V ta namen pogodbenici v mejah svojih odgovornosti spodbujata projekte in dejavnosti za spodbujanje sodelovanja med podjetji, kot so skupna vlaganja, najemanje podizvajalcev, prenos tehnologije, licence, uporabne raziskave in franšize, predvsem z utrjevanjem obstoječih mrež za spodbujanje industrije in naložb, kot so mednarodni naložbeni partnerji ES (ECIP) in omrežje za poslovno sodelovanje (BC-Net).
To that end, within the limits of their responsibilities, the Contracting Parties shall encourage projects and operations promoting cooperation between firms, such as joint ventures, subcontracting, transfers of technology, licences, applied research and franchises, notably by consolidating existing networks for the promotion of industry and investment, such as the European Community Investment Partners (ECIP) and the Business Cooperation Network (BC-Net).