan of foreign trade and economic cooperation and the international technique and the balance of external payments, which constitute parts of the state plan on developing the national economy. + Article 17 The manufacturing units, with the support, as the case may be, of industrial plants, units with central status, ministries, other central bodies and executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest, shall elaborate the export, import and economic cooperation and international technical cooperation plan based on the prospecting of external markets, their own studies and external contracts. The export, import and economic cooperation and international technical cooperation plan of the manufacturing units is the basis for the development of the external trade plan and the international economic and technical cooperation of industrial plants and units with the status of central, ministries, central bodies, county folk councils and the city of Bucharest. Based on the proposals of the ministries and other central bodies, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the State Planning Committee draw up the plan of foreign trade and economic cooperation and international technique on the whole economy and, together with the Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank, draw up the external balance of payments, correlated with the other sections of the national economy development plan, taking into account the directives for the development of the national economy, ensuring efficiency and balance of exchanges as well as external commitments. + Article 18 On the basis of the state plan law, the Council of Ministers sets out plan tasks on foreign trade and international economic and technical cooperation on ministries, other central bodies and executive committees of popular councils county and the city of Bucharest. + Article 19 The ministries, the other central bodies and the executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest apportion the tasks of export, import and economic cooperation and international technique on the plants, units with status of central and other subordinated economic units, as well as foreign trade enterprises. In the same way, the distribution of the plan of receipts and payments in foreign currency is also carried out. + Article 20 Plants, units with central status, distribute export, import and economic cooperation and international technical cooperation tasks on productive units, which perform works or provide services, as well as on foreign trade units. subordinated to them. + Chapter 3 Organization of foreign trade activity; duties, responsibilities + Article 21 The foreign trade activity is organized in relation to the economic and social development requirements of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The Council of Ministers sets out the concrete forms of organization of this activity, as well as economic units that have the right to carry out direct foreign trade operations. + Article 22 The economic units with foreign trade activities have, according to their object of activity, the following main tasks: a) elaboration of the export and import plan on the basis of own studies, prospecting of foreign markets and contracts concluded with foreign partners; b) full implementation of the export and import duties and the plan of receipts and payments in foreign currency, the direct conclusion of external contracts or the participation in the conclusion of external contracts by the units authorized to carry out activities of foreign trade; c) organization of production for export and assimilation of new products and assortments with superior technical and economic characteristics, required on foreign markets; d) superior valorisation of goods in foreign markets and increasing the efficiency of export, ensuring the competitiveness of goods, quality, presentation, packaging and delivery conditions or other conditions that may influence the price level external; e) execution of projects, construction-assembly works and provision of services abroad, in competitive conditions of quality, price, term and economic efficiency; f) compliance with obligations and ensuring the recovery of their rights from contracts concluded with external partners, taking measures to fulfill them; g) fulfillment of their obligations for the realization of the technical and economic parameters of imported machinery and installations; h) good management of raw materials, materials and other imported goods; i) participation in fairs and exhibitions abroad, the realization in the term of the exhibits and their presentation, the organization of commercial advertising, the provision of commercial propaganda materials, catalogues, prospectuses and other materials for the products of their nomenclature; j) the organization of own warehouses and stores of presentation and sale of products abroad; k) sending abroad of permanent or temporary delegates and establishing other forms of representation outside; l) insurance-within the framework of the import-supply plan of units subordinated to imported products; m) the organization, according to the regulations in force, of cooperation in production with companies and organizations abroad, both for domestic and export needs and the conclusion of conventions, within the limits of their respective competences; n) selection and training of personnel required for foreign trade activity. + Article 23 Economic units for the export of goods for export or import goods, as well as those of services or which carry out works abroad and which are not authorized to conclude directly contracts with the partners external trade activities by means of units authorised to carry out external trade operations, on a contractual basis. These units may participate together with external trade organisations in the prospecting of foreign markets, the negotiation and contracting of their own