MEMORANDUMMEMORANDUM D'ENTESAD'ENTESA MEMORANDUMMEMORANDUM OF OF UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING ENTREENTRE EL GOVERNGOVERNRN DEDE CATALUNYACATALUNYA I IEL EL BETWEENBETWEEN THETHE STATESTATE OFOF CALIFORNIACALIFORNIA GOVERNGOVERN DE CALIFORNIA (EUA)(EUA) (USA)(USA) AND AND CATALONIA CATALONIA (SPAIN) (SPAIN)

El GovernGovern dede Catalunya Catalunya (d'ara (d'ara endavant endavant The GovernmentGovernment ofof Catalonia Catalonia (hereinafter (hereinafter Catalunya), representat pelpel presidentpresident dede la la Catalonia),Catalonia), representedrepresented byby thethe PresidentPresident ofof GeneralitatGeneralitat dede Catalunya, ii elel GovernGovern dede thethe GovernmentGovernment of Catalonia,Catalonia, andand thethe "Estatl'Estat dede California California (d'ara (d ' araendavant endavant Government of of the StateState ofof California California California),California) , representatrepresentat pel governadorgovernador dede (hereinafter(hereinafter California)California) representedrepresented byby thethe I'Estat,l'Estat, d'arad'ara endavantendavant anomenatsanomenats elsels Governor,Governor, (hereinafter(hereinafter Signatories),Signatories), givengiven signants,signants, vistvist l'interesl'interes reciprocrecfproc d'aprofundir d'aprofundir thethe mutualmutual interestinterest ofof deepeningdeepening theirtheir tiesties ofof els llacosllar;:os d'amistatd'amistat existents,existents, friendship,friendship,

MANIFESTENMANIFESTEN DECLAREDECLARE

QueQue CaliforniaCalifornia tete elel producteproducte interiorinterior brut brut mes mes Whereas,Whereas, California hashas thethe highesthighest GrossGross alt dels EstatsEstats UnitsUnits d'Americad'America ii eses lala novenanovena StateState ProductProduct inin thethe United United States States of of majormajor economiaeconomia del monm6n i i CatalunyaCatalunya tete elel AmericaAmerica andand isis thethe ninthninth largestlargest economy economy in in majormajor producteproducte interiorinterior brutbrut d'Espanyad'Espanya i i eses lala thethe world, world, CataloniaCatalonia hashas thethe largestlargest Gross Gross setenasetena majormajor economiaeconomia d'Europad'Europa enen rendarenda DomesticDomestic Product ofof SpainSpain andand isis thethe perper capita, capita, seventhseventh largestlargest economyeconomy inin EuropeEurope byby GrossGross DomesticDomestic ProductProduct per per capita, capita,

Que Barcelona, Barcelona, capitalcapital dede Catalunya,Catalunya, haha Whereas,Whereas, Barcelona,Barcelona, , thethe Capital Capital of of estatestat designadadesignada lala capital capital mundial mundial de de la la Catalonia,Catalonia, has beenbeen designateddesignated MobileMobile telefoniatelefonia mobilmobil i iacull acull anualmentanualment elel CongresCongres World CapitalCapital andand isis thethe host host of of the the annual annual Mundial de Telefonia Mobil i a a CaliforniaCalifornia hihi Mobile WorldWorld Congress,Congress, CaliforniaCalifornia isis thethe tenen lala seu seu les majorsles majors companyies companyies home of thethe largestlargest technologytechnology companiescompanies tecnologiquestecnologiques del monm6n ii lala regioregi6 deldel Silicon Silicon inin thethe worldworld andand thethe Silicon Silicon Valley Valley region region is is Valley n'esn'es lala liderlider mundial.mundial. thethe leading leading hub, hub,

Que elsels avencosavenr;:os dede CaliforniaCalifornia enen medicina medicina Whereas, California'sCalifornia's advancementsadvancements inin regenerativeregenerativa ii elsels esforcosesforr;:os dede CatalunyaCatalunya enen regenerativeregenerative medicinemedicine andand Catalonia's Catalonia's genomics suposensuposen unauna grangran contribuciocontribuci6 perper aa effortsefforts inin genomics genomics are are both both combined, combined, a a lala humanitathumanitat i i elel futurfutur de de la la medicina. medicina . powerfulpowerful contributioncontribution to to humanity humanity and and the the futurefuture of medicine;medicine;

