1. pants

To make the following amendments to the Agreement:

1.1. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Preamble shall be replaced by

the following text:

"realizing the significance and the benefit of

co-operation for the Baltic States within the Baltic Sea region

and the European Union in order to encourage the integration of

the Baltic States into the international tourism

activities;"

1.2. Paragraph 2 of Article 3 shall be replaced by the

following text:

"The Parties may establish common tourist

information offices or appoint common tourism representatives in

respective and third countries."

1.3. Article 4 shall be deleted.

1.4. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following text:

"Article 6

The Parties shall cooperate both financially and

non-financially in:

1) promoting the Baltic area as a tourist destination for

short-haul and long-haul markets;

2) development of Baltic tourism brand;

3) development of tourism products;

4) development of tourism infrastructure and quality of

tourism services;

5) reducing administrative burdens;

6) collecting of statistical information;

7) participation in international tourism organisations;

8) applying of modern technologies for tourism

development;

9) development of projects in various international aid

programmes."

1.5. Paragraph 1 of Article 7 shall be replaced by the

following text:

"To ensure the implementation of this Agreement, the

Parties shall establish a Joint Tourism Committee (hereinafter

referred to as the Committee) consisting of tourism officials

from the three countries. The aim of the Committee shall be to

implement joint proposals, programmes and resolutions linked to

the development of trilateral co-operation in the field of

tourism."

1.6. Paragraph 5 of Article 7 shall be replaced by the

following text:

"The Committee shall meet at least once a year,

alternately in the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Estonia

and the Republic of Lithuania."

1.7. Article 8 shall be replaced by the following text:

"The Parties have agreed that the following public

authorities shall coordinate the implementation of this

Agreement:

- The Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia;

- The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of the

Republic of Estonia;

- The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania.

The Parties shall notify each other through diplomatic

channels of any changes of the public authorities coordinating

the implementation of this Agreement."