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COMMUNICATION DELACOMMISSION AUCONSEIL
1. Le24juin etle6juillet 1976&étéoonolu paréchange delettres
unaccord entre laCommunauté européenne del'énergie atomique (EURATOM )
etlaCommunauté économique européenne ,d'unepart ,etl'Agence internatio­
nale del'énergie (AIE),d'autre part ,relatif àlacoopération dans le
domaine delarecherche etdu .développement enmatière d'énergie©
Auxtermes decetaccord ,lesCommunautés européennes ontindiqué
leur intention denégocier ,casparcas ,leur participation aux "accords
demise ouoeuvre "(implementing Agreements )àoonolure sous l'égide de
l'Agence ,etquiseraient denature àcontribuer àlaréalisation des
objectifs derecherche etdedéveloppement desCommunautés eoropéennes .Pour
sapart ,l'AIEapris note decette intention ,etaconfirmé qu'unetelle
participation était ouverte àlaCommunauté européenne »
Enapplication decetaccord ,ontétéconclus :
–un"accord demise enoeuvre "del'éohange d'informations techniques dans
ledomaine delarecherche etdudéveloppement surlasécurité des
réacteurs ;
–un"accord demise enoeuvre "d'unprogramme derecherche etdedévelop­
pement pour laconstruction d'une source intense deneutrons ;
–un"accord demise enoeuvre "visant àdévelopper etàtester les
systèmes dechauffage etderefroidissement utilisant l'énergie solaire -;
–un"accord demise enoeuvre "d'unprogramme derecherche etdedévelop – •
pement pour laproduction d'hydrogène àpartir del'eau ;
–un"accord demise enoeuvre "d'unprogramme derecherche etdedévelop­
pement surlesinteractions plasma-parois dans Textor ;
–un"accord demise enoeuvre "d'unprogramme derecherche etdedévelop­
pement surlesbobinages supraconducteurs pour lafusion .
2. Lesaccords demise enoeuvre constituent des "accords-chapeaux "
fixant lesrègles d'exécution destâches deR&Ddécrites dans lesannexes
desdits accords .Ilestprécisé àl'article 2(a)qu'aumoment delasigna ^-
ture d'unaccord demise enoeuvre ,chaque partie contractante devra confir­
mer sonintention departiciper auxtâches proposées dans cetaocord .
3. Conformément auxindications données ci-dessus ,laCommission a
déjà signé l'accord demise enoeuvre d'unprogramme deR&Ssurla
production d'hydrogène àpartir del'eau ,etparticipe auxtrois premières
tâches decetaccord .Ces tâches sont les suivantes :
–Annexe I:Evaluation d'ingénierie ohimique deprocessus thermo chimique s;

