TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 14-326

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NUCLEAR ENERGY

Civil Research and Development

Agreement Between

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and the CZECH REPUBLIC

Signed at Prague March 26, 2014
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Nuclear Energy: Civil Research and Development

 Agreement signed at Prague March 26, 2014;

 Entered into force March 26, 2014.

 
AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND

THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

FOR COOPERATION IN CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT

The Department of Energy of the United States of America (DOE) and the Ministry of Industry

and Trade of the Czech Republic (MOIT) (hereinafter collectively the "Parties");

NOTING the Agreement between the United States of America and the Czech Republic for

Scientific and Technological Cooperation, signed at Prague September 6, 2007 (the "S&T

Agreement");

NOTING the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between the

United States of America and the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels

November 7, 1995, and March 29, 1996;

NOTING the Joint Declaration between the Department of Commerce and the Department of

Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech

Republic Concerning Industrial and Commercial Cooperation in the Nuclear Energy Sector of

December 6, 2010;

NOTING the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Energy of the United

States of America and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic in the Field of

Nuclear Energy of December 12, 2012;

NOTING their mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of energy research and development;
DESIRING to facilitate joint activities of common interest in the field of advanced nuclear

reactor systems and technologies, nuclear fuel cycle technologies aimed at minimizing the

proliferation of nuclear materials and technologies, and nuclear safety and assessments;

promote collaboration between United States and Czech Republic agencies and research

organizations to advance the development and use of nuclear energy; develop advanced

concepts and scientific breakthroughs in nuclear fission and reactor technologies to address

and overcome the principal technical, societal, and economic obstacles to the expanded

peaceful use of nuclear energy; and promote and maintain the nuclear science and engineering

infrastructure of each Party's country to sustain the capabilities necessary for the development

and utilization of nuclear energy;

NOTING the Generation IV International Forum, a framework for international cooperation in

research and development for the next generation of nuclear energy systems, whose

membership includes DOE and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom);

NOTING that the Czech Republic is a Member State of the European Union and of Euratom and

as such is bound by the provisions of the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the

Functioning of the European Union, and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy

Community, as well as by their secondary legislation; and

NOTING FURTHER that MOIT will implement this Agreement in close co-ordination with

Euratom, which harmonizes participation in Generation IV International Forum activities of the

European Union Member States,

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1

Objective

The objective of this Agreement is to establish a framework for collaboration between the

Parties on research, development and innovation focused on advanced technologies for

improving the cost, safety, waste management, and proliferation resistance of nuclear power

for civil use. All activities conducted under this Agreement shall be exclusively for peaceful

purposes.

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Article 2

Areas of Cooperation

1. The areas of collaboration under this Agreement may include, but are not limited to, the

following:

a. Research on molten salt-cooled reactor technologies and fluoride-cooled high

temperature reactors;

b. Next-generation reactor power plant designs with higher efficiencies, lower cost,

and improved safety and proliferation resistance;

c. Innovative nuclear plant design, manufacturing, construction, operation,

maintenance, and decommissioning technologies;

d. Advanced nuclear fuels and materials technologies;

e. Advanced used nuclear fuel and waste treatment, storage, and disposal

technologies;

f. Nuclear safety analysis, probabilistic safety assessment and risk-informed

decision-making analysis tools;

g. Research on and development of methods and tools in the fields of knowledge

used to increase the level of safety, reliability and efficiency of the operation of

nuclear facilities, including human resource management, best practices, and

lessons learned; and

h. Fundamental nuclear science areas.

2. Sensitive nuclear technology is specifically excluded from cooperation under this

Agreement. As used herein, sensitive nuclear technology means any information,

including information incorporated in equipment or an important component, that is

not available to the public and is important to the design, construction, fabrication,

operation or maintenance of any facility designed or used primarily for uranium

enrichment, reprocessing of irradiated nuclear material, heavy water production, or

fabrication of nuclear fuel containing plutonium.

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Article 3

Forms of Cooperation

The forms of cooperation carried out under this Agreement may include:

1. Exchange of scientists, engineers and other specialists for agreed periods of time for

participation in agreed research, development, analysis, design and experimental

activities conducted in research centers, laboratories, engineering offices and other

facilities and enterprises of each Party or other participants in the collaboration

conducted under this Agreement. Such exchanges of personnel shall be conducted in

accordance with Article 6 of this Agreement;

2. Exchange or loan of equipment, samples, materials, instruments and components for

testing, as set forth in Articles 7 and 8, and paragraph 6 of Article 9 of this Agreement;

3. Exchange of unclassified scientific and technical information, and results and methods of

research and development in accordance with Article 9 of this Agreement;

4. Organization of, and participation in, seminars, workshops, and other meetings on

specific mutually agreed topics in the fields listed in Article 2 of this Agreement; and

5. Joint projects in which the Parties agree to share the work and/or costs.

Article 4

Project Annexes

1. Cooperative activities conducted under this Agreement may be undertaken by the

Parties or, as appropriate, laboratories of the Parties or other invited participants in the

cooperative activities. Each cooperative activity that may involve the sharing of costs or

that may give rise to the creation of intellectual property shall be described in writing in

a Project Annex.

