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ARTICLE 11 -- SUB-REGIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTION PROGRAMMES:
This article is the result of the consolidation of the former
Articles 12 and 13. The original articles separated sub-regional
from regional action programmes. The new Article 11 reads,
"Affected country Parties shall consult and cooperate to prepare,
as appropriate, in accordance with relevant Regional Implementation
Annexes, sub-regional and/or regional action programmes to
harmonize, complement and increase the efficiency of national
programmes. The provisions of Article 10 shall apply
mutatis
mutandis to sub-regional and regional programmes. Such
cooperation [may] include agreed joint programmes for the
sustainable management of transboundary [natural] resources,
scientific and technical cooperation, and strengthening of relevant
institutions." The word "may" was bracketed at the insistence of
Syria and "natural" was bracketed at the insistence of the US.