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KOMMISSIONEN FORDEEUROPAEISKE FAELLESSKABER
KOM(78)683 endeligudg..
Bruxelles,dan11Deoember1978
■■■'•'•
FÆLLESSKABETS FORBINDELSER UDADTILVERDRØRENDE
FORSKNING OGUDVIKLING
(MeddelelsefraKommissionentilRådet)
KOM(78)683endeligudg«

MEDDELELSE TIL BIDET FRA KOMMISSIOMST
1,Den24.juni ogden6.juli 197° *>lev ind.gS.et enaftale iform af
enbrevveksling mellem pådeneneBide Deteuropæiske Atomenergifælles­
skab (EURATOM )ogDeteuropæiske økonomiske Fællesskab ogpådenanden
side Detinternationale Energiagentur (lEå)vedrørende samarbejde om
energiforskning og-udvikling .
/
Ihenhold tilbrevvekslingen tilkendegav Deeuropæiske Fællesskaber de–
-reshensigt om,ihvert enkelt tilfælde ,atforhandle omdeltagelse i
sådanne gennemf ørelsesaftaler ("Implementing Agreements "),udarbejdet
inden forIEA,somvilbidrage tilvirkeliggørelse afFællesskabets FoU-
'mål.IEAtogforsindeldenne hensigt tilefterretning ogbekræftede ,
atensådan deltagelse står åben forDeteuropæiske Fællesskab .
Under anvendelse afdenne aftale erderblevet indgået «
-engennemførelsesaftale vedrørende udveksling afteknisk information
inden forforskning ogudvikling vedrørende reaktorsikkerhed ,
-engennemførelsesaftale vedrørende etkooperativt forsknings -ogud­
viklingsprogram tilkonstruktion afenintens neutronkilde ,
-engennemførelsesaftale vedrørende etprogram tiludvikling ogafprøv­
ning afsolvarme -ogsolkølesystemer ,
-engennemførelsesaftale vedrørende etforsknings –ogudviklingsprogram
tilfremstilling afhydrogen udfravand ,
-engennemførelsesaftale vedrørende etforsknings -ogudviklingsprogram
forvekselvirkningen mellem plasma ogvægi"texfcor ",
-engennemførelsesaftale vedrørende etforsknings –ogudviklingsprogram
forsuperledende magneter tilfusionsenergi .
2.Genneioførelsesaf taler tjener som "paraplyaftaler ",idet der idemerfast­
satbestemmelser forudførelsen afenrække forsknings -ogudviklingsop­
gaver ,således sombeskrevet ibilagene tilhver afdenævnte aftaler .
Deteriartikel 2,litra a),angivet ,athver kontraherende part ,nåren
gennemførelsesaftale underskrives ,skal bekræfte sinhensigt omatdelta­
geieneller flere afdeiaftalen foreslåede opgaver .
3.Somovenfor angivet harKommissionen allerede underskrevet gennemførelses -
aftalen ometforsknings -ogudviklingsprogram tilfremstilling afhydro­
genudfravand ogdeltager ideførste treopgaver under denne aftale ,
som er
-Bilag IsKerneteknisk vurdering aftermokamiska processer s