products. + Article 24 Specialized foreign trade enterprises have, according to their object of activity, the following main tasks: a) the fulfilment of the export plan and the superior value of goods on the external market b) the fulfilment of the import plan under the quality conditions and the time limits for the beneficiary units of imports; c) the negotiation and conclusion of external contracts at the most advantageous prices, in payment and ongoing conditions that are consistent with the financial and production interests and possibilities of the manufacturing economic units or beneficiary; d) the permanent and systematic prospecting of the external market and the information of the producer units on the level of prices and trends of the external market on products subject to their activity e) supporting the manufacturing units in the orientation and adaptation of the production to the requirements of the external market, in order to ensure the superior valorisation of material and labour resources. They shall also carry out the tasks referred to in Article 22 (a), e, j, k and n. For the execution of their plan tasks, foreign trade enterprises conclude with Romanian economic organizations economic contracts of foreign trade on the basis of commission or commercial rebate. Foreign trade enterprises can also make purchases of goods, to sell them on their export account. + Article 25 In order to carry out external trade operations, plants, units with central status and other economic organizations authorized to carry out foreign trade activities have autonomy in market prospecting, the choice of external partners, negotiation and conclusion of contracts, in compliance with legal provisions. + Article 26 Economic organizations authorized to conduct foreign trade activity can also make purchases-resales in other markets. + Article 27 Economic organizations of Republican interest that carry out foreign trade activity shall be registered with the Ministry of Finance, and those of local interest shall be registered with the financial administration in whose range they are based. + Article 28 Contractual relations with external partners, as well as the modification of these relations, are found in written form in compliance with the conditions for the validity of the conventions, taking all necessary guarantees to defend the interests of the economy national. + Article 29 Any import or export is carried out only on the basis of authorization issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, for each product or group of products. On the basis of the approval of the Council of Ministers, they may be subject to the export and import authorisation regime and other external trade operations. Units with foreign trade activity request the Ministry of Foreign Trade export or import permits. + Article 30 The Ministry of Foreign Trade may introduce restrictions or prohibit the import or export of goods for the purpose of balancing the balance of external payments. Also, on the proposal of interested central bodies, the Ministry of Foreign Trade may introduce restrictions or prohibit the import or export of goods for the protection of public health, national defense and state security. + Article 31 The ministries and other central and local bodies of the state administration, as well as the cooperative and public central organizations, exercise, in the field of foreign trade activity, the following main tasks: a) guide, coordinate and control the economic organizations and the maintenance of their subordination, which carry out the activity of foreign trade and economic and technical cooperation; b) develop proposals on the import and export plan, the proportions, structure and orientation of trade in perspective; aim and respond to the implementation of the external trade plan in their sector of activity, rhythmically, ensuring the goods contracted for export as a priority; c) organize and orient the production for export on the basis of the study and prospecting of the external market demand and trends; d) support the subordinate manufacturing units to ensure the quality, competitiveness and superior valorisation of goods on the external market, guide and control the units with subordinate foreign trade activity in terms of realization domestic and foreign prices; e) ensure, under the law, the efficiency of investments made with complex import installations; f) negotiate and conclude, under the law, together with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, or directly, when they are empowered, agreements, conventions and protocols of economic and technical cooperation with other states, as well as agreements with foreign companies; g) ensure, together with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and fulfill their obligations from agreements concluded with other states in the field of external economic relations; h) coordinates, supports and responds to the participation of subordinate units at international fairs and exhibitions and other forms of propaganda and commercial advertising abroad; i) organize the selection and systematic training of personnel working in the external trade sectors of the subordinate units; j) ensures, with the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the participation, forms and conditions of permanent representation abroad, of the sectors and foreign trade activities that come back to them. + Article 32 The ministries and other central and local bodies of the state administration, as well as the cooperative and public central organizations, are obliged, before sending some economic delegations abroad, to examine with the Ministry Foreign Trade The opportunity and concrete tasks that are the subject of the respective movements; also, after the end of the mission abroad, the economic delegations have the obligation to inform the Ministry of Foreign Trade on the issues economic discussion, results obtained, established