TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 18-918

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ATOMIC ENERGY

Nuclear Safety 

Arrangement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and FRANCE

Signed at Vienna September 18, 2018

with

Addenda and Annex
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 FRANCE

 Atomic Energy: Nuclear Safety

 Arrangement signed at Vienna

 September 18, 2018;

 Entered into force September 18, 2018.

 With addenda and annex.
ARRANGEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

AND 

THE FRENCH NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY 

FOR 

THE EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

AND 

COOPERATION IN NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS 

September 18, 2018 
ARRANGEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSION 

AND 

THE FRENCH NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY 

FOR 

THE EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

AND 

COOPERATION IN NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS 

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (hereinafter the USNRC), and the 

French Nuclear Safety Authority (hereinafter ASN), the two together hereinafter referred to as 

the Parties; 

Having a mutual interest in a continuing exchange of information pertaining to regulatory 

matters and of standards required or recommended by their organizations for the regulation of 

safety, security, and environmental impact of nuclear facilities; 

Having similarly cooperated under the terms of prior arrangements for the exchange of 

technical information and cooperation in nuclear safety matters, most recently in the 

Arrangement signed on September 16, 2013; 

Have agreed as follows: 

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I. SCOPE OF THE ARRANGEMENT 

A. Technical Information Exchange 

To the extent that the Parties are permitted to do so under the laws, regulations, 

and policy directives of their respective countries, they shall exchange the 

following types of unclassified technical information relating to the regulation of 

nuclear safety, security, radioactive waste management, radiological safety, and 

environmental impact of designated nuclear energy facilities and to nuclear 

safety research programs: · 

1. Topical reports concerning nuclear safety, security, radioactive waste 

management, radiological safety, and environmental effects written by or 

for one of the Parties as a basis for, or in support of, regulatory decisions 

and policies. 

2. Documents relating to significant licensing actions and safety and 

environmental decisions affecting nuclear facilities. 

3. Detailed documents describing the USNRC process for licensing and 

regulating certain U.S. facilities designated by ASN as similar to certain 

facilities being built or planned in France and equivalent documents on 

such facilities licensed and regulated by ASN. 

4. Information in the field of reactor safety research that the Parties have the 

right to disclose, either in the possession of one of the Parties or available 

to it, including light water reactor safety information from the technical 

areas described in Addenda "A" and "B," attached hereto and made 

integral parts of this Arrangement. Cooperation in these itemized 

research areas may require a separate agreement, as determined to be 

necessary by the research organizations of one or both of the Parties. 

Each Party shall transmit immediately to the other information concerning 

research results that requires early attention in the interest of public 

safety, along with an indication of significant implications. 

5. Reports on operating experience, such as reports on nuclear incidents, 

accidents and shutdowns, and compilations of historical reliability data on 

components and systems. 

6. Regulatory procedures for nuclear safety, security, radioactive waste 

management, radiological safety, and environmental impact evaluation of 

nuclear facilities. 

7. Early advice of important events, such as serious operating incidents, 

government-directed reactor shutdowns, and emerging technical issues, 

that are of immediate interest to the Parties. 

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B. Cooperation in Nuclear Safety Research 

The terms of cooperation for joint programs and projects of nuclear safety 

research and development, or those programs and projects under which 

activities are divided between the two Parties, including the use of test facilities 

and/or computer programs owned by either Party, shall be considered on a caseby-case basis and may be the subject of a separate agreement, if determined to 

be necessary by one or both of the Parties. When not the subject of a separate 

agreement, the terms of cooperation may be established by an exchange of 

letters between the Parties, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of 

this Arrangement. Technical areas specified by such exchanges of letters may 

be modified subsequently by mutual consent. 

C. Training and Assignments 

Within the limits of available resources and subject to the availability of 

appropriated funds, the USNRC shall cooperate with ASN in providing certain 

training and experience for ASN safety personnel. In addition, temporary 

assignments of personnel by one Party in the other Party's Agency shall also be 

considered on a case-by-case basis and shall, in general, require a separate 

agreement between the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed, costs of salary, 

allowances, and travel of participants shall be paid by the Party that incurs them. 

The following are typical of, but not necessarily exclusive of. the kinds of training 

and experience that may be provided: 

1. ASN designated inspector accompaniment of USNRC inspectors on 

reactor operation and reactor construction inspection visits in the United 

States, including extended briefings at USNRC regional inspection 

offices. 

2. Participation by ASN employees in USNRC staff training courses. 

3. Assignment of ASN experts for certain periods to be determined by the 

Parties within the USNRC staff to work on USNRC staff duties and gain 

on the job experience. 

4. Training assignments of ASN employees within the radiation control 

program in the United States. 

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II. ADMINISTRATION 

A. The exchange of information under this Arrangement shall be accomplished 

through letters, reports, and other documents, and by visits and meetings 

arranged in advance on a case-by-case basis. Periodic meetings shall be held at 

such times as mutually agreed to review the exchange of information and 

cooperation under this Arrangement, to recommend revisions to the provisions of 

this Arrangement, and to discuss topics coming within the scope of the exchange 

of information and cooperation. The time, place, and agenda for such meetings 

shall be agreed upon in advance. Visits which take place under this 

Arrangement, including their schedules, shall have the prior approval of the 

administrators referred to in Section 11.B. of this Arrangement. 

B. An administrator shall be designated by each Party to coordinate its participation 

in the overall exchange under this Arrangement. The administrators shall be the 

recipients of all documents transmitted under the exchange, including copies of 

all letters unless otherwise agreed. Within the terms of the exchange, the 

administrators shall be responsible for developing the scope of the exchange, 

including agreement on the designation of the nuclear energy facilities subject to 

the exchange, and on specific documents and information to be exchanged. One 

or more technical coordinators may be appointed as direct contacts for specific 

disciplinary areas. These technical coordinators shall ensure that both 

administrators receive copies of all transmittals. These detailed arrangements 

are intended to ensure, among other things, that a reasonably balanced 

exchange giving access to equivalent available information is achieved and 

maintained. 

C. The administrators shall determine the number of copies to be provided of the 

documents exchanged. Each document shall be accompanied by an abstract in 

English, 250 words or less, describing its scope and content. 

D. The application or use of any information exchanged or transferred between the 

Parties under this Arrangement shall be the responsibility of the receiving Party, 

and the transmitting Party does not warrant the suitability of such information for 

any particular use or application. 

