definiens: shall mean the European Union and each of its member and associated member states ( including without limitation Iceland, Norway and L iechtenstein ) as constituted on the Closing Date an d Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus ; provided that the term as used in this Agreement, s hall also include any further additional member sta te which may accede to the European Union after the Closing Date unless ( i ) the accession of such member state to the Territory ( defined below ) would conflict with the t erms of any rights to the Product or any improvemen ts thereto which WFHC or its Affiliates may have licensed, sol d, divested or otherwise transferred, to another Pe rson prior to the accession of such member state or ( ii ) WFHC or its Affiliates have commenced development, marke ting, distribution, sale or other commercialization effor ts with respect to the Product or any Improvements thereto in such acceding member state