2. Each Project Annex shall include detailed provisions for carrying out the specified forms

of cooperation, including such matters as technical scope, work plan, exchange of

business-confidential information, management, total costs, cost sharing and schedule.

Each Project Annex shall be subject to and shall refer to this Agreement.

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Article 5

Joint Management Committee

1. The Parties hereby establish a Joint Management Committee (Committee), composed of

representatives of both Parties, to provide programmatic direction and oversight of the

bilateral cooperative program. The general duties of the Committee are to:

a. Establish procedures to identify, review and select joint cooperative tasks and

associated schedules;

b. Determine criteria and organize reviews to evaluate tasks;

c. Monitor progress of all selected tasks;

d. Issue periodic/annual status reports for tasks; and

e. Propose to the Parties either continuation of selected tasks, programmatic

modifications as appropriate, or termination of a task if warranted by lack of

reasonable progress.

2. Decisions of the Committee shall be made on the basis of consensus.

3. The Committee shall meet at such times and places as agreed by both Parties, in person

or by teleconference or videoconference. At its meetings, the Committee shall evaluate

the status of cooperation under this Agreement. This evaluation shall include a review

of the past year's activities and accomplishments and of the activities planned for the

coming year. In addition, the Committee shall consider any major new proposals for

collaboration.

Article 6

Assignment and Exchange of Personnel

Each Party agrees to ensure that, whenever an assignment or exchange of staff is contemplated

under this Agreement:

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1. Each Party shall endeavor to ensure that qualified staff with skills and competence

necessary to conduct the activities planned under this Agreement are selected for

exchanges or assignments to the host institution. Each such exchange or assignment

shall be agreed in advance by an exchange of letters between the Parties referencing

this Agreement.

2. Each Party shall be responsible for the salaries, insurance, and allowances to be paid to

its staff or its contractors.

3. Each Party shall pay for the travel and living expenses of its staff or contractors while on

assignment to the host Party, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

4. The host Party shall help identify adequate accommodations for the other Party's staff

or contractors (and their families) on a mutually agreeable, reciprocal basis.

5. The host Party shall provide all necessary assistance to the staff of the other Party or its

contractors (and their families) as regards administrative formalities, such as assistance

in making travel arrangements and visa applications.

6. Assigned staff or contractors of a Party shall conform to the general and special rules of

work and safety regulations in force at the host establishment.

7. The host Party shall grant assigned staff or contractors of the other Party access to

unclassified information to the extent necessary to allow the staff to perform assigned

duties.

Article 7

Exchange of Equipment

By mutual agreement, a Party may provide equipment to be utilized in a joint activity. In that

event, the following provisions shall apply:

1. The sending Party shall supply, as early as possible, a detailed list of the equipment to

be provided, together with the relevant specifications and appropriate technical and

informational documentation related to use, maintenance, and repair of the equipment.

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2. Title to the equipment and necessary spare parts supplied by the sending Party for use

in joint activities shall remain with the sending Party, and the equipment shall be

returned to the sending Party upon completion of the joint activity, unless otherwise

agreed.

3. Equipment provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be brought into operation at the

host establishment only by mutual agreement of the Parties.

4. The host establishment shall provide the necessary premises and shelter for the

equipment; utilities such as electric power, water and gas; and normally, shall provide

materials to be tested, in accordance with all technical requirements, which shall be as

mutually agreed upon.

5. Responsibility for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of

equipment from the original location in the country of the sending Party to the place of

entry in the country of the receiving Party shall rest with the sending Party. If the

sending Party elects to have the equipment returned, it shall be responsible for

expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of the equipment from the

original point of entry in the country of the receiving Party to the final destination in the

country of the sending Party.

6. Responsibility for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of

equipment from the place of entry in the country of receiving Party to the final

destination in the country of the receiving Party shall rest with the receiving Party. If the

sending Party elects to have the equipment returned, the receiving Party shall be

responsible for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of the

equipment from the final destination in the country of the receiving Party to the original

point of entry in the country of the receiving Party.

7. Responsibility for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the time period that the

equipment is in use in the country of the receiving Party shall rest with the receiving

Party unless otherwise agreed in writing.

8. Equipment provided by the sending Party for use in carrying out joint activities shall be

considered to be scientific, not having a commercial character, and the receiving Party

shall work toward obtaining duty free entry.

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Article 8

Samples and Materials

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the following provisions shall apply to the

transportation and use of samples and materials provided by one Party to the other

Party under this Agreement:

1. All samples and materials provided by the sending Party to the receiving Party shall

remain the property of the sending Party, and shall be returned to the sending Party on

request.

