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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)683final.
Brussels,11December1978*
COMMUNITY EXTERNALRELATIONS IN"RESEARCH
ANDDEVELOPMENT MATTERS
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
1.OnJune24andonJuly6,1976,anagreementIntheformofanexchange ;
ofletterswasconcludedbetweentheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,
(Euratom)andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityontheonehandandthej
International EnergyAgency(IEA)ontheotherrelatingtoco-operation
inthefieldofEnergyResearchandDevelopment.
Accordingtotheexchangeofletters,theEuropeanCommunitiesIndicated
theirintentiontonegotiate,onacasebycasebasis,theirparticipation
insuch"Implementing Agreements"preparedwithintheframeworkofthe
IEAaswouldcontributetotheattainmentoftheresearchanddevelopment
objectivesoftheCommunity.Foritspart,theIEAtooknoteofthis1n-
tentionandconfirmedthatsuchparticipation isopentotheEuropean
Community.
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Inapplicationofthisagreement,therehasbeenconcluded: j
-anImplementing Agreementonthetechnicalexchangeofinformationin!
thefieldofreactorsafetyresearchanddevelopment;
-anImplementing Agreementforaco-operative researchanddevelopment
programmeleadingtotheconstruction ofanintenseneutronsource;
-anImplementing Agreementforaprogramme ,todevelopandtestsolar
heatingandcoolingsystems;
-anImplementing Agreementforaprogrammeofresearchanddevelopment :
ontheproductionofhydrogenfromwater; ,
-anImplementing Agreementforaprogrammeofresearchanddevelopment ;
onplasmawallinteraction intextor;
••anImplementing Agreementforaprogrammeofresearchanddevelopment
onsuperconducting magnetsforfusionpower.
2.Implementing Agreementsare"umbrellaagreements"settingforthrulesfor
theexecutionofanumberofR&D"tasks"describedintheannexesto
eachofthesaidAgreements.WhensigninganyImplementing Agreement,
Article2(a)specifiesthateachcontractingpartyshallhavetoconfirmitsIntentiontoparticipate'inoneormore:oft^etssksproposedunder
theAgreement. ,
3.Asmentionedabove,theCommissionhaslareadysignedtheImplementing
AgreementforaprogrammeofR8Dontheproductionofhydrogenfrom
waterandparticipates inthefirstthreetasksofthisAgreement.These
are:
-AnnexI:ChemicalEngineeringevaluationsofthermocheraical
processes;

