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COMMISSION DESCOMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES
COM(80)156 final
Bruxelles,le13mai1980
PARTICIPATION DELA
COMMUNAUTE,AL'ANNEXE^
D'UNPROGRAMMEE RECHERCHEVoy'n-, »DOMAINEDELAPRODUCTIONLACOMMISSION,AUNOMDELA
WDEL'ACCORDAIEDEMISEENOEUVRE
-O/
pDEDEVELOPPEMENT DANSLE
HYDROGENE APARTIRDEL'EAU
(Communication delaCommission auConseil)
C0M(80)156final

COMMUNICATION DE LA COMMISSION AU CONSEIL
1..Le24juin etLe6juillet 1976 aété conclu par échange delettres un
accord entre laCommunauté européenne del'énergie atomique (EURATOM )
etlaCommunauté économique européenne ,d'une part,.etl'Agence interna­
tionale del'Energie (AIE),d'autre part,relatif .àlacoopération dans
ledomaine.de larecherche etdudéveloppement enmatière d'énergie .
Aux termes decet accord ,les Communautés européennes ont indiqué leur
intention denégocier ,caspar cas,Leur participation aux "accords de
'mise enoeuvre "(Implementing Agreements )àconclure sous l'égide de
l'Agence ,etqui seraient denature àcontribuer âLaréalisation des '
objectifs derecherche etdedéveloppement des Corr-munautés européennes .;
Pour sapart ,L'AIE apris note decette intention siaconfirmé qu'une •
"telle ,participation était' ouverte àlaCommunauté européenne .
2.Alasuite decet échange delettres, -il aété conclu Saccords demise
enoeuvre qui constituent des "accords chapeaux "fixant les règles d'exé­
cution d'uncertain nombre de"tâches "de R&D'décrites dans les annexes
■desdits accords .Alors qu'aumoment delasignature d'unaccord demise
enoeu/rechaque partie contractante confirme son intention departici -
-per àune ouplusieurs tâches ,des dispositions concernant lafixation
detâches complémentaires ont également été prévues conformément àlaprc
'cédure fixée àl'article 2(b )del'Accord de .mise enoeuvre .
3.L'undeces accords demise enoeuvre concerne unprogramme derecherche
etdedéveloppement dans ledomaine delaproduction d'hydrogène àpartir
del'eau.Cet ^accord comprend trois annexes relatives aux "tâches "eta
été signé par laCpmmunauté le7octobre 1977 .
4.Plus récemment ,laCommission adécidé departiciper àdeux tâches complé'
mentaires del'accord demise enoeuvre surl'hydrogène (constituant les
Annexes IVet .V)et,après enâvoir informé leConseil (1),aconfirmé ^
sapart icipation le6mars 1979 .
5.LeConseil trouvera dans ledocument ci-joint une tâche complémentaire
(constituant l'Annexe VI)dont l'objectif est lesuivant :
-exécution detravaux derecherche fondamental ?etappliquée
' pour laproduction d'hydrogène parélectrolyse del'eau par
voie ._photocatalytique "' ■\ ~
6.LaCommission considère que,laparticipation delaCommunauté àl'Annexe
VIsejustifie par les raisons suivantes .
Dans leprogramme de R&Dconcernant l'utilisation etlaproduction
d'hydrogène lesaspects traitant del'électrolyse constituent unélément
important desefforts déployés par laCommunauté pour mettre aupoint de
nouvelles technologies del'énergie .
(1)C0M(78)683 final

