Energy Charter Treaty

30 - facilitating access to transport infrastructure, for international transit purposes in accordance with the objectives of the Charter expressed in the first paragraph of this Title; - access on commercial terms to technologies for the exploration, development and use of energy resources; 2. Cooperation in the energy field, which will entail: - coordination of energy policies, as necessary for promoting the objectives of the Charter; - mutual access to technical and economic data, consistent with proprietary rights; - formulation of stable and transparent legal frameworks creating conditions for the development of energy resources; - coordination and, where appropriate, harmonisation of safety principles and guidelines for energy products and their transport, as well as for energy installations, at a high level; - facilitating the exchange of technology information and know- how in the energy and environment fields, including training activities; - research, technological development and demonstration projects. 3. Energy efficiency and environmental protection, which will imply: - creating mechanisms and conditions for using energy as economically and efficiently as possible, including, as appropriate, regulatory and market-based instruments; - promotion of an energy mix designed to minimise negative environmental consequences in a cost-effective way through: (i) market-oriented energy prices which more fully reflect environmental costs and benefits; (ii) efficient and coordinated policy measures related to energy; (iii) use of new and renewable energies and clean technologies; - achieving and maintaining a high level of nuclear safety and ensuring effective cooperation in this field.