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AnnexII:HighTemperature Reactor(HTR)-ThermochemicalPlant !
(TCP)Interface;
AnnexIII:Assessmentofpotentialfuturemarketsfortheproduction
ofHydrogenfromwater. j
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IntheattacheddocumenttheCouncilwillfindtwoadditionaltasks(re­
ferredtoasAnnexesIVandV)oftheAgreementwhichareproposedby
theExecutiveCommitteeoftheImplementing Agreementforsignatureby
theCommunity.Theseare: ;
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a)AdvancedAlkalineandSolidPolymerWaterElectrolysis Development
(AnnexIV);
b)SolidOxideWaterVapourElectolysis (AnnexV). j
4.TheCommissionconsidersaCommunityparticipation inAnnexesIVandV
isjustifiedforthefollowingreasons.
WithintheprogrammeofR&DinHydrogenuseandproductionthoseaspects
dealingwithelectrolysis areanimportantelementintheCommunity's
searchfornewenergytechnologies .BothAnnexesIVandVoftheIEA
projectaresimilarlyconcernedwithresearchinalkalineandhightempe­
ratureelectrolysis whichnotonlycomplementsthatbeingdoneinthe
Community'sownprogrammebutalsomakesavailableawholerangeofadditionalresearchmaterialusefulinfurtheringtheresearchobjectives
•oftheCommunity.Furthermore,inAnnexIV,theworkbeingdoneinSolid
PolymerElectrolyte (SPE)electrolysis willconsiderably complementthe
morelimitedprogrammeoftheCommunityinthisfield.
5.Asconcernsthoseaspectsdealingwithinformation andintellectual pro­
perty,theCommissionconsidersthattheprovisionsagreedinboth
AnnexesIVandVareacceptable.Ineffecttheyprovidethatforinform­
ationarisingfromthe-co-operation envisagedintheseannexes,nationals
fromallMemberStates,asaresultoftheCommission'sparticipation,
willbeentitledtoobtainsuchlicencesforinventionsandproprietary
information.However,asconcernspre-existing information andinorder 1
toensureabalancebetweenbenefitsandobligations,nationalsofnon
participating MemberStatesoftheCommunitywillonlybeabletoobtain
pre-existing information ontheconditionthattheyarealsopreparedto
exchangetheirownpre-existing information,aconditionwhichhasbeen
•agreedforallparticipants totheannexes,includingthoseMember
StatesoftheCommunitywhoparticipate intheirownright.
FinallyithasbeenrecognizedthattheCommission'spurposeinpartici­
patingintheseannexesisundertakeninordertobenefittheCommunity ,
asawholeand'isunrelatedtoanyparticularbenefitsacquiredbyindi­
vidualMemberStatesoftheCommunitywhomaketheirowndirectcontri­
butiontotheseannexes.
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Asconcernsfinancialaspects,theparticipants contribution foreach
Annexisintheformofa"task"/theoostofwhichwillbebornebythe
participants themselves.TheCommission prpposestocontributeineach
casetherelevantaspectsofresearchbeingcarriedoutlargelyunder
contractfortheCommission intheframeworkoftheprogrammeforR&D ;
inHydrogenuseandproduction (indirectaction).Therewill,however,
beasmallcontribution fromtheJointResearchCentre'sownR&Dpro-:
gramme.Thetotalcostoftheresearchtobeintroduced asacontribu­
tionbytheCommunityisestimated asabout2,582,000 EUAforAnnexIV
and309,000EUAforAnnexVofwhichtheCommissionwillpay55%and
50%respectively .
Thecontractors involvedintheCommunity'sparticipation havegiven
theirapprovaltotheCommission'sparticipation .
7.AstheCommissionalreadyindicatedattheconclusionoftheImplementing
Agreement .foraprogrammetodevelopandteistSolarHeatingandCooling
Systems,theCommission saidthatbeforesigningsimilarkindsof
AgreementsitwouldinformtheCouncilofitsintentiontosignsuchan
Agreement andtakenoteofanycommentsthattheCouncilmaywishto
make.
8.Inconclusion theCommission informstheCouncilofitsintentionto
participate inthetwoadditional tasks,referredtoasAnnexesIVandV
whicharespecified .fortheImplementing Agreementforaprogrammeof
R&DintheproductionofHydrogenfromVlgter.
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; ANNgX IV •'•: :
ADVANCED ALKALINE AND SOLID POLYMER WATER #
'ELECTROLYSIS DEVELOPMENT . 'W II III . - .«I j .––– M–––– "•
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 Electrolysis
Development .The objective ofthe work tobecarried out
inthis area istodevelop basic technology elements such
asmaterials ,electrocatalyslis and electrolyte materials
and toevaluate their performance for extended periods of
. - V •time under large scale industrial conditions .Asaresult
ofthe SPE development programme ademonstration module
will bedesigned ,developed and tested tomeet some
specified requirements .
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2.-WEANS " ■'*
Ca)Advanced Alkaline' Mater Electrolysis Develosirent . •
Each Participant will ,inaccordance with the following 1
Tabic ,beresponsible for tarrying out one ormore ofthe
Sub-Tasks indicated below :-
(1)Selection and evaluation ofseparator materials
.for high temperature operation (1CO-200 #C);
(2)Long-term testing ofselected separator materials (
inlarge-scale equipment ;
(3)Selection and evaluation ofelectrocatalysts for
the Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrode Reactions ;
(4)Long-term 'testing ofselected electrocatalysts in
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commercial equipment ;
(5)Selection and evaluation ofelectrode materials
and current collectors ; ." .
(6)Selection and evaluation ofstructural materials ;
(7)Investigations on -cell gas and flu,id dynamics ;
(8)Optimization ofgas-liquid separators .
Anoverview oftheparticipation inthis task ispresented^in
Table I. • .