E. Recognizing that some information of the type covered in this Arrangement is not 

available within the agencies that are Parties to this Arrangement, but is available 

from other agencies of the governments of the Parties, each Party shall assist 

the other to the maximum extent possible by organizing visits and directing 

inquiries ·concerning such information to appropriate agencies of the government 

concerned. The foregoing shall not constitute a commitment of other agencies to 

furnish such information or to receive such visitors. 

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Ill. EXCHANGE AND USE OF INFORMATION 

A. General 

The Parties support the widest possible dissemination of information provided or 

exchanged under this Arrangement, subject to the requirements of each Party's 

national laws, regulations and policies and the need to protect proprietary and 

other confidential or privileged information, and subject to the provisions of the 

Intellectual Property Rights Annex, which is an integral part of this Arrangement. 

B. Definitions 

1. The term "information" means unclassified nuclear energy-related 

regulatory, safety, security, radioactive waste management, scientific or 

technical data, including information on results or methods of 

assessment, research, and any other knowledge provided, created or 

exchanged under this Arrangement. 

2. The term "proprietary information" means information made available 

under this Arrangement that contains trade secrets or other privileged or 

confidential commercial information (such that the person having the 

information may derive a commercial benefit from it or may have a 

commercial advantage over those who do not have it), and may only 

include information that: 

a. has been held in confidence by its owner; 

b. has not been transmitted by the owner to other entities (including 

the receiving Party}, except on the basis that it be held in 

confidence; 

c. is not otherwise available to the receiving Party from another 

source without restriction on its further dissemination; and 

d. is not already in the possession of the receiving Party. 

3. The term "other confidential or privileged information" means information, 

other than "proprietary information," that has been transmitted and 

received in confidence under this Arrangement and is protected from 

public disclosure under the laws, regulations, or policies of the country of 

the Party providing the information. 

C. Marking Procedures for Documentary Proprietary Information 

A Party receiving documentary proprietary information pursuant to this 

Arrangement shall respect the privileged nature of such information, provided 

that such proprietary information is clearly marked with the following (or 

substantially similar) restrictive legend: 

"This document contains proprietary information furnished in 

confidence under an Arrangement dated September 18, 2018, 

between the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and 

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the French Nuclear Safety Authority and shall not be disseminated 

outside these organizations, their consultants, contractors, and 

licensees, or concerned departments and agencies of the 

Government of the United States of America and the Government 

of the French Republic, without the prior written approval of {name 

of transmitting Party). This notice shall be marked on each page 

of any reproduction hereof, in whole or in part. These limitations 

shall automatically terminate when the proprietary information is 

disclosed by the owner without restriction." 

This restrictive legend shall be respected by the Parties to this Arrangement. 

Proprietary information bearing this restrictive legend shall not be made public or 

otherwise disseminated in any manner unspecified or contrary to the terms of this 

Arrangement without the prior written consent of the transmitting Party. 

Proprietary information bearing this restrictive legend shall not be used by the 

receiving Party or its contractors and consultants for any commercial purposes 

without the prior written consent of the transmitting Party. 

D. Dissemination of Documentary Proprietary Information 

1. In general, proprietary information received under this Arrangement may 

be disseminated by the receiving Party without prior consent to persons 

within or employed by the receiving Party, and to concerned Government 

departments and Government agencies in the country of the receiving 

Party, provided: 

a. such dissemination is made on a case-by-case basis; and 

b. such proprietary information bears the restrictive legend appearing 

in Section 111.C. of this Arrangement. 

2. Proprietary information received under this Arrangement may be 

disseminated by the receiving Party without prior consent to contractors 

and consultants of the receiving Party located within the geographical 

limits of that Party's country provided: 

a. that the proprietary information is used by such contractors and 

consultants only for work within the scope of their contracts with the 

receiving Party relating to the subject matter of the proprietary 

information, and shall not be used by such contractors and 

consultants for any other private commercial purposes; 

b. that such dissemination is made on a case-by-case basis to 

contractors and consultants who have executed a non-disclosure 

agreement; and 

c. that such proprietary information shall bear the restrictive legend 

appearing in Section 111.C. of this Arrangement. 

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3. With the prior written consent of the Party furnishing proprietary 

information under this Arrangement, the receiving Party may disseminate 

such proprietary information more widely than otherwise permitted under 

the terms set forth in this Arrangement. The Parties shall endeavor to 

grant such approval to the extent permitted by their respective national 

laws, regulations and policies, provided: 

a. that the entities receiving proprietary information under Section 

111.0.3. of this Arrangement, including domestic organizations 

permitted or licensed by the receiving Party to construct or operate 

nuclear production or utilization facilities, or to use nuclear and 

materials radiation sources, have executed a non-disclosure 

agreement; 

b. that the entities receiving proprietary information under Section 

111.D.3. of this Arrangement, including domestic organizations 

permitted or licensed by the receiving Party to construct or operate 

nuclear production or utilization facilities, shall not use such 

proprietary information for any private commercial purposes; and 

c. that those entities receiving proprietary information under Section 

111.D.3. of this Arrangement that are domestic organizations 

permitted or licensed by the receiving Party, agree to use the 

proprietary information only for activities carried out under or within 

the terms of their specific permit or license. 

E. Marking Procedures for Other Confidential or Privileged Information of a 

Documentary Nature 

A Party receiving under this Arrangement other confidential or privileged 

information shall respect its confidential nature, provided such information is 

clearly marked so as to indicate its confidential or privileged nature and is 

accompanied by a statement indicating: 

1. that the information is protected from public disclosure by the government 

of the transmitting Party; and 

2. that the information is transmitted under the condition that it be 

maintained in confidence. 

F. Dissemination of Other Confidential or Privileged Information of a Documentary 

Nature 

Other confidential or privileged information may be disseminated in the same 

manner as that set forth in Section 111.D. of this Arrangement, "Dissemination of 

Documentary Proprietary Information." 

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G. Non-Documentary Proprietary or Other Confidential or Privileged Information 

Non-documentary proprietary or other confidential or privileged information 

provided in seminars and other meetings organized under this Arrangement, or 

information arising from the assignment of staff, use of facilities, orjoint projects, 

shall be treated by the Parties according to the principles specified for 

documentary information in this Arrangement; provided, however, that the Party 

communicating such proprietary or other confidential or privileged information 

has placed the recipient on notice as to the character of the information 

communicated. 

H. Consultation 

If, for any reason, one of the Parties becomes aware that it will be, or may 

reasonably be expected to become, unable to meet the non-dissemination 

provisions of this Arrangement, it shall immediately inform the other Party. The 

Parties shall thereafter consult to define an appropriate course of action. 

