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L'INTERAZIONE TRAPLASMAEPARETIDICONTENIMENTO INTEXTOR;
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1.Il24giugnoeil6luglio197°èstatoconcluso unaccordo,sottoforma
discambiodiletterefralaComunitàeuropeadell'energiaatomica (Euratom)
elaComunità economica europea,daunparte,el'Agenziainternazionale "
dell'energia(AIE),dall'altra,relativoallacooperazione nelsettore
dellaricerca edellosviluppo incampoenergetico .
NelloscambiodilettereleComunità europeeprecisano lalorointenzione
dinegoziare ,divoltainvolta,laloropartecipazione adaccordidi
esecuzione preparati nelquadrodell'AIEquandotalecollaborazione possa
contribuire alconseguimento degliobiettivi diricercaedisviluppo
dellaComunità.Dapartesual'AIEhapresoattodiquestaintenzione ed
haconfermato cheleComunità europeepossonopartecipare adettiaccordi.
Inbaseall'accordodicuialloscambiodilettere sonostaticonclusi :
-unaccordodiesecuzione perloscambiodiinformazioni tecnichesulle
attivitàdiricercaesvilupporiguardanti lasicurezza deireattori ;
-unaccordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricerca esviluppo ,dasvol­
gereincooperazione ,concernente lacostruzione diunasorgente intensa
dineutroni ;
-unaccordodiesecuzione perunprogramma intesoasviluppare esperimen­
taresistemidiriscaldamento ediraffreddamento solari(l).
Sonoinoltreincorsoinegoziati finaliperlapartecipazione dellaComu­
nitàadunaccordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricercaedisviluppo
nelsettoredellaproduzione dell'idrogenodall'acqua.
2.Nelquadrodiquestoprogramma difusionetermonucleare controllata nel
qualelaCommissione avràlafunzionedi"organizzazione pilota",l'AIE
proponeaisuoimembrieali'Euratomlaconclusione diduenuoviaccordidi
esecuzione .Sitrattadi:
a)unaccordodiesecuzione perunprogrammadiricercaedisvilupposul­
l'interazione traplasmaeparetedicontenimento inTextor;
b)unaccordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricercaedisvilupposui
magnetisuperconduttori percentrali afusione.
Siallegaloitestidientrambigliaccordieirelativiallegati concernenti
icompiti(cfr.allegato Aeallegato B).
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3.LaCommissione ritienechelap.jrtecipazione dellaComunità europeadell'energia
atomicaaquestidueaccordidiesecuzione puòcontribuire alraggiungimento degli
V.obiettivi comunitari diricerca edisvilupponelsettore.Gliinteressi comunita­
rineidueaccordidiesecuzione possonoesserecosi'riassunti .
a)Lavoridiricercaesvilupposull'interazione traplasmaeparetedi
contenimento jnTextor
Neireattori afusioneilgradodiinterazione traplasmaelaparetediconte­
nimento assumeun'importanza fondamentale negliesperimenti difusioneattualmen­
tecondotti inquantolacontaminazione delplasmadeveesserecontenuta entro
livelliaccettabilmente bassiancheseaumentando latemperatura delplasmaela
duratadelleoperazioni sihaun'erosionedellepareti.E'necessario pertanto
sviluppare mezziattiaridurreconsiderevolmente glieffettidell'interazione
trailplasmaelaparetedicontenimento .
Unoditalimezziconsistenelcostruire erendereoperativo untokamaksufficien-
tementegrandeeappositamente progettato ,equipaggiato distrumenti dirilevamen­
tosofisticati esensibili eilouicontenitore avuotointernopossaessereso­
stituito confacilità .
Il"Textor",chepresenti questecaratteristiche ,verràcostruito emessoinfun­
zionenelquadrodelprogramma fusioneEuratomdall'associazione Euratom-KFA .Il
suovaloreaumenterebbe notevolmente qualora,grazieaunacollaborazione inter­
nazionale ,altriassociati contribuissero ailavorifornendoparetiinternedi
altrotipoottimizzate sullabasedellaloroesperienza emettendo adisposizione
degliespertidurantelefasidicostruzione edifunzionamento .
b)Lavoridiricercaedisviluppo sumagnetisuperconduttori percentraliafusione
E'moltoprobabile cheifuturireattori afusionedeltipoaconfinamento magne­
ticotoroidailevenganoequipaggiati conbobinesuperconduttrici .Inteoriaesiste
giàlatecnologia chenonhaperòancoraraggiunto ungradodisviluppotaleda
consentirel'immediata fabbricazione dibobinedigrandidimensioni atteagaran­
tireunfunzionamento sicuronellecondizioni alcontorno richieste .
E'quindiimportante sviluppare questatecnologia perchésiadisponibile perla
nuovagenerazione direattorisperimentali afusione,dopoilJET,ilTPTRoil
JET-60.Atalescopoènecessario nonsoltantocostruire unabobinasupercondut-
tricedidimensioni sufficientemente grandimaanche,perchéleprovesianosod­
disfacenti ,unsistematoroidale dialmeno4o6bobineedun'attrezzatura in
gradodibilanciare lenotevoli forzediinterazione chesisviluppano .
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Ilpresente accordodiesecuzione offretalipossibilità .Ogniparte­
cipantefornisce almenounabobina,inmodochesipossacostituire
ungruppotoroidale completodiseibobine »Pertanto ,perquantori­
guardalaComunità ,colcostodiunasolabobinasifruiscedeivan­
taggioffertidaungruppotoroidale dipiùbobine.Oltrealleproprie
bobinel'USERDA,qualeresponsabile dellagestione ,forniràaproprie
speseanchel'attrezzatura principale diprovadellebobine,necessaria
perunasperimentazione appropriata .
Negliallegatirelativiaicompitisonoprecisati glionerifinanziari
dipartecipazione perciascuno degliaccordidiesecuzione .
Nonessendostatoproposto alcunfinanziamento comune,ognipartecipante
contribuirà svolgendo uncompito esostenendone lespese.Perquantori­
guardal'Euri.toni,poichéilsuocontributo saràcomunque rappresentato
dailavorieseguiti pericontratti diassociazione giàconclusi nonsi
prevedono ulteriori onerifinanziari .Nelcasodell'accordodiesecuzione
sull'interazione trailplasmaelaparetedicontenimento ilcontributo
Euratomconsisterà neilavorisvoltinelquadrodelcontratto diassociazione
tral'EuratomeilKemforschungsaoilage JulichGmbH(KFA)enelcasodel­
l'accordodiesecuzione suimagnetisuperconduttori ,nell'ambitodelcon­
trattodiassociazione tra1'Euratom eilMaxPlanckInstitut furPlasraaphysik
(IPP).
Inmeritoalledisposizioni relativealleinformazioni eallaproprietà
intellettuale ènotocheduranteinegoziati perl'accordosullaproduzione
dell'idrogenolaCommissione haassuntolaseguenteposizione :seunaccordo
alqualelaComunità intendepartecipare prevede unoscambiodilicenzein­
dustriali ecommerciali ,gliStatimembri,personeeimpresedellaComunità ,
debbonopoternetrarrebeneficio .
Nelcasodell'idrogeno ,questoproblema nonsiponepoichéloscambiodi
licenze èstatolimitatoailavoridiricerca esviluppo eall'esecuzione dei
compitiprevistinell'accordo.Nelsettoredellafusione,perloscambio
dilicenzeindustriali ecommerciali èstataaccettata laposizione della
Commissione considerato cheilprogramma dellaComunità equellidegliStati
membrisonosvoltiincomuneechelaCommissione firmeràtaliacoordi non
soltanto anomedellaComunità maancheanomedeisuoiassociati .
LaCommissione hapartecipato allapreparazione diquestidueprogettidi
accordidiesecuzione nelquadrodellaFusionPowerCoordinating Committee
(PPCC)dell'AIEinstrettacollaborazione congliassociatialprogramma

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Euratomdifusionetermonuoleare einparticolare oonidueassooiati
piùdirettamente interessati ,ilKFAel'IPP.
Tuttigliassociati sisonodichiarati d'aocordosulfattochesial'EuratQm
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aconcludere idueaccordi diesecuzione .
Comeèavvenuto perl'accordodiesecuzione relativoallacostruzione di
unasorgenteintensadineutroni ,chenonèstatofirmatodagliStati
membrimadallaCommissione tramitel'Euratom,gliStatimembrinondo­
vrebbero firmaretaliaccordi ;infatti,considerato chetuttelericerche
deinoveStatimembrinelsettoredellafusione termonucleare controllate
vengonosvoltesubasecomunitaria ,accordidicooperazione internazionale
diquestotipodevonoessereconclusidallaComunità.
7.QualorailConsiglio ritenga,alparidellaCommissione ,chelaCEEAabbia
interesse apartecipare aquestidueaccordidiesecuzione echeitesti
proposti sianoaccettabili ,laCommissione proponechelapartecipazione
venganegoziata econclusa inconformità dell'articolo 101,secondo comma,
deltrattato Euratom.
Datal'urgenza (lacerimoniadellafirmaèprevistaperil5ottobre1977
aParigi,nelcorsodellariunioneministeriale delcomitatodirettivo
dell'AIE),laCommissione proponealConsiglio diprendere contemporaneamente
unadecisione inmeritoalledirettive daimpartire perlanegoziazione
diunapartecipazione dell'Euratom ataleaccordo eunadecisione cheapprovi
l'accordostesso.
8.LaCommissione proponequindialConsiglio :
a)diprendereunadecisione inmeritoalledirettive daimpartirealla
Commissione ,comemessoinevidenzanelprogettodiallegato C;
b)diprenderecontemporaneamente unadecisione (allegato D)cheapprovi
laconclusione degliaccordidiesecuzione negoziati sullabasedelle
direttive dicuialpuntoa).
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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
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IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT
FORAPROGRAMME OFRESEARCH
ANDDEVELOPMENT ONPLASMA WALL
INTERACTION INTEXTOR10thAugusî,1977
TABLEOFCONTENTS
PSEAMSLE 1
ARTICLE1
OBJECTIVES 2
ARTICLE2
THEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2
ARTICLE3
THEOPERATING AGENT 4
ARTICLE4
ADMINISTRATION ANDSTAFF 4
ARTICLE5
FINANCE 5
ARTICLE6
INFORMATION ANDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY '

Article7
LEGALRESPONSIBILITY 8
ARTICLE8
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 8
ARTICLE9
ADMISSION ANDWITHDRAWAL OFCONTRACTING PARTIES 9
ARTICLE10
FINALPROVISIONS 10
ANNEX
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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT
FORAPROGRAMME OFRESEARCH
ANDDEVELOPMENT ONPLASMA WALL
INTERACTION INTEXTOR
TheContracting Parties
CONSIDERING thattheContracting Parties,beingeithergovernments orinter­
nationalorganisations orpartiesdesignated bytheirrespective governments pursuantto
ArticleIIIoftheGuidingPrinciplesforCo-operation intheFieldofEnergyResearch
andDevelopment adoptedbytheGoverning BoardoftheInternational EnergyAgency
(the"Agency")on28thJuly,1975,wishtotakepartintheestablishment andoperrvjfcn
ofaProgramme ofResearchandDevelopment onPlasmaWallInteraction inTEXTOR
(the"Programme ")asprovidedinthisAgreement ;
CONSIDERING thattheContracting Partieswhicharegovernments andthe
governments oftheotherContracting Parties(referredtocollectively asthe"Govern­
ments")participate intheAgencyandhaveagreedinArticle41oftheAgreement onan
International EnergyProgram(the"I.E.P.Agreement ")toundertakenationalprogrammes
intheareassetoutinArticle42oftheI.E.P.Agreement ,includingresearchanddevel­
opmentoncontrolledthermonuclear fusioninwhichfieldtheProgramme willbecarried
out;
CONSIDERING thatintheGoverning BoardoftheAgencyon28thJuly,1975,
theGovernments approvedtheProgramme asaspecialactivityunderArticle65ofthe
I.E.P.Agreement ;
CONSIDERING thattheAgencyhasrecognizedtheestablishment oftheProgramme
asanimportantcomponent ofinternational co-operation inthefieldoffusionpower
researchanddevelopment ;
HAVEAGREEDasfollows:

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Articïe1
OBJECITVES
(a) ScopeofActivity.TheProgramme tobeearnedcutbytheContracting
Partieswithintheframework ofthisAgreement shallconsistofco-operative research,
!development ,demonstrations andexchanges ofinformation regardingplasmawallinter­
actioninTEXTOR asprovidedintheAnnexhereto.
(b) MethodofImplementation .EachContracting Partyshallimplement the
Programme byundertaking oneormoretasksasprovidedintheAnnexhereto.
(c) TaskCo-ordination andCo-operation .TheContracting Partiesshallco­
operateinco-ordinating theworkundertheProgramme andinadvancing theresearch
anddevelopment activitiesofallContracting Partiesinthefieldofplasmawallinteraction .
Article2
THEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(a) Supervisory Control.ControloftheProgramme shallbevestedinthe
Executive Committee constituted underthisArticle.
(b) Membership .TheExecutiveCommittee shallconsistofonememberdesig­
natedbyeachContracting Party;eachContracting Partyshallalsodesignateanalternate
membertoserveontheExecutive Committee intheeventthatitsdesignated member
isunabletodoso.
(c) Responsibilities .TheExecutive Committee shall:
(1)Adoptforeachyear,actingbyunanimity ,theProgramme ofWork,
togetherwithanindicative programme ofworkforthefollowingtwo
K• years;theExecutive Committee may,asrequired,makeadjustments
•withintheframework oftheProgramme ofWork;
(2)Makesuchrulesandregulations asmayberequiredforthesound
management oftheProgramme ;
(3)CarryouttheotherfunctionsconferreduponitbythisAgreement and
theAnnexhereto;and
(4)Consideranymatterssubmitted toitbytheOperating Agentorby
anyContracting Party.
(d) Procedure .TheExecutive Committee shallcarryoutitsresponsibilities in
accordance withthefollowingprocedures :

(1)TheExecutive Committee shalleachyearelectaChairman andone
.ormoreVice-Chairmen ;
(2)TheExecutiveCommittee mayestablishsuchsubsidiary bodiesandrales
ofprocedure asarerequiredforitsproperfunctioning .Arepresentative
oftheAgencyandarepresentative oftheOperating Agent(inits
capacityassuch)mayattendmeetingsoftheExecutive Committee
anditssubsidiary bodiesinanadvisorycapacity;
(3)TheExecutive Committee shallmeetinregularsessiontwiceeachyear;
aspecialmeetingshallbeconvenedupontherequestofanyContracting
Partywhichcandemonstrate theneedtherefor;
(4)MeetingsoftheExecutive Committee shallbeheldatsuchtimeandin
suchofficeorofficesasmaybedesignated bytheCommittee ;
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(5)Atleasttwenty-eight daysbeforeeach oftneExecutive Com­
mittee,noticeofthetime,placeandpurposecfthemeeting ,shallbe
giventoeachContracting Partyandtootherpersonsorentitiesentitled
toattendthemeeting ;noticeneednotbegiventoanypersonorentity
otherwiseentitledtheretoifnoticeiswaivedbeforeorafterthemeeting;
(6)Thequorumforthetransaction ofbusinessinmeetingscftheExecutive
Committee shallbeone-halfofthemembersplusone(lessanyresulting
fraction).
(e) Voting.
(1)WherethisAgreement requirestheExecutiveCommittee toactby
unanimity ,thisshallrequiretheagreement ofeachmemberoralternate
memberpresentandvotingatthemeetingatwhichthedecisionis
taken.^TheExecutiveCommittee shalladoptdecisionsandrecom­
mendations ,forwhichnoexpressvotingprovisionismadeinthis
Agreement ,bymajorityvoteofthemembersoralternatemembers
presentandvoting;
(2)Withtheagreementofeachmemberoralternatememberentitledtoact
thereon,adecisionorrecommendation maybemadebytelexorcable
withoutthenecessityforcallingameeting.TheChairmanofthe
executiveCommittee shallhavetheresponsibility ofensuringthata11
membersoralternatemembersentitledtoactthereonareinformedof
eachdecisionorrecommendation madepursuanttothisparagraph .
(!) _Reports.TheExecutiveCommittee shall,atleastannually,provide
AgencywithperiodicreportsontheprogressoftheProgramme .

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..THEOPERAT1NG AGENT
(a) Designation .TheProgramme shallbeconducted bytheEURATCM-KFA
JiilichAssociation forFusion,actingthroughtheKernforschungsanlage JulichGmbH,as
theOperating Agent.
(b) ScopeofAuthority toActonBehalfofContracting Parties.Subjecttothe
provisions ofArticle6hereof,theOperating Agentshallperformalllegalactsrequired
tocarryoutitsfunctions asdefinedintheAnnexheretoonbehalfof.theContracting
Parties.
(c) Replacement .AContracting Partymay,witatheconsentoftheExecutive
Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,designateanotherentityasOperating Agentinplaceof
theContracting PartyorotherOperating Agent .designated it.Theadoptionof
anyconsequential amendments tothisAgreement andtheaLlxmheretoaswellasthe
arrangements fortransferoftheOperating Agent'sresponsibilities shallrequireadecision
oftheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity .
(d) Resignation .TheOperating Agentshallhavetherighttoresignatany
time,bygivingsixmonthswrittennoticetothateffecttotheExecutive Committee ,
providedthat:
(1)AContracting Party,orentitydesignated byaContracting Party,isat
suchtimewillingtoassumethedutiesandobligations oftheOperating
AgentandsonotifiestheExecutiveCommittee andtheotherContracting
Partiestothateffect,inwriting,notlessthanthreemonthsinadvance
oftheeffectivedateoftheOperating Agent'sresignation ;and
(2)SuchContracting PartyorentityisapprovedbytheExecutive Com­
mittee,actingbyunanimity .
Article4
ADMINISTRATION ANDSTAFF
(a)Administration ofTasks.TheOperatingAgentshallberesponsible tothe
ExecutiveCommittee forimplementing itsresponsibilities inaccordance withthisAgree­
ment,theAnnexheretoandthedecisions oftheExecutive Committee .
(b) Information andReports.TheOperatingAgentshallfurnishtotheExecutive
Committee suchinformation concerning theProgramme astheCommittee mayrequest
andshalleachyearsubmit,notlaterthantwomonthsaftertheendofthefinancialyear,
areportonthestatusofworkundertheProgramme .
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(c)Staff.Itshallbetheresponsibility oftheOperatingAgenttoretainsuch
staffasmayberequiredtocarryoutitsresponsibilities .7TieOperating Agentmayalso,
a$required,utilizetheservicesofpersonnelemployedbyotherContracting Parties(or
organisations orotherentitiesdesignated byContracting Parties)andmadeavailableto
theOperating Agentbysecondment orotherwise ,subjecttoarrangements tobeagreed
betweentheContracting Partyandtheemployerofsuchpersonnel .
Article5
FINANCE
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(a) Obligations oftheOperating Agent.TheOperating Agentshallbearthe
costsoftheconstructipn andnormaloperationofTEXTOR asdescribedintheAnnex
hereto. •
(b) Individual Obligations .EachoftheContracting Partieswillbearthecosts
itincursincarryingoutthisAgreement andtheAnnexheretoexceptasotherwiseagreed
betweentwoormoreContracting Parties.
Article6
INFORMATION ANDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a)Executive Committee'sPowers.Thepublication ,distribution ,handling ,
protectionandownershipofinformation andintellectual propertyarisingfromactivities
conductedunderthisAgreement shallbedetermined bytheExecutiveCommittee ,acting
byunanimity ,inconformity withthisAgreement .
(b)RighttoPublish.Subjectonlytopatentsandcopyrightrestrictions ofthis
Agreement ,theContracting Partiesshallhavetherighttopublishallinformation provided
toorarisingfromtheProgramme exceptproprietary information ,buttheyshallnotpublish
itwithaviewtoprofitexceptastheExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity ,mayagree
orprovidebyrule.Allthatinformation shallbeavailablewithoutchargetotheCon­
tractingParties.
(c) Proprietary Information .TheContracting Partiesshalltakeallnecessary
measuresinaccordance withthisArticle,thelawsoftheirrespective countriesandinter­
nationallawtoprotectproprietary information .ForthepurposesofthisAgreement ,
proprietary information shallmeaninformation ofaconfidential naturesuchastrade
secretsandknow-how (forexample,computer programmes ,designprocedures and
techniques ,chemicalcomposition ofmaterials,ormanufacturing methods ,processes ,or
treatments )whichisappropriately marked,providedsuchinformation :
(1)Isnotgenerallyknownorpubliclyavailablefromothersources;
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I (2)Hasnotpreviously beenmadeavailablebytheownertootherswithout
obligation concerning itsconfidentiality ;and
(3)Isnotalreadyinthepossession oftherecipientContracting Party
withoutobligation concerning itsconfidentiality .
Itshallbetheresponsibility ofeachContracting Partysupplyingproprietary information
toidentifytheinformation assuchandtoensurethatitisappropriately marked.
(d) Production ofRelevantInformation byGovernments .TheOperating Agent
shouldencourage thegovernments ofallAgencyParticipating Countries tomakeavailable
ortoidentifytotheOperatingAgentallpublishedorotherwisefreelyavailableinformation
knowntothemthatisrelevanttotheProgramme .TheContracting Partiesshouldnotify
theOperating Agentofallpre-existing information ,andinformation developed inde­
pendently oftheProgramme knowntothemwhichisrelevanttotheProgramme and
whichcanbemadeavailabletotheProgramme withoutcontractual orlegallimitations .
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(e) ReportsonProgramme Work.Reportscontaining arisinginformation and
pre-existing information necessaryforandusedintheProgramme ,includingproprietary
information ,shallbeprovidedtoeachContracting PartybytheContracting Partyperform­
ingthework.Itshallbetheresponsibility ofeachContracting Partytoidentify
information whichqualifiesasproprietary information underthisArticleandensurethat
itisappropriately marked.TheOperating Agentshallprovidesummaryreportsofwork
performed undertheAnnexheretoandtheresultsthereof(arisinginformation ),other
thanproprietary information ,totheExecutive Committee .
(f) LicenseofProprietary Information .EachContracting Partyagreestolicense
allpre-existing proprietary information necessaryforandusedinitsworkunderthe
Programme andwhichitownsorcontrolsandallarisingproprietary information tothe
Contracting Parties,theirgovernments ,andthenationalsoftheirrespective countries
designated bythem:
(1)Royalty-free foruseintheProgramme only;and
(2)Onfavourable termsandconditions forallotherusestakingintoaccount
theequitiesoftheContracting Partiesbaseduponthesharingof
obligations ,contributions ,rightsandbenefitsofallContracting Parties.
EachContracting Partyagreestolicenseallsucharisingproprietary information toall
AgencyParticipating Countriesonreasonable termsandconditions foruseintheirown
countryinordertomeettheirenergyneeds.
(g) LicenseofPatentsNeededforProgramme .Patentssolelyownedorcon­
trolledbyaContracting PartywhichareneededforuseintheProgramme shallbelicensed
toanotherContracting PartyforuseintheProgramme onlyatnocosttosuchContracting
Party.IfsuchpatentsarepartiallyownedorcontrolledbyaContracting Party,then
effortsshallbemadebytheContracting Partytoreduceoreliminateaspossiblethebenefit
thatmightaccruetoit.
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(h) ArisingInventions .Inventions madeorconceived inthecourseoforunder
theProgramme (arisinginventions)shallbeownedinallcountriesbytheinventingCon­
tractingParty.Information regardinginventions onwhichpatentprotection istobe
obtainedbytheContracting Partyshallnotbepublishedorpubliclydisclosedbythe
otherContracting Partiesuntilapatentapplication hasbeenfiled,provided,however,
thatthisrestriction onpublication ordisclosure shallnotextendbeyondsixmonthsfrom
thedateofreceiptofsuchinformation .Itshallbetheresponsibility oftheinventing
Contracting Partytoappropriately markreportswhichdiscloseinventions thathavenot
beenappropriately protectedbythefilingofapatentapplication .
(i) LicenseofInventions .EachContracting Partyagreestolicenseallpre­
existinginventions coveredbypatentsownedorcontrolled byitwhicharenecessaryfor
practising theresultsofitsworkundertheProgramme andwhichhavebeenutilizedin
thatwork,andallarisinginventions totheContracting Parties,theirgovernments andthe
nationalsoftheirrespective countriesdesignated bythem:
(1)Royalty-free foruseintheProgramme only;and
«
(2)Onfavourable termsandconditions forallotheruses,takinginto
accounttheequitiesoftheContracting Partiesbaseduponthesharing
ofobligations ,contributions ,rightsandbenefitsofallContracting
Parties.
EachContracting Partyagreestolicenseallsucharisinginventions toallAgencyParticipat­
ingCountriesonreasonable termsandconditions foruseintheirowncountryinorderto
meettheirenergyneeds.
(}) Copyright .TheOperating AgentoreachContracting Partyforitsown
workundertheProgramme maytakeappropriate measuresnecessarytoprotectcopyright-
ablematerialgeneratedundertheProgramme .Copyrights obtainedshallbetheproperty
ofthatContracting PartyortheOperating Agent,provided ,however,thatContracting
Partiesmayreproduce anddistributesuchmaterial,butshallnotpublishitwithaview
toprofit.
(k) InventorsandAuthors.EachContracting Partywill,withoutprejudiceto
anyrightsofinventorsorauthorsunderitsnationallaws,takeallnecessarystepstoprovide
theco-operation fromitsauthorsandinventorsrequiredtocarryouttheprovisions ofthis
Article.EachContracting Partywillassumetheresponsibility topayawardsorcompen­
sationrequiredtobepaidtoitsemployees according tothelawsofitscountry.
(I) Determination of"National".TheExecutive Committee mayestablish
guidelines todetermine whatconstitutes a"national"ofaContracting Party,provided ,
however,inrecognition ofthefactthatallthefusionpowerresearchanddevelopment
programmes oftheindividualMemberStatesoftheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity
(EURATOM )arecarriedoutjointlyintheframework ofEURATOM ,andthatEURA­
TOMactsonbehalfofitselfanditsassociated nationalorganisations infusionpower
researchanddevelopment ,thegovernments andcountriesreferredtoinsub-paragraphs (f)
and(i)aboveshall,withrespecttoEURATOM ,beunderstood tobethegovernments and
countries oftheMemberStatesofEURATOM .(1)
(2)

