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KOMMISSIONEN FORDEEUROPAEISKE FAELLESSKABER
KOM(80)156 endelig udg.
Bruxelles ,den 13.maj 1980
KOMMISSIONENS DETAGELSE PAFÆLLESSKABETS
VEGNE IBILAG VITIL IEA-AFTALEN OM
FORSKNINGS -OGUDVIKLINGSPROGRAM
TILPRODUKTION AFBRINTFRAVAND ^.V. \ ■ --"-?ί|
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(Meddelelse til Rådet fra Kommissionen )
KOM<$q >156êniteHa urfo.

MEDDELELæTIL"RÅDETFRAKOMMISSIONEN
1.Den24.juniogden6.juli1976blevderindgåetenaftaleiformaf
enbrevveksling mellempådenenesideDeteuropæiskeAtomenergifæl­
lesskab(Euratorn)ogDeteuropæiskeøkonomiskeFællesskabogpåden
andensideDetinternationale Energiagentur (IEA)vedrørendesamar­
bejdeomenergiforskning og-udvikling.
Ihenholdtilbrevvekslingen tilkendegav DeeuropæiskeFællesskaber
,dereshensigt«omihvertenkelttilfaldeatforhandle omdeltagelseisådannegennernførelsesaftaler (implementing Agreements)udarbejdet
indenforIEA,somvillebidragetilvirkeliggørelse afFællesskabets
forsknings-ogudviklingsmål .PåsinsidetogIEAdennehensigttil
efterretning Ogbekræftede,atensådandeltagelseståråbenforDet
europæiskeFællesskab.
2.Sometresultatafdennebrevveksling erderindgåetottegennernførel-
sesaftaler,somhargivetetsæt"paraply"~regler forgennemførelse
afetantalF&U-opgaver ,somerbeskrevetibilagenetilhverafde
omtalteaftaler.Manshverdeltagervedsinundertegnelse afaftalen -
bekræftersinhensigtomatdeltageienellerflereopgaver,erder
ogsåihenholdtilbestemmelserne iartikel2,litrab),igennemfø–
relsesaftalen fastlagtbestemmelser forudviklingaf-yderligere
opgaver.
3.En'afdissegennernførelsesaftaler omhandleretforsknings-ogudvik­
lingsprogramtilproduktionafhydrogenudfravand.Denneaftale
indeholder 3opgavebilag ogblevundertegnetafFællesskabet den7»
oktober1977* ->.•
4.SenerebesluttedeKommissionen paFællesskabets vegneatdeltagei
yderligeretoopgaverigennemførelsesaftalen vedrørendehydrogen
(bilagIVogV),ogefterathavemeddeltdettetilRådet(l)bekræf­
tededetsindeltagelseden6.marts1979*
5.Rådetkanivedlagtepapirfindeenyderligereopgave(bilagVl)|hvis
formåler:
atgennemføregrundlæggende ,oganvendtforskningiproduktionaf
hydrogenvedfotokatalytisk vaadelektrolyse ..
6.Kommissionen mener,atfællesskabsdeltagelse ibilagVIkanbegrundes
påfølgendemåde.
IetF&U-programvedrørendehydrogenbrug og-produktioneraspekterne
vedrørendeelektrolysevigtigeelementeriFællesskabets søgenefter
nyeenergiteknologier .
(l)KOM(78)683endeligudg.