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1.1Selection andEvaluation ofSeparator Materials for
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1.5 Selection and Evaluation ofElectrode Materials
and Current CollectorsX X X X XX
1.6 Selection and Evaluation ofConstruction Materials
(e.g. ,.gaskets ,seals ,container materials )X X
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1.7Investigation ofCell GasandFluid Dynamics' X X *1*
1.8Optimization ofGas-Liquid Separators X XI
NETMAN .YEARS 53,5 161041*2 5TOTAL :445
. .•' . »*subject toreview ;

(b>Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE)Hater .Electrolysis
Dcveloonent .Each Participant will ,inaccordance with
the following Table /beresponsible for carrying out one
orwore ofthe ..Sub-Tasks indicated below :-
(1).R'and 0onimproved membranes ;
(2)Rand 0onelectrode matériels ;
(3)Investigations onelectrocatalysts for hydrogen
and oxygen electrode reactions ;
<4>Design and construction of2100 KWcell 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 feasibility ofmeeting the following
condi tions : /'-
Operati ngtemperature ''150°C
.Pressure A0atm
Anode over voltage 200 mvat10,000 A/m
Overallsystemefficiency 85% (HHV of
r produced /electrical
..power inpu t)
'System capital cost . ,1002 /kw (equivalent
> HHVofH2produced )
Minimum module life 40,000 hours
System life '20years
Anoverview ofthe participation inthis task is
presented inTable 2. ■

TABLE 2 COUNTRIES
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2.2RSD onElectrode Materials ;■ , • ■ . X XX X
2.3Electrocatalysts for and0~Evolution XXX XX X
2.4Design andFabrication of100KWSystem -2Units X X X
2.5Testing of100KWSystem (2.4and2.6 ) X X
2.6Design andFabrication ofAdvance 100KWSystem!•
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2.7Process System andProcess Plant Design - X
NETMANYEARS 5I.68310TOTALJ33

(c)Within the first year ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex ,each Participant will provide tothe Operating
Agent -publications inits possession uhich have relevance
tothe objectives ofthis Task .Inaddi tion ,each Parti -,
cipant will provide tothe'Operating .Agent copies ofsuch '
•interna l".reports and working papers resulting from the
work outlined inparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b )asmay be .
ofinterest tothe other -Participants .Further ,.each
Participant onanannual basis will prepare aprogress
report onits work underway and submit ittothe Operating
Agent . -'
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(d)The Operating Agent will compile and submit tothe
Executive Committee awork programme for ,the first year .
The Executive Comm i11ee,act;ingbyunanimity ,shall
approve ,awork programme for the ,first year ,nolater
than three months after signature ofthis Annex .The
work programme (including patent -considerations )wilt ,
outline the respective contributions ofeach Participant
for accomplishing the objectives ofthe .Task .
(e)Atthe end ofthe first and second years ,a3-4 day
workshop will beheld todiscuss progress reports and to
formulate the next year 'sdetailed work programme .
Organization ofthe workshop shall bethe responsibility
ofthe Operating Agen {. i
(f)Each participant will designate aperson tobeavailable
tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point for
each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bythe Part icipant
.pursuant toparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b).
(g)Exchange ofresearchers between the Participants is
anticipated .The initiation of 'such exchanges will be
left tothe interested experts ofthe Part icipant sunder
detailed arrangements tobeagreed upon .The Participants
will advise the Operating yAgent ofall such 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 publi cations ,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,'' onaregular 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 toall Par ticipan ts,whichwill then
beused as abasis for discussion atthe workshops ,
(c)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating
Agent . , ,/
RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE OPERATING AGENT
Inaddition totheresponsibilities 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 .
Cb)The cost ofmeeting organization shall beborne by
the host country . '-
OPE RAT INGAGENT
The United States Department ofEnergy acting through the
Brookhaven National Laboratory.'

INFORMATION AN0INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ca)Executive Committee 'sPowers .The publication' ,dis-
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tribution ,handlvng ,protection and ownership ofinfor­
mation and intellectual prope rty'arisin.gfrom activities
conducted under this Annex shall bedetermined by;the
Executive Committee acting byunanimity ,inconformity
with this Agrecraent .
Cb>The' Right toPublish .Subject only topatent -and ^
copyright restrictions ,the Annex IVParticipants shall
have the right topublish all ,information provided toor
arising from Annex IVexcept proprietary information .
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Cc)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 of aconfidential
nature such astrade secrets and know-how ,(for example ,
computer programmes , ■design' procedures and techniques ,
chemical composition of .materials ,ormanufacturing /
methods ,processes ortreatment )which isappropriately
narked ,provided such information :.
(1)Isnot generally known orpublicly available
from other sources ;
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(23Has not previously been made available by
* . the owner toothers without obligations
concerning its confidentiality ;and
(3)Isnot already inthe possession ofthe
recipient Annex IVParticipant withou ^.
obligation concerning its confidentiality .
Itshall bethe responsibility ofeach Annex IVParticipant
supplying proprietary information and oftheOperating
Agent inrespect ofthe arising proprietary information to
identify the information assuch and toensure that itis
properly marked.-'