2. Where one Party requests that the other Party provide a sample or material, the Party

making the request shall bear all costs and expenses associated with the transportation

of the sample or material from the location of the sending Party to the final destination.

3. Each Party shall promptly disclose to the other Party all information arising from the

examination or testing of samples or materials exchanged under this Agreement. The

Parties agree that business-confidential information (as defined in Section IV of the

Intellectual Property Annex attached as Annex A to the S&T Agreement), which was

developed prior to or outside the scope of this Agreement, shall remain businessconfidential even though it is contained in the results of an examination or testing of

samples or materials. Such information shall be identified as business-confidential by

the Party asserting its business-confidential nature as soon as possible after disclosure

of all information arising from the examination or testing is made to such Party and the

other Party shall be immediately advised of that identification. All information identified

as business-confidential shall be controlled as provided in Section IV of Annex A to the

S&T Agreement.

4. A Party providing samples or materials to the other Party may also provide a partial or

complete list of the types of information that may result from the examination or

testing of such samples or material and which are to be treated as business-confidential

as defined in Section IV of Annex A to the S&T Agreement. All such business-confidential

information is to be controlled as set out in Section IV of that Annex.

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Article 9

Transfer of Information and Equipment

1. The Parties may exchange, as agreed on a mutually beneficial basis, scientific and

technical information, documents, and results of research and development of work

carried out under this Agreement. Such information shall be limited to that which the

Parties have the right to disclose, either in their possession or available to them, relating

to the areas of cooperation described in Article 2.

2. Seminar proceedings and reports of joint activities carried out under this Agreement

shall be published as joint publications, as agreed by the Parties.

3. The Parties agree that information developed and exchanged under this Agreement

should be given wide distribution. Except as agreed by the Parties' governments in

Section IV of Annex A to the S&T Agreement, such information may be made available

to the public by either Party through customary channels and in accordance with normal

procedures of the Parties.

4. Any information transmitted by one Party to the other Party under this Agreement and

any related Project Annexes shall be accurate to the best knowledge and belief of the

transmitting Party. Any equipment transferred by one Party to the other Party under

this Agreement shall be suitable for its intended use to the best knowledge and belief of

the transmitting Party. The transmitting Party does not warrant the suitability of the

information or equipment transmitted for any particular use or application by the

receiving Party or by any third party.

5. Information developed jointly by the Parties shall be accurate, and jointly developed

information shall be suitable for its intended use, to the best knowledge and belief of

both Parties. Neither Party warrants the accuracy of the jointly-developed information

or the appropriateness of equipment, nor its suitability for any particular use or

application by either Party or by any third party.

6. Information and equipment protected for national security reasons shall be governed by

the terms of Annex B (Security Obligations) to the S&T Agreement.

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Article 10

Intellectual Property; Business-Confidential Information

The protection and allocation of intellectual property and the treatment of businessconfidential information created or furnished in the course of cooperative activities

under this Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of Annex A to

the S&T Agreement.

Article 11

Funding

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

Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Party that incurs them.

2. Activities under and pursuant to this Agreement and related Project Annexes shall be

subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

Article 12

Additional Organizations

By mutual agreement, the Parties may invite other organizations in the public and

private sectors to participate in cooperative activities under this Agreement, at their

own expense and upon such terms as the Parties jointly decide.

Article 13

Contracts

In the event a Party awards contracts for the acquisition of articles and services to

implement this Agreement, such contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the laws

and regulations of that Party's country.

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Article 14

Dispute Resolution

Except as agreed by the Parties' governments in Section II.D. of Annex A to the S&T

Agreement, any question or dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved by

consultation between the Parties.

Article 15

Applicable Law

Each Party shall conduct the activities provided for under this Agreement in accordance

with all applicable laws and regulations to which is it subject, including, without

limitation, laws and regulations relating to export control.

Article 16

Entry into Force, Duration, Amendment and Termination

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of signature. This Agreement shall

remain in force unless terminated in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

2. This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of the Parties.

3. The Parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual written agreement. Either Party

may terminate this Agreement at any time after providing six months written notice to

the other Party.

4. Joint activities not completed upon termination of this Agreement may continue until

completion under the terms of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed in writing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective

governments, have signed this Agreement.

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DONE at Prague, in two originals, this twenty-sixth day of March 2014, in the English and

Czech languages, both texts being equally authentic.