Bilag VIvedrører forskning ifotokatalytisk vandeléktrolyse ,sofa
ikke alene supplerer den ,somforegår inden forFællesskabets eget
program ,mengennem udvikling ogvurdering afgrundlæggende tekno­
logiske elementer såsom elektroder ogelektrolytter ,stiller yder­
ligere forskningsmateriale ,somvilvære nyttigt forfremme af
Fællesskabets forskniiigsinål ,tilrådighed .Bortset fraFællesskabet
erdeltagerne ibilag VIBelgien ,somerlederlandet ,Canada ,Neder­
landene ,Sverige ogUSA .
7.Forsåvidt angår aspektexne iforbindelse medinformation ogintel­
lektuel ejendomsret harKommissionen noteret sig ,atbestemmelserne
ibilag VIerdesamme sqa ibilag IVogVogderfor acceptable .
Detbestemmes ,atoplysninger hidrørende frasamarbejdet ihenhold til
.bilaget ,sometresultat afKommissionens deltagelse skal stååben for
statsborgere fraalle medlemsstaterne ,somvilhave .rettil atopnå
sådanne opfindelseslicenser ogbeskyttet information .Forimidlertid
at .sikre ehbalance mellem udbytte og .forpligtelser vil statsborgere
iilcke-delt agende medlemsstater kunkunne opnå tidligere eksisterende
information på --betingelse af,atdeogså erindstillet påatudveksle
deres egen tidligere eksisterende information ;enbetingelse somalle
deltagere ibilaget hartilsluttet sig ,ogdermed også d8medlemsstar -
ter ,somdeltager piegen hånd .,
Endelig erdeterkendt ,atKommissionens formål meddeltagelse idette
bilag erattilgodese .Fællesskabet somhelhed ogeruden forbindelse
meddetsærlige udbytte ,somopnås afenkelte medlemsstater ,deryder
direkte bidrag tilbilaget . ■ ' •
8.Hvad angår definansielle aspekter bidrager hver enkelt deltager i
bilag VIiform afenopgave ,hvis omkostninger bæres afdenenkelte
deltager selv .Fællesskabets bidrag ,somvilblive ikke-nukleart ,vil
vare arbejde ,somallerede eromfattet afDetfælles Forskningscenters
solenergiprogram ogbidraget tilbilag VIanslås til 2mandår pr.år.
Denførste fase vilbestå afgrundlæggende oganvendte undersøgelser
over entreårsperiode .Enanden fase vedrørende vurdering øglabora -
toriemodeller vilblive afgjort afdenstyringsgruppe ,somskal ned­
sættes ihenhold tilaf i:alen vedafslutningen afdenne ,periode .
9.Derkrævedes udtalelse omFællesskabets deltagelse fradetrådgivende
udvalg forprogramforvaltning (CCMGP )forhydrogen .Derblev givet
gunstig udtalelse ned det forbehold ,ateftersom FFC's bidrag skulle
ydes over dets solenergi program ,måtte CCMGP forsolenergi også kon­
sulteres ,
Dette skete ,oggunstig udtalelse fraCCMGP solenergi medhenblik pa
Fællesskabets deltagelse blev afgivet vedmødet den 13.december 1979

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10.Kommissionen harnuafsluttet sine forhandlinger vedrørende bilag VI,
menførdertraffes beslutning omdeltagelse ,foreslår densomtid­
ligere iforvejen atinformere Rådet .-
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11.Kommissionen meddeler derfor Rådet ,atdenhartilhensigt atdeltage
idenyderligere opgave ,somernævnt ibilag VInærmere beskrevet i
gennemførelsesaftalen ometF&U-program forproduktion afhydrogen ud
fra vand . >
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ΑΝΝΕΧ VI
PHOTOCATALYTIC WATKR ELECTROLYSIS
1.OBJECTIVES
The objective ofthis Tank lr,l:operform b.tr.ic «mdapplied
.-.•.search fortheproduction ofhydrogen through photoci-tnly tic
v/.uor electrolysis ,a::d todevelop basic technologiciil elements
such ar.electrodes and electrolytes for such production ofhydroge
and toevaluate theperformance ofthose elements inlaboratory
scaled models . ' „ . ■ ■
?.. NEANS ■ * .
(a)This Tnr.k will becarried out intwo Phaser ,:
Phar.Q 1 "
Subtask A:Rar.ic studies on"photo-electrochemistry ";
-semi-conductor bulk properties
-semi-conductor -electrolyte interphase
-electrolytes
e.g. doping ,sensitization ,coatings ,hybrid cells ,
-\ hctero -junctions •'* --v
Subtcir.k 3: stuc :**::
-stability 1:resistance against photodecomposi tion
-spectral response and efficiency
-material selection :composition and form
.r-theoretical models
Ph -V-r :? '
Subtask C: .Assessment •
-construction oflaboratory scale working models
-technical evaluation . , ■
(,>j)For Phase 1,the level ofeffort inman yearrr for each
I'orticipant isshown intheTable below .
Based upon theresults ofPhase 1,theExecutive Committee ,
acting byunanimity will decide whether ornot toproceed to
Phase 2.Ifadecision ismade toproceed toPhase 2,the pco-
4
jected level ofeffort foreach Participant ,asshown intheTable
below ,will 'bere-assessed bytheExecutive Committee .