AnnexeIIsInterfaceentrelesréacteursàhautetempérature (ETE)etl'installation thermoohimique (TCP)j
AnnexeXXIsEvaluationdesm3-ttoix0sfuturspotentielspourlaproductiond'hydrogèneàpartirdel'eau.
LeConseiltrouveradansledocumentci-jointdeuxtâohescomplémen­taires(constituantlesannexesI?et7)del'accord,quisontsoumises,
parlecomitéexécutifdel'accorddemiseenoeuvre,àlaCommunautépoursignature®Cestâchessontlessuivantes :
a)développement deméthodesavancéesd'électrolysedel'eauensolution
alcalineouaveodeséleotrolytessolidespolymériques .(annexeIV)j
b)électrolysedelavapeurd'eauàl'aidedfélectrolytessolides(annexeV).
4*LaCommissionconsidèrequelaparticipation delaCommunautééco­
nomiqueeuropéenneauxannexesIVetYsejustifieparlesraisonssuivantes.
DansleprogrammedeR&Dconcernantl'utilisationetlaproductiond'hydrogène,lesaspectstraitantde1*électrolyseconstituentunélément
importantdeseffortsdéployésparlaCommunautépourmettreaupointde
nouvellestechnologiesdel'énergie®LesdeuxannexesIVetVduprojetatteportentdans^lamêmemesuresurlesrecherchessur1«éleotrolyseensolutionalcalineetàhautetempérature,quinonseulementcomplètentlesrecherches
effectuéesdanslecadreduprogrammepropredelaCommunauté,maisfour­nissentaussiunequantitéimportantededonnéescomplémentaires ,quiconstitueront uneaidedanslapoursuitedesobjectifsderecherchedela
Communauté.Enoutre,àl'annexeIV,lestravauxeffectuésdansledomaine
de1electrolyseàl'aided'électrolytespolymériquessolides(SPE)complé­terontengrandepartieleprogrammepluslimitédelaCommunautédanscedomaine.
5»Encequiconcernelesproblèmesdel'informationetdelapropriétéintellectuelle ,laCommissionconsidèrequelasdispositionsadoptéesaux
annexesIVetVsontacceptables.Eneffet,cesdispositionsprévoient,en
cequiconcernelesconnaissancesacquisesdanslecadredelacoopérationenvisagéedanscesannexes,quelesressortissants detouslesEtatsmembres
pourront,parsuitedelaparticipation delaCommission,obtenirdeslicencessurlesinventionsetdesinformationssurlesdroitsdepropriété.Cependant,encequiconcerneladocumentationantérieure,etafind'assurerlemaintiendel'équilibreentrelesavantagesetlesobligations,lesressortissants depaysmembresdelaCommunauténeparticipantpasau
programmenepourrontobtenircommunication deladocumentationantérieure
quesilsaccepxentdecommuniquercellequsilsdétiennent,conditionquiaeteacceptéepartouslesparticipantsauxannexes,ycomprislesEtats
membredelaCommunautéquiparticipentpourleurproprecompte.
■_Ila^étéfinalementreconnuquel'objectifdelaparticipation dela
CommissionacasannexesestdeservirlesintérêtsdelaCommunautédans
sonensemble,etn'estpasliéauxavantagesparticuliersacquisparcertainsEtatsmembresdelaCommunauté,quiassurentleurproprecontributiondirecteacesannexes®

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6.■Encequiconcernel'aspectfinancier,lacontribution desparti­cipantsconsistapourchaqueannexeenunetâohe,dontlecoûtleur
incombe.LaCommissionpropose,àtitredecontribution ,decommuniquer
danschaquecaslesrésultatspertinentsdesrechercheseffectuéesengrande
partiesouscontratpourlaCommission,danslecadreduprogrammedeR&D
surl'utilisationetlaproductiond'hydrogène(actionindirecte).Lecentre
communderechercheapporteracependantunecontribution réduitedansle
cadredesonpropreprogrammedeR&D*Lecoûttotaldesrecherchescorres­
pondantàlacontribution delaCommunautéestévaluéàenviron2.582.000UC
pourl'annexeIV,et309*000UCpourl'annexeV,dont55i»©"&50$respec­
tivementserontfinancésparlaCommission *
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7.CommelaCommissionl'adéjàindiquédanslesconclusions del'accord
demiseenoeuvrerelatifàunprogrammevisantàdévelopperetàtester
dessystèmesdechauffageetderefroidissement utilisantl'énergiesolaire
(l),avantdesignerdetelsaccords,elleinformeraàl'avenirleConseil
desonintentiondesignercesaccords,ettiendraoomptedetousles
commentaires queleConseilpourraitavoiràformuler.
8.Enconclusion,laCommissioninformeleConseildesonintentionde
participerauxdeuxtâchescomplémentaires ,souslaformedesannexesIV
etVélaboréespourl'aocorddemiseenoeuvred'unprogrammedeR&S
dansledomainedelaproductiond'hydrogèneàpartirdel'eau.
(1)DécisionduConseildu18juillet1977(R/l6l5/77ATO62)

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ADVANCED ALKALINE 'ftN&SOLID POLYMER MATER #
'ELECTROLYSIS DEVELOPMENT
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1. OBJECTIVES
(a>Advanced Alkaline Hater 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 )Hater Electrolysis
Development .The objective ofthe work tobecarried out
inthis area istodevelop basic technology elements such
asmaterials ,elec troca talysisand 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 ' .v
Advanced Alka11ne'WaterElectrolysis Dev olocrren t.
Each Participant will ,inaccordance with the following 1
Table ,beresponsible for carrying out one ormore 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
mlarge-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 and evaluation 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^in
Table X. ' ..." "/
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1.8Optimization ofGas-Liquid Separators XILΊ
NETMAN .YEARS 53,5 16184 1*25TOTAL :445
. . - »*subject toreview ;