Nothing contained in this Arrangement shall preclude a Party from using or 

disseminating information received without restriction from sources outside of this 

Arrangement. 

IV. FINAL PROVISIONS 

A. Nothing contained in this Arrangement shall require either Party to take any 

action that would be inconsistent with its existing laws, regulations, or policy 

directives. Should any conflict arise between the terms of this Arrangement and 

those laws, regulations, or policy directives, the Parties agree to consult before 

any action is taken. No nuclear information related to proliferation-sensitive 

technologies shall be exchanged under this Arrangement. 

B. Unless otherwise agreed, all costs resulting from cooperation pursuant to this 

Arrangement shall be the responsibility of the Party that incurs them. The ability 

of the Parties to carry out their obligations is subject to the appropriation of funds 

by the appropriate governmental authority and to the laws, regulations and 

policies applicable to the Parties. 

C. Cooperation under this Arrangement shall be in accordance with the laws and 

regulations of the Parties. Any dispute or questions between the Parties 

concerning the interpretation or application of this Arrangement shall be settled 

by mutual agreement of the Parties. 

D. This Arrangement shall enter into force upon signature and, subject to paragraph 

E of this Section, shall remain in force for a period of five years. It may be 

extended for a further period of time by written agreement of the Parties. 

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Pierre-Franck Chevet 

E. Either Party may terminate this Arrangement by providing the other Party written 

notice at least 180 days prior to its intended date of termination. 

DONE at Vienna, Austria, on this 18th day of September 2018, in duplicate, in the English and 

French languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FOR THE FRENCH NUCLEAR 

REGULA TORY COMMISSION: SAFETY A ORITY: 

Kristine L. Svinicki 

Chairman Chairman 

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Addendum A 

USNRC - ASN Safety Research Exchange 

Areas in Which the USNRC Is Performing or Sponsoring Research 

1. Digital Instrumentation and Control 

2. Reactor and Electrical Equipment Qualification 

3. Environmental Transport 

4. Radionuclide Transport and Waste Management 

5. Dry Cask Storage and Transport 

6. Fire Safety Research 

7. Nuclear Fuel Analysis 

8. Severe Accident Analysis 

9. Operating Experience and Generic Issues 

10. Human Factors Engineering 

11. Organizational Factors/Safety Culture 

12. Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) 

13. Probabilistic Risk Assessments 

14. Radiation Protection and Health Effects 

15. Seismic Safety 

16. State of the Art Risk Consequences 

17. Reactor Containment Structural Safety 

18. Reactor Vessel and Piping Integrity 

19. Regulatory Guide Update 

20. New and Advanced Reactor Designs 

21. Decommissioning 

22. Thermal Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance 

23. Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Hydraulic Kinetics 

24. Coupled 30 Neutronic and Plant Thermal Hydraulics 

25. Medical Isotope Production 

26. Long-term Operational Management 

27. Plant and Systems Operations 
Addendum B 

USNRC - ASN Safety Research Exchange 

Areas in Which the ASN Is Performing or Sponsoring Research 

1. Digital Instrumentation and Control 

2. Reactor and Electrical Equipment Qualification 

3. Environmental Transport 

4. Radionuclide Transport and Waste Management 

5. Dry Cask Storage and Transport 

6. Fire Safety Research 

7. Nuclear Fuel Analysis 

8. Severe Accident Analysis 

9. · Operating Experience and Generic Issues 

10. Human Factors Engineering 

11. Organizational Factors/Safety Culture 

12. Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) 

13. Probabilistic Risk Assessments 

14. Radiation Protection and Health Effects 

15. Seismic Safety 

16. State of the Art Risk Consequences 

17. Reactor Containment Structural Safety 

18. Reactor Vessel and Piping Integrity 

19. Regulatory Guide Update 

20. New and Advanced Reactor Designs 

21. Decommissioning 

22. Thermal Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance 

23. Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Hydraulic Kinetics 

24. Coupled 30 Neutronic and Plant Thermal Hydraulics 

25. Medical Isotope Production 

26. Long-term Operational Management 

27. Plant and Systems Operations 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ANNEX 

I. General Obligation 

The Parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual property created or 

furnished under this Arrangement and relevant implementing arrangements. Rights to such 

intellectual property shall be allocated as provided in this Annex. 

II. Scope 

A This Annex is applicable to all cooperative activities undertaken pursuant to this 

Arrangement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties or their designees. 

B. For purposes of this Arrangement, "intellectual property" shall mean the subject matter listed 

in Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, done at 

Stockholm, July 14, 1967, and may include other subject matter as agreed by the Parties. 

C. Each Party shall ensure, through contracts or other legal means with its own participants, if 

necessary, that the other Party can obtain the rights to intellectual property allocated in 

accordance with this Annex. This Annex does not otherwise alter or prejudice the allocation 

between a Party and its participants, which shall be determined by that Party's laws and 

practices. 

D. Except as otherwise provided in this Arrangement, disputes concerning intellectual property 

arising under this Arrangement shall be resolved through discussions between the concerned 

participating institutions, or, if necessary, the Parties or their designees. Upon mutual 

agreement of the Parties, a dispute shall be submitted to an arbitral tribunal for binding 

arbitration in accordance with the applicable rules of international law. Unless the Parties or 

their designees agree otherwise in writing, the arbitration rules of the United Nations 

Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) shall govern. 

E. Termination or expiration of this Arrangement shall not affect rights or obligations under this 

Annex. 

Ill. Allocation of Rights 

A. Each Party shall be entitled to a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to 

translate, reproduce, and publicly distribute monographs, scientific and technical journal articles, 

reports, and books directly arising from cooperation under this Arrangement. All publicly 

distributed copies of a copyrighted work prepared under this Arrangement shall indicate the 

names of the authors of the work unless an author explicitly declines to be named. 

B. Rights to all forms of intellectual property, other than those rights described in paragraph Ill.A 

above, shall be allocated as follows: 

(1) Prior to participation in cooperative activities under this Arrangement by a visiting 

researcher, the host Party or its designee and the Party or its designee employing or 

sponsoring the visiting researcher may discuss and determine the allocation of rights to 

any intellectual property created by the visiting researcher. Absent such a determination, 
visiting researchers shall receive rights, awards, bonuses and royalties in accordance 

with the policies of the host institution. For purposes of this Arrangement, a visiting 

researcher is a researcher visiting an institution of the other Party (host institution) and 

engaged in work planned solely by the host institution. 