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: AND TRADE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC:

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DOHODA

MEZI

MINISTERSTVEM ENERGETIKY SPOJEWCH STATCi AMERICKYCH

A

MINISTERSTVEM PROMYSLU A OBCHODU

tESKt REPUBLIKY

0 SPOLUPRACI NA CIVILNIM WZKUMU A VYVOJI V OBLASTI JADERNÉ ENERGETIKY

Ministerstvo energetiky Spojensich state americhich (DOE) a Ministerstvo prOmyslu a obchodu

Ceske republiky (MPO) (dale spoleZnè „smluvni strany");

BEROUCE NA VEDOMI Dohodu mezi Spojernimi staty americloimi a t eskou republikou

o védeckotechnicke spolupraci, podepsanou v Praze dne 6. zaff 2007 (dale „VTS Dohoda");

BEROUCE NA VEDOMI Dohodu o spolupraci v oblasti miroveho vyuiiti jaderne energie mezi

Spojemimi staty americkNimi a Evropshim spolk'enstvirn pro atomovou energii, podepsanou

v Bruselu dne 7. listopadu 1995 a 29. bFezna 1996;

BEROUCE NA VEDOMI Spoldne prohlageni Ministerstva obchodu a Ministerstva energetiky

Spojemich state americhich a Ministerstva prilmyslu a obchodu Ceske republiky o prOmyslove a

obchodni spolupraci v odvétvi jaderne energetiky ze dne 6. prosince 2010;

BEROUCE NA VEDOMI Memorandum o porozuméni mezi Ministerstvem energetiky Spojemich

state americhich a Ministerstvem prOmyslu a obchodu Ceske republiky v oblasti jaderne

energetiky ze dne 12. prosince 2012;

BEROUCE NA VEDOMI vzajemné Whodnou spoluprâci v oblasti energetickeho vjakumu a

vCivoje);
S PIAANiM usnadnit spoldne t'innosti spoldneho zãjmu v oblasti pokroWch system() a

technologif jaderneho reaktoru, technologif cyklu jaderneho paliva zamet=enNich na minimalizaci

glfeni jadernjtch material() a technologif pro nernfrove Cicely a v oblasti jaderne bezpdnosti a

jejiho vyhodnocovani; podporovat spoluprki mezi agenturami a vjakumnjimi organizacemi

Ceske republiky a Spojemich stath americloich k posileni rozvoje a vyuiiti jaderne energie;

vyvijet pokrot'ile koncepce a prCdomove vklecke objevy v oblasti technologif jaderneho gtépeni

a reaktorii Idegeni a ptekonãvãni hlavnich technickjich, spoldenskjrch a ekonomichich

pPekaek girglho miroveho vytati jaderne energie; a podporovat a udriovat infrastrukturu zemé'

kaide smluvni strany v oblasti jaderne Vedy a jaderneho irdemirstvi k zachov6n1 schopnosti

nezbytmjch k rozvoji a vyuifv6n1 jaderne energie;

BEROUCE NA VtDOMi Mezin6rodni forum IV. generace, jako rãmec pro mezin6rodni spoluprki

ve vsizkumu a v\ivoji prgti generace system() jaderne energetiky, jehoi Zleny jsou jak DOE, tak i

Evropske spoleZenstvi pro atomovou energii (Euratom);

BEROUCE NA VEDOMi, ie t eska republika je Ilenshim sthtem Evropske unie a Evropskeho

spoldenstvi pro atomovou energii, a jako takovâ je vaz6na ustanovenimi Smlouvy o Evropske

unii, Smlouvy o fungovãni Evropskê unie a Smlouvy o zaloieni Evropske spoldenstvi

pro atomovou energii, jakoi i jejich sekund6rnimi prâvnimi pPedpisy; a

BEROUCE DALE NA VEDOMi, ie MPO bude tuto Dohodu realizovat v Cake koordinaci s Euratom,

kterj, slad'uje ()cast Elenshich st6t6 Evropske unie na 6innostech Mezinkodniho fOra IV.

generace,

se dohodly takto:

tlanek 1

Cil

diem teto Dohody je vytvoi-eni râmce pro spoluprki mezi smluvnimi stranami na vjakumu,

vNivoji a inovacich, se zame'Penim na vyspéle technologie ke zlepgeni nakladta, bezpdnosti,

nakIklâni s odpady a posileni odoinosti system() vyuifvàni jaderne energie k civilnim Lit'elCim

virdi gfeeni jadermich material() pro nernirove Cicely. Vegkere Einnosti realizovane podie teto

Dohody budou slouiit vjihradné k mirovjim Cit'elCim.

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tlãnek 2

Oblasti spoluprâce

1. Oblasti spoluprace v ramci tato Dohody mohou mimo jine zahrnovat:

a. qzkum v oblasti technologii reaktoru chlazeneho rortavenou soli a

vysokoteplotnich reaktort) chlazemich fluoridovNimi solemi;

b. navrhy jadermich elektraren s reaktory pflgti generace s vyggi tiannosti, niigimi

naklady a vy§§1 bezpanosti a odolnosti vt)Zi gifeni jadermich material')

pro nernfrove ifeely;

c. inovativni projekty jadernNich elektraren, jejich vCtroby, stavby, provozu, Lidriby a

vyfazeni z provozu;

d. vyspêlê technologie jadernCich paliv a material');

e. vyspèle technologie zpracovani pouiiteho jaderneho paliva a odpadu, jeho

skladovani a Iikvidace;

f. nastroje k analyze jaderne bezpanosti, k pravapodobnostnimu posouzeni

bezpdnosti a k analyze rozhodovanf na zaklad6 informaci o rizicich;

g. vCizkum a vjtvoj metod a nastroji) v oblasti znalosti vyuiivanNich ke zvNigeni Clrovné

bezpeZnosti, spolehlivosti a Clannosti provozu jadermich zafizeni, vEetné fizeni

lidshich zdrojCI, osvèdZenjtch postupi) a zjigtéOch poznatkt); a

h. oblasti zakladnfho jaderneho vjakumu.