2.
L'annexe VIporte delamême façon surlesrecherches sur l'électrolyse
del'eausar voie photocatalytique qui non seulement complètent les re­
cherches effectuées dans lecadre duprogramme propre delaCommunauté
mais,grâce .audéveloppement etàl'évaluation d'éléments technologiques
debase tels que lesélectrodes etlesélectrolytes ,fournissent uncer­
tain nombre dedonnées complémentaires qui constitueront une aide dans
lapoursuite desobjectifs derecherche delaCommunauté .Outre laCom­
munauté ,lesparticipants àl'Annexe VIseront laBelgique ,qui est le
chef defile del'action ,leCanada ,les Pays-Bas ,laSuède etlesEtats -
Unis .
7.Encequi concerne les problèmes del'information etdelapropriété in­
tellectuelle ,laCommission considère que lesdispositions adoptées à
l'Annexe VIsont identiques àcelles convenues pour les Annexes IVet V
etsont donc acceptables ..
Eneffet ,cesdispositions prévoient ,encequi concerne les connaissances
acquises dans lecadre delacoopération envisagée dans cette annexe ,que
lesressortissants detous ,les Etats membres pourront ,par suite dela
participation delaCommission ,obtenir des licences sur les inventions
etdes informations sur lesdroits depropriété .Cependant ,encequi
concerne ladocumentation antérieure etafin d'assurer lemaintien de
l'équilibre entre lesavantages etlesobligations ,lesressortissants
des pays membres delaCommunauté neparticipant pas auprogramme ne
pourront obtenir communication deladocumentation antérieure ques'ils
acceptent decommuniquer celle qu'ils détiennent ,condition qui aété
acceptée par tous lesparticipants àl'annexe ,ycompris lesEtats membres
delaCommunauté qui participent pour ,leur propre compte.'
.Ilaété finalement reconnu quel'objectif delaparticipation deiaCom­
mission àcette annexe est deservir les intérêts delaCommunauté dans
son ensemble etn'est pas lié aux avantages particuliers acquis par cer­
tains Etats membres delaCommunauté ,qui assurent leur propre contribu­
tion directe àcette annexe . '
8.Encequi concerne l'aspect financier ,lacontribution desparticipants à
l'Annexe VIconsiste enune tâche dont lecoût leur incombe .Lacontribu -
tion communautaire entant qu'action non nucléaire comprendra les travaux
déjà effectués dans lecadre duprogramme du CCR sur l'énergie ,solai reet
cette contribution àl'Annexe VIcorrespondra àdeux homne^n par an.Au
"cours d'une première phase detrois ans,ilsera procédé aux travaux de
recherche fondamentale etappliquée .Une seconde phase consacrée àl'éva­
luation etaux modèles enlaboratoire ,fera l'objet d'une décision du
Comité exécutif constitué envertu det'accord àlafin decette période .
9.Ilaété demandé àuComité consultatif enmatière degestion deprogramme
(COiGP )dedonner son avis sur une participation communautaire aupro­
gramme surl'hydrogène .Unavis favorable aété accordé sous réserve qu'é­
tant donné que lacontribution du CCR est apportée dans lecadre dupro­
gramme surl'énergie solaire leCCMGP pour -l'énergie solaire soit égàle -
ment consulté .
Alasuite decette consultation ,leCCMGP pour l'énergie solaire afor­
mulé unavis favorable sur laparticipation communautaire aucours desa
réunion du 13décembre 1979 .

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10.LaCommission amaintenant achevésesnégociations aproposdeL'AnnexeVI
maisavantdeconclureellepropose,ainsiqu'ellel'afaitàd'autresocca­
sions,d'informeraupréalableleConseil.
11.Enconséquence,laCommission informeleConseildesonintention departi­
ciperàLatâchecomplémentaire souslaformedel'AnnexeVI,élaboréepour
l'accorddemiseenoeuvred'unprogramme deR&Ddansledomainedela
productiond'hydrogène àpartirdel'eau.