measures, and on other issues of external economic relations. + Article 33 Ministries, as well as other central and local bodies with foreign trade activity can organize within their separate compartments of foreign trade in the form of general directions, directions, offices, export-import-cooperation services, in function of the volume and complexity of external trade tasks. + Article 34 The Ministry of Foreign Trade, in order to implement in practice the foreign economic policy established by the party and the state, to ensure the balance and efficiency of economic exchanges with abroad, exercises the following main tasks: a) draw up the plan of foreign trade and international economic and technical cooperation, together with the State Planning Committee; b) exercise control and general guidance on export and import and directly respond to how the external trade plan is carried out; c) participate, together with the State Planning Committee, the Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank, in the elaboration and realization of the balance of external payments; d) ensure the continuous widening of the country's external trade relations and the promotion of international economic and technical cooperation; negotiate and conclude agreements, conventions and protocols, from the commission of the Council of Ministers, as well as other trade agreements and economic and technical cooperation, seek and respond to their achievement; e) develop, together with the ministries and other central bodies, annual and prospective programmes on the promotion and development of international economic exchanges; f) aims, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to obtain preferential facilities and treatment from other states; g) ensure the contacts and participation of the Socialist Republic of Romania and the units with foreign trade activity at international economic bodies; h) coordinates and controls the foreign currency price level, practiced by economic organizations on export and import products; i) aims to continuously increase the efficiency of external trade, in which purpose it takes measures to systematically prospectus external markets, studies immediate and forward-looking trends in foreign markets and elaborates on this basis analyses and proposals, inform the ministries and economic units concerned to take the necessary measures; j) guide and control the activity of foreign trade of economic organizations performing such activity, regardless of their subordination; k) issue export and import permits, aiming to achieve balanced and effective exchanges, in accordance with the provisions of the state plan, balance of external payments and obligations assumed by agreements, conventions and other obligations external; l) organize, under the conditions provided by law, permanent economic representations abroad, ensure their guidance and control in the concrete problems of foreign trade and international economic and technical cooperation; m) collaborates with the Ministry of Education to improve the programs of higher education and specialized high schools, to ensure the thorough preparation of the necessary frameworks for foreign trade activity: elaborates-in collaboration with other ministries-programs of regular schooling of professionals working in the field of foreign trade; n) edit works and publications in the field of foreign trade; o) ensures and controls the application of the laws, decrees and decisions of the Council of Ministers in the field of foreign economic exchanges and customs activity. + Article 35 In the exercise of the duties of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Minister of Foreign Trade issues instructions and other binding rules for all ministries, central bodies and economic organizations with foreign trade activity. + Article 36 In some important plants in the country can be established offices or offices subordinated to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, to support and guide the manufacturing units in promoting exports and cooperation actions and in carrying out their foreign trade activity. + Article 37 The Ministry of Foreign Trade, together with the Central Statistics Directorate, elaborates the information system in the field of foreign trade, pursues and reports the realization of the external trade To this end, the ministries, the other central bodies, the units with external trade activities, the executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest are obliged to provide the necessary data and information. + Article 38 The State Planning Committee prepares, together with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the foreign trade plan, as an integral part of the state plan. The State Planning Committee shall take measures in cooperation with the Ministries and other bodies-the plan-that in drawing up the development plan of the national economy, provision should be made for the export goods fund to ensure the balance balance of external payments, the continued growth of external trade efficiency by improving the structure of exports and imports, the stability of economic exchanges with abroad and respect for external commitments. In collaboration with ministries and other central organs, it leads talks with central planning and economic organs in socialist and other countries on the problems of collaboration, specialization and economic cooperation in perspective. + Article 39 The Ministry of Finance verifies the observance of the provisions of currency of laws, decrees, as well as of decisions of the Council of Ministers, aiming to defend the financial interests of the state, control-together with Exterior-operations of foreign trade, execution of works and services, as well as any other operations resulting from rights or foreign exchange obligations, proposing measures to increase the efficiency of external economic activity. Directs and checks