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TABLE
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATION INTHE PHOTOCATALYTIC
WATER ELECTROLYSIS PROGRAMME
Phase 1
Subtaî
A BPhase 2
;ks
C
(projected
level of.– . j
Total 1
Net Man Years /
Year '
I
jBelgium
I Ji'effort )2 ' 1
: -
■Canada .
|%I
1 • j
] :
ICF.C 3
i
i
î
.Netherlandst 2 'w
ι
:
iSweden « j
Switzerland I2
I
U.S. A.
I i
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(c)Within the first year ofthe imolementation ofthis Annex ,
* i
ec.ch Participant will provide totheOperating Agent publications
initspossession which are relevant totheobjectives of •this
Tack . Each Participant will also provide totheOperating
Agent copies ofsuch internal reports andworking papers resulting
from thework outlined inparagraph 2(a ) asmay beof
interest totheother Participants .
Each Participant will ^prepare anannual progress report on
itswork underway and,by31st December each year ,submit itsreport
totheOperating Agent .

(c:) "'hoOpera tinq Ag -.-ntwill eo.r.pilo aruj suitmi titotho Kxecutlvt
CC::I.T >5tton awork programme ;.fortne first year .The :Executive' Cc-n-
inittce ,acting byunanimity ,shall approve awork programme for the
first year ,nolater than three months after signature ofthis' AmYe >
Thework programme will outline therespective contributions of ,cacl
Participant foraccomplishing theobjectives oftheTask .
in) TheOperating Agent will organi /.eaworkshop althetvginnlr
ofthofirst year todofine xithc work programme .Attho frr !ofLhb
first andsecond years ,aworkshop will beheld todiscuss progress
rooorts and toformulate thenext year 'sdetailed work programme .
Organization oftheworkshop shall botheresponsibility oftheOpe­
rating Agent . - . .. ' .^
(f)'' Each Participant will designate aperson tobeavailable to
tin :Operating Agent asthe technical contact point for each ofthe
Subtasks -undertaken bythe Participants pursuant toparagraph 2(a).
(gjExchange ofresearchers between the-Participants isanticipate
The initiation ofsuch exchanges will beleft tothe interested
experts oftheParticipants under detailed arrangements tobeagree :
upon betwren theParticipants concerned . .TheParticipants will
advi-.e theOperating Agent .ofall such exchanges ,asthey occur ,
and theOperating Agent will compile anddistribute toParticipants
regular reports on -such exchanges . '.
3. 'TIME' SCHEDULE « -
This isenvisaged asafive-year programme divided into two
Phases ^beginning on1stSeptember ,1979 .Th'eduration ofPhase 1
will bethree years ,iftheExecutive Committee decides toproceed
toPhase 2,inaccordance "with paragraph 2(b),theduration of
that Phase will betwo years . - •:
A. RESULTS ' " *
Theresults ofthese co-operative activities will be:
• X
(a) •Copies ofallpublications ,internal reports andworking
papers which have been submitted totheOperating Agent in »
accordance with paragraph 2(c )will becompiled anddis-.
tributed bytheOperating Agent toall Participants ona
.regular basis ..

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(b)Attheend ofeach year and prior totheannual workshop ,
the Operating Agent will reproduce ,collate ,and distribute
toall Participants ,copies ofthe annual progress reports
prepared byeach Participant ;such reports will then beused
asabasis for discussion atthe workshops .
(c)Afinal report will beprepared bytheOperating Agent .
x1 .
5.RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE OPERATING AGENT
Inaddition totheresponsibilities described inparagraphs
2and 4above ,theOperating Agent v/ill beresponsible for the
overall management ofthis Task and for implementing actions
required bytheExecutive Committee .
6.BUDGET
<aj Erich Participant v/ill bear its own costs incarrying out the
/
.Tack ,including costs ofreporting and travol expenses of
representatives . , '
(b)Thecost ofmeeting organization shall beborne bythehost
country .
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7.OPERATING AGENT *
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belciüm )*
INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Connniuee'sPowers.-Thepublication,distributionhandling,
picu.ci.onandownershipofinformationan.J!n(ellcciii:ilpropertyarising
iromactivesconductedunderthisAnnexshallbedeterminedbythe
.AccuiivcCommitteeactingbyunanimity,inconformitywiththisAgreement.o