2. Citliva jaderna technologie je ze spoluprace na zaklacre tato Dohody v■islovné vylouEena.

Wraz „citliva jaderna technologie" ve zde pouiitem vjanamu znamena jakekoli

informace Igetné informaci, ktere jsou obsaieny v zafizeni nebo v dilleiite soulasti,

ktere nejsou vefejné dostupne a ktere jsou podstatne pro navrh, vNistavbu, vjtrobu,

provoz nebo Udribu jakehokoli zafizeni primarné urZen6ho nebo pouEvaneho

k obohacovanf uranu, opétovnemu zpracovani ozafeneho jaderneho materialu, v\irob6

téike vody nebo vNirob6 jaderneho paliva s obsahem plutonia.

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tlanek 3

Formy spoluprace

Formy spoluprace realizovane na zakladé tato Dohody mohou zahrnovat:

1. vjiménu vaddi, inienNirCi a dalgch specialistO na dohodnuta obdobi k Cgasti

na dohodnutNich vjakummich, v■ivojovNich, analytichrch, projektovjtch a

experimentalnich Zinnostech realizovamich ve vjakumnjich pracovigtich, laboratofich,

technickNich kancelafich a dalgch zafizenich a podnicich kaide smluvni strany 6i jimjch

tk"astnikCi v ramci spoluprâce realizovane podle tato Dohody, tyto v■imény zamastnancil

budou realizovany v souladu s Zlankem 6 tato Dohody;

2. vjimanu nebo zapageni zafizeni, vzorkii, materialtl, nastrojC, a sodasti pro ikely

zkougek podle elankO 7 a 8 a odst. 6 Zlanku 9 tato Dohody;

3. v■imanu védecko-technichich informaci, ktere nepodlehajf utajeni, a v\isledkCi a metod

vCakumu a vCivoje v souladu s Elankem 9 tato Dohody;

4. organizovanf a Cilast na seminafich, workshopech a dalgch setkanich ke konkretnim

vzajemné dohodnutsim tematiim v oblastech uvedemich v Zlanku 2 tato Dohody; a

5. spoleZne projekty, u nichi se smluvni strany dohodnou, ie se budou spoleEné podflet

na pracich a/nebo nakladech.

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Pfilohy projektO

1. Koopergni Zinnosti realizovane podle tato Dohody mohou provadat smluvni strany,

pflpadna laboratofe smluvnich stran Zi jini pozvani a'astnici na kooperanich

Zinnostech. Kaida kooperaEni Zinnost, u nfi mute clojit ke spoleZnamu hrazeni nakladia

nebo ke vzniku dugevniho vlastnictvi, bude pfsemna charakterizovana v pfiloze projektu.

2. Kaida pfiloha projektu musi zahrnovat podrobna ustanoveni k provadani uvedemich

forem spoluprace, vZetné zaleiitosti jako technichi ramec, pracovni plan, vjtmana

obchodna-dOvarmich informaci, f fzeni, celkove naklady, spoleZne hrazeni nakladO a

harmonogram. Kaida pfiloha projektu bude podlahat tato Dohodé a bude na ni

odkazovat.

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tldnek 5

SpoleZni ficlici vibor

1. Smluvni strany tirnto zfizuji Spoldnjt f (did vjtbor (dale „Wbor"), sloienjt ze zastupcil

obou smluvnich stran, k zajigtêni programoveho sme'fovani a dohledu

nad dvoustrannjtm programem spoluprace. Vgeobecnjtmi povinnostmi Wboru jsou:

a. zavadét postupy k vytipovanf, pfezkumu a vjtbëru spoleEnjtch Likolii spoluprace a

souvisejidharmonogramy;

b. stanovovat kriteria a organizovat pfezkumy k hodnoceni CikoltI;

c. sledovat pokrok u vgech vybranjtch Cikolii;

d. vydavat pravidelne/rani prOb6ind zpravy k Ukokim; a

e. navrhovat smluvnim stranam bud' pokraEovani vybranjtch Likoltl, pfipadne"

programove Upravy, nebo ukont'eni Ukolu, nenf-li dosaieno pfiméfeneho

pokroku.