-2~
-Bilag II»Grænseflade mellem højtemperaturreaktor (HTR)ogtermo -
keæisk anlæg (TCP)j
~Bilag III «Vurdering afpotentielle fremtidige markeder forproduk­
tionen afhydrogen udfravand ,
Idetvedlagte dokument kanRådet finde yderligere toopgaver (benævnt
henholdsvis bilag IVogbilag V)tinder aftalen ,someksekutivkomiteen
forgennemførelsesaf talen harforeslået Fællesskabet atunderskrive .
Detdrejer sig oms
a)Udvikling afavanceret alkalisk ogfast polymer vaxidelektrolyse (bi­
lagIV).
b)Fast oxid vanddampelsktrolyse (bilag V).
4.Kommissionen anser Fællesskabets deltagelse ibilag IVogVforberet­
tiget affølgende årsager .
Inden forFoU-prograauaet forfremstilling ogbrug afhydrogen udgør de
aspekter ,dervedrører elektrolyse ,etbetydningsfuldt element iFæl­
lesskabets søgen efter nyteknologi påenergiområdet .Båd3 bilag IVog
Vtil IEA-projelctet drejer sigligeledes omforskning vedrørende alka >-
lisk oghøjtemperatur elektrolyse ,soniikke blot komplementerer den ,
dergennemføres under Fællesskabets eget program ,mensomogså giver rå»-
dighed over ethelt spektrum afsupplerende forskningsmateriale ,somkan
være nyttigt tilfremme afFællesskabets forskningsmål .Endvidere vil
det ibilag IVnævnte arbejde ,derudføres medelektrolyse medfast po­
lymer elektrolyt ,ibetydelig grad supplere Fællesskabets mere begræn­
sede program pådette område .
5,Hvad udbredelsa afoplysninger ogintellektuel ejendomsret angår ,er
detKommissionens vurdering ,atdeisåvel bilag IVsom ibilag Vtil­
trådte bestemmelser eracceptable .Faktisk erdetderi bestemt ,atfor
såvidt angår oplysninger fradet idisse bilag tilsigtede samarbejde
vilstatsborgere ialle medlemsstater somfølge afKommissionens delta­
gelse være berettiget tilatopnå licenser påopfindelser ogbeskyttede
oplysninger .Hvad allerede eksisterende oplysninger angår ogfor atsik­
reenbalance mellem fordele ogforpligtelser vil statsborgere fra ikke–
deltagende medlemsstater afFællesskabet kankunne fåallerede eksiste­
rende oplysninger pådenbetingelse ,atdeogså errede tilatudveksle
egne allerede eksisterende oplysninger ,enbetingelse ,somertiltrådt
afalle deltagere ibilagene ,herunder deafFællesskabets medlemssta­
ter ,derdeltager påegne vegne .
Endelig erdetblevet anerkendt ,atKommissionens deltagelse ,idisse bi­
lagsker tilfordel forFællesskabet somhelhed ogintet haratgøre med
særlige fordele ,somenkelte afFællesskabets medlemsstater ,somyder
deres eget direkte bidrag tildisse bilag ,måtte opnå .

6.Hvad .definansielle aspekter angår ,ydes deltagernes bidrag tilhvert
enkelt projekt iform afen"opgave ",hvis omkostninger deselv bærer .
Kommissionen foreslår ihvert enkelt tilfælde at "bidrage medderele­
vante aspekter afforskning ,derhovedsageligt udføres påkontrakt med
Kommissionen inden forrammerne afforsknings -ogudviklingsprogrammet
forproduktion afhydrogen udfravand (indirekte aktion ).Dervili­
midlertid blive etmindre bidrag fraDetfælles Forskningscenters eget
FoU-program .Desamlede udgifter tildenforskning ,somskal udgøre
Fællesskabets bidrag ,anslås tilomkring 25^2000EREforbilag IVog
309000EREforbilag V,hvoraf Kommissionen vilbetale henholdsvis
55% 50%.
DeiFællesskabets deltagelse involverede kontrahenter harerklæret sig
indforstået medKommissionens deltagelse .
7.Allerede vedindgåelsen afgermemførelsesaf -talen vedrørende etprogram
tiludvikling ogafprøvning afsolvarme -ogsolkølesystemer (i)gavKom­
missionen udtryk for ,atden ifremtiden ,inden denundertegnede lignen­
deformer foraftaler ,ville orientere Rådet omsinhensigt omatunder­
tegne ensådan aftale ogtage eventuelle bemærkninger fraRådets side
tilefterretning .
8.Kommissionen meddeler derfor Rådet ,atdenhartilhensigt atdeltage i
yderligere toopgaver ,derbetegnes bilag IVogbilag V,ogsomernær­
mere beskrevet igermemførelsesaf' talen vedrørende etforsknings –ogud­
viklingsprogram forproduktion afhydrogen udfravand ,
(1)Rådets afgørelse af18.juli 1977 (R/I6I5/77ATO62).