*• –5–
• -
1••
«
(b)The.RighttoPublish.Subjectonlytopatentandcopyn;;lUrestrictions,
theAnnexVIParticipants ■shallhavetherighttopublishallinfoi-
ination.providedtoorarisingfromAnnexv*exceptproprietary
information . .
(c)ProprietaryInformation .TheAnnexVIParticipantsandtheOperat­
ingAgentshalltake,allnecessarymeasuresinaccordancewiththispara-;
'graph,thelawsoftheirrespectivecountriesandinternational'lawto
protectproprietaryinformation ,providedtoorarisingfromthepro-.
.gramme.Forthepurposeofthisparagraphproprietaryinformationshall
~-meaninformation ofaconfidential naturesuchastradesecretsand
know-how,(forexample,computerprogrammes ,designproceduresand
techniques,chemicalcompositionofmaterials,ormanufacturing methods,
piucesvsortreatment)whichisappropriately marked,providedsuchv
information : s
(1)I.vnotgenerallyknownorpubliclyavailablefromothersources;
(2)Hasnotpreviouslybeenmadeavailablebytheownertoothers
withoutobligationsconcerningitsconfidentiality ;and
(3)IsnotalreadyinthepossessionoftherecipientAnnexVIParti­
cipantwithoutobligationconcerningitsconfidentiality .
itshallbetheresponsibilityofcac'nAnnexVIParticipantsupplyingproprietary
■jfornw.'tio.nandoftheOperatingAgentinrespectofthearisingproprietaryinformation
>identifytheinformationas.suchandtoensurethatitisproperlymarked.
/
(d)Identification ofInformationbyGovernments .TheOperatingAgent
shallencourageihegovernments o'fallAgencyParticipatingCountries
tomakeavailableoridentifytotheOperatingAgentallpublishedor
otherwisefreelyavailableinformationknowntothemthatisrelevantto
-•the*Task.w
(c)Idtndficc.'ionofInformationbyParticipants .TheAnnex_VAPartici*.
pantsshallidentifytotheOperatingAgentallpre-existinginformation ,
andinformationdevelopedindependently oftheirundertakings inAnnexVI
knowntotheAnnexVIParticipantswhichisrelevanttotheTaskand
which: ;
(1)CanbemadeavailabletotheTaskwithoutcontractualorlegal
limitations .. '
(2)WillorcanonlybemadeavailabletotheTaskwithcontractual
•,orlegallimitations .
(f)Reninisonll'orkPerformed'undertheTask.TheOperatingAgent
shallprovidereportsonallworkperformedunderthisTaskandthe
resultsthereof,otherthanproprietaryinformation ,totheExecutive
Committee. ••• •