2. Rozhodnuti Wboru budou pfijimana na zakladé shody.

3. Wbor se bude schazet v terminech a na mistech, na nichi se dohodnou °be smluvni

strany, a to osobne nebo formou telekonference Zi videokonference. Wbor je na sWch

schCizich povinen zhodnotit stay spoluprace podle tato Dohody. Soulasti tohoto

hodnoceni bude pfehled Zinnosti a vjtsledkO dosaienjtch v uplynulem roce a Einnosti

planovanjtch na rok nasledujici. Krome toho je Wbor povinen zvaiit jakekoli nova

podstatnê navrhy spoluprace.

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PfidElovani a vinfena persondlu

Kaida smluvni strana souhlasi s tim, ie v souvislosti s jakjtmkoli uvaiovanjtm pfidélenim nebo

vjtménou zam'estnandi v ramci tato Dohody, zajistl ie:

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1. Kaida smluvni strana se bude snaiit zabezpe6it pro qménu nebo pfidèleni k hostitelske

instituci v■ibér kvalifikovamich zamêstnancil se schopnostmi a zpOsobilosti nutriCtmi

k realizaci 6innosti plânovamich v rãmci teto Dohody. Kaid6 takova vjiména nebo

pfidèleni bude dohodnuta pfedem, formou v\imèny dopisii mezi smluvnimi stranami

s odkazem na tuto Dohodu.

2. Kaida smluvni strana bude odpovidat za platy, poji§téni a pfispèvky, ktere mail bjit

vyplaceny jejim zaméstnancilm 6i jejim dodavateltim.

3. Kaid6 smluvni strana bude hradit svNim zam'estnancOm 6i dodavatelOm cestu a v\idaje

na stravu a ubytov6n1 po dobu pfidèleni k hostitelske smluvni strane, nebude-li pisemn6

dohodnuto jinak.

4. Hostitelsk6 smluvni strana bude pom6hat identifikovat odpovidajici ubytovani

pro zanfestnance e'i dodavatele druhe smluvni strany (a jejich rodiny) na oboustranné

pfijatelnem redproZnim zãkladé.

5. Hostitelska smluvni strana bude zajigtovat vegkerou nezbytnou podporu zamêstnancOm

druhe smluvni strany sei jejim dodavatelOm (a jejich rodinám), pokud jde o spràvni

formality, napfiklad pomoc pfi zajigténi cestovnich formalit a vyfizeni 26closti o viza.

6. Pfidèleni zaméstnanci nebo dodavatele kaide smluvni strany budou dodriovat

vgeobecne i zvlagtni pracovni a bezpe6nostni pfedpisy platne v hostitelske organizaci.

7. Hostitelska smluvni strana udéli pfid'eleqm zam'estnanciim nebo dodavateltam druhê

smluvni strany pfistup k informacfm, ktere nepodlehajf utajeni, v rozsahu nezbytnem

k pinéni uloienNich povinnosti témito zarnêstnanci.

elânek 7

Wmèna zafizeni

Na zãklade" vz6jemne dohody mule jedna smluvni strana poskytnout zafizeni, kterê bude

vyuilv6no ke spolane 6innosti. V tom pfipadê budou platit nâsledujici ustanoveni:

1. Vysilajici smluvni strana dod6 co nejdfive podrobq seznam zafizeni, ktera budou

poskytnuta, spolu s pfislugmimi popisy a pfislugnou technickou a informativni

dokumentaci souvisejici s u2Ivanim, Cidribou a opravami zafizeni.

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2. Zafizeni a nezbytne nahradni dily dodane vysilajici smluvni stranou k vyuiiti

na spoleEnNich Zinnostech thstavaji majetkem vysilajici smluvni strany, pilEemi zafizeni

bude vysilajici smluvni stranè vraceno po dokonZeni spoleZne Zinnosti, neni-li

dohodnuto jinak.

3. Zafizeni poskytnute podle teto Dohody se v hostitelske organizaci zprovozni ai

po vzajemne dohodé smluvnich stran.

4. Hostitelska organizace zajisti pro zafizeni nezbytne prostory a budovu; pfipojeni

k iniernirsqm sitim, jako je elektricka energie, voda a plyn; a za normalnich okolnosti

zajisti materialy, ktere budou testovany, v souladu se vgemi technichimi poiadavky,

ktere budou vzajemnè dohodnuty.

5. Odpovèdnost za v\idaje, ochranu a pojigténi béhem pfepravy zafizeni z pOvodniho

umisténi v zemi vysilajici smluvni strany na mists:, vstupu v zemi pfijimajici smluvni strany

ponese vysilajici smluvni strana. Pokud se vysilajici smluvni strana rozhodne, ie zafizeni

ma bNit vraceno, ponese odpovèdnost za v\idaje, ochranu a pojigfeni béhem pfepravy

zafizeni z pCivodniho mista vstupu v zemi pfijimajici smluvni strany do mista koneZneho

urZeni v zemi vysilajici smluvni strany.

