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ANNE XIV
ADVANCED ALKALINE AND SOLID POLYMER WATER #
'ELECTROLYSIS DEVELOPMENT
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1.OBJECTIVES .\vV '
<a)Advanced Alkaline Water Electrolysis Development '.
The objective ofthe work tobecarried out inthis
area istoperform basic and applied research tobe
used by .Participan tsfor .thedevelopment ofadvanced
alkaline electrolysis plants .
Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE )Water Electrolysis
Deve Iopment .The objective ofthe work tobecarried out
inthis area istodevelop basic technology elements such
asmateriaIs,elec troca talysisand electrolyte materials
and toevaluate their performance for extended periods of
time under large scale industrial conditions .Asaresult
ofthe SPE development programme ademonstration module
will bedesigned ,developed and tested tomeet some
specified requirements . ;
2.-"WEANS
(a)Advanced Alkaline Water Electrolysis Dev «?Iocment.
,Each Participant will ,inaccordance with the following "
Table ,beresponsible for carrying out one orr,ore ofthe
Sub-Tasks indicated below :-.
(1)Selection and evaluation ofseparator materials
.for high temperature operation <1C0-200*C );
(2)Long-term testing ofselected separator materials
inlarge-scale equipment ;
"(3)Selection and evaluation ofelectrocatalysts for
the Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrode Reactions ;
(4)Long-term 'testing ofselected electrocatalysts in
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commercial equipment ;
(5)Selection and evaluation ofelectrode materials
and current collectors ; ' .
(6)Selection and evaluation ofstructural materials ;
(7)Investigations on -cell gas and fluid dynamics ;
(8)Optimization ofgas-liquid separators .
Anoverview oftheparticipation inthis task ispresented -in
Table I. •'

TAB I. COUNTRIES
ADVANCED ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVELOPMENT ''i
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1,1Selection and Evaluation ofSeparator Materials for
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theHydrogen and Oxygen Electrode ReactionsXXX XX
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1,4Long Tern Testing ofPromising Electrocatalysts in
Commercial EquipmentI
X. X X• •
1.5 Selection and Evaluation ofElectrode Materials
and Current CollectorsX X X..:■
X XX
I1.6 Selection and Evaluation ofConstruction Materials
(e.g. ,.gaskets ,seals ,container materials )XI
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1,7Investigation ofCell Gas andFluid Dynamics' X X «\
1.8Optimization ofGas-Liquid Separators X♦
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NETMAN .YEARS . 53,5 16iQ4 !*25T0TAL.-445
*subject toreview ;

(b>Sotid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE)Water Electrolysis
Dove Ioonen t.Each Participant will ,inaccordance with
the following Table ,beresponsible for carrying out one
ormore ofthe .Sub-Tasks indicated below :-
(1).R'and 0onimproved membranes ;
(2)Rand Donelectrode materials ;
(3)Investigations onelectrocatalysts for hydrogen
and oxygen electrode reactions ; -
(4)Design and construction of2100 KUcell units ;,
<5>Testing ofthe2100 KUcell /units (one inUSA ,
one inEurope );
(6)Design and construction ofanadvanced 100 KU
cell unit ; -
(7)Design ,construction and testing of&plant system ,
toprove' the -feasibility ofmeeting the following
conditions : ' ,
Operating temperature "150®C
Pressure " ,40atm
Anode over voltage .200 mvat10,000 A/m
Overa 11system '■effi cIency 85% (HHV of
,• produced /electrical
..power input )
f- • % •
*:System capital cost . 1002 /kw (équivalent
> HHV of produced ) '
Minimum module life '40,000 hours '
System life 20years
Anoverview ofthe participation inthis task is
presented inTable 2.

TABLE 2 COUNTRIES
SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE (SPE )WATER.' '
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2.4Design andFabrication of100KWSystem -2Units X X XI
2.5Testing of100KWSystem (2.4and2.6 ) • X X1
2.6Design andFabrication ofAdvance 100KWSystem!•
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2.7Process System andProcess Plant Design - X
NET MAN YEARS6'83 *10TOTAL {33

(c)Within the first year ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex ,each Participant wilt provide tothe Operating
Agentpublications inits possession which have relevance
tothe objectives ofthis Task .Inaddition ,each Parti­
cipant wi11 .provide tothe'Operating Agent copies ofsuch "v
interna l\reports and working papers resulting from the
work outlined inparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b )asmay be v.
ofinterest tothe other Participants .Further ,each
Participant onanannual basis will prepare aprogress
report onits work underway and submit ittothe Operating
Agent .
(d)TheOperating *Agent will compile and submit tothe
Executive Committee awork programme for ,the first year . .
The Executive Comm ittee,actingbyunanimity ,shall
approve ,awork programme for the ifirst year ,.nolater
than three months after signature ofthis Annex .The
work programme (including patent considerations )wi11
outline the respective contributions ofeach Participant
for accomplishing the objectives' ofthe .Task .
(e)Atthe end ofthe first and second years ,a'3-4 day
workshop will beheld todiscuss progress reports and to
formulate the next year 'sdetailed work programme .
Organization ofthe workshop shall bethe responsibility
ofthe Operating Agen^.
(f)Each participant will' designate aperson tobeavailable
tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point for
each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bythe Participant
pursuant toparagraphs 2(a )and 2(b).
(g)Exchange ofresearchers between the Participants is
anticipated .The initiation of 'such exchanges will be
left tothe interested experts ofthe Participants under •
detailed arrangements tobeagreed upon .The Participants
will advise the Operat ing .Agent ofall such exchanges ,
asthey -occur ,and the Operating Agent will compile and
distribute toParticipants regular reports onsuch .
exchanges . •'■ . '-•