(b>Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE)Mater Electrotysis
Dove Ioonent .Each Participant will ,inaccordance with
the following Table ,beresponsible for carrying out one
ormore ofthe ..Sub-Tasks indicated below :-
(1)R'and 0onimproved membranes ;
(2)Rand 0onelectrode materials ;
(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
ce11unit ; r •
(7)Design ,construction and testing of&plant system ,
toprove the feasibility ofmeeting the following
conditions : •
Operating temperature '150°C
Pressure 40atm
Anode over voltage 200 mvat10,000 A/m
Overall system >efficiency 85% (HHVofHg
• produced /electrical
power input )
'System capital cost ' ,1002 /kwCequivalent
* HHVofHgproduced )
Minimum module life 40,000' hours
System life '20years
Anoverview ofthe participation inthis task is ■
presented inTable 2. V

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2.4Design andFabrication of100KWSystem -2Units XXX
2.5Testing of100KWSystem (2.4and2.6 ) • XX
2.6Design andFabrication ofAdvance 100KWSystem
2.7Process System andProcess Plant Design - X<•
NET MAM YEARS5|683.10TOTALî33

(c)Within the first year ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex /each Participant wilt provide tothe Operating
Agent publications inits possession which have relevance
tothe objectives ofthis Task .Inaddition ,each Parti­
cipant will provide tothe 'Operati ng .Agent copies ofsuch
interna I',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 . - ■*
• ' ) ■
(d)The Operating Agent will compile and submit tothe
Executive Committee awork programme for ,the first year . .
The Executive Committee ,acting byunanimity /shall
approve ,awork programme for the ifirst year ,nolater
than three months after signature ofthis Annex .The
work programme (including patent ;considerations )"will
outline the respective contributions ofeach Participant
for accomplishing the objectives ofthe .Task .
(e)Atthe end ofthe first and second years ,a'3-4 day
workshop will beheld todiscuss progress reports and to
formulate thenext year 'sdetailed work programme . ]
Organization ofthe workshop shall bethe responsibility
ofthe Operating Agen {. .•
(f)Each participant wi11designate aperson tobeavailable
tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point for
each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bythe Par ticipant
pursuant toparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b).
Cg)Exchange ofresearchers between the Participants is
anticipated .The initiation of'such exchanges will be
left tothe interested experts ofthe Participants under •
detailed arrangements tobeagreed upon .The Participants
will advise the Operating .Agent 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 .Annua I.workshops are planned .
*• ' .' ' ' •"' *
RESULTS
The results ofthese co-operative activities will be:-
<a)Copies ofall pub Iications ,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 toall Participants ,which will then
beused as abasis for discussion atthe workshops ,
(c)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating
Agent .
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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
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<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 AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ca)Executive Committee 'sPowers .The publication' -dis­
' . s
tribution ,handli-ng ,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 Agreement .
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 ,
(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 of aconfidential
nature such astrade secrets and know-how ,(for example ,
computer programmes , ■design "procedures and techniques ,
chemical composition ofmaterials ,ormanufacturing /
methods ,processes ortreatment )which isappropriately
marked ,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)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 ofthearising proprietary information to
identify the information assiuch and toensure that itis
proper lymarked .. '■

(d)Identification ofInfornatlon byGovernments .The Ope­
rating Agent shall encourage thegovernments ofall Agency
Participating Couhtries tomake available oridentify to
the Operating Agent all published orotherwise freely avail­
able information known tothem that isrelevant tothe Task .
Identification ofInformation byParticipants .The
Annex IVParticipants shall identify tothe Operating Agent
all pre-existing information ,and information developed
independently oftheir undertakings inAnnex IV,known to
the Annex IVParti cipants which isrelevant tothe Task and
which : ,
<15Can bemade available tothe Task without
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contractual orlegal limitations .
t<2)Will orcan only bemade available tothe Task
.with contractual orlegal limitations .
/ •
(f)Reports on'Work Performed u'ndcr 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 .,
(g)Arising Inventions .Inventions made orconceived in
the course oforunder this Task (arising inventions )
shall beowned inall countries bythe inventing Annox IV
Participant .Information regarding inventions onwhich
patent protection istobeobtained byanAnnex IVPartici­
pant shall not bepublished orpublicly disclosed bythe
other Annex IVParticipant until apatent application has
been 'filed ,provided ,however ,that this restriction on
publication ordistribution shall not beextended beyond
six months from the date ofreceipt ofsuch information .
Itshall bethe responsi bilxityofthe inventing Annex IV
Participant orofthe Operating Agent toappropriately
h. ...mark reports which disclose inventions which have not been
appropriately protected bythefiling ofapatent application