Que trestres quartesquartes partsparts dede les les inversions inversions Whereas,Whereas, threethree quartersquarters ofof investmentsinvestments from from espanyolesespanyoles a CaliforniaCalifornia tenentenen origenorigen catalacatala i i Spain inin CaliforniaCalifornia areare ofof Catalan Catalan origin, origin , queque duesdues terceresterceres partsparts dede lesles inversions inversions CataloniaCatalonia isis hosthost toto twotwo thirdsthirds ofof investmentsinvestments californianes aa EspanyaEspanya son s6n a a Catalunya. Catalunya . from California inin Spain;Spain;

Que CaliforniaCalifornia vava ser serfundada fundada per per Whereas,Whereas, CaliforniaCalifornia waswas foundedfounded by by exploradorsexploradors d'origend'origen catalacatala i comparteixi comparteix explorers of CatalanCatalan originorigin andand sharesshares aa historiahistoria ambamb CatalunyaCatalunya i imoltes moltes similitude similituds historyhistory withwith CataloniaCatalonia andand manymany similaritiessimilarities geografiques,geografiques ,climatologicques climatologiques i i culturalsculturals i ique que inin geography,geography, climateclimate andand culture.culture .Catalonia Catalonia Catalunya te te una una economia economia di versificadadiversifica amb isis alsoalso aa place place withwith aa high high levellevel ofof diversity, diversity, unun altalt nivellnivell universitariuniversitari i id'emprenedoria. d'emprenedoria . educationeducation andand entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship ,and and

QueQue lala GeneralitatGeneralitat dede Catalunya Catalunya tete la la GivenGiven thethe capacitycapacity ofof thethe Government Government ofof capacitat de firmar acordsacords dede cooperaciocooperaci6 enen CataloniaCatalonia toto signsign cooperationcooperation agreementsagreements in in elel marcmare dede lesles sevesseves competenciescompetencies perper taltal dede thethe spheresphere ofof itsits powerspowers toto promote promote theirtheir promoure els seusseus interessos,interessos, dede conformitatconformitat interests,interests, accordingaccording toto articlearticle 195195 ofof the the amb l'article!'article 195195 dede l'Estatutl'Estatut d'autonomiad'autonomia dede Statute of Autonomy ofof Catalonia;Catalonia ; Catalunya;Catalunya;

D'acordD'acord amb lesles previsionsprevisions de l'Estatl'Estat dede InIn accordanceaccordance withwith thethe provisions ofof thethe CaliforniaCalifornia StateState ofof CaliforniaCalifornia

11 RespectantRespectant lesles actualsactuals previsionsprev1s1ons legalslegals i lala RespectingRespecting the existingexisting respectiverespective legallegal normativenormativa enen vigor,vigor , respectivament;respectivament ; ordinance andand regulations,regulations ,

ACORDACORDEN AGREEAGREE

PRIMERPRIMER FIRSTFIRST

DonarDonar suportsuport i impulsar impulsar la cooperacio la cooperaci6 To supportsupport andand encourageencourage economic economic and and economicaecon6mica i empresarialempresarial entreentre CatalunyaCatalunya i trade cooperationcooperation betweenbetween CaliforniaCalifornia andand CaliforniaCalifornia enen lesles arees arees prioritaries prioritaries seguents: seguents: Catalonia inin thethe followingfollowing keykey areas: areas : information and communication •. informacioninformaci6 i i tecnologtecnologiesies de lala comunicacio;comunicaci6 ; information and communication .• biotecnologiabiotecnologia i iciencies ciencies de de la la vida; vida ; technologiestechnologies .• mobilitatmobilitat sostenible,sostenible, incloent-hiincloent-hi elel transporttransport •bio-tech bio-tech and and life life sciences sciences public,public, elel trentren d'altad'alta velocitat,velocitat ,el el vehiclevehicle electric electric .• clean clean and and sustainable sustainable mobility, mobility including, including public transportation, high speed train , ii els ports public transportation, high speed train, .• gestiogesti6 dede l'aigual'aigua electric vehicles (EVs) and greengreen portsports .• proteccioprotecci6 deldel medimedi ambientambient .• waterwater resourcesresources managementmanagement .• agricultura agricultura avancadaavan9ada i itecnologia tecnologia alimentariaalimentaria .• environmentalenvironmental protection protection •turisme turisme .• advancedadvanced agricultureagriculture andand foodfood technologiestechnologies .• educacioeducaci6 superiorsuperior i i recercarecerca tourism• tourism .• cooperaciocooperaci6 culturalcultural .• higherhigher educationeducation andand researchresearch •cultural cultural cooperation cooperation