■ - ANNEX VI *
PWOTOCATALYTIC WATER ELECTROLYSIS
1.OBJECTIVES ' ' .
» I
The objective ofthis Task istoperform basic and cipplied " j
roscnrch fortheproduction ofhydrogen through photocc'tnly tic j
water electrolysis ,and todevelop basic technological elements !
il
such aselectrodes andelectrolytes for such production ofhydrogen ,
r.nd toevaluate theperformance ofthose elements inlaboratory ji
scaled models . - fi
I* •. _ I
2.NEANS . ' --|
> (a)This Task will becarried out intwoPhases : ;
Phas e1 • - !
Subtask A:Basic studies on "photo-electrochemistry ":
-semi-conductor bulk properties
-semi-conductor -electrolyte interphase \
-electrolytes ' |
" ' ' '~ f|
> e.g. :doping ,sensitization ,coatings ,hybrid cells , jj
hetero -junctions jj
Subtask B:Applied studies * . .- ^ 'j
-stability :resistance against photodecomposi tion i
r !i
- 'spectral response andefficiency ■ j
-material selection :composition andform j
theoretical models . i
i plBiLi -
Subtask C:Assessment ~ - jj
-construction oflaboratory scale working models |
-technical evaluation I
'' . ' ' " . ;li
iij)ForPhase .1,thelevel of .effort inmanyearr foreach ji
II'
Participant isshown intheTable below . jj
Based upon theresults ofPhase 1,theExecutive Committee , ;|
acting byunanimity will decide whether ornot toproceed to ;j
ι
Phase 2.Ifadecision ismade toproceed toPhase 2,theppo- j
i \
'jected level ofeffort foreach Participant ,asshown intheTable I
• * 'ui,1
!l;!!
i)e2ow ,will bere-assessed bytheExecutive Committee . jj

TABLE
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATION -INTHE PHOTOC ATALYTIC
WATER ELECTROLYSIS PROGRAMME
Phase 1 Phar.& 2
Subtask s
,A B C
(projected
: ' •_level ofι 1 ■ ""
Total
Net Man Years /
Year
Belgiumeffort )2
Canada
CEC 3
.Netherlands
I«
« 2 €
I
. I
Sweden
i1-2
l
Sv/itzerland 2
U.S.A. 6
G
(c)Within the first year oftheimplementation ofthis Annex ,
:och Participant will provide totheOperating Agent publications
initspossession which are relevant totheobjectives ofthis
rack . . Each Participant will also provide totheOperating
^gent copies ofsuch internal reports and working paper sresulting
from thework outlined inparagraph 2(a ) asmay beof
interest totheother Participants .
Each Participant will ^prepare anannual ,progress report on
Ltswork underway and ,by31st December each .year ,submit its report
totheOperating Agent .

i(j) The :-Opera tiny Agent' will compile and ■subrni ItothoKxecutivo •
Cc;r.ra,i !:Locawork •progr ammo .forthe first year .The Executive Com­
•miILeo *acting _byunanimity ,shall approve awork programme for 'the
first year ,nolater than three months after signature ofthis Annex .
Thework programme will outline therespective contributions ofeach
Participant foraccomplishing theobjectives oftheTask .
(o) TheOperating Agent will organize aworkshop atthebeginning
ofthefirst year todefine thowork programme .Atthoend ofthe
first andsecond years ,aworkshop will boheld todiscuss progress
reports and toformulate thenext year 'sdetailed work programme .
Organisation oftheworkshop shall betheresponsibility oftheOpe­
rating Agent . ~
(f) .Each Participant will designate aperson tobeavailable to
«
thcvOperating Agent asthe technical contact point for each ofthe
Subtasks undertaken bythe -Participants pursuant to •paragraph 2(a).
/
(g;Exchange ofresearchers between theParticipants isanticipated
Theinitiation ofsuch exchanges will beleft tothe interested
experts oftheParticipants under detailed arrangements tobeagreed
upon between the Participants concerned .The Participants will
advise the .Operating Agent ofall such exchangesj asthey occur ,
and theOperating Agent wi.ll compile and distribute toParticipants
regular reports onsuch exchanges . '
3.TIME SCHEDULE •
> IIM»■ II»■– ■ !I –m *
*
This isenvisaged asafive-year programme divided into two
Phases ,beginning on1stSeptember ,1979 .The duration ofPhase 1
will bethree years ,iftheExecutive Committee decides toproceed
toPhase 2,inaccordance""with paragraph 2(b),theduration of
that Phase will betwoyears .
A.RESULTS a •
Theresults ofthese co-operative activities will be:
.(a) •Copies ofallpublications ,internal reports andworking
papers which have been submitted totheOperating Agent in •*'
accordance with paragraph 2(c )will becompiled and dis-'
tributed bytheOperating Agent toallParticipants ona
regular basis . _ ■ ■