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

INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ca)Executive Committee 'sPowers .The publication' ,dis­
tribution ,handli-ng ,protection and ownership ofinfor­
mation and intellectual property arising from activities
conducted under this Annex shall bedetermined by;the
Executive Committee acting byunanimity ,inconformity
with this Agreement .
Cb)The'Right toPublish .Subject only topatent' and N
copyright restrictions ,the Annex IVParticipants shall
have the right topublish all information provided toor
arising from Annex IVexcept proprietary information .
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<c)Proprietary Information .The Annex IVParticipants
and the OperatingAgent.sha11take all necessary measures
inaccordance with this paragraph ,the laws oftheir res­
pective countries and international law to'protect pro­
prietary information ,provided toor-arising from the
programme .For the purpose ofthis paragraph proprietary
information shall mean information ofaconfidential
nature such astrade secrets and know-how ,(for example ,
computer programmes ,desi gn'procedures and techniques ,
chemical composition ofmaterials ,ormanufacturing
methods ,processes ortreatment )which isappropriately
marked ,provided such information :.
(1)Isnot generally known orpublicly available
from other sources ;
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(2)Has not previously been made available by
the owner toothers without obligations
concerning its confidentiality ;and
(3)Isnot already in "the possession ofthe
recipient Annex .IVParticipant withou ^.
* obligation concerning its confidentiality .
Itshall bethe responsibility ofeach Annex IVParticipant
supplying proprietary information andoftheOperating
Agent inrespect ofthearising proprietary information to
identify the information assuch and toensure that itis
properly marked .- '

Ident T^cationofInfornation byGovernments .TheOpe­
rating Agent shall encourage thegovernments ofallAgency
Participating Couhtries tomake available oridentify to
theOperating Agent allpublished orotherwise .freely avoil-
able information known tothem that isrelevant totheTask .
^e^Identification ofInformation byParticipants ,The
Annex IVParticipants ,shall -identify totheOperating Agent
allpre-existing information ,andinformation developed
independently oftheir undertakings inAnnex IV,known to
theAnnex IVParticipants which isrelevant totheTask and
which :
<1)Can bemade available totheTask without
contractual orlegal ,limitations .
r<2>Will orcanonly bemade available totheTask
.with contractual orlegal Iimitat ions .
Reports on'Work Performed u'nder the Task .The Ope­
rating Agent shall provide reports onall work performed
under this Task and theresults thereof ,other than pro-• '
pr'ietary information /totheExecutive Committee ..
(9)Arising Inventions .Inventions made orconceived in
thecourse oforunder this Task (arising inventions )
shall 'beowned inall "countries by ,theinventing Annex IV
Participant .Information regarding inventions onwhich
patent protection istobeobtained byanAnnex IVPartici­
pant shall not bepublished orpublicly disclosed bythe
other Annex IVParticipant ,until apatent application has
been fiIed,provi ded ,however ,,thatthisres trictionon
publication ordistribution shall hot beextended beyond
sixmonths from thedate ofreceipt .ofsuch information .
Itshall bethe responsibility ofthe inventing Annex IV
Participant oroftheOperating 'Agent toappropriately
mark reports which disclose inventions which have not been
appropriately protected bythefiling ofapatent application

<h>License ofProorietary Information and Patents Needed i
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forTask .Each Annex IVParticipant agrees tolicense alt j
pre-existing proprietary information andpre-existing j
patents solely owned orcontrolled byitwhich arenecessary l!
foruseintheTask/andallarising proprietary information j
andinventions covered bypatents' toanyother Annex IV '<!
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• . * ' - •VParticipant foruse in'itsundertakings inAnnex IVonly J
atnocost tothe other Participant .Ifsuch proprietary
information orpatents arepartially .owned orcontrolled j.
byanAnnex IVvParti cipant ,then efforts shall bemade by :
theAnnex IVParticipant toreduce oreliminate asfar as . j
possible the benefits that might accrue toit.
(i)License ofProprietary Information andPatents for j
Other Reasons .Each Annex IVParticipant agrees tolicense :
all pre-existing proprietary information and patents solely ' ;
' ■ ■ ' ■ iowned orcontrolled byitwhich arenecessary ,forpractising t\
the results oftheundertakings inAnnex IVand which have !
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been utiIized inthe Task ,and all arising proprietary |
information and inventions covered bypatents tothe' other
Annex IVParticipants# their .governments and the nationals
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oftheir respective countries designated bythem onreason­
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able terms and conditions for use inall countries for
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hydrogen production .\ 1
The Annex IVParti cipants agree tolicense all arising pro­
prietary information and inventions covered by .patents to
all Agency Participating Countries onreasonable terms and
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conditions for use intheir own country inofder to *meet
their energy' needs . ^ . .
(j)Copyrights .Each Annex IVParticipant may and the Ope­
rating Agent shall take appropriate measures necessary to
protect copyrightable material generated under the Task .
Copyrights obtained 'shaIIbethe property ofthe Annex IV
Participant ortheOperating :Agent ,provided ,however ,that !
other Annex IVParticipants may reproduce and distribute such i
material but shall not publish ,itwith aview toprofit ;

