system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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the Joint Venture Company, upon request, in applying for all possible preferential tax treatment and other preferential treatment. o Assist the Joint Venture Company, upon request, in recruiting Chinese management personnel, technical personnel, workers and other required personnel. o Assist the Joint Venture Company, upon request, in obtaining all necessary entry visas, work permits, residence permits and other necessary help for personnel working at the Joint Venture Company. o Assist the Joint Venture Company, upon request, in obtaining and maintaining a Foreign Exchange Registration Certificate; o Implementing its obligations, if any, stated in the Schedule of Capital Contributions, the Contract for Investment of Technology, the Contract for Equipment Investment and Purchase, and the Contract for Export Sales, which documents are attached hereto as Appendices 1 to 4 o Be responsible for handling other matters entrusted by the Joint Venture Company. Article 41 Responsibilities of Party B In addition to its other obligations under this Contract, Party B shall have the following responsibilities: o Upon request by the Joint Venture Company, handle the purchase of equipment, machinery, tools and other materials entrusted by the Joint Venture Company. Page 10 o Providing necessary technical personnel to the Joint Venture Company for installing and testing equipment, and being responsible for assisting with the operation of the equipment. o Training the management personnel, technical personnel and operation workers of the Joint Venture Company in accordance with the provisions of the Contract for Technology Investment. o Implementing its obligations stated in the Schedule of Capital Contributions, the Contract for Investment of Technology, the Contract for Equipment Investment and Purchase, and the Contract for Export Sales, which documents are attached hereto as Appendices 1 to 4. o Be responsible for handling other matters entrusted by the Joint Venture Company. CHAPTER 8 TECHNOLOGY Article 42 Party A and Party B shall sign the Contract for Technology Investment simultaneously with the signature of this Contract, and pursuant to the Contract for Technology Investment shall license to the Joint Venture Company the right to utilize proprietary technology (including patented technology), related documentation and know-how for the production of the Joint Venture Products. The Contract for Technology Investment is attached hereto as Appendix 2. The technology license fee of Five Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5,900,000) shall be deemed to be paid by the Joint Venture Company and shall constitute part of Party B's contribution to the registered capital of the Joint Venture Company in accordance with Article 32 of this Contract. The Contract for Technology Investment shall be signed by the Parties simultaneously with the signing of this Joint Venture Contract and shall come into effect upon its approval by the Examination and Approval Authority. The Board of Directors shall ratify the Contract for Technology Investment at the first meeting of the Board of Directors. Party B and the Joint Venture Company shall comply with the provisions of the Contract for Technology Investment, and Party B further warrants that the technology provided in accordance with the Contract for Technology Investment is complete, correct, effective and can fulfil the technological goals set forth in the Contract for Technology Investment. Article 43 Party B will provide to the Joint Venture Company new inventions, creations and technology related to the Lithium Iron Magnesium Phosphate powder manufacture and battery manufacture and Bellcore battery configuration at no additional charge. The Joint Venture Company may manufacture products using such new inventions, creations and technology on the same terms as other batteries are manufactured, under the Contract for Technology Investment. Improvements for all other batteries may be licensed to the Joint Venture Company on terms to be agreed by the Party B and the Joint Venture Company. Article 44 Page 11 Party A and Party B shall sign the Contract for Technology Investment simultaneously with the signature of this Contract, and pursuant to the Technical Service Contract shall provide technical services to the Joint Venture Company, which shall reimburse to Party B the direct expenses incurred in China for those Party B personnel rendering such services. The form of the Contract for Technology Investment is attached hereto as Appendix 2. Article 45 The parties to this Contract agree that the technology, documentation and know-how provided under the Contract for Technology Investment and the technical services provided under the Contract for Technology Investment are provided for the use of the Joint Venture Company. Party A hereby undertakes to Party B and the Joint Venture Company that: (1) Party A and its Affiliates shall not at
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Extract the exact clause related to "Effective Date" from the excerpt above.