■ : * ' '•
•t I_ ,-, ( .*"'■ •• I »«V ANMf-X "IV .
ADVANCED ALKALINE AND SOLID POLYMER WATER #
'ELECTROLYSIS DEVELOPMENT
1. OBJECTIVES ■
(a)Advanced Alkaline Water Electrolysis Development .
The objective ofthe work tobecarried out inthis
area istoperform basic and applied research tobe
used byParticipants for the development ofadvanced
alkaline electrolysis plants .
<b)Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE )Water SIectrolys ls ;
Development .The objective ofthe work tobecarried out
,inthis area istodevelop basic technology elements such
asmateriaIs,etec troca talysiisand electrolyte materials
and toevaluate their performance for extended periods of
'time under large scale industrial conditions .Asaresult
ofthe SPE development programme ademonstration module
will bedesigned ,developed and tested tomeet some
specified requirements . •
2.- MEANS
(a)Advanced Alkaline'Water'Eleetrolysi sDevelocrrent .
Each Participant will ,inaccordance with the following '
Table ,beresponsible for tarrying out one ornore ofthe
Sub-Tasks indicated below :- »•
(1)Selection and evaluation ofseparator materials
for high temperature operation (1C0-200 #C);
(2)Long-term testing ofselected separator materials t
inlarge-scale equipment ;
(3)Selection and evaluation ofelectrocatalysts for
the Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrode Reactions ;
(4)Long-term 'testing ofselected electrocatalysts in
commercial equipment ; '
/ (5)Selection andevaluation ofelectrode materials
and current collectors ;
(6).Selection and evaluation ofstructural materials ;
(7)Investigations oncell gas and fluid dynamics ;
(8)Optimization ofgas-liquid separators .
Anoverview ofthe participation inthis task ispresented MI
Table X. - .O • -'/ ,

TAOLE 1 ..... COUNTRI ES
%ADVANCED ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVELOPMENT . '
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• i\1.1Selection andEvaluation "ofSeparator Materials for
I High Temperature Operation 100-200°C .. _
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XX'
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1,2Long Term Testing pfPromising Separator Materials
inLargc-Scale Equipment % •X. XI
X.
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I1.3Selection andEvaluation ofElectrocatalysts for
theHydrogen andOxygen Electrode ReactionsXXX IXX' I
I
•••IXX
ë1.4Long Term Testing ofPromising .Electrocatalysts in
Commercial Equipment ••XIX X
1.5Selection and Evaluation ofElectrode Materials
and Current Collectors ;X X X X XX
\
. .•1.6Selection andEvaluation ofConstruction Materials
(e.g. ,.gaskets ,seals ,container materials )X X
1.7Investigation ofCell Gasand vFluid Dynamics X X %
1.8Optimization ofGas-Liquid Separators X X
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NET MAN .YEARS . 53.5 1618I" 1 I
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(b)Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE )Water Electrolysis
Dove Ioonent .Each Participant will ,inaccordance with
the following Table ,beresponsible for carrying out one
ormore ofthe^Sub-Tasks indicated below :-
(1).Rand 0onimproved membranes ;
(2)Rand 0onelectrode matenals ;
(3)Investigations onelectrocatalysts for hydrogen
and oxygen electrode reactions ; . '
(4)Design and construction of2100 KUcell units ;, ;
(5)Testing ofthe 2100 KUcell /units (one inUSA,
one inEurope );
(6)Design and construction ;ofanadvanced 100 KU
cell unit ;
(7)Design ,construction and testing of plant system ,
toprove the feasibi Iityofmeet ingthe followi ng
condi tions : .' ''■.,
Operating temperature '150®C
* ■Pressure at«i
Anode over voltage ' .200 mvat10,000 A/m
Overall system efficiency 85% (HHVofHj
' produced /electrical
..power input )
•;* '.System capital cost . l00S /kw (equivalent
• ' > '* .HHV of produced )
,Minimum module life AO,000 hours '
1 System life .20years
Anoverview ofthe participation inthis task is
presented inTable 2. '

-TABLE2 COUNTRIES
SGLIDPOLYMKRELECTROLYTE (SPE)l.'ATER'
ri/XI'ROLYSTSDEVELOPMENT .;:,
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i2.2RSDonÉlectrodeMaterials •••: XXX
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2.3Elcctrocatalysts forH~and0-Evolution XXXXXX
2.4DesignandFabrication of100KWSystem-2Units XXXI
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2.5Testingof100KWSystem(2.4and2.6)• XX
2.6DesignandFabrication ofAdvance100KWSystemI•
1
2.7ProcessSystemandProcessPlantDesign- X*–i–1
I
NETMANYEARS 51683J.10TOTAL{33