6. OdpoVednost za v‘idaje, ochranu a pojigfeni !Ahem pfepravy zafizeni z mista vstupu

v zemi pfijimajici smluvni strany do mista konan6ho urZeni v zemi pfijimajici smluvni

strany ponese pfijimajici smluvni strana. Pokud se vysilajici smluvni strana rozhodne, ie

zafizeni ma bNit vraceno, ponese prijimajici smluvni strana odpovèdnost za vCidaje,

ochranu a pojigténi 'Ahem pfepravy zafizeni z mista koneEneho urEeni v zemi pfijimajici

smluvni strany do pilvodniho mista vstupu v zemi pfijimajici smluvni strany.

7. Odpove'dnost za vlidaje, ochranu a pojigténi po dobu, kdy se zafizeni pouiiva v zemi

prijimajici smluvni strany, ponese pfijimajici smluvni strana, neni-li pisemnè dohodnuto

jinak.

8. Zafizeni poskytnute vysilajici smluvni stranou za CiZelem provadéni spole6rnich Zinnosti

se povaiuje za védecke zarizeni, jei nema obchodni povahu, a pfijimajici smluvni strana

se vynasnair zajistit vstup osvobozenjt od cia.

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Clanek 8

Vzorky a materialy

Neni-Ii pisemné dohodnuto jinak, pro pfepravu a pouiivani vzorkr., a materialt1

poskytnutjtch podle tato dohody jednou smluvni stranou druhê smluvni strané plati tato

ustanoveni:

1. Vegkere vzorky a materialy poskytnute vysilajici smluvni stranou pfijimaci smluvni strané

zUstavaji majetkem vysilajici smluvni strany a na poiadani budou vysilajici smluvni

strané vraceny.

2. Pokud jedna smluvni strana poiada druhou smluvni stranu o poskytnuti urateho vzorku

nebo materialu, hradi strana podavajici iadost vegkere naklady a qdaje spojene

s pfepravou vzorku nebo materialu z mista vysilajici smluvni strany do mista koneEneho

urteni.

3. Kaida smluvni strana neprodlené sdèlf druhe smluvni strané vegkere informace

vypl\ivajici ze zkournani nebo zkougek vzorlal nebo materialu vyménémich podle tato

Dohody. Smluvni strany se dohodly, ie obchodni clii'vêrna informace (vymezena v oddile

IV Peilohy Prava k duKevnimu vlastnictvi, ktera je Pellohou A VTS Dohody), jei byly

vypracovany peed uzavfenim teto Dohody nebo mimo jejf oblast pOsobnosti, zOstavaji

obchodnimi duvernjrmi informacemi i v peipad6, ie jsou obsaieny ve v\isledcfch

zkoumanf nebo zkougek vzorku nebo materia10. Tyto informace budou smluvni stranou,

ktera uplattiuje jejich obchodni cliivèrnou povahu, oznaeny jako obchodni dOvérne, a to

co nejdfive po sdéleni vgech informaci vypljtvajicich ze zkournani nebo zkougek têto

smluvni strané, peilemi druha smluvni strana bude o takovernto ozna Zeni neprodlenè

vyrozumèna. Pei nakladani s ve§kerNimi informacemi oznaEenjimi jako obchodni dOvérne

se postupuje podle oddflu IV Pellohy A VTS Dohody.

4. Smluvni strana, ktera druhd smluvni strané poskytuje vzorky nebo materialy, mule

poskytnout rovai lasteEnCt nebo LipInCe seznam vgech druhta informaci, ktera peipadné

vyplynou ze zkoumani nebo zkougek t6chto vzork0 Zi materialu a s nimii ma b■it

nakladano jako s obchodnimi dtavérn Ctmi informacemi, jak je vymezeno v oddile IV

peilohy A VTS Dohody. Pei nakladani s veKkerjani têmito obchodnimi clOve'rn\imi

informacemi se postupuje po die oddflu IV tato Perlohy.

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tlanek 9

Pfedavâni informaci a zafizeni

1. Smluvni strany si na zakladé vz6jemnè vYhodnd dohody mohou vymènovat Vedeckotechnicke informace, dokumenty a vYsledky vjakumu a vYvoje z pi -ad provadènYch

podie teto Dohody. Tyto informace jsou omezeny na informace, ktere maji smluvni

strany pràvo sdélit, at jde o informace jimi vlastnéne nebo jim dostupn6, tYkajici se

°blast( spoluprke popsane v 6Ianku 2.

2. Pr0136h seminàfil a zprâvy o spoleZnYch Zinnostech provadenYch podle teto Dohody

budou zvefejnovãny ve formè spoleZnYch publikaci, die dohody smluvnich stran.

3. Smluvni strany se dohodiy, ie informace vytvofene nebo vyménéne na zãkladê teto

Dohody by se mély dostat k co nej§irgimu okruhu zajemc0. S vYjimkou dohody vlad

smluvnich stran v oddile IV Pfilohy A VTS Dohody mule tyto informace zpfistupnit

verejnosti kteràkoli ze smluvnich stran prostfednictvim obvyklYch zpOsoba a v souiadu

s be'inYmi postupy smluvnich stran.