(2) (a) Any intellectual property created by persons employed or sponsored by one Party 

under cooperative activities other than those covered by Paragraph 111.8(1) shall be 

owned by that Party. Intellectual property created by persons employed or sponsored by 

both Parties shall be jointly owned by the Parties. In addition, each creator shall be 

entitled to awards, bonuses and royalties in accordance with the policies of the institution 

employing or sponsoring that creator. 

(b) Unless otherwise agreed in an implementing or other arrangement, each Party shall 

have within its territory a right to exploit and allow others to exploit intellectual property 

created in the course of the cooperative activities. 

(c) The rights of a Party outside its territory shall be determined by mutual agreement 

considering, for example, the relative contributions of the Parties and their participants to 

the cooperative activities, the degree of commitment in obtaining legal protection and 

licensing of the intellectual property and such other factors deemed appropriate. 

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs 111.B(2Xa) and (b) above, if either Party believes that a 

particular project is likely to lead to or has led to the creation of intellectual property not 

protected by the laws of the other Party, the Parties shall immediately hold discussions 

to determine the allocation of rights to the intellectual property. If an agreement cannot 

be reached within three months of the date of the initiation of the discussions, 

cooperation on the project in question shall be terminated at the request of either Party. 

Creators of intellectual property shall nonetheless be entitled to awards, bonuses and 

royalties as provided in paragraph III.B(2)(a). 

{e) For each invention made under any cooperative activity, the Party employing or 

sponsoring the inventor(s) shall disclose the invention promptly to the other Party 

together with any documentation and information necessary to enable the other Party to 

establish any rights to which it may be entitled. Either Party may ask the other Party in 

writing to delay publication or public disclosure of such documentation or information for 

the purpose of protecting its rights in the invention. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, 

the delay shall not exceed a period of six months from the date of disclosure by the 

inventing Party to the other Party. 

IV. Business Confidential Information 

In the event that information identified in a timely fashion as business-confidential is furnished or 

created under this Arrangement, each Party and its participants shall protect such information in 

accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and administrative practices. Information may be 

identified as "business-confidential" if a person having the information may derive an economic 

benefit from it or may obtain a competitive advantage over those who do not have it, and the 

information is not generally known or publicly available from other sources, and the owner has 

not previously made the information available without imposing in a timely manner an obligation 

to keep it confidential. 
ARRANGEMENT 

ENTRE 

LA COMMISSION DE REGLEMENTATION 

NUCLEAIRE 

DES ETATS-UNIS 

ET 

L'AUTORITE DE SORETE NUCLEAIRE DE FRANCE 

POUR L'ECHANGE D'INFORMATIONS TECHNIQUES 

ET LA COOPERATION 

CONCERNANT LES QUESTIONS DE S0RETE 

NUCLEAIRE 

Le 18 septembre 2018 
ARRANGEMENT ENTRE 

LA COMMISSION DE REGLEMENTATION NUCLEAIRE DES ETATS-UNIS 

ET 

L'AUTORITE DE S0RETE NUCLEAIRE DE FRANCE 

POUR L'ECHANGE D'INFORMA TIONS TECHNIQUES 

ET 

LA COOPERATION CONCERNANT LES QUESTIONS DE S0RETE NUCLEAIRE 

La Commission de reglementation nucleaire des Etats-Unis (United States Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, ci-apres denommee « USN RC ») et I'Autorite de sOrete nucleaire de 

France (ci-apres denommee « ASN »), les deux parties etant ci-apres denommees les 

« Parties », 

Considerant qu'elles ont un interet commun a proceder a un echange continu 

d'informations concemant les questions de reglementation et les normes exigees ou 

recommandees par leurs organismes respectifs pour la reglementation de la sOrete et la securite 

des installations nucleaires et de leur impact sur l'environnement ; 

Considerant qu'elles ont egalement coopere dans le cadre d'accords anterieurs sur 

l'echange d'informations techniques et la cooperation en matiere de surete nucleaire, le demier 

en date etant !'Arrangement signe le 16 septembre 2013; 

Sont convenues de ce qui suit : 

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I. CHAMP D'APPLICATION DE L'ARRANGEMENT 

A. Echange d'lnformations techniques 

Dans la mesure ou l'ASN et l'USNRC y sont autorisees en vertu des lois, reglements et politiques 

applicables de leurs pays respectifs, les Parties conviennent d'echanger les types d'informations 

techniques non-classifiees suivants ayant trait a la reglementation de la sOrete et de la securite 

nucleaires, de la gestion des dechets radioactifs, de la sOrete radiologique et de !'impact sur 

l'environnement d'installations nucleaires designees et aux programmes de recherche sur la 

sOrete nucleaire : 

1. des rapports thematiques concernant la sOrete et la securite nucleaires, la gestion des 

dechets radioactifs, la surete radiologique et l'impact sur l'environnement rediges par 

ou pour rune des Parties afin de servir de base ou d'appui aux decisions et aux 

politiques en matiere de reglementation ; 

2. des documents ayant trait aux principales procedures d'autorisation, ainsi qu'aux 

decisions sur la surete et l'environnement visant les installations nucleaires ; 

3. des documents detailles decrivant la procedure de l'USNRC pour l'autorisation et ta 

reglementation de certaines installations americaines designees par l'ASN comme 

etant semblables acertaines installations en construction ou prevues en France, ainsi 

que des documents equivalents sur ce type d'installations autorisees et reglementees 

par l'ASN. 

4. des informations dans le domaine de la recherche sur la surete des reacteurs que les 

deux Parties ont le droit de divulguer, que ce soit une information en la possession de 

l'une des deux Parties ou accessible acelle-ci, incluant les informations sur les sujets 

techniques de la sOrete des reacteurs a eau legere definis dans les annexes A et B 

faisant partie de cet arrangement. La cooperation dans ces domaines detailles de 

recherche peut necessiter un accord separe, demande par les departements de 

recherche de l'une des Parties. Chaque Partie devra transmette immediatement a 

l'autre des informations concemant les resultats de recherche qui necessitent une 

attention precoce dans l'interet de la sOrete publique, avec une indication des 

consequences importantes ; 

5. des rapports sur !'experience d'exploitation, tels que rapports d'incidents, d'accidents 

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et d'arrets nucleaires, ainsi que des compilations de donnees sur les composants et 

les systemes par rapport a leur fiabilite dans le temps ; 

6. des procedures de reglementation relatives a la sOrete et la securite nucleaires, la 

gestion des dechets radioactifs, la surete radiologique et l'etude de !'impact des 

installations nucleaires sur l'environnement ; 

7. l'annonce rapide des evenements importants, tels que les incidents graves 

d'exploitation, les arrets de reacteurs ordonnes par le gouvemement et les nouveaux 

sujets techniques identifies, qui sont d'un interet immediat pour les Parties. 