(c)Within the first year ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex ,each Participant wilt provide tothe Operating
Agent publications iftits possession which have relevance
tothe objectives ofthis Task .Inaddition ,each Parti­
cipant wi11provi detothe Operati ng .Agent copi esofsuch x
interna I'reports and working papers resulting from the ■
work outlined inparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b )asmaybe v,
ofinterest tothe other Participants .Further ,each
Participant onanannual basis will prepare aprogress
report onits work underway and submit ittothe Operating
Agent.' .V" ■■ ■
(d)TheOperat ing "Agent will compile and submit tothe
Executive Committee awork programme for ,the .first year .
The Executive Committee ,acting byunani mity,sha 11,
approve ,awork programme for the ifirst year ,nolater
than three months after' signature ofthis Annex .The
work programme (includ ingpatent ;considerations )will
outline the respective contributions ofeach Participant ,
for accomplishingthe objectivesof the .Task .
(e)Attheend ofthefirst andsecond years ,a'3-4day
workshop will beheld todiscuss progress reports 'and to
formulate the next year 'sdetailed work programme .
Organization ofthe workshop shall bethe responsibility
oftheOperating Agen {.
(f)Each participant will' designate aperson tobeavailable
tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point for
each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bythe Participant
pursuant toparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b).
(g)Exchange ofresearchers between the Participants is
anticipated .The initiationofsuch exchanges will be
left tothe interested experts ofthe'Participants under ■
detailed arrangements tobeagreed upon .The Participants
will advise the Operat ing .Agent ofalIsuch exchanges ,
asthey occur ,and the Operating Agent will compile and
distribute toParticipants regular reports onsuch .
exchanges . . '' ■ -

TIME SCHEDULE
This isenvisioned asathree-year programme .tobegin on.
orabout -1st January 1979 .Annual workshops are planned .
• ' '■ '■ ■■,
RESULTS
The results ofthese co-operative activities will be :-
\ , \ '
<a)Copies ofall publications ,internal reports and .
working papers which have been submitted tothe Ope­
rating Agent inaccordance ,with paragraph 2(c )will be
compiled and distributed bythe Operating Agent toall-
Participants ,'on aregular basis .
(b>Atthe end ofeach year and prior tothe annual
workshop ,the Operating Agent ,will reproduce ,collate ,
and distribute copies ofthe progress reports prepared
byeach Participant toa11Parti cipants ,whichwill then
beused asabasis for discussion atthe workshops .
Cc)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating
.Agent . ■ • • ,
RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE OPERATING AGENT
Inaddition tothe responsibilities described inpara­
graphs 2and 4above ,the Operating Agent will berespon­
sible for the overall management ofthis Annex and for
implementing actions required bythe Executive Committee .
BUDGET •:
(a)Each Participant will bear its own costs incarrying
out the Task ,including costs ofreporting and travel
expenses ofrepresentatives .
(b>The cost ofmeeting organization shall beborne by
the host country . -
OPERATING AGENT
- *
The United States Department ofEnergy acting through the
/ •Brookhsve.% Ne ona tlaboratory .

INFORMATION AND IMTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a)Executive Commit .tee'sPowers .The publication' ,dis­
tribution ,handli-ng ,protection and ownership ofinfor­
mation and intellectual property arising from activities
conducted under this Annex shall bedetermined by;the
Executive Committee acting byunanimity ,inconformity
with this Agreement .
Cb)The' Right toPublish .Subject only topatent' and ^
copyright restrictions ,the Annex IVParti cipants shall
have the right topublish all information provided toor
arising from Annex IVexcept proprietary information .
<c)Proprietary Information .The Annex IVParticipants
and the Operating Agent shall take all necessary measures
inaccordance with this paragraph ,the laws oftheir res­
pective countries and international law to'protect pro­
prietary information ,provided toor-arising from the
programme .For the purpose ofthis paragraph proprietary
information shall mean information ofaconfidential
nature such astrade secrets and know-how ,(for example ,
computer programmes ,design' procedures and techniques , .
chemical composition of .materiaIs,orroanuf acturing
methods ,processes ortreatment )which isappropriately
narked ,provided such information : v
(1)Isnot generally known orpublicly available
from other sources ;
(2)Has not previously been made available by
the owner toothers without obligations
concerning its confidentiality ;and
(3)Isnotalready inthepossession ofthe '
recipient Annex ,IVParticipant withou ^
obligation concerning its confidentiality .
Itshall bethe responsibility ofeach Annex IVParticipant
supplying proprietary information and ofthe r;:,orating
Agent inrespect ofthearising proprietary information to
identify the information assuch and toensure that itis
properly marked .- ' '