4. Jakkoli informace pfedane v ràmci teto Dohody jednou smluvni stranou druhe smluvni

stran6 a jakekoli souvisejici pfilohy projektO budou podie nejlepgho Vedomi a sv'eclomi

pfedavajici smluvni strany pfesne. Jakekoli zafizeni pfedane v r6mci teto dohody jednou

smluvni stranou druhe smluvni strané bude podie nejlepgho véclorni a svédomi

pfedâvajici smluvni strany vhodne k zamY§lenemu OW. Pfedavajici smluvni strana

nezaruZuje vhodnost informaci nebo zafizeni pfedavanYch k jakemukoli konkretnimu

at( nebo pouiiti prijimaci smluvni stranou nebo jakoukoli tfetistranou.

5. Informace spoldnè vypracovan6 smluvnimi stranami budou pfesne a spoleEne"

vypracovane informace budou vhodne k zamYglenemu at( podle nejlepgiho vêdorni a

svèdomi obou smluvnich stran. 26cIna ze smluvnich stran se nezaruZuje za pfesnost

spoleEnè vypracovanYch informaci Ei pfiméfenost zarizeni, ani jeho vhodnost

k jakemukoli konkretn(mu uiiti 6i pouiiti kteroukoii ze smluvnich stran nebo jakoukoii

del stranou.

6. S informacemi a zafizenimi chranènYmi z dOvodO narodni bezpdnosti se zachazi

v souiadu s ustanovenimi Pfilohy B (Povinnosti tYkajici se bezpeEnosti) VTS Dohody.

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tlanek 10

Duievni vlastnictv1; obchodni dihièrne informace

Pig ochranè a rozdéleni dugevniho vlastnictvi a naklàdani s obchodnimi diVermjmi

informacemi vytvofenNimi nebo poskytnubjmi v pri.ibeThu Zinnosti spoluprke podle teto

Dohody se postupuje v souladu s ustanovenimi Inflohy A VTS Dohody.

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Financovdni

1. Neni-li dohodnuto jinak, hradi vegkere naklady plynouci ze spoluprke podle teto

dohody smluvni strana, ktere vzniknou.

2. tinnosti na zâkladé teto Dohody a podle ni a souvisejicich priloh projektta budou

realizovany v zavislosti na dostupnosti odpovidajicich finanZnich prostfedktl.

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Dalif organizace

Na zakladé vzajemne dohody mohou smluvni strany pfizvat dalgi organizace z vefejneho

a soukromeho sektoru k Cidasti na Zinnostech spoluprâce podle teto Dohody, a to na

jejich vlastni naklady a za podminek, o nichi smluvni strany spoleEnè rozhodnou.

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Zakazky

V pfipad6, le n'ekter6 ze smluvnich stran pfidéli zakazky na pofizeni zboii a sluieb

za Uelem realizace teto Dohody, budou tyto zakâzky pfidèleny v souladu se zakony a

pfedpisy statu teto smluvni strany.

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danek 14

keieni spor0

S Aimkou spore die dohody vi6c1 smluvnich stran v oddile II. D Prilohy A VTS Dohody

budou smluvni strany jakoukoii otazku nebo spor plynouci z teto Dohody fat

konzultacemi.

elanek 15

Rozhodne pravo

Kaida smluvni strana bude realizovat Zinnosti zajiKtène touto Dohodou v souladu se

\genii platnNimi z6kony a pfedpisy, kter6 se na ni vztahuji, mimo jine vEetné zakon0 a

pfedpis0 souvisejkich s kontrolou vjtvozu.

elânek 16

Vstup v platnost, trvâni, zmény a ukonEeni

1. Tato Dohoda vstupuje v piatnost dnem podpisu. Tato Dohoda zOstane v piatnosti,

pokud nebude ukonZena v souladu s odst. 3 tohoto Elanku.

2. Tuto Dohodu Ize zmènit pisemnou dohodou smluvnich stran.

3. Smluvni strany mohou piatnost teto Dohody ukonZit vzajemnou pisemnou dohodou.

Kterakoli ze smluvnich stran mtlie piatnost teto Dohody kdykoii ukonZit pisemmim

oznâmenim poskytnutjtm druhê smluvni stranè s gestimèsidni vNipovédni IhCitou.

4. Spolane Zinnosti, ktere nebyiy v okamiiku ukonZeni teto Dohody dokonEeny, mohou

pokraZovat ai do sveho dokonZeni podie podminek teto Dohody, neni-li pisemnè

dohodnuto jinak.

NA DOKAZ TOHOTO, nine podepsani, jsouce naleiife zmocnèni svNimi vIklami, podepsali

tuto Dohodu.

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