SEGONSEGON SECONDSECOND

EntreEntre d'altresd'altres activitats,activitats, enen elsels ambitsambits prioritarisprioritaris AmongAmong otherother activities,activities, inin thesethese keykey sectorssectors lesles partsparts acorden: acorden : thethe PartiesParties agree: agree :

ProporcionarProporcionar informacioninformaci6 a lesles empreses, empreses, To provideprovide information information to companies,companies , incloent-hiincloent-hi pimes,pimes, enen relaciorelaci6 ambamb els els mercats mercats includingincluding smallsmall andand medium-sizedmedium-sized respectius,respectius, perqueperque inverteixininverteixin oo exportin exportin aixi aixi enterprises,enterprises, fromfrom each each of theirof their respective respective comcom facilitarfacilitar contactescontactes enen lala mesuramesura queque siguisigui marketsmarkets asas theythey seekseek toto investinvest inin oror exportexport toto the other market, and to facilitate relevant possible;possible ; the other market, and to facilitate relevant connectionsconnections toto the the extent extent it is itreasonably is reasonably possiblepossible to to do do so; so ;

PromourePromoure l'organitzaciol'organitzaci6 d'activitatsd'activitats dede EncourageEncourage thethe organizationorganization ofof jointjoint trade- trade­ promociopromoci6 comercialcomercial conjuntaconjunta i imissions missions promotionpromotion activitiesactivities andand businessbusiness missionsmissions toto empresarials en elsels respectius respectius territoris territoris i bothboth destinations,destinations, andand engageengage inin dialogue dialogue establishestablir un dialeg dialeg en temesen temes de comercde comer<; i regardingregarding tradetrade and and investment investment matters; matters ; d'inversiond'inversi6;

Incentivarlncentivar lala collaboraciocol ·laboraci6 entre entre universitats, universitats , FosteringFostering collaborationcollaboration betweenbetween thethe Parties'Parties ' organizacions,organitzacions, centrescentres dede recerca,recerca, ii hubshubs dede universities,universities, organizations,organizations ,research research centers, centers , CaliforniaCalifornia i empresesi empreses per desenvoluparper desenvolupar California'sCalifornia's iHubs,iHubs, andand companiescompanies toto developdevelop programesprogrames cientificacientifics ii tecnologicstecnol6gics queque donin donin science andand technology technology programs programs that that suportsuport alal desenvolupant desenvolupant empresarial empresarial i a lai a la supportsupport businessbusiness developmentdevelopment andand createcreate creaciocreaci6 d'ocupacio; d'ocupaci6; jobs;jobs ;

AcollirAcollir lesles missions missions empresarials empresarials i i les To welcomewelcome tradetrade andand tourism tourism promotion promotion delegacionsdelegacions turistiquesturistiques oficials oficials i facilitar-los i facilitar-los officials andand delegations,delegations ,and and make make contactescontactes i agendesi agendes . appropriateappropriate introductions. introductions.