(d)Identification ofInformation byGovernments .The Ope­
rating Agent shall encourage the governments ofall Agency
Participating Couhtries tomake avai labte oridentify to '^
the Operating Agent all published orotherwise .freely avai I-:
able information known tothem that isrelevant tothe Task .
(e)Identification ofInformation byParticipan ts..The
Annex IVParticipants,' sha 11/identify .totheOperating Agent
allpre-existing information /andinformation developed ^ ,!
independentl yoftheir undertakings inAnnex IV,known to '
the Annex IVParticipants which isrelevant tothe Task and
which: . ';,
<1>Can bemade avai lable t°the Task without
'. contractuaI.or'legal limitations . ■■.'
,.<2)Will orcanonly ,bemade available totheTask
.with contractual orlegal limitations . _
(f).'Reports onWork Performed u'nder the Task .The Ope-;
rating Agent shall provide reports onallwork performed
under this Task and the results thereof ,other than pro-<
prietaryinformati on,totheExecutive Committee ., ;
(g)Arising Inventions . ,Inventions made orconceived in ..
the course oforiinder this Task (arising inventions ) . :j
shall beowned inall "countries by .the inventing Annsx IV \
Participant .Information regarding inventions onwhich
patent protection istobeobtained byanAnnex IVParti ci--
pant shall not bepublished orpub Iiclydisclosed bythe
other Annex IVPart icipant ,,unt-i Iapatent application has
been filed ,provided ,"however ,,that this restriction on
publication ordistribution shall hotbeextended beyond ■
sixmonths from thedate ofreceipt ofsuch information .
Itshall betheresponsibility oftheinventing Annex IV
Participant oroftheOperating 'Agent toappropriately
mark reports which disclose inventions which have notbeen
appropriately protected bythe filing .ofapatent application

(h>License ofProprietary Information andPatents Mceded j
forTask .Each Annex IVParticipant agrees tolicense alt |
pre-existing proprietary information andpre-existing \
patents solely owned orcontrolled byitwhich arenecessary .'!
for use inthe Task ,and all arising proprietary information
and inventions covered bypatents' toany other Annex IV
Participant for use in'its undertakings inAnnex IVonly
atnocost tothe other Participant .Ifsuch proprietary
'/•
information orpatents are partially .owned orcontrolled . j
byanAnnex IV4Part icipant ,then efforts shall bemade by j
theAnnex IVParticipant toreduce oreliminate asfar as !
possible the benefits that might accrue toit.
<i)License ofProprietary Information andPatents for j
Other Reasons .Each Annex IVParticipant agrees tolicense
all pre-existing proprietary information and patents solely 1 |
owned orcontrolled byitwhich arenecessary ,forpractising j
the results ofthe undertakings inAnnex IVand which have
\ • • i
been utilized inthe Task ,and all arising proprietary '
/' : ■ jinformation and inventions covered bypatents tothe'other j
Annex IVParticipants ,their governraents andthenationals }
•, »oftheir respective countries designated bythem onreason - !
able terms and conditions for use inall countries for
hydrogen production ..-V - '
The Annex IVParti cipants agree tolicense all arising pro­
prietary information and inventions covered by .patents to .
all Agency Participating Countries'on reasonable terms and
conditions for use intheir own country inorder to <neet •
their energy' needs . ^ •
(j)Copyrights .Each Annex IVParticipant may and thf -Ope­
rating' Agent shall take appropriate measures necessary to
protect copyrightable material generated under the Task .
Copyrights obtained 'shal Ibethe property ofthe Annex IV
Participant orthe Opera ting :Agent ,provided ,however ,that
other Annex IVParticipants may reproduce and distribute such i
material but shall not publish ,itwith aview toprofit :