(b)Atthe end ofeach year and prior tothe annual .workshop ,
theOperating 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 .
5.RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE OPERATING AGENT
Inaddition ^othe responsibilities described inparagraphs
2and 4above ,the Operating .Agent will beresponsible for the
overall management ofthis Task and for implementing actions
rcouired bythe Executive Committee .
»
6.BUDGET
(a)-Each Participant will bear itsown costs .incarrying out the
Tack ,including costs ofreporting and travel expenses ol*
representatives .
(b)The cost ofmeeting organization shall beborne bythe host
country . . .
7.OPERATING AGENT -
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven '(Belgium )'
6.INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a)Executive Commiuec 'sPowers .Thepublication ,distribution handling .
.pioiCLuon andownership orinformation andintellectual property arising
loinacuvitivs conducted under thisAnnex shail bedetermined bythe 'acu .i^cCommittee acting byunanimity *inconformity with thisAgreement . 1

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(b)The Right toPublish .Subject only topatent and copyright restrictions .,
llioAnnex VI Participants shall have the right topublish allinfor­
mation provided toorarising from Annex VI except proprietary
information . , , .~ >
(c)Proprietary Information .The Annex VIParticipants and theOperat­
ingAgent shall take allnecessary measures inaccordance with thispara­
graph ,the laws oftheir respective countries and international law to
protect proprietary information ,provided toorarising from the pro- •
gramme .For thepurpose ofthisparagraph proprietary information shall .
mean information ofaconfidential nature such astrade secrets and
know-how ,{forexample ,computer programmes ,design procedures and
techniques :chemical composition ofmaterials ,ormanufacturing methods ,
'processes ortreatment )which isappropriately marked ,provided such
information : N -
^ (I)Isnotgenerally known orpublicly available fromother sources ;-
(2)Has not previously been made available bytheowner toothers
without obligations concerning itsconfidentiality ;and
(3)Isnotalready inthepossession oftherecipient Annex VIParti­
cipant without obligation cdncerning itsconfidentiality ..
Itshall betheresponsibility ofeach Annex VIParticipant suppiying "proprietary
-fornu'tion andoftheOperating Agent inrespect ofthearising proprietary information
jidentify theinformation as.such and toensure that itisproperly marked .
(d)Identification ofInformation byGovernments .The Operating Agent
-shall -encourage thegovernments ofallAgency Participating Countries
ton.akc available oridentify totheOperating Agent allpublished or
otherwise freely-available information known tothem that isrelevant to
•the Tai>k .-.Q
0(c)Identification ofInformation byParticipants .The Annex Pariici -.
pants shall identify totheOperating Agent allpre-existing information ,
andinformation developed independently oftheir undertakings inAnnex .VI,
■'known totheAnnex VIParticipants which isrelevant totheTask and
' which : ■
(1)Can bemade available totheTask without contractual orlegal ,
limitations .
(2)Will orcan only bemade available totheTask with contractual ,
orlegal limitations .
(f)Reports onWork Performed 'under theTask .The Operating Agent
shall provide reports onallwork performed under this Task and the
results thereof ,other than proprietary information ,tothe Executive
Committee . . •« •

