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UNDERSTANDINGS SIGNED BY ITALIAN REGIONS AND AUTONOMOUS PROVINCES IN 2008
ABRUZZO
Bilateral Understandings
Understanding between Abruzzo and the State of Para (Brasil), done at L’Aquila and Belem on 4 March 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: co-operation in the fields of culture, environment, tourism, trade, social cohesion, resources and infrastructures.
CAMPANIA
Multilateral Understandings
Protocol of Understanding between Campania, the Region of Valparaiso (Chile) and the Municipality of Valparaiso (Chile), done on 11 June 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: economic, cultural and scientific co- operation.
Bilateral Understandings
Protocol of Understanding between Campania and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Germany), done at Naples on 30 October 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: co-operation in the fields of the aerospace industry and logistics.
Protocol of Understanding between Campania and the State of Santa Catarina (Brasil) for Scientific Co-operation, Vocational Training and the Transfer of Good Practices, done at Naples on 7 July 2008. Subject matter: see above.
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
Bilateral Understandings
Understanding between Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Region of Trnava (Slovakia) for Economic, Technical, Scientific and Cultural Co-operation, done at 428 italian practice relating to international law
Trieste on 9 December 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: see above.
LOMBARDIA
Bilateral Understandings
Understanding between Lombardia and the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (Spain) for Co-operation in the Fields of Scientific Research, Technological Development and Innovation relating to Health Care, done on 8 July 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: see above.
Declaration of Intent between Lombardia and the Autonomous Community of Aragona (Spain), done at Saragossa on 17 July 2008. Subject matter: co-operation in the fields of environment, economy, support to medium and small-sized enter- prises, transport and logistics, scientific research and technological innovation, food and nutrition.
Declaration of Intent between Lombardia and the Region of Novosibirsk (Russian Federation), done at Milan on 11 July 2008. Subject matter: co-operation in the fields of the economy, support to small and medium-sized enterprises, sci- entific research, education and vocational training, environment, tourism, culture, fashion and design.
Memorandum of Understanding between Lombardia and the Rhône-Alpes Region (France), done at Charbonnières on 23 January 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: co-operation in the field of health care.
Understanding between Lombardia and the State of Nuevo León (Mexico), done on 28 July 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject-matter: co-operation in the fields of investments, trade involving small and medium-sized enterprises, scientific research and technological innovation.
Understanding between Lombardia and the Ticino Canton (Switzerland), done on 29 January 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: trans- frontier co-operation.
Implementing Agreement between Lombardia and the Ticino Canton (Switzerland) in the Field of Public Transport, done on 29 January 2008, entered into force on the same day. Subject matter: see above.