(fc)inventors andAuthors .Each ,Annex IVParticipant will ,,
without prejudice toanyrights vofinventors orauthors _
under its national laws ,take all necessary steps topro­
vide ,the .co-operation from itsauthors andinventors re- ;
quired tocarry outtheprovisions ofthis Ar.ticle ..Each
Annex IVParticipant will assume theresponsibility topay
awards orcompensation requi red tobepaid toitsemployees
according tothe laws ofits country .
(I)Determination of"National ".TheExecutive Committee
mayestablish guidelines to .determine what constitutes a
"national "ofa.Participant .Inview of'.the ;parti cipation
oftheCommission' oftheEuropean Communities ,,anyMember
State oftheEuropean Communi tie?which isnot aParticipant'
under this Annex IVshall beunderstood tobeincluded as
governments andcountries insub-paragraph CiOofthis
paragraph forpurposes ofentitlement toalicense for
arising proprietary information andinventions .Such
Member State anditsdesignated nationals whowish to ,
avail themselvesofalicense forpre-existing proprietary
information andpatents under sub-pa /agraph (i)above may
elect todo,butmust make available atthetime ofelection
their proprietary /information and -patents developed under
th6ir programmes which areuseful inpracticing theTask
results under theterms andconditions stated insub-para- ,
graph (i)above toAnnex IVParticipants ,their governments •
andthenationals oftheir respective countries designated
bythem . .„„ .. .■•-. . ...- . ....
PART ICIPAM TSXNTHIS ANNEX ' ^\ ,
;TheContrectina Parties which areparticipants inthis .Annex .
are the following :– .
TheCentre d'Etude.de t'Energie NucUair .<Belgiu .)
TheDepartmentofEnergy Mines SResources .(Canada )^
TheCommission oftheEuropean Communities
TheComitate Naz-.onale perI'Energia Nucleare 'Italy )
The Govcrnmer.t osJapan
.,TheNaawiooze V^noo^chap DSM Cfvatheplands ) '•
The' Govcr' ."inichfe ofSwitzerland "
/ , j
-TheGyve.n-s^t oftheUnited Kingdom
*'n* ofEnergy (United StatesofAmerica ).,

ANNEX 'V
SOLID OXIDE WATER VAPOUR ELECTROLYSIS
OBJECTIVES '' v
The objective ofthis Task isthe design ,development
and demons trationofthe engineering feasibility ofa
small pre-prototype high temperature solid electrolyte
water electrolyzer module -(consisting ofanassembly '.
ofcells inseries ,connected inparallel banks )- '
which should besuitable' forscaling tolarger commercial
sizes andable totsustain a'life test simulating tommercial
operation conditions . > • ' : '
■MEANS. • ... " . i•'
(a)Each participant will ,inaccordance with the following
.Table ,,beresponsible forcarrying outoneormore of^the
Sub-Tasks indicated below :-> ' ,
(1)Selection ,evaluation and determination ofthe :
possibility tofabricate electrode materials
compatible witheIectrolyteand interconnection
mater iaIs; '
(2)Selection ,fabrication andtesting ofintercon -
.• • •.* »■ .nection' materials ;
(3)Design ,development ,testing and fabrication of
multi-cells ,(3to ,100 cells );
,<4)Development ofaconceptual design ofapre- -
prototype module ,and ofthe related processing
steps for .its fabrication ; ' . ' •
(5)Design and construction ofone ormore pre-
prototype electrolyzer moduleCs )and i.ts (ortheir )
testing both aselectrolyzer and asfuel cells ;
•<6)Testing and evaluation ofthepossible lifetime
ofce.ll components . '
Anoverview ofthe 'participation ispresented in7ble 3.

TABLE 3
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'without past work total is15wani^rs

(b)Withinthe f1rst 'yea r.ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex# each Parti'cip^nt ,wi11provi detothe .Operating
Agent publications inits possession which have relevance :.
: ι .. .
totheobjectives ofthis Task .; ,Inaddition /each Parti­
cipant will provide tothe Operating Agent copies ofsuch
internal reports and workirtg papers resulting from the
work outlined inparagraph 2(a )asmay' beofinterest to
the other Participants .Further /each Participant onan .
annual basis wi11prepare aprogress report onits work
underway and submit ittothe Operating Agent .
(c)The Operating Agent willcompi le'and submit ,to .the
Executive Committee awork programme for the first year ,
theExecutive Committee / •acting byunanimity /shall
approve \awork programme forthefirst year /nolater
than three months after signature ofthis Annex .The
\
work programme <includi ng -patent icons idera tionsVwi11
< •
outline the .respective contributions ofeach Part icipant
for accomphi shingthe objectives ofthe Task .
<d>Atthe end ofthe first and second years /a3-4 day
workshop' will beheld todiscuss progress reports .and
toformulate the next year 'sdetai ledwork "programme .
Organization oftheworkshop shall be~the respons ibiIity .
ofthe Operating Agent .
(e)Each Participant will designate aperson tobeavail­
able' tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point
.for each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bythe Participant '
pursuant toparagraph 2(a). '
(f)Exchange ofresearchers between the Participants is
anticipated .The initiation ofsuch exchanges will be
left tothe interested experts ofthe Participants under
detailed arrangements tobeagreed upon .TheParticipants
will advise the Operating Agent ofall such exchanges /as .
they occur /and the Operating' Agent will compile and dis­
tribute toParticipants regular reports'on such exchanges .