22 TERCERTERCER THIRDTHIRD

ReconeixentReconeixent lesles conclusionsconclusions deldel ConsensConsens RecognizingRecognizing thethe conclusionsconclusions inin thethe Scientific Scientific CientificaperCientffic per al MantenimentManteniment delsdels SistemesSistemes Consensus onon MaintainingMaintaining Humanity'sHumanity's Life Life

EcologicsEcologies EssencialsEssencials perper aa lala Supervivencia Supervivencia SupportSupport SystemsSystems in the 21st21st Century,Century, whichwhich HumanaHumana deldel seglesegle XXI,XXI ,el el qualqual posaposa l'emfasi l'emfasi en en notesnotes thatthat globalglobal greenhousegreenhouse gasgas emissions emissions "increment!'increment dede les les emissions emissions de degasos gasos amb amb areare increasingincreasing due due to humanto human activities, activities, efecteefecte hivernaclehivernacle ambamb motiu motiu de l'activitatde l'activitat causingcausing irreversibleirreversible climate climate change change including including humana,humana, elel qualqual causa causa efectes efectes irreversibles irreversibles seasea levellevel rise,rise local, local changes changes in in temperature, temperature , comcom araara l'increment !'increment del delnivell nivell del mar,del mar, asas wellwell asas changeschanges inin thethe amount amount and and timing timing l'increment!'increment dede lesles temperatures,temperatures ,que que propicien propicien ofof rainfallrainfall andand snowfall,snowfall ,length length and and character character desastresdesastres naturalsnaturals amb amb consequences consequencies of seasons,seasons, andand frequencyfrequency ofof extreme extreme storms, storms, devastadoresdevastadores perper aa lala integritatintegritat fisica, fisica ,la la salut salut i i floodsfloods andand droughts,droughts, directlydirectly influencinginfluencing thethe lesles propietatspropietats dede lesles poblacions poblacions queque els els wellbeingwellbeing ofof people people through through damaging damaging their their pateixen,pateixen, les les parts parts acorden: acorden: livelihoods,livelihoods, property,property, andand health,health ,the the parties parties furtherfurther agree:agree :

TreballarTreballar conjuntamentconjuntament ambamb altresaltres governsgoverns ToTo workwork cooperativelycooperatively withwith otherother subnational subnational nacionals i subestatalssubestatals perper coordinarcoordinar lesles andand nationalnational governmentsgovernments toto coordinate coordinate and and accionsaccions enen lala lluitalluita contracontra elel canvicanvi climatic,climatic ,en en combinecombine ourour climateclimate changechange efforts efforts where where particularparticular ferfer lobbylobby perper aa l'adopciol'adopci6 d'und'un acordacord appropriate,appropriate, inin particularparticular to to press press for foran an internacionalinternacional ambiciosambici6s sobresabre elel canvicanvi climatic climatic ambitious internationalinternational agreementagreement on on climate climate el 20152015 queque incloguiinclogui compromisoscompromises multinivellmultinivell changechange inin 20152015 thatthat includes includes meaningful meaningful perper aa lesles autoritatsautoritats publiques;publiques; commitmentscommitments atat thethe subnational, subnational ,national national and and internationalinternational levels;levels;

DonarDonar suportsuport i i encoratjarencoratjar lala cooperaciocooperaci6 enen lesles To supportsupport andand encourageencourage cooperationcooperation onon regulacionsregulacions ii lesles politiquespolftiques publiquespubliques sobresabre lala regulations,regulations, policies,policies, incentives,incentives, andand tradetrade materia,materia, aix[aixi comcom enen elsels incentiusincentius ii lesles and investmentinvestment opportunitiesopportunities toto reducingreducing oportunitatsoportunitats d'inversiond'inversi6 queque sorgeixin per aa lala greenhousegreenhouse gasgas emissionsemissions andand promotingpromoting lowlow reduccioreducci6 dede lesles emissionsem1ss1ons elel carboncarbon development. development. desenvolupamentdesenvolupament energetic energetic sostenible. sostenible .

QUARTQUART FOURTHFOURTH

DonarDonar suportsuport i i impulsarimpulsar lala cooperaciocooperaci6 perper aa To supportsupport andand encourageencourage cooperationcooperation onon I'intercanvil'intercanvi dede bonesbones practiquespractiques enen modelsmodels dede developingdeveloping bestbest practicespractices and and promoting promoting gestiogesti6 eficacos eficac;:os delsdels recursosrecurses hidrics.h[drics . reliablereliable andand efficientefficient managementmanagement of waterwater resources.resources .