5Identification of 1nforna11onbyGovernments .TheOpe­
rating Agent shall encourage thegovernments ofallAgency
Participating Couhtries tomake available oridentify to
theOperating Agent allpublished orotherwise .freely avai l-
able information known tothem that isrelevant totheTask ,
(c)Identification ofInformation byParticipants .The
Annex IVParticipants ,sha 11-ident ifytotheOperating Agent
allpre-existing information ,andinformation developed
independently ofthei rundertakings inAnnex IV,known to
the Annex IVParti cipants which isrelevant tothe Task and
which: ,
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<1)Can bemade available tothe Task without
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contractual orLegal limitations *
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r<2)Will orcan only bemade available tothe Task
.with contractual orlegal limitations .
Cf).Reports on'Work Performed u"nder' the Task .The Ope- -
rating Agent shall provide reports onatl work performed
under this Task and the results thereof ,other than pro- < '
prietary information /tothe -Executive Committee .,
(9)Arising Inventions .Inventions made orconceived in
the course oforunder this Task (arising inventions )
shall beowned inall countries by .the inventing Annex IV
Participant .Information regarding inventions onwhich
patent protection istobeobtained byanAnnex IVPartici -.
pant shall not bepub Iishedorpub Iiclydisclosed bythe
other Annex IVParticipant ,until apatent application has
been filed ,provided ,however ,that this restriction on
publication ordistribution shall hot beextended beyond
six months from the date ofreceipt ,ofsuch information .
Itshall bethe responsibility ofthe inventing Annex IV
Participant orofthe Operating Agent toappropriately
λmark reports which disclose inventions which have not been
appropriately protected bythe filing ofapatent application

ih>LicenseofProprietary InfomotionandPatentsflooded !
forTask.EachAnnexIVParticipant agreestoLicenseall |
pre-existing proprietary information andpre-existing j
patentssolelyownedorcontrolledbyitwhicharenecessary -'!
foruseintheTask,andallarisingproprietary information j
andinventions coveredbypatentstoanyotherAnnexIV i
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* '>Participant forusein-itsundertakings inAnnexIVonly J
atnocosttotheotherParticipant .Ifsuchproprietary •
information orpatentsarepartially ownedorcontrolled \
byanAnnexIVvParticipant,theneffortsshallbemadeby|
theAnnexIVParticipant toreduceoreliminate asfaras.!
possible thebenefitsthatmightaccruetoit. .
<i)LicenseofProprietary Information andPatentsfor j
OtherReasons.EachAnnexIVParticipant agreestolicense ;
» ιallpre-existing proprietary information andpatentssolely 'I
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ownedorcontrolled byitwhicharenecessary ,forpractising t\
theresultsoftheundertakings inAnnexIVandwhichhave !
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been-utilizedintheTask,andallarisingproprietary j
!information andinventions coveredbypatentstotheother
AnnexIVParticipants /theirgovernments andthenationals
ioftheirrespective countries designated bythemonreason­
abletermsandconditions foruseinallcountries for
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hydrogenproduction . ;
TheAnnexIVParticipants -.agreetolicenseallarisingpro­
prietaryinformation jandinventions coveredby.patentsto
allAgencyParticipating Countries'on reasonable termsand
conditions foruseintheirowncountryinorderto-meet
theirenergy'needs.^
(j)Copyrights .EachAnnexIVParticipant mayandtheOpe­
ratingAgentshalltakeappropriate measuresnecessary to
protectcopyrightable materialgenerated undertheTask.
Copyrights obtained shalIbethepropertyoftheAnnexIV
Participant ortheOperating:Agentrprovided,however,that
otherAnnexIVParticipants mayreproduce anddistribute sucht
materialbutshallnotpublish ,itwithaviewtoprofit:

<k)Inventors and Authors .Each Annex IVParticipant will ,
without prejudice toany rights ofinventors orauthors
under its national laws ,take all necessary steps topro­
vide ,"the .co-operation from its authors and inventors re­
quired tocarry out the provisions ofthis Ar.ticle ..Each
Annex IVParticipant will assume the responsibility topay
awards orcompensation required tobepaid toits employees
according tothe laws ofits country .
<l)Determination of "National ".The Executive Committee
may establish guidelines to .determine what constitutes a
"national "ofa.Participant .Inview ofthe participation
ofthe Commission ofthe European Communities ,any Member
State ofthe European Communities which isnot aParticipant'
under this Annex IVshall beunderstood tobeincluded as
governments and countries insub-pa'rag raph (i-5ofthis
paragraph for purposes &fentitlement to alicense for
arising proprietary information and inventions .Such
Member State and its designated nationals who wish to
avail themselves of alicense for pre-existing proprietary
information andpatents under sub-pa /agraph (i)above may
elect todo,but must make available atthe time ofelection
their proprietary information and patents developed under
thfcir programmes which are useful inpracticing' the Task
results under the terms and conditions stated insub-para­
graph Ci)above toAnnex IVParticipants ,their governments •
and the nationals oftheir respective countries designated
bythem . ' '
PARTICIPANTS INTHIS ANNEX " ^- - • . •
The Contracting Parties which are Part icipant sinthis^Annex ,
are the following :- . ,■ •
The Centre d'Etude del'Energie Nucléaire (Belgium )
The Department ofEnergy Mines &Resources (Canada )
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The Commission ofthe European Communities
The Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare (Italy ),
■ "VThe Government ofJapan
The Naamlooze Vennootschap DSM (Nether lands )
The Government ofSwitzerland
The Government ofthe United Kingdom
TheDepartment ofEnergy ^United States ofAmerica )^

ANNEX •V %*
SOLID OXIDE WATER VAPOUR ELECTROLYSIS • .•
OBJECTIVES ■ . 's-
The objective ofthis Task isthe design ,development
and demons trat ionofthe engineering feasibility ofa
small pre-prototype high temperature solid electrolyte
water electro lyzer module -(consisting ofanassembly
ofcells in .series ,connected inparallel banks )-\
which should besuitable' for scaling tolarger commercial
sizes and able tosustain alifetest simulating commercial
operation conditions . v 1' '
WEANS , ■ ,- ... •;
(a)Each par ticipant wi11,inaccordance with the following
.Table ,beresponsible forcarrying outoneormore of^the
Sub-Tasks indicated below:--' ...
(1)Selection ,evaluation and determination ofthe
possibility tofabricate electrode materials
■ • Icompatible with electrolyte and interconnection
matenais ;
(2)Selection ,fabrication andtesting ofintercon­
nection' materials ;
(3)Design ,development ,testing and fabrication of
multi-cells (3to100 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 module(s )and i.ts (ortheir )
testing both aselectrolyzer and asfuel cells ;
(6)Testing and evaluation ofthe possible life time
ofce.ll components . '
Anoverview ofthe'participationis presented inTable 3.

TABLE 3
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<b)Within the first year ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex ,each Parti cipant ,wiI1provide tothe .Operating
Agent publications inits possession which have relevance .
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tothe objectives ofthis Task .;Inaddition ,each Parti­
cipant will provide totheOperating Agent copies of^uch
internal reports and working papers resulting from the
work outlined inparagraph 2(a )asmay' be'ofinterest to
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the other Participants .Further ,each Participant onan
annual basis will prepare aprogress report onits wprk
underway and submit ittotheOperating Agent . ./• .
(c)The Operating Agent will compile' and'submit ,to .the
Executive Committee awork programme for the first year .
The Executive Committee ,acting byunanimity ,shall
approve awork programme for the first year ,nolater
than three months after signature ofthis Annex .The
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work programme (incIuding -patenticonsi derations)' wi11 '
outline the respective contributions ofeach .Participant
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for accomphrshing the 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 led work ;programme .
Organization ofthe workshop shall bethe responsibility ,
ofthe Operating Agent .
(e)Each Participant will designate aperson tobeavail­
able tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point
.for each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bytheParticipant'
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
detai led arrangements tobeagreed upon .The Participants
will advise the Operating Agent ofall such exchanges ,as •
they occur ,and the Operat ing "Agent will compile and dis­
tribute toParticipants regular reports' onsuch 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 Opera ting 'Agent in
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accordance with paragraph 2(b)will becompiled and distri­
buted bythe Operating .Agent toall Participants ,ona
regular basi s. , ' " ' ■
(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 . r •
<c)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating Agent .
5.RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHEOPERATING AGEMT f
Inaddition tothe responsibilities described inparagraphs
2and 4above ,the Operating Agent will beresponsible for
the overall management ofthis .Annex and for implementing
actions required bythe Executive Committee . '-'
6. BUDGET -,
(a)Each Participant will .bear its own costs incarrying
out the Task ,including costs ofreporting and travel
expenses ofrepresentatives . •"
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(b)The cost ofmeeting organization shall beborne by
the host country . - "••••. '
7. OPERATI NGAGENT ' -
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(*)Confirmation of'the Operating Agent istobeexpected inthe
next few weeks .