B. Cooperation en matiere de recherche sur la surete nucleaire 

Les modalites de cooperation relatives aux programmes et aux projets conjoints de recherche et 

developpement en matiere de surete nucleaire, ou aux programmes et projets pour lesquels les 

activites sont reparties entre les Parties, notamment !'utilisation d'installations d'essai et/ou de 

programmes informatiques appartenant a l'une ou l'autre des Parties, sont considerees au cas 

par cas et peuvent faire l'objet d'un accord distinct, si rune ou l'autre des Parties le juge 

necessaire. Toute modalite de cooperation qui ne fait pas l'objet d'un accord distinct peut etre 

fixee par un echange de lettres entre les Parties et est soumise aux dispositions de cet 

Arrangement. Les sujets techniques identifies dans ces echanges de lettres peuvent etre modifies 

par la suite par consentement mutuel. 

C. Formation et mise adisposition 

Dans les limites des ressources disponibles et sous reserve de la disponibilite des fonds 

necessaires, l'USNRC cooperera avec l'ASN en fournissant des possibilites de formation et de 

partage d'experience a du personnel de l'ASN. En outre, les mises a disposition temporaires de 

personnel par une Partie dans l'Organisme de l'autre Partie sont egalement examinees au cas 

par cas et necessitent, en general, un accord distinct entre les Parties. Sauf stipulation contraire, 

les frais de traitement, les indemnites et les deplacements du personnel seront a la charge de la 

Partie qui les engage. Des exemples de types de formation ou de partage d'experience sont 

fournis ci-apres (liste non exclusive) : 

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1. Accompagnement d'un inspecteur designe par l'ASN des inspecteurs de l'USNRC 

lors des visites d'inspection de !'exploitation et de la construction des reacteurs aux 

Etats-Unis, y compris des reunions d'information prolongees dans les bureaux 

d'inspection regionaux de l'USNRC. 

2. Participation d'employes de l'ASN a des formations organisees par l'USNRC ; 

3. Mise a disposition, sur certaines periodes adeterminer par les Parties, d'experts de 

l'ASN aupres de l'USNRC pour contribuer aux travaux de cette derniere et pour 

acquerir de !'experience ; 

4. Participation ades programmes de formation des salaries de l'ASN dans le domaine 

de la radioprotection aux Etats-Unis. 

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II. ADMINISTRATION 

A. Aux fins du present Arrangement, l'echange d'informations s'effectue par des lettres, des 

rapports et autres documents, ainsi que par des visites et des reunions convenues a 

l'avance et au cas par cas. Les reunions periodiques se tiennent ades dates fixees d'un 

commun accord afin d'examiner les echanges d'informations et la cooperation dans le 

cadre de cet arrangement, proposer des revisions aux dispositions de !'Arrangement et 

discuter des questions entrant dans le cadre des echanges. La date, le lieu et l'ordre du 

jour de ces reunions sont convenus al'avance. Les visites qui ont lieu en vertu du present 

Arrangement, y compris leur programme, sont soumises a l'accord prealable de ses 

administrateurs definis au paragraphe 11.B. du present Arrangement. 

B. Chaque Partie s'engage adesigner un administrateur afin d'en coordonner la participation 

a l'ensemble des echanges definis dans le cadre de cet Arrangement. Les 

administrateurs sont les destinataires de tous les documents transmis en vertu des 

echanges, notamment des copies de toutes les lettres, a moins qu'il n'en soit convenu 

autrement. Aux fins des echanges, les administrateurs sont responsables du 

developpement de la portee des echanges, notamment pour ce qui est de !'accord sur la 

designation des installations nucleaires faisant l'objet des echanges, et sur les documents 

et informations specifiques a echanger. Un ou plusieurs coordonnateurs techniques 

peuvent etre designes comme correspondants directs pour des disciplines particulieres. 

Ces coordonnateurs techniques veillent a ce que les deux administrateurs re<;oivent des 

copies de tous les documents transmis. Ces mesures detaillees sont destinees a assurer 

notamment l'instauration et le maintien d'echanges raisonnablement equilibres 

permettant l'acces reciproque des deux Parties a des informations disponibles 

equivalentes. 

c. Les administrateurs determineront le nombre de copies afournir de chaque document 

echange. Chaque document sera accompagne d'un resume en langue anglaise, de 

moins de 250 mots, decrivant la thematique et le contenu du document echange. 

D. L'application ou !'utilisation de toute information echangee ou transferee entre les Parties 

en vertu du present Arrangement releve de la responsabilite de la Partie destinataire, 

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tandis que la Partie expeditrice n'en garantit pas la pertinence pour quelque utilisation ou 

application particuliere que ce soit. 

E. Consciente de ce que certaines informations du type de celles qui sont assujetties au 

present Arrangement ne sont pas disponibles au sein des deux Parties de cet 

Arrangement, mais que ces informations peuvent etre obtenues aupres d'autres 

organismes gouvemementaux des Parties, chacune des Parties s'engage aaider l'autre, 

dans toute la mesure du possible, en organisant des visites et en dirigeant les demandes 

de renseignements concemant de telles informations vers les organismes 

gouvemementaux concemes. Ce qui precede n'engage aucunement les autres 

organismes vises afoumir lesdites informations ou arecevoir lesdits visiteurs. 

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Ill. ECHANGE ET UTILISATION DES INFORMATIONS 

A. Generalites 

Les Parties soutiennent une diffusion aussi etendue que possible des informations 

foumies ou echangees en vertu du present Arrangement, sous reserve des prescriptions 

des lois, reglements et politiques applicables du pays de chaque Partie, de la protection 

necessaire des informations confidentielles ou autres donnees sensibles ou protegees, 

ainsi que des dispositions de !'Annexe relative a la propriete intellectuelle qui fait partie 

integrante du present Arrangement. 

B. Definitions 

1. Le terme « information » designe toute donnee scientifique ou technique non classifiee 

liee al'energie nucleaire et ayant trait a la reglementation, a la sOrete, a la securite, a la 

gestion des dechets radioactifs, y compris tout renseignement portant sur les resultats 

ou les methodes d'evaluation, de recherche, ainsi que toute autre connaissance destinee 

a etre fournie, creee ou echangee en vertu du present Arrangement. 