CINQUECINQUE FIFTHFIFTH

DonarDonar suportsuport ii promourepromoure elsels intercanvisintercanvis entreentre To supportsupport andand encourageencourage theirtheir peoplepeople andand governments to further develop interpersonal els governsgoverns ii lesles societatssocietats civilscivils respectives,respectives ,a a governments to further develop interpersonal fifi d'estrenyerd'estrenyer els els vincles vincles d'amistat d'amistat i entesa.i entesa. contacts andand exchanges,exchanges and, and to promoteto promote mutual understandingunderstanding andand friendship. friendship .

SISESISE SIXTHSIXTH

Promoure elsels programesprogrames d'intercanvid'intercanvi entreentre To promotepromote exchange exchange programs programs between between universitatsuniversitats i altresi altres institutions institucions educatives educatives i de i de universities and and other othereducational educational and and recerca.recerca . researchresearch institutions. institutions .

SETESETE SEVENTHSEVENTH

CaliforniaCalifornia designara I'Oficinal'Oficina dede ThatThat CaliforniaCalifornia willwill designatedesignate thethe Governor'sGovernor's DesenvolupamentDesenvolupament EconomicEconomic i i EmpresarialEmpresarial deldel Office ofof Business Business and and Economic Economic

33 GovernadorGovernador per coordinarcoordinar elsels intercanvisintercanvis DevelopmentDevelopment andand that thethe GovernmentGovernment ofof comercials ii lesles inversionsinversions reciproquesreciproques i elel Catalonia will designatedesignate thethe Catalonia's Catalonia's GovernGovern dede CatalunyaCatalunya designaradesignara l'Agencial'Agencia perper Business CompetitivenessCompetitiveness Agency Agency toto a lala CompetitivitatCompetitivitat Empresarial. Empresarial. coordinatecoordinate tradetrade and and investment investment relations relations between Catalonia andand California.California .

La restaresta delsdels programesprogrames dede cooperaciocooperaci6 elsels The restrest ofof thethe cooperationcooperation programsprograms will will be be coordinaracoordinara lala SecretariaSecretaria d'Afersd'Afers ExteriorsExteriors i i dede coordinatedcoordinated byby the SecretariatSecretariat forfor ForeignForeign lala UnioUni6 EuropeaEuropea . andand EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion Affairs.Affairs.

VUITEVUITE EIGHTHEIGHTH

ElEl presentpresent AcordAcord podra podra modificar-se modificar-se en en ThisThis agreementagreement maymay bebe amendedamended atat any any time time qualsevol moment per acord mutu perper escritescrit by mutualmutual written written agreement agreement of bothof both d'ambduesd'ambdues parts.parts. Signatories.Signatories .

NOVENOVE NINTHNINTH

Aquest AcordAcord entraentra enen vigor vigor el el dia dia de de la laseva seva This agreementagreement shallshall enterenter intointo forceforce onon thethe signaturasignatura per per ambdos ambd6s governs. governs . date ofof signature signature by by both both Governments. Governments .

Signat a SanSan Francisco,Francisco, elel 66 d'abril d'abril dede 2015, 2015 , Signed inin SanSan Francisco,Francisco, onon AprilApril 6th6th 20152015 inin per duplicaduplicat , en catalaatala i enen angles,angles, i a a un un sol sol duplicate inin EnglishEnglish andand Catalan,Catalan ,and and on on efecte,efecte, essentessent cadascuncadascun delsdels dosdos textostextos single effect,effect, each ofof thethe twotwo original original textstexts originalsoriginals igualmentigualment autentico. autentics . being equally authentic.authentic.

GOVERMENT OF CALIFORNIA PEL GOVERN DE CATALUNYA PEL GOVERN DE CATALUNYA Director Governor's OfficeOffice ofof Business Business and and SecretariSecretari d'Afersd'Afers ExteriorsExteriors ii dede lala UnioUni6 EuropeaEuropea EconomicEconomic Development Development

Roger Albinyana Kish Rajan

PELPEL GOVERNGOVERN DEDE CALIFORNIACALIFORNIA GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT OF OF CATALONIACATALONIA DirectorDirector dede desenvolupamentdesenvolupament economiceconomic i SecretarySecretary forfor ForeignForeign andand EuropeanEuropean UnionUnion empresarialempresarial dede l'Oficinal'Oficina deldel GovernadorGovernador AffairsAffairs

Kish Rajan Roger Albinyana

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