the activity of the other organs that-according to the law-exercise financial control in these problems and sectors of activity. + Article 40 Banks, through lending, settlement activity, through the interest regime, support and exercise systematic control over the production of export production, determining the taking of measures to develop export, increase efficiency economic exchanges and spending on foreign exchange funds. The Romanian Foreign Trade Bank permanently develops relations with banks abroad and concludes arrangements and conventions with them for the fruition of bank availabilities that contribute to supporting the development of economic exchanges of Socialist Republic of Romania with other states. For this purpose, the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank pursues the evolution of international financial and monetary conjuncture, develops contacts with international financial and banking institutions and can organize its own representations in the main markets Monetary. + Article 41 The Ministry of Finance together with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and banks have the obligation to pursue the permanent increase in the efficiency of foreign trade, to ensure that a balance of balanced external payments is maintained and participate in the elaboration of a corresponding currency plan. + Article 42 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acts to promote Romania's economic relations with the other states, responds to the realization of agreements and agreements to facilitate the widening of economic exchanges, economic cooperation and Technical-scientific of the Socialist Republic of Romania with other states. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, grants permanent and operative help to all Romanian ministries and economic organizations in their relations with bodies and companies in other states. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, with other ministries and central bodies, according to their competence, ensures the participation of the Socialist Republic of Romania in international economic bodies. + Article 43 The Ministry of Transport, together with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, ensures the application of international conventions and agreements regarding international expedition and transport, controls the fulfilment by the subordinate units of the obligations arising therefrom and are responsible for carrying out the international transport plan. The Ministry of Transport responds to the efficient use of Romanian means of transport in international traffic. + Article 44 The Ministry of Tourism elaborates, in collaboration with the other central and local bodies interested, the plan of receipts and payments in foreign currency for the tourism activity and is responsible for its realization. + Article 45 Cooperative central organizations may carry out export operations, import, execution of works, service supplies and other foreign trade operations under the law, through their authorized units. + Article 46 The General State Inspectorate for Quality Control of Products, together with the ministries and other central bodies, the party and state policy in the field of quality and technical quality control of products, works and services that are the subject of foreign trade activity. + Article 47 The Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania is an obsteasca organization that includes law enforcement bodies and organizations that carry out foreign trade activity. They can be members of the Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania and other socialist organizations, as well as scientists or specialists in foreign trade issues. The Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania contributes to the development and strengthening of the economic ties of the Socialist Republic of Romania through the development of relations with similar international organizations, companies, economic organizations and associations professional from abroad, through the organization of fairs and exhibitions in the country or abroad, through actions of economic and commercial propaganda, as well as by other means provided by law. The Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania, through its bodies, ensures: protection of industrial property rights; qualitative and quantitative control of goods from the mandate of its customers; publishing of periodical publications, catalogues, Prospectuses. Besides the Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania, the arbitration panel for the resolution of foreign trade disputes works. + Chapter 4 Organization abroad of foreign trade activity + Article 48 The head of the diplomatic mission, as representative of the Romanian state, bears responsibility for the development of economic and technical-scientific cooperation, for the continuous enlargement and the realization of trade between the Socialist Republic Romania and the country in which it is accredited. The head of the diplomatic mission must thoroughly know the posiblities of Romania and the country in which he is accredited, of economic and technical-scientific cooperation, of widening foreign trade and to act for the use of these possibilities in the aim of the continuous development of economic exchanges between Romania and Romania. The section or the economic agency, as well as other permanent or temporary economic represented in that country, are subordinated and are responsible for their activity and in front of the head of the diplomatic mission; also any economic delegation that is moving to a foreign country is obliged to inform and consult with the head of the diplomatic mission on the issues that are subject to its movement. The head of the diplomatic mission shall provide the necessary support to the department or economic agency, to all economic, permanent or temporary representations, as well as