3- TIME SCHEDULE
This isenvisioned asathree year programme tobegin on
orabout 1st January 1979 .Annual workshops are .planned ;
•• • ' **'
4. RESULTS .
The results ofthese co-operative activities will be:
_Ca)Copies ofall publications ,internal reports and working
papers which have ,been submitted tothe Operating Agent in
accordance with paragraph 2<b )will becompiled and distri­
buted bythe Operating .Agent toall Participants ,ona'
regular basis . ;.v':
(b)Atthe end ofeach year and prior tothe~annual workshop
theOperating Agent will reproduce ,colla.te ,anddistribute
copies ofthe progress reports prepared byeach Participant
toall Participants ,which will then beused asabasis for
discussion atthe workshops . '
;Cc)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating Agent .
5.RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHEOPERATING AGENT V : ,
Inaddition tothe respons ibiIitiesdescr ibed inparagraphs
2and 4above,' the Operating Agent wi11be ,responsi ble for
the overa 11!management ofthis .Annex and for implementing
actions required bythe Executive Committee .
6. BUDGET , ' . -
Ca)Each Participant will .bear its own costs incarrying
out the Task ,including costs ofreporting and travel
expenses ofrepresentatives . / '*
Cb)The cost ofmeeting organization shall beborne by
the host country . "/\. ; ;J v.-.
7. OPERATING AGENT ' .; ,/ .
ç*>
I .■■■■' ' - V !
(*)Confirmation ofth-^Operating Agent istobeexpected inthe
next few weeks .

INFORMATION AMD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
<a)Executive Committee 'sPowers .The publication ,dis­
tribution ,hand Ling/protection and ownership ofinformation
and intellectual property arising from activities conducted
under this Annex shall bedetermined bythe Executive Com­
mittee acting byunanimity ,inconformity with this Agreemen
(b)The Right toPublish .Subject only topatent and copy­
right restriction 's,the Annex VParticipants shall have ,the
right topublish all information provided toorarising from
Annex Vexcept proprietary information .
<c)Proprietary Information .The Annex VParticipants and
the Operating Agent shall take all necessary measures in
accordance with this paragraph ,the laws oftheir respective
countries and international law toprotect proprietary in­
formation /provided toorarising from the programme .'For
the purpose ofthis paragraph proprietary information shall
mean information ofaconfidential nature such ,astrade
secrets and know-how (for example ,computer programmes ,
design procedures and techniques ,chemical composition
ofmaterials ,ormanufacturing methods ,processes or
treatment )which isappropriately marked ,provided such
information : • > .
(1)Isnot generally known orpublicly available
from other sources ;
(2)Has not previously been made available bythe
I
owner toothers without obIigations -coneerm na
its confidentiality ;and :
C3).Isnot already inthe possession ofthe -reci­
pient Annex VParticipant without obligation
concerning its confidentiality .
Itshall bethe responbi Iitityofeach Annex VParticipant
supplying proprietary information and ofthe Operating
- • >Agent inrespect ofthoprising proprietary information
toidentify the information assuch and to ,'ensurc that
itisproperly marked .

<d)Identification ofInformation byGovernments .The
Operating Agent shall encourage the governments ofall
Agency ParticipatingCount ries tomake available oriden - -
tifyto the Operating Agent all published orotherwise
freely avai lable' information known tothem that isrelevant
tothe Task . '' ..
(e)-Identi fication ofInformation byParti cipants .The
Annex VPart icipants sha 11identify tothe Operating Agent ■
alt pre-ex isting -inf.orma tion,and information developed ,
independently oftheir undertakings inAnnex V,known to
the Annex VParticipants which isrelevant tothe Task
and which : '/. . .
(1)Can be .made available to ;the Task without
contractual orlegal limitations .
(2)Will ortan only be .made ;available tothe Task
with contractual or legal limitations .
<f)Reports onWork Performed under the Task .The Operating
■ – "i ––- ,
Agent shall provide reports' onall work performed under this
Task .and the results thereof ,other .than proprietary infor­
mation ,tothe Executive Committee .
(g>Arising Inventions .'Inventions made orconceived inthe
course oforunder this Task (arising inventions )shall be .
owned inall countries bythe inventing Annex VParticipant .
Information regarding inventions onwhich patent protection
istobeobtained byanAnnex VParticipant shall not be '
published orpub Iiclydisc ,losed bythe other Annex V
Participant until apatent application ,hasbeen filed ,
provided ,however ,that this restriction onpublication
ordistribution shall not beextended beyond six months '
from the date ofreceipt ofsuch information .Itshall
bethe respons ibiIityofthe inventing Annex VParticipant
orofthe Operating Agent toappropriately mark reports
which disclose inventions which have .not been appropria­
tely protected bythe filing ofapatent*appli cation .