Article7
i
LEGALRESPONSIBILITY
EachContracting Partyagreestocompensate theOperatingAgentorpersons
actingonitsbehalffordamages,liabilitiesorcostswhensuchdamages,liabilitiesorcosts
areduetothegrossnegligence orwilfulmisconduct ofthepersonneloftheContracting
Partyassignedunderanagreement enteredintoinaccordance withtheAnnexhereto,
provided ,however,thatthisprovisionshallnotapplytodamages,liabilitiesorcostsinsofar
asandtotheextentthattheyariseoutofthegrossnegligence orwilfulmisconduct of
theOperating Agent,orpersonsactingonitsbehalf.
Article8
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS '•
(a) Accomplishment ofFormalities .EachContracting Partyshallrequestthe
appropriate authorities ofitscountry(oritsMemberStatesinthecaseofaninternational
organisation )tousetheirbestendeavours ,withintheframework ofapplicable legislation ,
tofacilitatetheaccomplishment offormalities involvedinthemovement ofpersons,the
importation ofmaterialsandequipment andthetransferofcurrencywhichshallbe
requiredtoconductitsworkundertheProgramme .
(b) Applicable Laws.IncarryingoutthisAgreement andtheAnnexhereto,
theContracting Partiesshallbesubjecttotheappropriation offundsbytheappropriate
governmental authority,wherenecessary ,andtotheconstitution ,lawsandregulations
applicable totherespectiveContracting Parties,including ,butnotlimitedto,lawsestablish­
ingprohibitions uponthepaymentofcommissions ,percentages ,brokerage orcontingent
feestopersonsretainedtosolicitgovernmental contractsanduponanyshareofsuch
contractsaccruingtogovernment officials.
(c) DecisionsofAgencyGoverning Board.TheContracting Partiesshalltake
account,asappropriate ,oftheGuidingPrinciplesforCo-operation intheFieldofEnergy
ResearchandDevelopment ,andanymodification thereof,aswellasotherdecisionso;
theGoverning BoardoftheAgencyinthatfield.Thetermination oftheGuidingPrinciples
shallnotaffectthisAgreement ,whichshallremaininforceinaccordance withtheterras
hereof.
(d) Settlement ofDisputes .AnydisputeamongtheContracting Partiesconcern­
ingtheinterpretation ortheapplication ofthisAgreement whichisnotsettledbynegotiation
orotheragreedmodeofsettlement ,shallbereferredtoatribunalofthreearbitrators to
bechosenbytheContracting PartiesconcernedwhoshallalsochoosetheChairmanof
thetribunal.ShouldtheContracting Partiesconcernedfailtoagreeuponthecomposition
ofthetribunalortheselectionofitsChairman ,thePresidentoftheInternational Court
ofJusticeshall,attherequestofanyoftheContracting Partiesconcerned ,exercisethose
responsibilities .Thetribunalshalldecideanysuchdisputebyreferencetothetermsof
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thisAgreement andanyapplicable lawsandregulations ,anditsdecisiononaquestion
offactshallbefinalandbindingontheContracting Parties.AnOperating Agentwhich
isnotaContracting PartyshallberegardedasaContracting Partyforthepurposeof
thisparagraph .
Article9
ADMISSION ANDWITHDRAWAL OFCONTRACTING PARTIES
(a) Admission ofNewContracting Parties:AgencyCountries .Uponthe
invitationoftheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,admission totheAgreement
shallbeopentothegovernment ofanyAgencyParticipating Country(oranationalagency,
publicorganisation ,privatecorporation ,companyorotherentitydesignated bysuch
government ),whichsignsoraccedestothisAgreement andacceptstherightsandobliga­
tionsofaContracting Party.SuchadmissionofaContracting Partyshallbecomeeffective
uponthesignatureofthisAgreement bythenewContracting Partyoritsaccessionthereto
andtheadoptionofanyconsequential amendments thereto.
(o) Admission ofNewContracting Parties:OtherOECDCountries .Thegovern­
mentofanyMemberoftheOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment
whichdoesnotparticipate intheAgencymay,ontheproposaloftheExecutiveCommittee ,
actingbyunanimity ,beinvitedbytheGoverning BoardoftheAgencytobecomea
Contracting PartytothisAgreement (ortodesignateanationalagency,publicorganisation ,
privatecorporation ,company,orotherentitytodoso),undertheconditions statedin
paragraph (a)above.
(c) Contributions .TheExecutive Committee mayrequire,asacondition to
admission toparticipation ,thatthenewContracting Partyacceptobligations whichare
designedtocompensate theContracting Partiesasappropriate fortheirpriorcontributions
totheProgramme .
(d) Replacement ofContracting Parties.Withtheagreement oftheExecutive
Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,andupontherequestofagovernment ,aContracting
Partydesignated bythatgovernment maybereplacedbyanotherparty.Intheeventof
suchreplacement ,thereplacement partyshallassumetherightsandobligations ofaCon­
tractingPartyasprovidedinparagraph (a)aboveandinaccordance withtheprocedure
providedtherein.
(e) Withdrawal .AnyContracting PartymaywithdrawfromthisAgreement
eitherwiththeagreement oftheExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity ,orbygiving
twelvemonthswrittenNoticeofWithdrawal totheExecutive DirectoroftheAgency,such
Noticetobegivennotlessthantwoyearsafterthedatehereof.Thewithdrawal ofa
Contracting Partyunderthisparagraph shallnotaffecttherightsandobligations ofthe
otherContracting Parties.
(f) ChangeofStatusofContracting Party.AContracting Partyotherthana
government oraninternational organisation shallforthwithnotifytheExecutiveCommittee
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ofanysignificantchangeinitsstatusorownership ,orofitsbecomingbankruptorentering
intoliquidation .TheExecutiveCommittee shalldeterminewhetheranysuchchangein
statusofaContracting Partysignificantly affectstheinterestsoftheotherContracting
•Parties;iftheExecutiveCommittee sodetermines ,then,unlesstheExecutiveCommittee ,
actingupontheunanimous decisionoftheotherContracting Parties,otherwiseagrees:
(1)ThatContracting Partyshallbedeemedtohavewithdrawn fromthe
Agreement underparagraph (e)aboveonadatetobefixedbythe
Executive Committee ;and
(2)TheExecutiveCommittee shallinvitethegovernment whichdesignated
thatContracting Partytodesignate ,withinaperiodofthreemonthsof
thewithdrawal ofthatContracting Party,adifferententitytobecome
aContracting Party;ifapprovedbytheExecutive Committee ,acting
byunanimity ,suchentityshallbecomeaContracting Partywitheffect
fromthedateonwhichitsignsoraccedestothisAgreement .
«
(g) FailuretoFulfilContractual Obligations .AnyContracting Partywhichfails
tofulfilitsobligations underthisAgreement withinsixtydaysafteritsreceiptofnotice
specifying thenatureofsuchfailureandinvokingthisparagraph ,maybedeemedbythe
*"Executive Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,tohavewithdrawn fromthisAgreement .
Article10
FINALPROVISIONS
(a) TermofAgreement .ThisAgreement shallremaininforceforaninitial
periodofnineyearsfromthedatehereof.ThetermofthisAgreement maybeextended
forsuchadditional periodasmaybedetermined bytheExecutive Committee ,actingby
unanimity .
(b) LegalRelationship ofContracting Parties.NothinginthisAgreement shall
beregardedasconstituting apartnership betweenanyoftheContracting Parties.
(c) Amendment .ThisAgreement andtheAnnexheretomaybeamendedatany
timebytheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity .Suchamendments shallcome
intoforceinamannerdetermined bytheExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity .
(d) Deposit.TheoriginalofthisAgreement shallbedepositedwiththeExecutive
DirectoroftheAgencyandacertifiedcopythereofshallbefurnishedtoeachContracting
Party.AcopyofthisAgreement shallbefurnishedtoeachAgencyParticipating Country,
andtoeachMembercountryoftheOrganisation forEconomicCo-operation andDevel­
opment.
DoneinParis,this5thdayofOctober,1977.
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FortheNATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL OFCANADA
(designated bytheGovernment
ofCanada):
FortheEUROPEAN ATOMICENERGYCOMMUNITY (EURATOM ):
[JAPAN]
FortheTURKISH SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
(designated bytheGovernment
ofTurkey):
[FortheUNITEDSTATESENERGYRESEARCH
ANDDEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
forandonbehalfoftheGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica :
or
FortheUNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OFENERGY
forandonbehalfoftheGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica]:

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ANNEX
PLASMA WALLINTERACTION INTEXTOR
1.Objectives
TheoverallobjectivesoftheProgramme aretoevaluatetherelativeimportant
oftheprocessesleadingtothebuild-up .ofimpurities intokarnaksandtothedamageof
thefirstwallunderdifferentoperatingconditions ;tosearchforappropriate firstwall
materials ,structures andtemperatures thatareoptimized withrespecttoparticlerelease
andwallmaterialbehaviour ;andtodevelopandtestmethodstocontroltheplasma
boundary .
2.Means
%
.TheContracting Partieswillundertake aProgramme invomngthesharingof
tasks(asdescribedinparagraph 3below)inthefinaldesign,construction andoperation
ofaplasmatestbeddevice(theTorusExperiment forTechnology OrientedResearch
.knownasTEXTOR )(asdescribedintheReportonthePlanningofTEXTOR dated15No­
.vember1975andtheTEXTOR Kurzbeschreibung datedMarch1976,hereinafter called
the"TEXTOR Reports").Inthisregard,theywillundertake theaccompanying material
studies,thedevelopment ofrelateddiagnostics ,andwillco-operate intheoperation of
TEXTOR inthepresenceofdifferentfirstwallassemblies underavarietyofplasma ,
boundary conditions .
3.Programme Phases
(a)PhaseI:FinalDesignandConstruction
-(1)Definition .Thepreliminary designhavingbeencompleted priorto
thesigningofthisAgreement ,PhaseIwillencompass thefinal
..designandconstruction ofTEXTOR .Duringthisphase,which
isexpectedtolastthreetofouryears,theContracting Partiesother
thanEURATOM willassignspecialists (scientists,engineersand/or
othertechnicalpersonnel)totheTEXTOR sitetocontribute tothe
finaldesign,construction andpreparation foroperationofTEXTOR ,
includingthedevelopment ofplasmawalldiagnostics andappropriate
wallmaterials .
(2)EachContracting PartyotherthanEURATOM willcontribute
betweenfourandsevenman-years ofassignedspecialistsworkingat
theTEXTOR site.Notmorethanthreespecialists fromasingle
Contracting Party,withthenotedexception ,willbeacceptedatany
onetimewithoutthepriorapprovaloftheOperatingAgent.
(3)Specialists willbeassignedinaccordance withtheprocedures set
forthinparagraph 6below.
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(b)PhaseII:Operation
(1)Definitions .TheTEXTOROperationPhasewillincludeasequence
ofexperiments forwhichanagreedtimeperiodwillbeprovidedby
theOperatingAgent.EachoftheContracting Partieswillcontribute
proposalsforexperiments intheOperation Phasefallingintooneor
moreofthefollowingcategories :
(i)CategoryI.Experiments requiringneithermodifications to
TEXTOR noradditionalequipment ,butinvolvingtheassign­
mentofthenecessaryexpertsduringtheexperiment .
(ii)CategoryII.Experiments requiring nomodifications to
TEXTOR ,butrequiringadditionalequipment ,andtheassign­
mentofexpertsduringtheexperiment .
(iii)Category III.Experiments requiring modifications of
TEXTOR andtheassignment ofspecialists ,andpossibly,
additional equipment .Itisexpectedthatsuchmodifications
willnotrequiremajorchangesinthebasicdesignand
construction ofTEXTOR .
(2)Procedures forSubmission ofandDecisiononProposalsforExperi­
ments
(i)Proposals forexperiments tobecarriedoutwithTEXTOR
willbesubmittedbyeachoftheContracting Partiesotherthan
EURATOM totheOperating Agent.Theseshallincludea
detaileddescription ofaims,Category (asdefinedinsub­
paragraph (1)above),programme ,design,means,personnel
(includingexpertstobeassigned),timeperiodrequiredand
timeschedule,otherconditions and,ifavailable ,resultsof
reliability testsalreadyconducted .
(ii)Experiments inCategories IandII,requiringtheutilisationof
TEXTOR foraperiodofnotmorethanfourmonths,maybe
agreedupondirectlybetweentheOperating Agentandthe
proposing Contracting Party.
(iii)Allotherexperiments willrequiretheapprovalofthe
ExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity .
(iv)Inthecaseofproposals'forexperiments fallingunder(iii)
above,theOperating Agent,ifitconcurswiththeproposal,
willsubmititwithitscomments totheExecutive Committee
whichwilltakethenecessary stepstohavetheproposal
reviewedastoitsscientificandtechnicalmerits,costandtime
requirements ,byatleasttwoexpertsselectedfromalistof
expertspreviously agreedbytheExecutiveCommittee .On
thebasisoftheexperts'report,theExecutiveCommittee will
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decidewhetherornottoapprovetheexperiment .Inapprov­
ing,theExecutiveCommittee shallconfirmtheexperimental
programme ,timeperiodrequiredandtimeschedule,priority
withrespecttootherexperiments ,personneltobeassignedand
anyspecialconditions .
(v)Intheeventthat,inthejudgement oftheOperating Agent,a
proposedexperiment isfelttoendangertheessentialcompo­
nentsoftheTEXTOR ensembleand/orthesafetyofoperating
personnel ,theOperating Agentmay,afterconsultation with
theExecutiveCommittee ,declinetocarryouttheproposed
experiment .
(3)Allocation ofTimeforExperiments
Itisunderstood that40percentofthetotaloperatingtimeof
TEXTOR willbeavailablefortheagreedexperiments ofallthe
Contracting Parties.Theother60percentwillbeattheexclusive
disposaloftheOperating Agent,whichtnaygrantfromthattime
additional operatingtimeforagreedexperiments oftheContracting
PartiesotherthanEURATOM .TheOperating Agentwillmake
everyefforttotransmittheresultsofexperiments performed within
itsoperatingtimetotheExecutive Committee andtotheProgramme
OfficersofeachoftheContracting PartiesotherthanEURATOM
withinsixmonthsoftheconclusion ofeachexperiment .
(4)Acceptance TestingofComponents
TheOperating Agentreservestherighttoconductacceptance tests
ofthedelivered components (forinstance,vacuum,mechanical ,
electrical,magnetic)toensurethattheirinsertionwillnotendanger
orperturbtheoperationofTEXTOR .
(5)RemovalofMaterialsandEquipment
Aftertheconclusion ofanexperiment ,eachContracting Partywill,
upontherequestoftheOperatingAgent,forthwitheffectatitsown
costtheremovalofmaterialsand/orequipment introduced bythat
Contracting PartyattheTEXTOR site.
(6)Reporting ofExperimental Results
EachContracting Partywillreporttheresultsofitsexperiments to
theotherContracting Partieswithinsixmonthsoftheconclusion of
eachexperiment .
4.SpecificResponsibilities oftheOperating Agent
TheOperating Agentwill:
(a)Beresponsible forthefunding,design,construction andoperationofthe
TEXTOR device(asspecifiedintheTEXTORReports);forwhichpurpose
operationshallmeantheoveralladministrative andtechnicalmanagement
ofTEXTOR :
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(b)Useitsbesteffortstoprovidethenecessaryofficespaceand,subjectto
.mutualagreement ,laboratory spaceatthesitetoContracting Partiesother
thanEURATOM ;
(c)Makethenecessary arrangements tofacilitateaccessforeachofthe
Contracting PartiesotherthanEURATOM tothesite;
(d)Useitsbesteffortstoprovide,duringtheOperation Phase,necessaryand
reasonable computer timetoContracting PartiesotherthanEURATOM ;
(e)DuringtheOperation Phase,andafteragreement onexperiments (under
paragraph 3(b)(2)above),carryoutthenecessary modifications of
TEXTOR ,assistedwherenecessary bytheinterested Contracting Party
andensurethatadequatepriorityisgiventotheexperiments duringthe
agreedtimeperiod;
(f)DuringtheOperation Phase,beresponsible forproviding thenecessary
technicalpersonnel fortheroutineoperation ofTEXTOR duringthe
agreedexperiments ,forcoveringTEXTOR operating costsandfor
acquiringthebasicplasmaandwalldatarequiredfortheinterpretation
ofresultsinsofaraspermittedbystandardmeasuring methodsinstalledat
thattime."TEXTOR operatingcosts"arethecostsanticipated inconnec­
tionwiththeroutineoperation ofTEXTOR ,andtheservicesofthe
Operating Agentpursuanttosub-paragraphs (b)to(f)above.Costsother
thanTEXTOR operating costs,aswellasthecostsofmaterials for
additional equipment ormodifications ofTEXTOR (extracosts),willbe
bornebytheContracting Partywhoseexperiment requirestheseextracosts.
5.Technical Description
Adescription oftheTEXTOR facilityanditsrelevantparameters istobe
foundintheTEXTOR Reports.Fromthisinformation Contracting Partiesotherthan
EURATOM mayobtaindimensions andotherdataneededfortheincorporation ofnew
components ordiagnostic instruments .Technical information ingreaterdetailthanthat
foundintheTEXTOR ReportswillbemadeavailablebytheOperating Agentupon
therequestofaContracting Party,
6.Assignment ofPersonnel
(a)TheContracting PartiesotherthanEURATOM mayassignexpertsmthe
fieldssetforthinparagraph 1abovetoworkattheTEXTOR sitein
accordance withagreements betweentheOperatingAgentandtheassigning
Party.Suchagreements willspecifytheworkplantobefollowedby
suchexperts.
(b)Theprocedures tobefollowedinassigningexpertsshallbeasfollows:
(1)EachContracting Partydesiringtoassignanexpertshallsubmitits
nomination totheOperating Agent,asarule,atleastfourmonths
priortotheexpectedassignment date.Eachsuchnomination shall
specifythequalifications oftheexpert,histaskduringtheassignment
andthelengthoftheassignment .

(2)TheOperatingAgentshall,assoonaspossible,notifythenominating
Partyoftheacceptability oftheassignment .
(c)Thedurationofeachassignment duringthefinaldesignandconstruction
phaseshallnormallybeoneyear,exceptasmayotherwise beagreed
betweentheOperating Agentandthenominating Party.
(d)Publications resultingfromtheoretical orexperimental investigations carried
outinconnection withtheProgramme shallnormallybeissuedintheform
ofjointreportsoftheContracting Partiesorindividuals whocontributed
totheinvestigations .
(e)Allpersonalexpensesassociated withanassignment shallbebornebythe
assigningParty.Suchexpensesshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,
costsofsalary,travel,insurance andlivingexpensesoftheassigned
personnel .Assignedpersonnelshallinnowaybedeemedtobeemployees
oftheOperating Agentbyvirtueoftheirassignment .Assignedpersonnel
shalladheretoallsafetyandotheroperatingprocedures oftheOperating
Agent.
7.Programme Officers .
EachContracting Partywilldesignate aProgramme Officerwhowillbethe
principalpointofcontactamongtheContracting Parties.
8.TimePerioa
(a)TheperiodoftheProgramme isexpectedtoextendtotheendof1985or
untilthecompletion oftheOperation Phasesetoutinparagraph 3above,
whichever isearlier.
(b)Programme Milestones :
Freezingofmainmachineparameters Completed in1976
Finaldesignandcallfortendersofmaincomponents :
–TF-coils,transformer 1977
–vessel . 1978
–firstliner 1978-1979
Commissioning ofthesystemincludingneutralinjection.... 1980
Thedevelopment ofspecialdiagnostics ,theaccompanying materialstudies
e.g.leadingtonewlinersandthepreparation ofnewmethodsofplasma-
wall-control willbepursuedthroughout theProgramme .
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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT
FORAPROGRAMME OFRESEARCH
ANDDEVELOPMENT ONSUPERCONDUCTING
MAGNETS FORFUSION POWER
TheContracting Parties
CONSIDERING thattheContracting Parties,beingeither,governments orinter­
nationalorganisations orpartiesdesignated bytheirrespective governments pursuantto
ArticleIIIoftheGuidingPrinciples forCo-operation intheFieldofEnergyResearchand
Development adoptedbytheGoverning BoardoftheInternational EnergyAgency(the
"Agency")on28thJuly,1975,wishtotakepartintheestablishment andoperation ofa
Programme ofResearchandDevelopment onSuperconducting MagnetsforFusionPower
(the"Programme ")asprovidedinthisAgreement ;
CONSIDER ?^'"-^attheContracting Partieswhicharegovernments andthegovern­
mentsofthe-iherContracting Parties(referredtocollectively asthe"Governments ")
participan:<ntheAgencyandhaveagreedinArticle41oftheAgreement onanInter-
nzy"-iixiEnergyProgram(the"I.E.P.Agreement")toundertakenationalprogrammes
intheareassetoutinArticle42oftheI.E.P.Agreement ,includingresearchanddevel­
opmentoncontrolled thermonuclear fusioninwhichfieldtheProgramme willbecarried
out;
CONSIDERING thatintheGoverning BoardoftheAgencyon28thJuly,1975,
theGovernments approvedtheProgramme asaspecialactivityunderArticle65oftheI.E.P.Agreement ;
CONSIDERING thattheAgencyhasrecognisedtheestablishment oftheProgramme
asanimportantcomponent ofinternational co-operation inthefieldoffusionpower
researchanddevelopment ;
HAVEAGREEDasfollows:
Article 1
OBJECTIVES
(a)ScopeofActivity.TheProgramme tobecarriedoutbytheContracting
PartieswithintheframeworkofthisAgreement shallconsistofco-operative research^
development ,demonstrations andexchangesofinformation regardingsuperconducting
magnetsforfusionpower. °

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(b)MethodofImplementation .TheContracting Partiesshallimplement the
Programme byundertaking oneormoretasks(the"Task"or"Tasks")eachofwhichwill
beopentoparticipation bytwoormoreContracting PartiesasprovidedinArticle2hereof.
TheContracting Partieswhichparticipate inaparticularTaskare,forthepurposesofthat
Task,referredtointhisAgreement as"Participants ".
(c) TaskCo-ordination andCo-operation .TheContracting Partiesshallco­
operateinco-ordinating theworkofthevariousTasksandshallendeavour ,onthebasis
ofanappropriate sharingofburdensandbenefits,toencourage co-operation among
Participants engagedinthevariousTaskswiththeobjectiveofadvancing theresearchand
development activitiesofallContracting Partiesinthefieldofsuperconducting magnets
forfusionpower.
Article2
IDENTIFICATION ANDINITIATION OFTASKS
(a)_Identification ..TheTasksundertaken byParticipants areidentified inthe
AnnexestothisAgreement .AtthetimeofsigningthisAgreement ,eachContracting Party
shallconfirmitsintentiontoparticipate inoneormoreTasksbygivingtheExecutive
DirectoroftheAgencyaNoticeofParticipation intherelevantAnnexorAnnexesand
theOperating AgentforeachTaskshallgivetheExecutiveDirectoroftheAgencyaNotice
ofAcceptance oftheTaskAnnex.Thereafter ,eachTaskshallbecarriedoutinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedures setforthinArticles2to11hereof,unlessotherwisespecifically
providedintheapplicable Annex.
(b) Initiation ofAdditional Tasks.Additional Tasksmaybeinitiatedbyany
Contracting Partyaccording tothefollowingprocedure :
(1)AContracting PartywishingtoinitiateanewTaskshallpresentto
oneormoreContracting Partiesforapproval adraftAnnex,similarin
formtotheAnnexesattachedhereto,containing adescription ofthe
scopeofworkandconditions oftheTaskproposedtobeperformed :
(2)Whenever twoormoreContracting Partiesagreetoundertake anew
Task,theyshallsubmitthedraftAnnexforapprovalbytheExecutive
Committee pursuanttoArticle3(e)(2)hereof;theapproveddraftAnnex
shallbecomepartofthisAgreement ;NoticeofParticipation intheTask
byContracting Partiesandacceptance bytheOperating Agentshallbe
communicated totheExecutive Directorinthemannerprovided in
paragraph (a)above;
(3)IncarryingoutthevariousTasks.Participant shallco-ordinate their
activitiesinordertoavoidduplication ofactivities .
(c)Application ofTaskAnnexes .EachAnnexshallbebindingonlyuponthe
Participants thereinandupontheOperatingAgentforthatTask,andshallnotaffectthe
rightsorobligations ofotherContracting Parties.