2. Le terme « information proprietaire » s'entend de toute information echangee en vertu 

du present Arrangement, qui comporte des secrets commerciaux ou d'autres 

renseignements proteges ou sensibles de nature commerciale (telle que la personne qui 

la possede est susceptible d'en retirer benefice commercial ou un avantage economique 

par rapport aceux qui n'y ont pas acces) et s'applique seulement si ladite information: 

a. a ete tenue confidentielle par son proprietaire; 

b. n'a pas ete communiquee par son proprietaire a d'autres organismes (y compris la 

Partie destinataire) amoins d'etre tenue confidentielle; 

c. ne peut etre obtenue par la Partie destinataire aupres d'une autre source sans 

restriction pour sa diffusion ulterieure, et 

d. n'est pas deja en possession de la Partie destinataire. 

3. Le terme « autre information confidentielle ou protegee » s'entend de toute information, 

autre qu'une « information proprietaire », qui a ete transmise et re<;ue atitre confidentiel 

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en vertu du present Arrangement et dont toute divulgation publique est prohibee par les 

lois, reglements et politiques applicables du pays de la Partie expeditrice. 

C. Procedures de marguage des « informations proprietaires » contenues dans les 

documents 

La Partie qui, en vertu du present Arrangement, re~it un document contenant des 

"informations proprietaires", en respecte le caractere protege, a condition que lesdites 

informations soient clairement signalees par la mention restrictive suivante ( ou une 

mention foncierement equivalente) : 

« Le present document contient des information proprietaires communiquees 

a titre confidentiel en vertu de !'Arrangement date du 18 septembre 2018 

entre la Commission de reglementation nucleaire des Etats-Unis et l'Autorite 

de SOrete Nucleaire de France, et ne doit pas etre diffuse en dehors de ces 

organismes, de leurs consultants, entrepreneurs et titulaires d'autorisations, 

ainsi que des ministeres et organismes gouvemementaux concemes des 

Etats-Unis et de la France, sans l'autorisation ecrite prealable de (nom de la 

Partie expeditrice ). La presente mention figurera sur chaque page de toute 

reproduction integrate ou partielle du present document La restriction cesse 

automatiquement des que le proprietaire de ladite information la divulgue 

sans restriction. » 

Les Parties au present Arrangement s'engagent a respecter la mention restrictive 

susmentionnee. Toute information proprietaire portant la mention restrictive 

susmentionnee ne pourra, sans !'accord ecrit prealable de la Partie expeditrice, etre 

rendue publique ou diffusee d'aucune maniere qui ne soit prevue par le present 

Arrangement ou qui y soil contraire. Toute information proprietaire portant ladite mention 

restrictive ne pourra, sans l'accord de la Partie expeditrice, etre utilisee a toutes fins 

commerciales par la Partie destinataire ou ses entrepreneurs et ses consultants. 

D. Diffusion des informations proprietaires contenues dans les document 

1 . En general, toute information proprietaire rei;;ue par la Partie destinataire en vertu du 

present Arrangement peut etre diffusee sans autorisation prealable atoute personne qui 

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lui appartient ou qu'elle emploie, ainsi qu'a tout ministere et organisme gouvememental 

conceme du pays de ladite Partie, a condition que : 

a. toute distribution ne se fasse qu'au cas par cas, et 

b. ladite information proprietaire porte fa mention restrictive citee a ta Section 111.C du 

present Arrangement. 

2. La Partie destinataire qui re~oit toute information proprietaire en vertu du present 

Arrangement peut la diffuser sans autorisation preafable a ses entrepreneurs et a ses 

consultants situes a l'interieur des fimites geographiques du pays de fadite Partie a 

condition que: 

a. lesdits entrepreneurs et consultants utifisent ladite information aux fins des travaux 

qu'ils accomplissent dans le cadre de leurs contrats avec la Partie destinataire et qui 

sont lies a !'information, et se gardent de l'utiliser a toute autre fin commerciale 

privee; 

b. cette diffusion soit effectuee au cas par cas aux entrepreneurs et aux consultants 

qui ont signe un accord de confidentialite, et 

c. ladite information porte la mention restrictive citee a la Section 111.C du present 

Arrangement. 

3. Sous reserve de !'approbation ecrite prealable de la Partie expeditrice de toute 

information proprietaire en vertu du present Arrangement, la Partie destinataire peut 

diffuser ladite information proprietaire plus largement qu'il n'est permis en vertu du 

present Arrangement. Les Parties s'engagent a s'efforcer d'accorder une telle 

approbation dans la mesure ou les lois, les reglements et les politiques applicables de 

leurs pays respectifs le leur permettent et a condition que : 

a. les organisations destinataires d'information, en vertu de la Section 111.D.3 du 

present Arrangement, y compris toute organisation nationale qui est autorisee par la 

Partie destinataire soit a construire ou a exploiter des installations de production ou 

d'utilisation nucleaire, soit a utiliser des matieres nucleaires et des sources de 

rayonnement, ait signe un accord de confidentialite ; 

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b. les organisations destinataires d'information proprietaire, en vertu de la 

Section 111.D.3 du present Arrangement, y compris toute organisation nationale qui 

est autorisee par la Partie destinataire soit a construire ou a exploiter des 

installations de production ou d'utilisation nucleaire, n'utilise pas ladite information a 

toute autre fin commerciale privee, et 

c. les organisations destinataires d'une information proprietaire, en vertu de la 

Section 111.D.3 du present Arrangement, qui sont des organisations nationales 

autorisees par la Partie destinataire s'engagent a n'utiliser ladite information que 

dans le cadre d'activites effectuees en vertu de leur autorisation propre. 

E. Procedures de marquage des autres informations confidentielles ou protegees 

contenues dans les documents 

La Partie qui, en vertu du present Arrangement, re~it toute autre information 

confidentielle ou protegee s'engage arespecter son caractere confidentiel, sous reserve 

que ladite information porte clairement une mention confidentielle ou protegee et qu'elle 

soit accompagnee d'une declaration indiquant que ladite information est : 

1. Protegee par le gouvemement de la Partie expeditrice contre toute divulgation publique, 

et 

2. Communiquee a la condition que sa confidentialite soit preservee. 

F. Diffusion des autres informations confidentielles OU protegees contenues dans les 

documents 

Toute autre information confidentielle ou protegee peut etre diffusee dans les memes 

conditions decrites dans la section Ill. D intitulee « Diffusion d'informations proprietaires 

contenues dans les documents». 

