definiens: means ( a ) with respect to the ARQULE Research Activities conducted in thefirst Contract Year during the Research Collaboration Period, the funding of * ARQULE FTEs at the FTE Rate ; and ( b ) withrespect to the ARQULE Research Activities conducted by ARQULE in any subsequent Contract Year during the ResearchCollaboration Period, the funding of that number of FTEs as shall be consistent with the Annual Research Plan for suchsubsequent Contract Year and agreed to by the Parties not later than * ( * ) days prior to the commencement of such ContractYear ; provided, that, ( i ) DS shall have the right to reduce the FTE Funding Commitment in any subsequent Contract Year tothe funding at the FTE Rate of a number of FTEs no fewer than * of FTE Funding Commitment that is applicable to theprevious Contract Year, and ( ii ) ARQULE ’s consent shall be required to increase the number of FTEs above the number in theprevious year . In the event the Parties can not agree on the number of FTE ’s in any subsequent year, each Party shall givewritten notice to the JEC of the number of FTEs it believes are needed to perform the ARQULE Research Activities in suchContract Year and the number of FTEs shall be decided in accordance with Section 2.1.5