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Article3
THEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(a) Supervisory Control.ControloftheProgramme shallbevestedinthe
Executive Committee constituted underthisArticle.
(b) Membership .TheExecutive Committee shallconsistofonememberdesig­
natedbyeachContracting Party;eachContracting Partyshallalsodesignateanalternate
membertoserveontheExecutive Committee intheeventthatitsdesignated memberis
unabletodoso.
(c) Responsibilities .TheExecutive Committee shall:
(1)Adoptforeachyear,actingbyunanimity ,theProgramme ofWork,and
Budgetifforeseen ,foreachTask,togetherwithanindicativeprogramme
ofworkandbudgetforthefollowing twoyears;theExecutive Com­
mitteemay,asrequired ,makeadjustments withintheframework of
theProgramme ofWorkandBudget;
(2)Makesuchrulesandregulations asmayberequiredforthesoundman­
agementoftheTasks,includingfinancialrulesasprovidedinArticle6
hereof;
(3)CarryouttheotherfunctionsconferreduponitbythisAgreement and
theAnnexes hereto;and
(4)Consideranymatterssubmitted toitbyanyoftheOperating Agents
orbyanyContracting Party.
(d) Procedure .TheExecutive Committee shallcarryoutitsresponsibilities in
accordance withthefollowingprocedures :
(1)TheExecutive Committee shalleachyearelectaChairman andone
ormoreVice-Chairmen ;
(2)TheExecutiveCommittee mayestablishsuchsubsidiary bodiesandrules
ofprocedure asarerequiredforitsproperfunctioning .Arepresentative
oftheAgencyandarepresentative ofeachOperating Agent(inits
capacityassuch)mayattendmeetingsoftheExecutive Committee
anditssubsidiary bodiesinanadvisorycapacity ;
(3)TheExecutiveCommittee shallmeetinregularsessiontwiceeachyear;
aspecialmeetingshallbeconvenedupontherequestofanyContracting
Partywhichcandemonstrate theneedtherefor;
(4)MeetingsoftheExecutiveCommittee shallbeheldatsuchtimeand
insuchofficeorofficesasmaybedesignated bytheCommittee ;

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6)
(e) Voting.
(1)WhentheExecutive Committee adoptsadecisionorrecommendation
fororconcerning aparticularTask,theExecutive Committee shallact:
(1)Whenunanimity isrequiredunderthisAgreement :byagreement
*ofthosemembersoralternatememberswhichweredesignated by
theParticipants inthatTaskandwhicharepresentandvoting;
(ii)Whennoexpressvotingprovision ismadeinthisAgreement :by
majorityvoteofthosemembersoralternatememberswhichwere
designated bytheParticipants inthatTaskandwhicharepresent
andvoting;
(2)InallothercasesinwhichthisAgreement expressly requiresthe
Executive Committee toactbyunanimity ,thisshallrequiretheagreement
ofeachmemberoralternatememberpresentandvoting,andinrespect
ofallotherdecisionsandrecommendations forwhichnoexpressvoting
provision ismadeinthisAgreement ,theExecutive Committee shall
actbyamajorityvoteofthemembersoralternatememberspresent
andvoting.Ifagovernment hasdesignated morethanoneContracting
PartytothisAgreement ,thoseContracting Partiesmaycastonlyone
voteunderthisparagraph ;
(3)Thedecisionsandrecommendations referredtoinparagraphs (1)and
(2)abovemay,withtheagreement ofeachmemberoralternatemember
entitledtoactthereon,bemadebymail,telexorcablewithoutthe
necessityforcallingameeting .Suchactionshalibetakenbyunanimity
ormajorityofsuchmembersasinameeting .TheChairman ofthe
Executive Committee shallensurethatallmembers areinformed of
eachdecisionorrecommendation madepursuanttothisparagraph .Atleasttwenty-eight daysbeforeeachmeetingoftheExecutive Com­
mittee,noticeofthetime,placeandpurposeofthemeetingshallbe
giventoeachContracting Partyandtootherpersonsorentitiesentitled
toattendthemeeting;noticeneednotbegiventoanypersonorentity
otherwise entitledtheretoifnoticeiswaivedbeforeorafterthe
meeting ;
Thequorumforthetransaction ofbusinessinmeetingsoftheExecutive
Committee shallbeone-halfofthemembersplusone(lessanyresulting
fraction)providedthatanyactionrelatingtoaparticularTaskshafl
requireaquorumasaforesaidofmembersoralternatemembersdesig­
natedbytheParticipants inthatTask.
(f) Reports.TheExecutive Committee shall,atleastannually,providethe
AgencywithperiodicreportsontheprogressoftheProgramme .

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Article4
THEOPERATING AGENTS
(a) Designation .Participants shalldesignate intherelevantAnnexanOperating
AgentforeachTask.References inthisAgreement totheOperating Agentshallapply
toeachOperating AgentinrespectoftheTaskforwhichitisresponsible .
(b) ScopeofAuthoritytoActonBehalfofParticipants .Subjecttotheprovisions
oftheapplicable Annex:
(1)AlllegalactsrequiredtocarryouteachTaskshallbeperformed on
behalfoftheParticipants bytheOperating AgentfortheTask;
(2)TheOperating Agentshallhold,forthebenefitoftheParticipants ,
thelegaltitletoallpropertyrightswhichmayaccruetoorbeacquired
fortheTask.
TheOperating AgentshalloperatetheTaskunderitssupervision andresponsibility ,
subjecttothisAgreement ,inaccordance withthelawofthecountryoftheOperating Agent.
(c) Reimbursements ofCosts.TheExecutive Committee mayprovidethat
expensesandcostsincurredbyanOperating Agentinactingassuchpursuanttothis
Agreement shallbereimbursed totheOperating Agentfromfundsmadeavailablebythe
Participants pursuanttoArticle6hereof.
(d) Replacement .ShouldtheExecutive Committee wishtoreplaceanOperating
Agentwithanothergovernment orentity,theExecutive Committee may.actingby
unanimity andwiththeconsentofsuchgovernment orentity,replacetheinitialOperating
Agent.References inthisAgreement tothe"Operating Agent"shallincludeanygovern­
mentorentityappointed toreplacetheoriginalOperating Agentunderthisparagraph .
(e) Resignation .AnOperating Agentshallhavetherighttoresignatany
time,bygivingsixmonthswrittennoticetothateffecttotheExecutiveCommittee ,provided
that:
(1)AParticipant ,orentitydesignated byaParticipant ,isatsuchtime
willingtoassumethedutiesandobligations oftheOperating Agentand
sonotifiestheExecutive Committee andtheotherParticipants tothat
effect,inwriting,notlessthanthreemonthsinadvanceoftheeffective
dateofsuchresignation ;and
(2)SuchParticipant orentityisapprovedbytheExecutive Committee ,
actingbyunanimity .
(f) Accounting .AnOperating Agentwhichisreplacedorwhichresignsas
Operating AgentshallprovidetheExecutiveCommittee withanaccounting ofanymonies
andotherassetswhichitmayhavecollectedoracquiredfortheTaskinthecourseof
carryingoutitsresponsibilities asOperating Agent.

(g)TransferofRights.IntheeventthatanotherOperatingAgentisappointed
underparagraph (d)or(e)above,theOperating Agentshalltransfertosuchreplacement
Operating AgentanypropertyrightswhichitmayholdonbehalfoftheTask.
Article5
ADMINISTRATION ANDSTAFF
(a) Administration ofTasks.EachOperating Agentshallberesponsible tothe
ExecutiveCommittee forimplementing itsdesignated Taskinaccordance withthisAgree­
ment,theapplicable TaskAnnex,andthedecisionsoftheExecutive Committee .
(b) Information andReports.EachOperating Agentshallfurnishtothe
Executive Committee suchinformation concerning theTaskastheCommittee mayrequest
andshalleachyearsubmit,notlaterthantwomonthsaftertheendofthefinancialyear,
areportonthestatusoftheTask.
(c) Staff.Itshallbetheresponsibility oftheOperating Agenttoretainsuch
staffasmayberequiredtocarryoutitsdesignated Taskinaccordance withrulesdetermined
bytheExecutive Committee .TheOperating Agentmayalso,asrequired ,utilisethe
servicesofpersonnel employed byotherParticipants (ororganisations orotherentities
designated byContracting Parties)andmadeavailabletotheOperating Agentbysecond­
mentorotherwise .Suchpersonnel shallberemunerated bytheirrespective employers
andshall,exceptasprovidedinthisArticle,besubjecttotheiremployers' conditions of
service.TheContracting Partiesshallbeentitledtoclaimtheappropriate costofsuch
remuneration ortoreceiveanappropriate creditforsuchcostaspartoftheBudgetof
theTask,inaccordance withArticle6(f)(6)hereof.
Article6
FINANCE
(a) Individual Obligations .EachContracting Partyshallbearthecostsitincurs
incarryingoutthisAgreement ,includingthecostsofformulating ortransmitting reports
andofreimbursing itsemployees fortravelandotherperdiemexpensesincurredin
connection withworkcarriedoutontherespective Tasks,unlessprovision ismadefor
suchcoststobereimbursed fromcommonfundsasprovidedinparagraph (g)below.
(b) CommonFinancial Obligations .Participants wishingtosharethecosts
ofaparticularTaskshallagreeintheappropriate TaskAnnextodoso.Theapportion­
mentofcontributions tosuchcosts(whetherintheformofcash,servicesrendered ,intel­
lectualpropertyorthesupplyofmaterials)andtheuseofsuchcontributions shallbe
governedbytheregulations anddecisionsmadepursuanttothisArticlebytheExecutive
Committee .

(c) RulesofProcurement ,Expenditure .TheExecutive Committee ,actingby
unanimity ,maymakesuchregulations asarerequiredforthesoundfinancialmanagement
ofeachTaskincluding ,wherenecessary :
(1)Establishment ofbudgetary andprocurement procedures tobeusedby
theOperating Agentinmakingpayments fromanycommonfunds
whichmaybemaintained byParticipants fortheaccountoftheTask
orinmakingcontractsonbehalfoftheParticipants ;
(2)Establishment ofminimum levelsofexpenditure forwhichExecutive
Committee approvalshallberequired ,includingexpenditure involving
paymentofmoniestotheOperating Agentforotherthanroutinesalary
andadministrative expenses previously approved bytheExecutive
Committee inthebudgetprocess .
Intheexpenditure ofcommonfunds,theOperating Agentshalltakeintoaccountthe
necessityofensuringafairdistribution ofsuchexpenditure intheParticipants' countries ,
wherethisisfullycompatible withthemostefficienttechnicalandfinancialmanagement
oftheTask.
(d) Crediting ofIncometoBudget .AnyincomewhichaccruesfromaTask
shallbecreditedtotheBudgetofthatTask.
(e) Accounting .Thesystemofaccountsemployed bytheOperating Agent
shallbeinaccordance withaccounting principles generallyacceptedinthecountryofthe
Operating Agentandconsistently applied.
(f) Programme ofWorkandBudget,KeepingofAccounts .ShouldParticipants
agreetomaintaincommonfundsforthepaymentofobligations underaProgramme of
WorkandBudgetoftheTask,accountsshallbemaintained asfollowsunlessotherwise
decidedbytheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity :
(1)ThefinancialyearoftheTaskshallcorrespond tothefinancialyearof
theOperating Agent;
(2)TheOperating AgentshalleachyearprepareandsubmittotheExecutive
Committee forapproval adraftProgramme ofWorkandBudget,
togetherwithanindicative programme ofworkandbudgetforthe
followingtwoyears,notlaterthanthreemonthsbeforethebeginningof
.eachfinancialyear;
(3)TheOperating Agentshallmaintaincomplete ,separatefinancialrecords
whichshallclearlyaccountforallfundsandpropertycomingintothe
custodyorpossession oftheOperating Agentinconnection withthe
Task;
(4)Notlaterthanthreemonthsafterthecloseofeachfinancialyearthe
Operating AgentshallsubmittoauditorsselectedbytheExecutive
Committee foraudittheannualaccountsmaintained fortheTask;upon
completion oftheannualaudit,theOperating Agentshallpresentthe