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G. Informations proprietaires ou autres informations confidentielles ou protegees 

non contenues dans les documents 

Toute information proprietaire ou autre information confidentielle ou protegee non 

contenue dans des documents, mais qui est communiquee lors de seminaires et autres 

reunions organisees en vertu du present Arrangement, ou transmise dans le cadre de 

tout detachement d'agents, utilisation d'installation ou projet conjoint, est traitee par les 

Parties conformement aux principes exposes dans le present Arrangement au sujet des 

informations contenues dans des documents, sous reserve toutefois que la Partie 

expeditrice ait prevenu la Partie destinataire de la nature de !'information communiquee. 

H. Consultation 

Si, pour une raison quelconque, l'une des Parties prend conscience qu'elle sera, ou peut 

raisonnablement s'attendre a devenir, incapable de respecter les dispositions de nondiffusion de cet Arrangement, elle en informera immediatement l'autre Partie. Les 

Parties se consulteront alors pour definir un plan d'action approprie. 

I. Autres dispositions 

Aucune disposition du present Arrangement n'empeche une Partie d'utiliser ou de 

diffuser des informations qu'elle a recues sans restriction de sources exterieures au 

present Arrangement. 

IV.DISPOSITIONS FINALES 

A Aucune des dispositions du present Arrangement n'exige de l'une ou l'autre Partie qu'elle 

agisse, de quelque maniere que ce soit, dans un sens contraire a ses lois, reglements et 

politiques applicables. En cas de conflit entre les termes du present Arrangement et les 

lois, reglements et politiques applicables susmentionnes, les Parties conviennent de se 

consulter avant d'entreprendre quelque action que ce soit. Aucun echange d'inforrnations 

nucleaires relatives a des technologies sensibles a la proliferation n'est prevu dans le 

cadre du present Arrangement. 

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B. A moins qu'il n'en soit convenu autrement, tous les frais resultant des activites de 

cooperation aux termes du present Arrangement sont assumes par la Partie qui les 

engage. La capacite des Parties aremplir leurs obligations est subordonnee a!'affectation 

de credits suffisants par l'autorite gouvemementale competente, ainsi qu'aux lois, 

reglements et politiques appr.cables aux Parties. 

C. Tout projet de cooperation aux termes du present Arrangement est regi par les lois et 

reglements du pays de chaque Partie .. Les Parties s'engagent aregler al'amiabfe tout 

litige ou differend survenant entre elles relativement a!'interpretation. ou al'apptication du 

present Arrangement. 

0 . Le present Arrangement entre en vigueur ala date de sa signature et, sous reserve des 

dispositions d~ paragraphe E du present article, et demeur~ valide pendant cinq (5) ans. 

II peut tMre reconduit pour une nouvelle periode par accord ecrit des Parties. 

E. Chaque Partie peut denoncer le present Arrangement en signifiant par ecrit son intention 

al'autre Partie dans un delai de 180 jours avant la date prevue pour la resiliation dudit 

Arrangement. 

FAIT aVienne, Autriche, le 18 septembre 2018, en anglais et en franc;ais, les deux versions 

etant dignes de foi. 

POUR LA COMMISSION DE POUR L'AUTORITE DE S0RETE 

REGLEMENTATION NUCLEAIRE NUCLEAIRE DE FRANCE 

DES ETATS-UNIS 

Kristine L. Svinicki 

President 

Pierre-Franck Chevet 

President 

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ANNEXE A 

USNRC-ASN - Echanges dans le domaine de la recherche sur la surete 

Domaines dans lesquels la USNRC mime ou parraine des recherches 

1. Digital Instrumentation and Control 

2. Reactor and Electrical Equipment Qualification 

3. Environmental Transport 

4. Radionuclide Transport and Waste Management 

5. Dry Cask Storage and Transport 

6. Fire Safety Research 

7. Nuclear Fuel Analysis 

8. Severe Accident Analysis 

9. Operating Experience and Generic Issues 

10. Human Factors Engineering 

11. Organizational Factors/Safety Culture 

12. Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) 

13. Probabilistic Risk Assessments 

14. Radiation Protection and Health Effects 

15. Seismic Safety 

16. State of the Art Risk Consequences 

17. Reactor Containment Structural Safety 

18. Reactor Vessel and Piping Integrity 

19. Regulatory Guide Update 

20. New and Advanced Reactor Designs 

21. Decommissioning 

22. Thermal Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance 

23. Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Hydraulic Kinetics 

24. Coupled 30 Neutronic and Plant Thermal Hydraulics 

25. Medical Isotope Production 

26. Long-term Operational Management 

27. Plant and Systems Operations 
ANNEXES 

USNRC-ASN - Echanges dans le domaine de la recherche sur la surete 

Domaines dans lesquels I'ASN mene ou parraine des recherches 

1. Digital Instrumentation and Control 

2. Reactor and Electrical Equipment Qualification 

3. Environmental Transport 

4. Radionuclide Transport and Waste Management 

5. Dry Cask Storage and Transport 

6. Fk'e Safety Research 

7. Nuclear Fuel Analysis 

8. Severe Accident Analysis 

9. Operating Experience and Generic Issues 

10. Human Factors Engineering 

11. Organizational Factors/Safety Culture 

12. Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) 

13. Probabilistic Risk Assessments 

14. Radiation Protection and Health Effects 

15. Seismic Safety 

16. State of the Art Risk Consequences 

17. Reactor Containment Structural Safety 

18. Reactor Vessel and Piping Integrity 

19. Regulatory Guide Update 

20. New and Advanced Reactor Designs 

21. Decommissioning · 

22. Thermal Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance 

23. Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Hydraulic Kinetics 

24. Coupled 30 Neutronic and Plant Thermal Hydraulics 

25. Medical Isotope Production 

26. Long-term Operational Management 

27. Plant and Systems Operations 
ANNEXE RELATIVE AUX DROITS DE PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE 

I - OBLIGATION GENERALE 

Les Parties s'ei,gagent a garantir une protection appropriee et efficace de la propriete 

inteHectuelle creee ou fournie en vertu du present Arrangement et des dispositions prises pour 

son application. T ous droits relatifs a ladite propriete intellectuelle sont attribues conformement 

aux dispositions de la presente annexe. 

II - CHAMP D'APPLICA TION 

A. La presente annexe s'applique atoutes les activites de cooperation engagees aux fins 

du present Arrangement, sauf disposition contraire expressement convenue par les 

Parties ou leurs representants designes. 