to economic delegations so that they can carry out in good conditions their tasks. + Article 49 The Ministry of Foreign Trade, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organizes permanent economic representation abroad through economic sections of diplomatic missions, commercial agencies, trade offices and other forms of representation, depending on the needs of the economic exchanges and the specifics of the respective country, bearing names and functioning under the conditions agreed with the authorities of the country of residence Economic sections, commercial agencies, commercial offices and other forms of representation operate according to the general rules and guidelines given jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and in the matters specific foreign trade, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Trade; they are subordinated to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, before which they bear the responsibility for their activity. + Article 50 The economic sections of the diplomatic missions, the trade agencies and the other forms of representation are responsible for the continuous development of the economic exchanges of the Socialist Republic of Romania with the country in which they operate, for which purpose return the following tasks and main tasks: a) to know the economy of the countries of residence, the achievements in the economic and technical field, their development and conjunctural trends; b) to make known the achievements in the economic and technical-scientific field of the Socialist Republic of Romania, the Romanian products and the possibilities of trade and cooperation of the Romanian economic organizations; c) to permanently prospecting the market, to continuously follow the market conjuncture and to inform operatively the Ministry of Foreign Trade and ministries or economic units interested, making proposals for the use of favorable markets or conjunctures; d) take all necessary measures to carry out export and import duties in the country or geographical area in which they operate; e) establish and maintain permanent links on an economic line with the authorities of the country of residence in order to create the necessary conditions for carrying out external trade tasks; f) to make proposals on the broadening of trade and the development of economic and technical-scientific cooperation with the country of residence; g) to pursue and support the fulfillment of the provisions of trade agreements and other bilateral agreements of economic and technical-scientific cooperation, as well as of the protocols of the sessions of joint commissions, of economic and technical cooperation international; h) to coordinate and support commercial advertising activity, to present proposals for participation in exhibitions, international fairs and other economic and commercial events in the country of residence; i) to develop conjunctural studies on the country where it operates; to develop proposals on the organization and adaptation in perspective of export production to the requirements of the respective market; to inform the operative about the market price situation j) to make proposals on the forms of organization of the dissolution of the respective products, taking into account the specificity of goods and markets, aiming at a close proximity of the Romanian producers to the external consumers of the respective goods. + Article 51 The economic sections of the diplomatic missions, agencies and trade offices abroad coordinate the work of all permanent or temporary representatives of industrial units, units with central status, enterprises of foreign trade, economic missions, acting in close unity and under the guidance and control of the head of the diplomatic mission. + Article 52 In order to carry out export or import duties, units with foreign trade activity may be represented abroad by permanent or temporary delegates, technical and commercial offices, own companies or with foreign participation, local representatives, as well as other own forms, depending on the specifics of the market and the concrete conditions in each country. The sending of permanent delegates abroad is done with the agreement of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. + Article 53 The main tasks of representatives abroad of industrial plants, units with central status, factories, plants and specialized companies of foreign trade are as follows: a) ensure that the external trade tasks of the establishments it represents for that country are carried out; b) establish direct links with the management of foreign firms and enterprises; c) prospecting foreign markets in order to increase the volume and diversification of exports, increase the efficiency of foreign trade operations; d) to draw up studies and conjunctural analyses for the sectors and products they represent on that market; e) to provide a broad information on the sector's achievements and the export opportunities of that sector; f) to follow the execution of export and import contracts, service provision and works execution; g) to solve some problems related to the export of products, which are: tracking the behavior of machines and machinery during the warranty period, providing the necessary technical assistance, organizing the service; h) to initiate and pursue actions of economic and technical cooperation on the basis of long-term contracts in the field of activity of the economic organizations they represent; i) to make proposals or to organise the marketing network for the products of the economic organisations they represent; j) other tasks received from the economic organizations they represent, as well as from the head of the economic representation in that country. k) to make proposals on the forms of organization of the sale of products in the respective countries, taking into account the specificities of goods and markets, aiming at a