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accountstogetherwiththeauditors'reporttotheExecutive Committee
forapproval ;
(5)Allbooksofaccountandrecordsmaintained bytheOperating Agent
shallbepreservedforatleastthreeyearsfromthedateoftermination
oftheTask;
(6)WhereprovidedintherelevantAnnex,aParticipant supplyingservices,
materialsorintellectual propertytotheTaskshallbeentitledtoa
credit,determined bytheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,
againstitscontribution (ortocompensation ,ifthevalueofsuch
services,materialsorintellectual propertyexceedstheamountofthe
Participant 'scontribution );suchcreditsforservicesofstaffshallbe
calculated onanagreedscaleapprovedbytheExecutive Committee
andincludeallpayroll-related costs.
(g) Contribution toCommon Funds.ShouldParticipants agreetoestablish
commonfundsundertheannualProgramme ofWorkandBudgetforaTask,anyfinancial
contributions duefromParticipants inaTaskshallbepaidto'theOperating Agentin
thecurrencyofthecountryoftheOperating Agentatsuchtimesanduponsuchother
conditions astheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,shalldetermine ,provided
however that:
(1)Contributions receivedbytheOperating Agentshallbeusedsolelyin
accordance withtheProgramme ofWorkandBudgetfortheTask;
(2)TheOperating Agentshallbeundernoobligation tocarryoutanywork
ontheTaskuntilcontributions amounting toatleastfiftypercent
(incashterms)ofthetotaldueatanyonetimehavebeenreceived .
(h) AncillaryServices .Ancillaryservicesmay,asagreedbetweentheExecutive
Committee andtheOperating Agent,beprovidedbythatOperating Agentfortheopera .v.
ofaTaskandthecostsofsuchservices,includingoverheads connected therewith ,mayiv
metfrombudgetedfundsofthatTask.
(i)Taxes.TheOperating Agentshallpayalltaxesandsimilarimpositions
(otherthantaxesonincome)imposedbynationalorlocalgovernments andincurredbyit
inconnection withaTask,asexpenditure incurredintheoperationofthatTaskunder
theBudget;theOperatingAgentshall,however,endeavour toobtainallpossibleexemptions
fromsuchtaxes.
(j)Audit.EachParticipant shallhavetheright,atitssolecost,toauditthe
accountsofanyworkinaTaskforwhichcommonfundsaremaintained onthefollowing
terms:
(1)TheOperating AgentshallprovidetheotherParticipants withan
opportunity toparticipate insuchauditsonacost-shared basis;
(2)AccountsandrecordsrelatingtoactivitiesoftheOperatingAgentother
thanthoseconducted fortheTaskshallbeexcludedfromsuchaudit,

butiftheParticipant concerned requiresverification ofchargestothe
Budgetrepresenting servicesrenderedtotheTaskbytheOperating
Agent,itmayatitsowncostrequestandobtainanauditcertificate
inthisrespectfromtheauditorsoftheOperating Agent;
(3)Notmorethanonesuchauditshallberequiredinanyfinancialyear;
(4)Anysuchauditshallbecarriedoutbynotmorethanthreerepresentatives
oftheParticipants .
Article7
INFORMATION ANDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ItisexpectedthatforeachTaskagreedtopursuanttothisAgreement ,theapplicableAnnex
willcontaininformation andintellectual propertyprovisions .TheGeneralGuidelines
Concerning Information andIntellectual Property,approvedbytheGoverning Boardof
theAgencyon21stNovember ,1975,shallbetakenintoaccountindeveloping such,
provisions .
Article8
LEGALRESPONSIBILITY ANDINSURANCE
(°)LiabilityofOperatingAgent.TheOperatingAgentshalluseallreasonable
skillandcareincarryingoutitsdutiesunderthisAgreement inaccordance withall
applicable lawsandregulations .ExceptasotherwiseprovidedinthisArticle,thecost
ofalldamagetoproperty,andallexpensesassociated withclaims,actionsandothercosts
arisingfromworkundertaken withcommonfundsforaTaskshallbechargedtothe
BudgetofthatTask;suchcostsandexpensesarisingfromotherworkundertaken fora
TaskshallbechargedtotheBudgetofthatTaskiftheTaskAnnexsoprovidesorthe
ExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity ,sodecides.
(b)Insurance .TheOperating AgentshallproposetotheExecutiveCommittee
allnecessaryliability,fireandotherinsurance ,andshallcarrysuchinsurance asthe
ExecutiveCommittee maydirect.Thecostofobtainingandmaintaining insuranceshall
bechargedtotheBudgetoftheTask.
(c) Indemnification ofContracting Parties.TheOperating Agentshallbeliable,
initscapacityassuch,toindemnify Participants againstthecostofanydamageto
propertyandalllegalliabilities ,actions,claims,costsandexpensesconnected therewith
totheextentthatthey:

(1)ResultfromthefailureoftheOperating Agenttomaintain such
insurance asitmayberequiredtomaintainunderparagraph (h)above;
or
(2)Resultfromthegrossnegligence orwilfulmisconduct ofanyofficers
oremployees oftheOperating Agentincarryingouttheirdutiesunder
thisAgreement .
Article9
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
(a) Accomplishment ofFormalities .EachParticipant shallrequesttheappro­
priateauthorities ofitscountry(oritsMemberStatesinthecaseofaninternational
organisation )tousetheirbestendeavours ,withintheframework of'applicable legislation ,
tofacilitatetheaccomplishment offormalities involvedinthemovement ofpersons,the
importation ofmaterialsandequipment andthetransferofcurrencywhichshallbe
requiredtoconducttheTaskinwhichitisengaged .
(b) Applicable Laws.IncarryingoutthisAgreement anditsAnnexes ,the
Contracting Partiesshallbesubjecttotheappropriation offundsbytheappropriate govern­
mentalauthority ,wherenecessary ,andtotheconstitution ,lawsandregulations applicable
totherespective Contracting Parties,including ,butnotlimitedto.lawsestablishing
prohibitions uponthepaymentofcommissions ,percentages ,brokerage orcontingent fees
topersonsretainedtosolicitgovernmental contractsanduponanyshareofsuchcontracts
accruingtogovernmental officials .
(c) DecisionsofAgencyGoverning Board.Participants inthevariousTasksshall
takeaccount,asappropriate ,oftheGuidingPrinciples forCo-operation intheFieldof
EnergyResearchandDevelopment ,andanymodification thereof,aswellasotherdecisions
oftheGoverning BoardoftheAgencyinthatfield.Thetermination oftheGuiding
Principles shallnotaffectthisAgreement ,whichshallremaininforceinaccordance with
thetermshereof.
(d) Settlement ofDisputes .AnydisputeamongtheContracting Partiescon­
cerningtheinterpretation ortheapplication ofthisAgreement whichisnotsettledby
negotiation orotheragreedmodeofsettlement ,shallbereferredtoatribunalofthree
arbitrators tobechosenbytheContracting Partiesconcerned whoshallalsochoosethe
Chairman ofthetribunal .ShouldtheContracting Partiesconcerned failtoagreeupon
thecomposition ofthetribunalortheselectionofitsChairman ,thePresidentofthe
International CourtofJusticeshall,attherequestofanyoftheContracting Partiescon­
cerned,exercisethoseresponsibilities .Thetribunalshalldecideanysuchdisputeby
referencetothetermsofthisAgreement andanyapplicable lawsandregulations ,and
itsdecisiononaquestionoffactshallbefinalandbindingontheContracting Parties.
OperatingAgentswhicharenotContracting PartiesshallberegardedasContracting
Partiesforthepurposeofthisparagraph .

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Article10
ADMISSION ANDWITHDRAWAL OFCONTRACTING PARTIES
(a) Admission ofNewContracting Parties:AgencyCountries.Uponthe
invitationoftheExecutive Committee,actingbyunanimity ,admission tothisAgree­
mentshallbeopentothegovernment anyAgencyParticipating Country(oranational
agency,publicorganisation ,privatejjprporation,companyorotherentitydesignatedbysuchgovernment),whichsignsoaiscedestothisAgreement,acceptstherightsand
obligationsofaContracting Party,ailisacceptedforparticipation inatleastoneTask
bytheParticipants inthatTask,acti^byunanimity.Suchtc.v.IsiionofaContracting
Partyshallbecomeeffectiveuponthe^natureofthisAgreement bydmnswContracting
PartyoritsaccessiontheretoanditsghgNoticedofParticipation inoneormoreAnnexes
andtheadoptionofanyconsequentialmenomei t.thereto.
(b)AdmissionofNewContra^?PartiesCtk,?rOECDCountries .Thegovern­mentofanyMemberoftheOrgans^forEconomyCo-operation andDev^ocmcnt
whichdoesnotparticipate intheAseacjiray,cntheproposaloftheExecutiveCommittee ,
actingbyunanimity,beinvitedbytfeGoverningBoarVoftheAgencytobecomeaCon­
tractingPartytothisAgreemeaf(ericdesignateana;onalagency,publicorganisation ,
privatecorporation ,company entitytodos>),undertheconditionsstatedinparagraph (a)above. I
n-
tho'r,^,cc*un-fucipanist'iTasks.*AnyContracting Partymay,with
thatTa-fc-"wh6 aTask,actingbyUnanimity ,becomeaParticipantin
theExecmive 'p°n*eC?nt[?ctinSPar7's«£?»?AnnexandtheadonfiW-,^"Cy,a.N^'ceofPa^coatioa intheappropriate iasK
Contribuâtes .:Th»-... •admission topartidrriw 'Xe5uUv$'Committee mayrequire,asaconditionto
contribute(intheAna*f'u*^new^Contracting PartyornewParticipantshallpriorbudgetexoei^urA«f C.~ser'icesc,rmaterials)anappropriate proportion ofthe
tanyTasl:inwhichitparticipates .
Committee,acJh^h^nn~°^*~0,Ur'ic!lnZParties.WiththeagreementoftheExecutive
Partydesignatedbvthir^nimuy»anduPontherequestofagovernment ,aContracting
suchreplacement the~<SVSrnmentmayberePIaCt:d°yanotherparty.Intheeventof
ContractingPartv'asnrnv'w'^cementpartyshallassumetherightsandobligations ofa
providedtherein 1eInParaSraphfa)aboveandin-accordancewiththeprocedure
(f)
fromanyTaskeitheru/;/hContracting iJortymaywithdrawfromthisAgreementor
orbygivingtweive-mnnrhc ?=reeipenf^ExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity .
Agency,suchNoticernY"nttea^ot:ceofWithdrawal totheExecutiveDirectorof:he
drawalofaContracting P°jvennocJesschanwoyearsafterthedacer.ereot.Thewiih-tractin0Partyunderthisparacranh shni?nnr... liLIvV#LJliWCL\J4\J\,W.JC
>ennot(essthantwoyearsafterthedacehereof.Thewiih-
funderthisparagraphshallnotaffecttherightsandobligations
Hev.

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oftheotherCcntrscti :gFames:exceptthat,wheretheotherContracting Partieshave
contributed tocommonfundiforaTask,theirproportionate sharesintheTaskBudget
shallbeadjustedtotakeaccountoisvv.'awithdrawal .
(g) ChangesofStatesofContracting AContracting Partyotherthana
government oranintevnalona .orgaiusviUcn forthwithnotifytheExecutiveCommutes
ofanysignificantchangeiitstaluscvc^TYiVsriip.crofitsbecomingbankruptorentcrincr
intoliquidation .TheExecutiveCtrr.ri\Uee shuV.toerminewhetheranysuchchangein
statusofaContractin :]':artyijcnifc:.m\y a:icctstheInterestsoftheotherContracting
Parties;iftheExecutive (."oir.tni*ee;octeeniur.es.then,unlesstheExecutiveCommittee ,
actingupontheunanimous •Jec.-'ior'of.tncetherCouirjc.'.ingParties,otherwiseagrees:
(1)Thai:Cyn:r;ici"^g'^ar-V sta'A'^e :;lC.y*withdrawnfromthe
AgreementumV.par|nphii)abwi-datetobefixedbythe
ExecutiveComn>tee;|indV
,vl;.(2)TheExecutiveCommit' .*estful»twuc»:.c?.cvernmer.twhichdesignated
thatContracting Partytodusitl*^-^' 1"-"periodo:threemont.".:>or
thewithdrawal ofthatCont*ac.\n£ Jinercntentitytobecome
aContracting Party;ifapprovedw:ae.i^;uu::vcCommittee ,actmg
byunanimity ,suchentityshallbecotasaw.ou-nc.mg wnhertec:
fromthedateonwhichitsignsora:c^s.&'&•.:>Agreement _ancgives
theExecutiveDirectoroftheAgencyaVeniceciParticipation one
ormoreAnnexes .
(h);FailuretoFulfilContractual Obligations .AnyCOMERSPartywr/ici::–
tofulfilitsobligations underthisAgreement withinsixtydaysattttissxeceiptotno..
specifyingthenatureofsuchfailureandinvokingthisparagrapa ,ceemedby...•
ExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity ,tohavewithdrawn 1TomthisAyetraent .
Article11
FINALPROVISIONS
(a) TermofAgreement .ThisAgreement shallro.-.-.aininforceioraninitmi
periodofsixyearsfromthedatehereof,andshallcontm.:.;inforcethereafter urn-to
anduntiltheExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity ,deciv.esonitstermination .
(b)LegalRelationship ofContracting PartiesandParticipants .Nothinginthis
Agreement shallberegardedasconstituting apartnership betweenanyoftheContracting
PartiesorParticipants .
(c) Termination .Upontermination ofthisAgreement ,oranyAnnexto
Agreement ,theExecutivejComraittee ,actingbyunanimity ,shallarrangefortheliquidation
oftheassetsoftheTaskorTasks.Intheeventofsuchliquidation ,theExecut..e
Committee shall,sofaraspracticable ,distributetheassetsoftheTask,ortheproceed*

therefrom ,inproportion tothecontributions whichtheParticipants havemadefromthe
beginning oftheoperation oftheTask,andforthatpurposeshalltakeintoaccountthe
contributions andanyoutstanding obligations offormerContracting Parties.Disputes
withaformerContracting Partyabouttheproportion allocatedtoitunderthisparagraph
shallbesettledunderArticle9(d)hereof,forwhichpurposeaformerContracting Party
shallberegardedasaContracting Party.
.(d) Amendment .ThisAgreement maybeamendedatanytimebytheExecutive
.Committee ,actingbyunanimity ,andanyAnnextothisAgreement maybeamendedat
anytimebytheExecutive Committee ,,actingbyunanimity oftheParticipants intheTask
towhichtheAnnexrefers.Suchamendments shallcomeintoforceinamannerdetermined
bytheExecutive Committee ,actingunderthevotingruleapplicable tothedecisionto
adopttheamendment .
(e) Deposit.TheoriginalofthisAgreement shallbedepositedwiththeExecutive
DirectoroftheAgencyandacertifiedcopythereofshallbefurnished toeachContracting
Party.AcopyofthisAgreement shallbefurnishedtoeachAgencyParticipating Country,
andtoeachMembercountryoftheOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation and
Development .,
$
.DoneinParis,this5thdayofOctober,1977. . •