<h>License ofProprietary Information andPatentsflooded j
forTask .Each Annex IVParticipant agrees toLicense all j
pre-existing proprietary information andpre-existing j
patents solely owned orcontrolled byitwhich are necessary !
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■foruse intheTask ,andallarising proprietary information j
and inventions covered bypatents toany other Annex IV i
Participant forusein-itsundertakings inAnnex IVonly j
atnocost tothe other Participant .Ifsuch proprietary •
information orpatents are partially owned orcontrolled i
byanAnnex IVKParticipant ,then efforts shall bemade byj
theAnnex IVParticipant toreduce oreliminate asfar as . I
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 ' j
' • ■• , '. iowned orcontrolled byitwhich arenecessary ,forpractising ,j
theresults oftheundertakings inAnnex IVandwhich have j
been 'Utilized inthe Task ,and all arising proprietary ,<
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information and invent ions covered bypatents tothe' other j
Annex IVParticipants ,their governments andthenationals j
i
oftheir respective countries designated bythem onreason­
- # f
able terms and conditions for use inall countries for
1
hydrogen production .
The Annex IVParticipants agree tolicense alIarising pro­
prietary information and inventions covered by .patents to .
all Agency Participating Countries onreasonable terms and
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conditions for use intheir own country inorder to .meet
their energy' needs .
(j)Copyrights .Each Annex IVParticipant may and the 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 Operating :Agent ,provided ,however ,that
other Annex IVParticipants may reproduce and distribute such t
material but shall not publish ,itwith aview toprofit ; .

(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 inventor 'sre-
I
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 .
(I)Determination of "National ".The Executive Committee
may establish guidelines to ,determine what constitutes a
"national "ofa.Participant .Inview oftheparticipation
ofthe Commi ssionofthe 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)ofthis
paragraph for purposes ofentitlement to alicense for
arising proprietary information and inventions .Such
Member State and its designated nationals who wish to
avail theraselves of alicense for pre-existing proprietary
information andpatents under sub-pa /agraph Ci)above nay
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 Ci)above toAnnex IVParticipants ,their governments •
and the nationals oftheir respective countries designated
bythem .
PARTICIPANTS INTHIS ANNEX '~ ,'7"""" .' ;
The Contracting Parties which areParticipants inthis^Annex
are the following :- . .
The Centre d'Etude deI'Energie Nucleaire (Belgium )
The Department ofEnergy Mines &Resources (Canada )
• •»–* .*The Commission ofthe European Communities
The Comitato Nazionale per I'Energia Nucleare (Italy ),
The Government ofJapan 1
The Naamlooze Vennootschap DSM (Netherlands )
The Government ofSwitzerland
The Government ofthe United Kingdom
The Department ofEnergy -(United States ofAmerica ).*

ΑΝΝΕΧV ' · < ■ > .
SOLID OXIDE WATER VAPOUR ELECTROLYSIS
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OBJECTIVES ' •' •. \
The objective ofthis Task isthe design ,development
and denons trationofth^engineering feasibility ofa
small pre-prototype high temperature solid electrolyte
water electrolyzer module -(consisting ofanassembly
ofcells inseries# connected inparallel banks )- '
which should besuitable' for scaling tolarger commercial
sizes and able tosustain a'life test simulating commercial
operation conditions . x '
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MEANS , "" -1-;
Ca)Each participant will# inaccordance with the following
Table# beresponsible forcarrying out ;oneormore of^the
/ •/Sub-Tasks indicated below :-- .
(1)Selection# evaluation and determination ofthe
possibility tofabricate electrode materials
compatible with /electrolyte and interconnection
materials ;
(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 lifetime
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ofcell components .
Anoverview of the 'par ticipation ispresented inTable 3.