close proximity of Romanian producers to external consumers of goods That. + Article 54 Travel organizations, transportation organizations or other service providers may be represented abroad through their own agencies or offices. + Chapter 5 International economic and technical-scientific cooperation + Article 55 Based on the general principles of the foreign policy of the state, the economic and technical-scientific cooperation of the Socialist Republic of Romania with other countries aims to: a) the intensification of the participation of the Socialist Republic of Romania in the international division of labor, through economic and technical-scientific cooperation with the member countries of the Mutual Aid Council, with all the socialist countries and with the other countries of the world, regardless of their social-political order, to ensure the independent development of our national economy; b) to achieve in optimal conditions the state plans for the development of the national economy; c) continuous improvement and diversification of the trade structure, increase of export efficiency; d) accelerate the introduction into production of the latest and most effective achievements of science and technology worldwide, in order to raise the quality technical level of production; e) the participation of the Socialist Republic of Romania in other countries in the development of development programs, in the economic, commercial, financial and other fields of activity. + Article 56 International economic and technical-scientific cooperation can be carried out in various forms, depending on the interests of the national economy, the object of cooperation, the destination of products. The coordination on the entire economy of the actions of economic cooperation and international technique is carried out by the Government Cooperation and Economic Cooperation and Technical Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Trade, in close contact with the ministries and cooperative and public central organizations. The coordination of scientific cooperation actions with other countries is carried out by the National Scientific Research Council in collaboration with the Government Cooperation and Economic Cooperation and Technical Commission, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and other ministries and central bodies concerned. + Article 57 Romanian economic organizations can cooperate with foreign companies or economic organizations to jointly build economic objectives in the Socialist Republic of Romania and abroad. + Article 58 Romanian economic organizations may constitute, with the approval of bodies in law, joint ventures abroad and in the Socialist Republic of Romania, in the field of industrial and agricultural production, construction activity, transport, trade, Technical-scientific research and services. Conditions for the establishment, organization, duration and operation of joint ventures, rights and obligations of the parties, the modalities of the formation of the patrimony, and the withdrawal of the participation rate, the criteria for the allocation of the benefit and other specific clauses shall be provided for in the contract between the parties. + Article 59 The joint companies established in Romania are legal entities and operate in accordance with the legislation of the Socialist Republic of Romania; the participation of the Romanian side in the patrimony of these joint ventures is at least 51 percent. The contract for the establishment, organization and functioning of the joint companies in Romania is registered with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and becomes valid after it is approved. In order to approve the contract, the Ministry of Foreign Trade verifies the legality of its clauses and the opportunity to establish the respective joint venture. + Article 60 The Romanian state ensures and guarantees the financial contribution of Romanian economic organizations to joint ventures abroad, as well as the functioning of joint companies in Romania. The Romanian state, through the authorized institutions, gives guarantees to foreign partners in connection with the transfer abroad of amortisation quotas, beneficiaries, as well as other rights due to them, after the payment of legal fees and fulfilment of other obligations under the contract. + Article 61 Commercial companies and foreign economic organizations can obtain authorization for the establishment of representative offices in the Socialist Republic of Romania under the law. + Article 62 The law can be created on the territory of the Socialist Republic of Romania ports or free zones of customs, tax and taxes, for exports and imports made through these points. + Chapter 6 Customs procedure + Article 63 The Ministry of Foreign Trade performs the customs policy of the Socialist Republic of Romania + Article 64 Goods, means of transport, as well as any other goods, may enter or exit the Socialist Republic of Romania through the checkpoints for the crossing of the state border where customs bodies operate, being subject to customs control, according to Law. + Article 65 Goods that are imported are subject to the customs, tax, or other taxes established by law. + Chapter 7 Final provisions + Article 66 The violation of the provisions of this law attracts, as appropriate, disciplinary, material, civil, administrative or criminal liability. + Article 67 On the date of publication of this Law Decree no. 317/1949 for the regulation of export, import and transit operations. This law was voted on by the Grand National Assembly at its meeting on March 17, 1971, meeting of the 450 votes cast, 449 votes in favour and 1 vote against. President The Great National Assemblies, STEFAN VOITEC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 57 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ROMANIA, WE SIGN THIS LAW. President The State Council, NICOLAE CEAUSESCU -----