<P> These affiliated agencies were divided into two categories: intergovernmental economic organizations (which worked on a higher level in the member countries and generally dealt with a wider range of managerial and coordinative activities) and international economic organizations (which worked closer to the operational level of research, production, or trade). A few examples of the former are the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (managed the transferable ruble system), the International Investment Bank (in charge of financing joint projects), and Intermetall (encouraged cooperation in ferrous metallurgy). </P> <P> International economic organizations generally took the form of either joint enterprises, international economic associations or unions, or international economic partnerships . The latter included Interatominstrument (nuclear machinery producers), Intertekstilmash (textile machinery producers), and Haldex (a Hungarian - Polish joint enterprise for reprocessing coal slag). </P> <P> Comecon was an interstate organization through which members attempted to coordinate economic activities of mutual interest and to develop multilateral economic, scientific, and technical cooperation: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Charter (1959) stated that "the sovereign equality of all members" was fundamental to the organization and procedures of Comecon . </Li> <Li> The Comprehensive Program further emphasized that the processes of integration of members' economies were "completely voluntary and do not involve the creation of supranational bodies ." Hence under the provisions of the Charter, each country had the right to equal representation and one vote in all organs of Comecon, regardless of the country's economic size or the size of its contribution to Comecon's budget . </Li> <Li> From 1967, the "interestedness" provisions of the Charter reinforced the principle of "sovereign equality ." Comecon's recommendations and decisions could be adopted only upon agreement among the interested members, and each had the right to declare its "interest" in any matter under consideration . </Li> <Li> Furthermore, in the words of the Charter (as revised in 1967), "recommendations and decisions shall not apply to countries that have declared that they have no interest in a particular matter ." </Li> <Li> Although Comecon recognized the principle of unanimity, from 1967 disinterested parties did not have a veto but rather the right to abstain from participation . A declaration of disinterest could not block a project unless the disinterested party's participation was vital . Otherwise, the Charter implied that the interested parties could proceed without the abstaining member, affirming that a country that had declared a lack of interest "may subsequently adhere to the recommendations and decisions adopted by the remaining members of the Council ." However, a member country could also declare an "interest" and exercise a veto . </Li> </Ul>

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