B. Aux fins du present Arrangement, le terme « propriete intellectuelle » s'entencl au sens 

que lui donne !'article 2 de la Convention instituant !'Organisation mondiale de la propriete 

intellectuelle, fait le 14 juillet 1967 aStockholm et peut inclure d'autres sujets sous reserve 

de !'accord des deux Parties. 

C. Chaque Partie fail en sorte, par le biais de contrats ou d'autres moyens juridiques avec 

ses propres participants, si necessaire, que l'autre Partie puisse obtenir les droits de 

propriete intellectuelle attribues conformement a la presente annexe. L'attribution des 

droits entre une Partie et ses participants, qui se fait conformement aux lois et aux usages 

de cette Partie, n'est pas modifiee ni alteree par !'application de la presente annexe. 

D. Sauf disposition contraire de cet arrangement, tout litige relatif a la propriete 

intellectuelle survenant dans le cadre du present Arrangement sera regle par voie de 

discussion entre les institutions participantes concemees ou, si necessaire, entre les 

Parties ou leurs representants designes. Par consentement reciproque des Parties, tout 

litige est soumis a un tribunal arbitral en vue d'un arbitrage obligatoire conformement aux 

regles applicables du droit international. A moins que les Parties ou leurs representants 

designes n'en conviennent autrement par ecrit, ii est fait application des regles d'arbitrage 
de la Commission des Nations Unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI). 

E. La resiliation ou !'expiration du present Arrangement n'affecte pas les droits ou 

obligations decoulant de la presente annexe. 

Ill -ATTRIBUTION DES DROITS 

A. Chaque Partie a droit a une licence mondiale, non exclusive, irrevocable et libre 

de toute redevance portant sur la traduction, la reproduction et la distribution publique de 

monographies, articles de revues scientifiques et techniques, rapports et livres resultant 

directement de la cooperation dans le cadre du present Arrangement. Tout exemplaire 

d'une ceuvre soumise adroit d'auteur, produit en application de la presente disposition et 

distribue en diffusion libre, porte le nom des auteurs de ladite ceuvre, amoins qu'un auteur 

ne refuse expressement d'etre nomme. 

B. Tous droits afferents a toute forme de propriete intellectuelle, autres que ceux 

mentionnes au paragraphe Ill (A) ci-dessus, sont attribues comme suit: 

(1) Avant la participation d'un chercheur invite ades activites de cooperation dans le cadre 

du present Arrangement, la Partie hote . ou son representant et la Partie, ou son 

representant, qui salarie ou parraine le chercheur invite peuvent discuter et determiner 

!'attribution de droits de propriete intellectuelle crees par le chercheur invite. En !'absence 

d'une telle determination, les chercheurs invites recevront des droits, des recompenses, 

des primes et des redevances conformement aux politiques de l'etablissement hote. Aux 

fins du present Arrangement, un chercheur invite est un chercheur qui visite un 

etablissement de l'autre Partie (etablissement d'accueil) et qui participe a des travaux 

prevus uniquement par l'etablissement d'accueil. 

(2) (a) Toute propriete intellectuelle creee par des employes ou des personnes 

parrainees par une des Parties dans le cadre d'activites de cooperation qui 

ne soit pas definie dans le paragraphe III.B(1), appartiendra a cette Partie. 

Toute propriete intellectuelle creee par des employes ou des personnes 

parrainees par les deux Parties appartiendra conjointement aux deux Parties. 

De plus, chaque createur devra beneficier des prix, des primes, des 
avantages et toute autre recompense, conformement aux regles de 

l'etablissement employant ou parrainant ce createur. 

(b) Sauf convention contraire figurant dans un accord d'application ou dans tout 

autre accord, chaque Partie a sur son territoire le droit d'exploiter et de 

permettre a d'autres d'exploiter les droits de propriete intellectuelle crees au 

cours des activites de cooperation. 

(c) Les droits d'une Partie a l'exterieur de son territoire seront determines d'un 

commun accord en tenant compte, par example, des contributions relatives 

des Parties et leurs participants aux activites de cooperation, le degre 

d'engagement aobtenir une protection juridique et une licence de la propriete 

intellectuelle et d'autres facteurs juges appropries. 

(d) Nonobstant les paragraphes III.B(2)(a) et (b) ci-dessus, si l'une ou l'autre des 

Parties considere qu'un projet particulier pourrait conduire ou a conduit a la 

creation d'un objet de propriete intellectuelle qui n'est pas protege par les lois 

en vigueur dans le pays de l'autre Partie, les Parties s'engagent a entamer 

immediatement des discussions afin de determiner !'attribution des droits sur 

ladite propriete intellectuelle sur cet objet. Si aucun accord ne peut etre 

trouve dans les trois mois qui suivent le debut des discussions, la cooperation 

sur ce projet sera arretee a la demande de rune des deux Parties. Les 

createurs de la propriete intellectuelle pourront neanmoins beneficier des 

prix, des primes, des avantages et toute autre recompense, comme defini 

dans le paragraphe III.B(2)(a). 

(e) Pour chaque invention faite lors d'une activite de cooperation, la Partie 

employant ou parrainant le ou les inventeurs divulguera !'invention sans delai 

a l'autre Partie, ainsi que toute documentation et informations necessaires 

pour permettre a l'autre Partie d'etablir tous droits auxquels elle peut avoir 

droit. Chacune des Parties peut demander a l'autre Partie par ecrit de 

retarder la publication ou la divulgation de ces documents ou informations 

dans le but de proteger ses droits sur !'invention. Sauf accord contraire par 
ecrit, le delai ne depassera pas une periode de six mois acompter de la date 

de la divulgation de !'invention par la Partie ayant cree !'invention a l'autre 

Partie. 

IV - INFORMATIONS COMMERCIALES CONFIDENTIELLES 

Pour le cas ou des informations identifiees de maniere appropriee comme confidentielles sont 

communiquees ou creees dans le cadre du present Arrangement, chaque Partie et ses 

participants protegent lesdites informations conformement aux dispositions legislatives, 

reglementaires et administratives applicables. Des informations peuvent etre considerees comme 

conftdentielles si une personne peut tirer de la detention de ces informations un benefice d'ordre 

economique ou un avantage concurrentiel sur les personnes qui ne les detiennent pas, si ces 

informations ne sont pas de notoriete publique ou ne sont pas publiquement disponibles aupres 

_d'autres sources et si leur detenteur n'a pas auparavant rendu ces informations accessibles sans 

imposer, en temps utile, une obligation de confidentialite.