TABLE 3
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Cb)Within the first'year ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex ,each Parti'cipant ,wi11provide tothe .Operating
Agent publications inits possession which have relevance
I
tothe objectives ofthis Task .Inaddition ,each Parti­
cipant will provide tothe Operating Agent copies' ofsuch
internal reports and working papers resulting from the
work outlined inparagraph 2(a )asmay' beofinterest to
- • .v
the other Participants .Further ,each Participant onan
annual basis will prepare 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 .
The Executive Committee ,acting byunanimity ,shall
approve .awork programme for the first year ,nolater
than three months after signature :ofthis Annex .The
\
work programme (including patent iconsiderations )will
i •
outline the respective contributions ofeach .Participant
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 'sdetailed uorK programme .
Organization oftheworkshop shal Ibe*the responsibi lity .
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
detai led arrangements tobeagreed upon .The Participants
will advise the Operating Agent ofall such exchanges ,as •
they occur ,and the Operating 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 .
A. RESULTS .
The results ofthese co-operative activities will be:
(a)Copies ofall publications ,internal reports and working
papers which have been submitted tothe Operat ing 'Agent in
accordance with paragraph 2(b)will be'compiled 'and distri­
buted bythe Operating Agent toall Participants ,ona
regular basis . , ; '
(b)Atthe end ofeach year and prior tothe annual workshop
theOperating Agent wiCl reproduce ,colla.te ,anddistribute
copies ofthe progress reports prepared byeach Participant
toall Participants ,which will then beused asabasis for
discussion atthe workshops . T
Cc)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating Agent .
5-RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHEOPERATING AGENT f
Inaddition tothe responsibilities described inparagraphs
2and Aabove ,the Operating Agent will beresponsible for
the overa 11'management ofthis .Annex and for implementing
actions required bythe Executive Committee . •'
, *V
6. BUDGET , ' - •
(a)Each Participant will .bear its own costs incarrying
out the Task ,including costs ofreporting and travel
expenses ofrepresentatives . •
#
Cb)The cost ofmeeting organi zatioo shall beborne by
the host country . . • - !' .
7. CPERATING AGENT ' •'
<*)
(*3Confirmation of'the Operating Agent istobeexpected inthe
next few weeks .

INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
<aiExecutive Coranittee 'sPowers .The publication ,dis­
tribution ,hand Iing,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 Agreement
v
Cb)The Right toPublish .Subject only topatent and copy­
right restrictions ,the Annex VParticipants shall have the
right topublish all information provided toor.arising 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-
forraation ,provided toorarising 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
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
I
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
iAgent inrespect oftho arising proprietary information
toidentify the information assuch and to ;ensure that
itisproperly marked .

(d)Identification ofInformation byGovernments .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 tothem that isrelevant
tothe Task .
Identification ofInformation byParticipants .The
Annex VParticipants shall identify 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 : /
CD Can bemade available tothe Task without
contractual orlegal limitations .
(2)Will orcan only bemade available tothe Task
viith 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 .
Cg)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
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 ••appl icat ion.

<h>License ofProprietary' Information and Patents Needed
for Task' .Each Annex VParticipant agrees tolicense alt
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 bypatents 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
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bemade bythe Annex VParticipant toreduceor eliminate
asfar aspossible the benefits that might accrue toit.
(i)License orProprietary Information and Patents for
Other Reasons .Each Annex VParticipant agrees tolicense
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 and inventions covered bypatents tothe other
Annex VParticipants,theirgovernments and the nationals
oftheir respective countries designated bythem onrea­
sonable terms and conditions for use inall countries for
hydrogen production . •- •
The Annex VParti qipants 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
J m
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 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 Menber
State ofthe European Communities which 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 nay
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 ofjthei rrespective countries designated
bythem .- - - •
PARTICIPANTS INTHIS ANNEX < (
TheContracting Parties which areParticipants inthis .Annex
are the foil owing
TheDepartment ofEnergy Mines SResources ^(Canada )
The Commission oftheEuropean Communities
TheKernforschungsanlage -Jüli chGmbH (Germany )
TheComitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare CItaly )
The Government ofSwitzerland V
The Government ofthe United Kingdom
The Department ofEnergy (United States ofAmerica ).