FortheEUROPEAN ATOMICENERGYCOMMUNITY (EURATOM )
[JAPAN]
[SWITZERLAND ]
[FortheUNITEDSTATESENERGYRESEARCH
ANDDEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
forandonbehalfoftheGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica :
or
FortheUNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OFENERGY
forandonbehalfoftheGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica]:

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AnnexI
LARGE COILTASK
1.Objectives
TheLargeCoilTaskshallbeundertaken inordertoobtainexperimental data,
todemonstrate reliableoperation oflargesuperconducting coils,andtoprovethedesign
principlesandfabrication techniques proposedforthemagnetsinatokamakExperimental
PowerReactor .
2.Means
TheParticipants shallimplement theLargeCoilTask,onatask-sharing basis
asprovidedintheAgreement iinithisAnnex.
(a)PlanningandConstruction oftheLargeCoilTestFacility(LCTF)
(1)Inconsultation withtheotherParticipants ,theOperating Agentshall
fund,design,construct andoperatetheLCTFasdescribed in
document IEA/CRD(77)57 ,whichmaybeamendedbytheExecutive
Committee ,actingbyunanimity .AsthedesignoftheLCTF
progresses ,theOperating AgentshallkeeptheotherParticipants
informedonanymajoradditional elementsoffacilitydesignandits
capabilities .
(2)TheParticipants shallmakesuggestions relatingtotheplanningand
designoftheLCTF.
(b)DesignandFabrication ofTestCoils
EachoftheParticipants shalldesign,fabricate ,anddelivertotheLCTF
inOakRidge,Tennessee ,U.S.A.,oneormoreofitssuperconducting coils
conforming totheparameters contained indocument IEA/CRD(77)57
whichmaybeamendedbytheExecutiveCommittee ,actingbyunanimity .
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(c)AssemblyandTestingofCoilsinaCompactTorusArrayintheLCTF
(1)TheOperating Agentshallacceptamaximum ofthreenon-U.S.
origincoilsinthefirsttestassembly .TheOperating Agentshall
alsoprovidecomputer timetotheParticipants asrequiredforthe
conductoftheTestProgramme referredtoinparagraph2(e)below.
(2)EachParticipant shallparticipate intheTestProgramme inaccord­
ancewithitsterms.EachParticipant shallalsoprovideallspecial
equipment necessaryfortheincorporation ofitscoilsintotheLCTF
andfortheconductoftestsnotprovidedforintheTestProgramme .
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(d)Task-Related Information ExchangesandVisits
(1)EachParticipantshallreportontheprogressonsubsizecoildesignandfabrication toallotherParticipants astheinformation becomes
available.EachParticipant shallreportanticipated heliumcoil
coolingrequirements totheOperatingAgent.
(2)EachParticipant shallsupplythefollowinginformation tothe
OperatingAgentatleastthirtydaysinadvanceofdeliveryofits
coilstotheLCTFsite:
(i)Bateofdeliveryofthecoilstothetestsite;
(ii)Methodofdeliveryandagentutilised;
(in)Totalweightofcoilsandcrates;
(iv)Overallcratedimensions ;
(v)Anyspecialprecautions thatshouldbetakenduringhandling
ofthecoils;
(vi)Mannerinwhichthecoilscanbelifted(i.e.suspendedthrough
asinglepointorbyacradleunderthecrate);
(vii)Namesofpeoplethatwillbeeitheraccompanying thecoils
orwillhelpuncrateandcheckoutthecondition ofthecoils;
and
(viii)Namesofpeoplethatwillhelptotestthecoils.
TheParticipants shallcontacttheOperating Agentafewmonths
beforeshippingtheircoilsinordertodetermine ifthereareany
changestooraddedrequirements besidesthoseenumerated above.
(3)EachParticipant should,atthetimeofthedeliveryofitscoilstothe
LCTFsite,distribute thefollowinginformation totheotherParti-
pantssubjecttotheprovisions ofparagraph 5below,andtotheextentthattheinformation isnotproprietary .
(i)Description ofthecoils,includingdrawingsandmaterials
uscd;
(ii)Detaileddesigndataofthecoilsandsuperconductors ;
(Hi)Back-upanalysisandtestdatathatwasutilisedtoevolvethe
designofthecoils;
(iv)Description offabrication methodsofthecoilsandsuper­
conductors ;and
(v)Anticipated performance ofthecoils.

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(4)EachParticipant shalluseitsbesteffortstoarrangevisitsforthe
- otherParticipants tocoilfabrication installations initscountry.
(e)DetailedTestProcedures
.Detailedprocedures fortheconductoftests("TheTestProgramme ")shall,
notlaterthan31stDecember ,1979,beadoptedbytheExecutive Com­
mittee,actingbyunanimity ,inagreement withtheOperating Agent.
'3.Administration andStaff(Supplementing Article5oftheAgreement )
(a)Administration ofTask.TheOperating Agentshallhavesoleresponsibility
:fortheadministration andprovision ofstaffforthisTask;remuneration
ofthestaffoftheTaskshallbethesoleresponsibility oftheOperating
Agent.TheOperating AgentshalladheretotheLCTFandTestCoil
Procurement Programme tobeadoptedbytheExecutive Committee ,acting
byunanimity .
(b)'.AccesstoTestFacility.EachParticipant mayschedulevisitsbyits
personnel totheLCTFduringtheperiodoftheAgreement .TheOperating
Agentshallacceptamaximum ofthreeofficialsfrom,eachoftheother
Participants attheLCTFsiteatanyonetimewithoutpriornotification :
theacceptance ofadditional officialsshallbesubjecttothepriorapproval
oftheOperating Agent.Inadditiontomakingthenecessaryarrangements
tofacilitateaccessofParticipants totheLCTFsite,theOperating Agent
shallalsoprovideofficespaceattheLCTFsitetotheotherParticipants .
4.FundingandRulesofProcurement
(a)CostsofParticipation .TheOperatingAgentshallbeartheco$toffunding,
designing ,constructing ,andoperating theLCTF.Eachoftheother
Participants shallbearthecostsitincursincarryingoutthisAgreement ,
includingthecostsofformulating andtransmitting reports,ofdesigning ,
fabricating ,delivering ,andrepatriating testcoils,ofreimbursing its
employees fortravelandotherperdiemexpenses ,andofpaymentforthe
salaries,insurance ,andallowances tobepaidtoitspersonnel incurredin
connection withworkcarriedoutontheTask.Therepatriation oftest
coilsshallbethesoleresponsibility oftheParticipant supplying thetest
coils,whichshallmakeallarrangements andbearallresponsibility for
removalofthecoilsfromtheLCTF.'The'otherParticipants shallalso
provideallspecialequipment necessaryfortheincorporation ofcoilsinto
theLCTFandfortheconductoftestsnotincludedintheagreedTest
Programme .
(b)RulesofProcurement .TheOperating Agentmayenterintoagreements
fortheappointment ofconsultants ,theconstruction ofplant,andthe
procurement ofmaterials inpursuitoftheTaskinaccordance withits
procurement regulations .