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»
(g)/Irhinx Inventions ;Inventions made orconceived inthecourse ofor
under thisTask (arising inventions )shall beowned inallcountries by
.theinventing Annex VIParticipant Information regarding inventions _,
onwhich patent protection -istoboobtained byanAnnex VIpartici -
p.int shall notbepublished orpublicly disclosed by.theother Annex VI >, /
Participant .until apatent application hasbeen filed ,provided ,however ,*
that this restriction onpublication ordistribution shall notbeextended
beyond sixmonths from thedate ofreceipt ofsuch information .Itshall
betheresponsibility oftheinventing Annex VI 'Participant orofthe
'Operating Agent toappropriately mark reports yvhich disclose inventions
,which have not been appropriately protected bythefiling ofapatent -
application . ■ ..
(h)i.imv.e ofProprietary Inftvnuition and Patents Needed for Task .
Hach Annex VIParticipant agrees tolicense allpre-existing proprietary ,
information and pre-exisiing patents solely owned orcontrolled' byit
•which are necessary for use intheTask ,and allarising proprietary
information and inventions covered bypatents toany oilier Annex VI -
Participant foruse initsundertakings inAnnex VIonly atnocost to
theother Participant .Ifsuch proprietary information orpatents are
partially owned orcontrolled byanAnnex VIParticipant ,then efforts'
shall bemade bytheAnnex IVParticipant toreduce or ,eliminate as
faraspossible thebenefits that might accrue toit. ' •■
//)I.i\ei;se ofPr-iprictcy Information and Patents rorOther Reasons .
L-~ J'.;KII Annex VIParticipant agrees tolicense allpre-evi.stini *proprietary
information andpatents solely owned orcontrolled byitwhich areneces­
sary forpuictising theresults oftheundertakings inAnnex VIand
which have been -utilized intheTask ,and a!!arising proprietary inter -
mationandinventions covered bypatents totheother Annex VI.Partici­
pants .their governments andthenationals oftheir respective countries
designated bythem onreasonable terms andconditions foruseinall
countries forhydrogen production .
TheAnnex VI'Participants ,agree tolicense allarising proprietary infer -
iiiation and inventions covered bypatents toallAgency Participating .
Countries onreasonable terms andconditions foruseintheir own country'
inorder tomeet thcir energy needs . ....
i \ . .
(})Copyrights .Each Annex Vl_Participant puy .and theOperating Agent
.-shall take appropriate measures necessary "toprotect copyrightable
material generated under theTask .--Copyrights obtained shall bethe
property oftheAnnex VlParticipant-or theOperating Agent ,provided .
--however ,thatother Annex VIP'articipants may reproduce anddistribute
-such material butshall notpublish itwjth aview toprofit . •
(k)Inventors and Authors.' Hach Annex VIParticipant wii 1,without pre-
,jiic!iee toanyrights ofinventors' or.authors under itsnational laws ,take
-'allnecessary steps ,toprovide theco-operation -.from its .authors and !
inventors required to"Carry out theprovisions of-this .Article ..Lach
Annex VIParticipant will assume the'esbonsibility topay awards or
compensation required tobepaid toitsemployees according tothelaws
ofitscountry .

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(!)I)(h'iiiiinaiiun of TheExecutiveCommitteemayestablish
f'liiiLliiiestodeterminewhatconstitutes a"national"ofaParticipant .
!aviewoftheparticipation oftheCommission oftheIIuropeanCom­
munities,anyMemberStaleoftheEuropeanCommunities whichisnot
aParticipantunderthisAnnexVIsliail.beunderstood tobeincluded
asgovernments andcountriesinsub-paragraph (i)ofthisparagraphfor
purposesofentitlement toalicenseforarisingproprietaryinformation
andinventions .SuchMemberSlateanditsdesignatednationalswho
\vi>htoavailthemselvesofalicensefor'pre-existing proprietaryinfor­
mationandpatentsundersub-paragraph (i)abovemayelecttodo,but
mustmakeavailableatthetimeofelectiontheirproprietaryinformation
andpatentsdevelopedundertheirprogrammes whichareusefulinpract­
icingtheTaskresultsunderthetermsandconditionsstatedinsub­
paragraph(i)above:oAnnexVI"Participants ,theirgovernments andthe
■'nationalsoftheirrespectivecountriesdesignatedbythem.„'
\
PAnTicir-Ar.'-sINTHISÀNMEX
J'heG.i.'traevingParties'which''are'Participants inthisAnnexaretnciolIow;ng:
/Hclgiuny ■.
/Canada/ ,
/ci:c7 .-
/Motherlands /-
/£/.%'.:•don/ •
7^witzerland/
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