ArisingInventions .Inventionsmadeorconceivedinthecatuseofor
undertlits-'Task(arisinginventions)shallheownedinallcountriesby
theinventingAnnex.VIParticipantInformationregardinginventions
on-whichpatentprotectionis,tobeobtainedbyanAnnexVIPurticj-
pantshallnotbe.published -orpubliclydisclosedby.theotherAnnexVI
Participantuntil:tpatentreplicationhasbeenfiled.provided,however,
thatthisrestrictiononpublicationordistributionshallnotbeextended
beyondsixmonthsfromthedateofreceiptofsuchinformation .Itshall
betheresponsibilityof.the'inventingAnnexVI•Participantorofthe
OperatingAgenttoappropriately markreportswhichdiscloseinventions
whichhavenotbeenappropriately -protectedbythefilingofapatent
application ../ .x i'-
(./ift'-.r ■(>fI'mpiietary[nfornwuian andPatentsNtcriedforTask;
l-.aehAnnex;VIParticipantagreestolicenseallpre-existingproprietary
intofinationandpre-existingpatentssolelyownedorcontrolledbyit
whichatenecessaryforuseintheTask,andallarisingproprietary
infosmationandinventionscoveredbypatentstoanyotherAnnexV^
Participantforuseinitsundertakings inAnnexVIonlyatnocostto
the.otherParticipant .Ifsuchproprietaryinformationorpatentsare
.partiallyownedorcontrolledbyanAnnexVIParticipant.,thenefforts
shall,bemadebytheAnnexIVParticipanttoreduceoreliminateas
faraspossiblethebenefitsthatmightaccruetoit.
I.itcn\roff'yptirtcryInformation andPatentstorOtherReason.'!.
J.:a;hAnnexVIParticipantan1eesto-licenseallprev\istitr *proprietary
inlV.imatioiiandpatentssolelyownedorcontioiledbyitwhichareneces­
saryforpiactisingtieresultsoftheundertakings inAnnexVIami
WhichhavebeenutilizedintheTask,andallarisingproprietaryinfer-
mat-ionandinventionscoveredbypatentstotheotherAnnexVIPartici­
pants,theirgovernments andthenationalsoftheirrespectivecountries
designatedbythemonreasonabletermsandconditionsforuseinall
countriesforhydrogenproduction .* ■'.-
TheAnnexVIParticipants agreetolicenseallarising ■proprietaryinfor­
mationandinventionscoveredbypatentstoallAgencyParticipating
Countriesonreasonabletermsandconditionsforuseintheirowncountry
inordertomeettheirenergyneeds./ .
Copyrights .EachAnnexVIParticipantmayandtheOperating -Agent
shalltakeappropriate measuresnecessary'toprotectcopyrightable
materialgeneratedundertheTask.Copyrightsobtainedshallbethe
property "oftheAnnexVlParticipan ;ortheOperatingAgent,provided,
however,thatotherAnnexVlParticipantsmayreproduceanddistribute
suchmaterialbutshallnotpublishitwithaviewtoprofit.-
InventorsttndAuthors.EachAnnexVIParticipantwiP.withoutpre-
^uiicetoanyrightsofinventors'orauthors'underitsnationallaws,take
-41nece.\sarystepsto-"providetheco-operation fromitsauthorsand
inventorsrequiredtocarryoutthepro\hk>nsofthisArticle.Each
Ann-xVIParticipr.ntwillassumethevcsponsibility topayawardsor
coniperouiion requiredtobopaidtoitsemployeesaccordingtothelaws
ofitscountry,-

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(!)Diici'iiiiiutiiou oj~"i\alio/ml".TheExecutiveCommitteemayestablish
.jiuidelinestodeterminewhatconstitutesa"national"ofaParticipant .
InviewoftheparticipationoftheCommission 01"thelluropcanCom­
munities,anyMemberStaleoftheKuropeanCommunities whichisnot
.aParticipantunderthisAnnexVI^hailbeunderstoodtobeincluded
-asgovernmentsandcountriesinsub-paragraph (i)ol'thisparagraphfor
purposesofentitlementtoalicenseforarisingproprietaryinformation
and'inventions .SuchMemberStateanditsdesignatednationals -who
wishtoavailthemselvesofalicenseforpre-existingproprietaryinfor­
mationandpatentsundersub-paragraph (i)abovemayelecttodo,but
mustniakeavailableatthetimeofelectiontheirproprietaryinformation
and'patents .developedunder*iheirprogrammeswhichareusefuMnpract­
icing,theTaskresultsunderthetermsandconditionsstatedinsub­
paragraph(i)abovetoAnnexVI"Participants ,their-governmentsandthe
nationalsoftheirrespectivecountriesdesignatedbythem.
P/'-'.'T.T.CII-A'r.'.'SIK'THISANNEX
TheCt-jjiiaeiing'Panics .-which'-arc*ParticipantsinthisAnnexarcthefollowing:
./r.olgiunv ..:.■'
/Canada/ -:
/ŒC7•
/Netherlands /-
/Surdon/ .<
/Switzc'rlarid/
•/USA7.