<h>License ofProori etary' Information and Patents Need'ed
•for Task' .Each Annex VParticipant agrees toLicense all
pre-existing proprietary information and pre-existing
patents solely owned orcontrolled byitwhich are neces­
sary for use inthe Task ,and all arising proprietary
information and inventions covered by .patents toany
other Annex VParticipant for use inits undertakings in
Annex Vonly atnocost tothe other Participant .Ifsuch
proprietary information orpatents are partially owned or
controlled byanAnnex VParticipant ,then effort ^shall •
bemade bythe Annex VParticipant toreduce .oreliminate
asfar aspossible the benefits 'that might accrue toit.
(i)License orProprietary Information and Patents for
Other Reasons .Each Annex VParticipan t"agreestolicense
all pre-existing proprietary information and patents solely
owned orcontrolled byitwhich are necessary for practi­
sing the results ofthe undertakings .inAnnex Vand which
have been utilized inthe Task ,'and all arising 'proprietary
information andinventions covered bypatents totheother ^
Annex VParticipan ts,theirgovernments and the nationals
oftheir respective countries designated bythem onrea­
sonable terms and conditions for use inall countries for
hydrogen production . •
\The Annex VParticipants agree tolicense all arising pro­
prietary information and inventions covered bypatents to
.all Agency Participating Countries onreasonable terms and
conditions for use intheir own country inorder tomeet
their energy needs .
<j>Copyrights .Each Annex VParticipant may and the
'1 1
Operating Agent shall take appropriate measures necessary
toprotect copyrightable material generated under the
Task *Copyrights obtained shall bethe property ofthe
Annex VParticipant orthe Operating Agent ,provided ,
however ,that other Annex VParticipants may reproduce and
distribute such material ,but shall not publish itwith'
aview toprofit . < '

<k)Inventors and Authors .Each 'Annex ..VParticipant will ,
without prejudice toany rights ofinventors orauthors
. . y
under its national laws ,take all necessary steps .topro­
vide "theco-operation from itsauthors and inventors re­
quired tocarry out theprovisions ofthis Article .Each
Annex VParticipant will assume' the responsibility topay
awards orcompensation required tobe-paid toitsemployees
according tothe laws ofits country .
(I)Determination of"National ". .TheExecutive Comroittee •:
mayestablish guidelines ,todetermine what constitutes a
"national "ofaParticipant .Inview oftheparticipation
oftheCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,anyMember
State oftheEuropean 'Communities which .isnot aParticipant
under this Annex Vshall beunderstood tobeincluded as
governments andcountries insub-paragraph (i).ofthis
paragraph for -purposes ofentitlement toalicense for
arising proprietary information andinventions -.Such ,
Member State' and' itsdesignated nationals whowish tq '
avai Ithemselves ofalicense forpre-existing proprietary
information andpatents under sub-paragraph <i)above may
elect todo/butmust make available atthe .time ofelection
•their proprietary ,information andpatents ,developed under
their programmes .which areuseful -in ^practicing -theTask
results under theterms andconditions stated insub-para - •
graph <i)above toAnnex VParticipants ,their governments
andthenationals ofitheir respective countries designated
by them .•- ■v :\ •
PftftT TCTPANTS 'INTHIS ANNEX ' . V_<-^ 'V--. ,
TheContracting Part ieswhich areParticipants -inthisAnnex
are the following :- :
TheDepartment ofEnergy Mines &Resources ,<Canada >:v .
TheCommission oftheEuropean Communities
TheKernforschungsanlage Jülich GmbH CGeriaany )
TheComitato Nazionale per t•Energi a.Nucleare ataly )
The Government of .Switzerland ■ '•
The Government ofthe Uni tedKingdom
The -Department ofEnergy (United States ofAmerica ).