5.Information andIntellectual Property
(a)Executive Committee 'sPowers.Thepublication ,distribution ,handling ,
protection andownership of.information andintellectual property,and
rulesandprocedures relatedthereto,shallbedetermined bytheExecutive
Committee inconformity withtheAgreement .
(b)RighttoPublish.Subjectonlytotherestrictions applyingtopatentsand
copyrights ,theParticipants shallhavetherighttopublishallinformation
providedtooran'singfromthisProjectexceptproprietary information .
Forthepurposesofthisparagraph ,proprietary information shallmean
information ofaconfidential naturesuchastradesecretsandknow-how
(forexample,computer programmes ,designprocedures andtechniques ,
chemicalcomposition ofmaterials ,ormanufacturing methods ,processes ,
ortreatments )whichareappropriately marked,providedsuchinformation :
(1)Isnotgenerallyknownorpubliclyavaila'Jjfromothersources;
(2)Hasnotpreviously beenmadeavailablebytheow.icriootherswithout
obligations concerning itsconfidentiality ;and
(3)Isnotalreadyinthepossession oftheOperr.:ing AgentorParticipants
withoutobligation concerning itsconfidentiality .
(c)MarkingofProprietary Information .Itshallbetheresponsibility ofeach
Participant toidentifyinformation itfurnisheswhichqualifiesasproprietary
information underthisparagraph andinsurethatitisappropriately marked .
TheParticipants shalltakeallnecessary measures inaccordance withthis
paragraph ,thelawsoftheirrespective countriesandinternational lawto
protectproprietary information .
(d)Production ofRelevantInformation byParticipants .Thetestfacilityand
associated buildingsandfacilitiestobeusedinthisTaskarebeingsupplied
bytheOperating Agent,andtheOperating AgentandtheotherParticipants
willbesupplying superconducting coilstobetestedinthetestfacility.
EachParticipant shouldendeavour tomakeavailable ,oridentifyinthe
contextoftheTask,pre-existing information andinformation developed
independently oftheTask,knowntoit,whichisrelevanttotheTaskand
whichcanbemadeavailable totheTaskwithoutcontractual orlegal
limitation .EachParticipant supplying asuperconducting coiltobetested
underthisTaskshallsupplytotheOperating Agentfullandcomplete
information regarding thedesign,physicalproperties ,operatingcharacter­
istics,materials andconstruction ofthesuperconducting coilssupplied
including proprietary information (hereinafter referredtoas"design
information "),butneednotsupplyinformation regardingthemethodsor
processesbywhichthecoils,theirsubcomponents ortheirmaterialswere
manufactured (hereinafter referredtoas"manufacturing information ").
(e)ReportsonInformation RelevanttotheTask.Reportscontaining infor­
mationarisinginthecourseoforundertheAgreement ("arisinginfor-
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mation")andpre-existing information necessary forandusedintheTask,
including coildesigninformation ,bothproprietary andfreelyavailable,
shallbeprovidedtotheOperating AgentbyeachParticipant andshall'
covertheworkperformed bytheParticipant onthesuperconducting coils
supplied.Areportsummarising theworkperformed byeachParticipant
andtheOperating Agent,excluding proprietary information ,shallbe
preparedbytheOperating Agentandforwarded totheExecutive Com­
mittee.•
(j)Licensing ofInventions andInformation .EachParticipant agreesto
license ,allpre-existing inventions andallpre-existing designinformation ,
includingproprietary information ownedorcontrolled bytheContracting
Partywhicharenecessaryforutilisingortesting,orwhichwereincorporated .
inthesuperconducting coilssuppliedbythatParticipant totheOperating
uiAgentasnon-exclusive ,royalty-free basisforuseintheTaskonly.Each
Participant alsoagreestolicenseallarisingddsigninformation
pincludingproprietary information ,andallinformation identified
inparagraph 2(d)ofthisAnnex,onanon-exclusive ,royalty
basistotheOperating Agentforuseinthetaskonty.
(g)Licensing DesignandManufacturing Information forResearch ,Devel­
opmentorDemonstration Programmes .EachParticipant agreestolicense
allpre-existing designinformation ,including proprietary information ,
ownedorcontrolled bytheParticipant ,whichisnecessaryforutilising
ormanufacturing ,orwhichwas-incorporated inthesuperconducting coils
suppliedbythatParticipant ,andallarisingdesigninformation ,including
proprietary information ,regarding thesuperconducting coilssuppliedby
'theParticipant,totheotherParticipants onanon-exclusive ,royalty-free
basisforuseintheresearch,development anddemonstration programmes
onlyoftheotherParticipants .EachParticipant similarlyagreestolicense
onthesamebasisandforthesamepurposeallpre-existing manufacturing
information ,includingproprietary information ,necessaryforutilisingor
manufacturing ,orwhichwasincorporated .inthesuperconducting coils
suppliedbythatParticipant andarisingmanufacturing information ,includ­
ingproprietary information ,butonlyifthatParticipant cannotsupply
.additional superconducting coils,subcomponents ormaterialsthereforat
reasonable pricesandwithinareasonable timewhicharenecessaryforuse .
intheresearch,development ordemonstration programmes oftheother
Participants .EachParticipant alsoagreestolicenseanypre-existing and
arisinginventionownedorcontrolled bythatParticipant whichisnecessary
.fortheutilisationormanufacture ,orwhichwasincorporated inthesuper­
conducting coilssuppliedbythatParticipant ,totheotherParticipants on
anon-exclusive ,royalty-free basisforuseintheresearch,development and
demonstration programmes oftheotherParticipants .
(h)LicensingforCommercial Use.EachParticipant agreestolicenseallpre­
existinginventions andallpre-existing designandmanufacturing infor­
mation,including proprietary information ,ownedorcontrolled bythe
Participant whicharenecessaryforutilisingormanufacturing ,orwhich
wereincorporated inthesuperconducting coilssuppliedbythatParticipant ,
totheotherParticipants ,theirgovernments andthenationalsoftheir
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respective countries designated bythemforcommercial purposeson
favourable termsandconditions takingintoaccounttheequitiesofthe
Participants baseduponthesharingofobligations ,contributions ,rights^
andbenefitsofallParticipants .
(i)Licensing ofInventions andInformation ArisingfromtheTask.Inven­
tionsmadeorconceived inthecourseoforundertheAgreement ("arising
inventions")andarisingdesignandmanufacturing information ,including
proprietary information ,shallbeownedinallcountriesbytheinventing
Participant .EachParticipant shalllicensesucharisinginventions and
information totheotherParticipants ,theirgovernments andthenationals
oftheirrespectivecountriesdesignated bythemforcommercial purposesin
allothercountriesonfavourable termsandconditions takingintoaccount
theequitiesoftheParticipants baseduponthesharingofobligations ,
contributions ,rightsandbenefitsofallParticipants undertheAgreement .
(})LicensingtoAgencyParticipating Countries ..EachParticipant agreesto
licenseallarisinginformation andinventions toallAgencyParticipating
Countriesonreasonable termsandconditionsforuseintheirowncountry
.inordertomeettheirownenergyneeds.
(k)Production ofInformation orInventions SubjecttoLimitations .In
situationswhereaParticipant onlypartiallyownsorcontrolspre-existing
information orinventions whicharerequiredtobelicensedinthepreceding
sectionsofthisparagraph ,theParticipant shouldendeavour toreportthat
facttotheParticipants andwilluseitsbesteffortstoinsurethatthelicens­
ingasstipulated aboveiscarriedoutandthattheParticipant willobtain
nomorebenefitfromsuchlicensingthanisprovidedforinthisparagraph .
(I)Copyrights .EachParticipant maytakeappropriate measuresnecessaryto
protectcopyrightable materialgenerated byitundertheAgreement .
Copyrights obtainedshallbethepropertyoftheParticipant ,provided
however,thattheotherParticipants mayreproduce anddistributesuch
•material,butshallnotpublishitwithaviewtoprofit.-
(m)Co-operation fromAuthorsandInventors .EachParticipant will,without
prejudice ,toanyrightsofinventorsorauthorsunderitsnationallaws,
takeallnecessarystepstoprovidetheco-operation fromitsauthorsand
inventorsrequiredtocarryouttheprovisions ofthisparagraph .Each
Participant willassumetheresponsibility topayawardsorcompensation
requiredtobepaidtoitsemployees according tothelawsofitscountry.
(n)"National"ofaParticipant .TheParticipants mayestablishguidelines to
determine whatconstitutes a"national"ofaParticipant provided ,however,
inrecognition ofthefactthatallthefusionpowerresearchanddevel­
opmentprogrammes oftheindividual MemberstatesoftheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity (EURATOM )arccarriedoutjointlyinthe
framework ofEURATOM ,andthatEURATOM actsonbehalfofitself
anditsassociated nationalorganisations infusionpowerresearchand
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development ,thegovernments andcountriesreferredtoinsub-paragraphs
(h)and(i)aboveshall,withrespecttoEURATOM ,beunderstood tothe
governments andcountriesoftheMemberstatesofEURATOM .Disputes
thatcannotbesettledbytheParticipants shallbesettledunderArticle9(d)
oftheAgreement .
6.SpecificResponsibilities oftheOperating Agent
TheOperating AgentshalldevelopanddelivertotheotherParticipants periodic
reports,atintervalsmutuallyagreedupon,ontheongoingevaluations ofsystemsperfor­
manceresultingfromexecution oftheTaskdescribed inthisAnnex.Further,the
Operating Agentshallberesponsible fortakingallstepsrequiredtoimplement theTask
inaccordance withthisAnnexandwiththedecisions oftheExecutive Committee .Such
responsibility shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto: . .
(1)Operating alltestequipment andsuchinstrumentation whichmaybe
installedinaccordance withtheTask;
(2)Recording theresultsoftheoperationoftheexperiments .
7.Operating Agent
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TheOperating AgentfortheTaskshallbetheUnitedStatesEnergyResearch
andDevelopment Administration [ortheUnitedStatesDepartment ofEnergy],.which
intendstoactthroughtheFusionEnergyDivisionoftheOakRidgeNationalLaboratory .
8.Responsibility ,Insurance andIndemnity •
(a)LiabilityofOperating AgentandParticipants .Article8(a)ofthe
Agreement shallnotapplytotheTask.TheOperating Agentshalluse
allreasonable skillandcareincarryingoutitsdutiesunderthisAgreement
inaccordance withallapplicable lawsandregulations .'Exceptasother­
wiseprovidedinthisparagraph ,thecostofalldamagetoaParticipant 's
propertyandallitslegalliabilities,claims,actions,andallitscostsand
expensesconnected withparticipation intheTaskshallbebornebythe
Participant .
(b)Insurance .Article8(b)oftheAgreement shallnotapplytotheTask.
EachParticipant shallobtainandcarrythenecessaryliability,fire,accident,
andotherinsurancerelatingtoitspropertyanditspersonneltoparticipate
.intheProject.Thecostofobtainingandmaintaining insuranceshallbe
bornebyeachParticipant .
(c)Indemnification ofParticipants .Article8(c)(1)oftheAgreement shall
notapplytotheTask.

9.Suspension ofObligations
Theobligations cfeachoftheParticipants shallbesuspended foranyperiod
duringwhichsuchParticipant ispreventedorsubstantially hinderedfromcomplying there­
withinwholeorpartbyanycausebeyonditscontrolincluding ,butnotlimitedtoacts
ofGod,unavoidable accidents,laws,rules,regulations 'ororders,oranynational,state,
governmental orlocalauthority ,actsofwarorconditions arisingoutoforattributable to
war,strikes,lockoutsorotherdisputesv/ithworkpeople ,shortagesofmaterials ,equipment
orlabourorshortagesofordelaysintransportation ;theParticipant soprevented or
hinderedshallgivenoticetotheotherParticipants promptlyafterthestartandfinishof
suchprevention orhindrance .
10.TimePeriod
ThisAnnexshallremaininforceuntil30thSeptember ,1982,oruntilthe
completion oftheTestProgramme .ThisAnnexmaycontinueinforcethereafterduring
thelifeoftheAgreement bydecisionoftheExecutive Committee ,actingbyunanimity .
11.Participants inthisTask_ __ __
TheContracting PartieswhichareParticipants inthisTaskarethefollowing;
TheEuropean AtomicEnergyCommunity (EURATOM )
[Japan]■
[Switzerland ]
[TheUnitedStatesEnergyResearchandDevelopment Administration
or
TheUnitedStatesDepartment ofEnergy]

Allegato C
PROGETTO DI
DECISIONE DELCONSIGLIO
RIGUARDANTE UNADIRETTIVA ALLACOMMISSIONE INMERITO ALLA
PARTECIPAZIONE DELLACEEAADUEACCORDI DIRICERCA EDISVILUPPO
NELSETTORE DELLAFUSIONE TERMONUCLEARE CONTROLLATA PREPARATI
SOTTOL'EGIDADELL'AGENZIA INTERNAZIONALE DELL'ENERGIA (OCSE)
IlConsiglio delleComunità europee,
vistoiltrattato cheistituisce laComunità europeaperl'energiaatomica
(GEEA),inparticolare ilcommasecondodell'articolo 101,
vistoilprogetto preparato dallaCommissione ,
considerando chel'Agenziainternazionale perl'energia (AIE),istituitail
15novembre 1974condecisione delConsiglio (OCSE)qualeorganoautonomo
insenoall'organizzazione ,haapprovatoil25luglio1975»condecisione
delsuocomitatodirettivo ,dei"principi informatori "nelsettoredella
ricercaedellosviluppoincampoenergetico ;
considerando che,allastessadata,ilcomitatodirettivo dell'AIEhaappro­
vatoinparticolare unprogramma dicooperazione nelsettoredellafusione
termonucleare controllata ;
considerando che,inconformità dell'articolo4»letterac),deisuddetti
"principi informatori ",leComunità europeepossonopartecipare adognipro­
grammaoadogniprogetto diricerca esviluppo svoltoincooperazione
sottol'egidadell'AIE;

considerando chefralaCEEelaCEEA,daunaparte,el'AIE,dall'altra,
èavvenutorispettivaaente il24giugno1976eil6luglio1976unoscam­
biodiletterenelquale:
-daunlato,laCEEelaCEEAprecisano lalorointenzione dicooperare
conl'AIEadattività diricerca edisviluppo quandotalecooperazione
contribuisca aloonseguimento degliobiettivi diricerca esviluppodelle
Comunità europeeincampoenergetico ;
lacooperazione potràessereattuataattraverso lapartecipazione delle
Comunità aprogrammi eprogettidell'AIE.Inparticolare ,laCommissione
delleComunità europeenegozierà ,divoltainvolta,accordidiesecuzione
inconformità delledisposizioni deitrattati cheistituiscono leComu­
nitàeuropee;
-dall'altro,l'AIEprendeattoditaleintenzione econferma oheleComu­
nitàeuropeepossonopartecipare ataliattività ;
considerando che,sottol'egidadell'AIE,èstatopreparato unprogettodi
accordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricerca edisvilupposull'inte­
razionetraplasmaeparetidicontenimento inTextoreunprogetto diac­
cordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricerca esviluppo sumagnetisuper-
conduttori percentrali afusione;
considerando che,condecisione delConsiglio del25marzo1976»èstato
adottatounprogramma diricercaed'insegnamento (1976-1980 )perlaCEEA
nelsettoredellafusioneedellafisicadelplasma,
DECIDE ;
Articolo 1
LaCommissione negozierà lapartecipazione dellaCEEAall'accordodi
esecuzione perunprogramma diricerca esvilupposull'interazione tra
plasmaeparetidicontenimento inTextoreall'azionedescritta nell'al­
legatoall'accordo »

Articolo 2
LaCommissione negoziera lapartecipazione dellaCEEAall'accordodi
esecuzione perunprogramma diricerca esviluppo suimagnetisuper-
oonduttori percentrali afusioneeall'azionedescritta nell'allegato
all'accordo.

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Allegato D
PROGETTO DIDECISIONE DELCONSIGLIO CHEAPPROVA
1*l'accordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricerca esviluppo sul­
l'interazione traplasmaeparetidicontenimento inTextor;
2.l'accordodiesecuzione perunprogramma diricerca esviluppo sui
magnetisuperconduttori percentrali afusione
IlConsiglio delleComunità europee,
vistoiltrattato cheistituisce laComunità europeaperl'energiaatomica,
inparticolare ilcommasecondodell'articolo 101,
vistoloscambiodilettere avvenuto tralaCommissione delleComunità
europeeel'Agenziaintemazionale perl'energia (AIE)nelqualesiafferma
l'intenzione delleComunità europeedipartecipare adalcuniaccordidi
ricerca esviluppopreparati sottol'egidadell'AIE,
considerando chelaCommissione hanegoziato lasuapartecipazione inconfor­
mitàdelledirettive delConsiglio eintendeconcludere l'accordodiesecu­
zioneperunprogramma diricerca esvilupposull'interazione traplasma
eparetidicontenimento inTextorel'accordodiesecuzione perunprogram­
madiricercaesviluppo suimagnetisuperconduttori percentrali afusione,
preparati sottol'egidadell'Agenziainternazionale dell'energia ;
considerando cheèopportuno approvare laconclusione diquestidueaccordi,
DECIDES
Articolo 1
E'approvata laconclusione dell'accordodiesecuzione perunprogramma di
ricerca esvilupposull'interazione traplasmaeparetidicontenimento
inTextor.
Articolo 2
E'approvata laconclusione dell'accordodiesecuzione perunprogramma di
ricercaesvilupposuimagnetisuperconduttori percentrali afusione »

SCHEDA FINANZIARIA
Accordodiesecuzione diunprogramma diricerca edisvilupposull'in­
terazione trailplasmainTextorelaparetedicontenimento .
Accordodiesecuzione diunprogramma diricerca edisviluppo suimagneti
superconduttori percentrali afusione#
Lapartecipazione dellaComunità ataliaccordinonimplicaobblighi
finanziari oltreaquelliapprovati pericontratti diassociazione già
conclusi,Cfr."Fusione efisicadelplasma"capitolo 3«20.
Firmandotaliaccordil'Euratomassumerà alcunicompitispecifici »