definiens: shall be contingent on certain events and shall meanthe date on which this AGREEMENT takes effect which shall be withoutinterruption and simultaneous with the termination of and in accordance with theprovisions of Article 9 of the TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT ; provided that, ifthis AGREEMENT takes effect as a result of the receipt of an approval letter tomarket a LICENSED PRODUCT in a MAJOR COUNTRY or if upon the conclusion of theten ( 10 ) year period there is a pending but as yet unapproved NDA orcorresponding registration in any MAJOR COUNTRY, this AGREEMENT shall then be ineffect in the entire LICENSED TERRITORY with respect to said PRODUCT . If thereis not an approved NDA or corresponding registration in a MAJOR COUNTRY but suchapproval has been granted to permit marketing of a LICENSED PRODUCT and sales ofsaid LICENSED PRODUCT commence in another country in the TERRITORY, thisAGREEMENT shall not come into effect but the payment provisions of Article 4 ofthis AGREEMENT shall be followed with respect to the sale of LICENSED PRODUCTSin said country