| Abstract |
This article examines the legal foundations of the Eurasian Economic Union in the area of science, technologies and innovation in the context of the regional policy of transition to sustainable development and achieving its goals (Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs) as a new aspect of the phenomenon of Eurasian integration. The subject matter of the present study is the impact of SDGs on the EAEU legal policy of technological modernizing the economy. The article aims to ascertain the conformity of the EAEU law with solving the task of transition to sustainable development in the aspect of encouraging the development and transfer of ecologically sound technologies. For this purpose, the author has analyzed the provisions of the EAEU hard and soft law in detail. The research methods used in the study were both general (analysis, synthesis, abstracting and generalization) and specific (historical legal and comparative legal). The theoretical foundations were notions that the means to harmonize the three dimensions of development (social, economic and ecological) are to use relative technologies. Their development and transfer are in the focus of strategical documents concerning sustainable development, including the Agenda for Sustainable Development till 2030. Based on these scientific methods and a theoretical approach, the author has explored key sectoral work streams of the EAEU legal policy in the area of the development and transfer of the mentioned technologies, first of all, technologies in industry and agroindustry. Simultaneously, the institutional background of the Eurasian Technology Platforms and the Eurasian Network of Technology Transfer has been described. As stressed by the author, an essential component of the EAEU scientific and technological integration for sustainable development is collaboration with governments of third states, international organizations and states' regional integrative alliances. That is why, much attention is paid to the scientific and technological collaboration with other states and international organizations (FAO, UNIDO). The framework basis of this collaboration is essentially political rather than legal. Hence, the development of the legal foundations of this collaboration has prospects. The author proves the provision that the EAEU law provides for modernizing economy and society of member-states for the development and transfer of ecologically sound technologies to different branches of economy with the aim of forming a "Green Union". A conclusion is made that the technological modernization of the EAEU in ecocentric terms on the basis of ESTs demands: (1) synergy between all means of transition to sustainable development, in particular, technologies, investments, trade developing and fmancial resources accumulating; (2) deeper economic integration at the regional level and increase of economic and scientific and technological cooperation with third countries, their regional alliances and international organizations; (3) a coordinated ecological policy of member states, a developed regional ecological legislation, an elaborated regional strategy of sustainable development. |