INFORMATION AM0INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
<a)Executive Committee 'sPowers .The publication ,dis­
tribution ,hand Iing,protection and ownership ofinformation
and intellectual property arising from activit.iaiconducted
under this Annex shall bedetermined bythe Executive Com­
mittee acting byunanimity ,inconformity with this Agreemen
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(b)The Right toPublish .Subject only topatent and copy­
right restrictions ,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
acco'r dance 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 ...
(1)Isnot generally known orpublicly available
from other sources ;
(2)Has not previously been made available bythe
1
owner toothers without obligations -concerning
its confidentiality ;and
(3).Isnot already inthe possession ofthe -reci­
pient Annex VParticipant without obligation
concerning its confidentiality .
Itshall bethe responb iIitityofeach Annex VParticipant
supplying proprietary information and ofthe Operating
Agent inrespect oftho arising proprietary in.forma't ion
toidentify the information assuch and toensure that
itisproperly marked .

(d)Identification of -Information byGoverments .The
Operating Agent shall encourage the governments ofall
Agency Participating Countries tomake available oriden­
tify tothe Operating Agent all -published orotherwise'
freely available information known tothen that isrelevant
tothe Task . ' ■
(e)Identification ofInformation byParticipants .The
Annex VParticipants shall identify tothe Operating Agent
all pre-exi sting-in formation ,and information developed
independently oftheir undertakings inAnnex V,known to
the Annex VParticipants which isrelevant tothe Task
and which : / ,
(1>Can be .made available tothe Task without
contractual orlegal limitations .
(2)Will orcan only bemade avai lable tothe Task
with con t'ractual or legal' limitations ./
<f)Reports onWork Performed under the Task .The Operating
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 orpublicly disclosed bythe other Annex V
Participant until apatent application ,has been filed ,
provided ,however ,that this restriction onpublication
ordistribut ionsha 11not beextended beyond sixmonths
from the date ofreceipt ofsuch information .Itshall
bethe responsibilityof the inventing Annex V'Participant
orofthe Operating Agent toappropriately mark reports
which disclose inventions which have .not been appropria­
tely protected bythe filing ofa -patent ^appli cat ion.

(h>License ofProprietary' 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 at ,nocost tothe other Participant .Ifsuch
proprietary information orpatents are partially owned or
controlled byanAnnex VParticipant ,then efforts ,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 VParti cipant agrees tolicense
all pre-existing proprietary information and patents solely
owned orcontrolled byitwhich are necessary for practi­
sing the results ofthe unde rtaki ngs.inAnnex Vand which
have been utilized inthe Task , -'and -all arising proprietary
information and inventions covered bypatents tothe other
Annex VParticipants ,their governments 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
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
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under its national taws ,take all necessary steps .topro­
vide 'the co-operation from its authors and inventors re­
quired tocarry out the provisions ofthis Article .Each
Annex VParticipant will assume the responsibility topay
awards .orcompensation required tobepaid toits employees
according tothe laws ofits country .
(I)Determination of "National ".The Executive Committee •
may establish guidelines todetermine what constitutes a
"national "ofaParticipant .Inview ofthe participation
ofthe Commission ofthe European Communities ,any Member
State ofthe European -Communi tieswhich isnot aParticipant
under this Annex Vshall beunderstood tobeincluded as
governments and countries insub-paragraph <i)ofthis
paragraph for purposes ofentitlement toalicense for
arising proprietary information and inventions -.Such
Member State -and its designated nationals who wish to
avail themselves ofalicense for pre-existing proprietary
information and patents under sub-paragraph <i)above may
elect todo/but must make available atthe .time ofelection
•their proprietary ,information and patents developed under
their programmes ,which are useful inpracticing -the' Task
results under the terms and conditions stated insub-para­
graph (i)above toAnnex VParticipants ,their governments
and the nationals ofjtheir respective countries designated
bythem .-- ■*
PARTICIPANTS INTHIS ANNEX V f
TheContracting Parties .which areParticipants inthis .Annex
are the following :-
TheDepartment ofEnergy Mines &Resources ^(Canada )
The Commission oftheEuropean Communities ,,
TheKernforschungsanlage Jülich GmbH (Germany )
TheComitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare (Italy )
The Government ofSwitzerland '
The Government ofthe United Kingdom
The Department ofEnergy (United States ofAmerica ).