eunbil · GT0N1282 · 2006-05-19 00:00:00 — A request for access rights under paragraphs 1 or 2 may be made up to one year after either of the following events: (a) the end of the indirect action ; (b) termination of participation by the owner of the background or foreground concerned. However, the participants concerned may agree on a different time-limit. Subject to the agreement of all the owners concerned, access rights to foreground shall be granted to a RTD performer, on fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed, for the purposes of pursuing further research activities. RTD performers shall grant access on a royalty-free basis, or on fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed prior to the signing of the grant agreement, to background needed to use the foreground generated in the indirect action. Additional provisions regarding access rights for "frontier" research actions and for actions for the benefit of specific groups Participants in the same frontier research action shall enjoy royalty-free access rights to foreground and background for implementation or for the purposes of pursuing further research activities. Access rights for use with the purpose other than that of pursuing further research activities shall be royalty free unless otherwise provided in the grant agreement. Where the specific group benefiting from the action is represented by a legal entity that participates in the action in their place, that legal entity may grant a sub-licence, in respect of any access right granted to it, to those of its members which are established in a or an Associated country. The Community may award a contribution to () to cover the risk for loans or guarantees the EIB makes in support of research objectives set out under the seventh Framework Programme (Facility). The EIB shall provide these loans or guarantees in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, impartiality and equal treatment. The Commission has the right to object to the use of the Facility for certain loans or guarantees, on terms to be defined in the grant agreement in accordance with the Work Programmes. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the . It shall apply from 1 January 2007. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. For Parliament For the Council Changes to the Commission proposal (doc. 5057/06) are underlined, for information. Reservations by delegations are indicated in bold. Commission maintains its original proposal. OJ C [. ], [. ], p. OJ C [. ], [. ], p. Opinion of Parliament of , and Council Decision of [. OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. Recital: "The Seventh Framework Programme should reflect and promote the general principles laid down in the Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, while respecting their voluntary character." P.m: it is understood that participants contributing to this scheme will not be required to present other guarantees save for cases where this is required in the Financial Regulation. P.m: it is understood that this guarantee does not need to take the form of any specific legal/financial agreement. 9080/06 KP/MF/amr DG C II LIMITEEN