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(k)Inventors and Authors .Each Annex IVParticipant will ,
without prejudice toany rights ofinventors orauthors
under its national laws ,take all necessary steps topro­
vide ,the co-operation from its authors and inventors re­
quired tocarry out the provisions ofthis Ar.ticle ..Each
Annex IVParticipant will assume the responsibility topay
awards orcompensation required tobepaid toits employees
according tothe laws ofits country .
(I)Determination of "National ".The Executive Committee
may establish guidelines to .determine what constitutes a
"national "ofa.Participant .Inview ofthe participation
ofthe Commission ofthe European Communi ties ,..any Member
State ofthe European Communities which isnot aParticipant'
under this Annex IVshall beunderstood tobeincluded as
governments and countries insub-pa'ragraph <i0ofthis
paragraph for purposes afentitlement toalicense for
arising proprietary information and inventions .Such
Member State and its designated nationals who wish to
avail themselves of alicense for pre-existing proprietary
information andpatents under sub-pa /agraph Ci)above may \
elect todo,but must make available atthe time ofelection
their proprietary information and patents developed under
their programmes which are useful inpracticing the Task
results under the terms and conditions stated insub-para­
graph Ci)above toAnnex IVParticipants ,their governments •
and the nationals oftheir respective countries designated
bythem .
9. PARTICIPANTS INTHIS ANNEX " ''~ ". ' ''
TheContracting Parties which areParticipants inthis^Annex ___
are the following :- . •
The Centre d'Etude del'Energie Nucléaire (Belgium )
The Department ofEnergy Mines &Resources (Canada )
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The Commission ofthe European Communities
The Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare (Italy ),
■ "VThe Government ofJapan v
The Naamlooze Vennootschap DSM (Nether lands )
The Government ofSwitzerland
-The Government ofthe United Kingdom
TheDepartment ofEnergy ^United States ofAmerica ).*
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ANNEX ■V '- ' " «
SOLID OXIDE WATER VAPOUR ELECTROLYSIS > .•
OBJECTIVES • ' ' v.
The objective ofthis Task isthe design ,development
and denons trat ionofth^engineering feasibility ofa
small pre-prototype High temperature solid elect rolyte
water electrolyzer module -(consisting ofanassembly '.
ofcells in .series ,connected inparallel banks)' -*,
which should besuitable' forscaling tolarger commercial
sizes and able to tsustain alife test simulating commercial
operation conditions . 'A - '
MEANS , • - " ;
(a)Each participant will ,inaccordance with the following
Table ,beresponsible forcarrying out -oneormore of^the
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Sub-Tasks indicated below :-- ...
(1)Selection ,evaluation and determination ofthe
possibility tofabricate electrode materials
• . • Icompatible with electrolyte and interconnection
materials;' .
(2)Selection ,fabrication and testing ofintercon­
nection' materials ;
C3)Design ,development ,testing and fabrication of
multi-cells.(3 to100 ceIls); .
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.(A)Development ofaconceptual design ofapre-
prototype module ,and ofthe related processing
steps for its fabrication ; '
(5)Design and construction ofone ormore pre-
prototype electrolyzer module(s )and i.ts (ortheir )
testing both aselectrolyzer and asfuel cells ;
(6)Testing and evaluation ofthepossible lifetime
ofce.ll components .
Anoverview of the 'participation ispresented inTable 3.

TABLE 3
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(b)Within the first'year .ofthe implementation ofthis
Annex ,each Particip^nt .wi11provi detothe .Operating
Agent publications inits possession which have relevance .
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tothe objectives ofthis Task .Inaddition ,each Parti­
cipant will provide tothe Operating Agent copies' ofsuch
internal reports and working papers resulting from the
work outlined inparagraph 2(a )asmay' beofinterest to
the other Parti cipants .Further ,-each Participant onan
annual basis will prepare aprogress report onits work
underway and submit' ittothe Operating Agent "
(c)The Operating Agent will compile and submit to .the
Executive Committee awork programme for the first year .
The Executive Committee ,acting byunanimity ,shall
approve ,awork programme for the first year ,nolater
than three months after signature ofthis Annex .The
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work programme (includi ng -patenticons iderati ons)' wi11
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outline the respective contributions ofeach .'Part icipant
for accomphishing the objectives ofthe Task .
<d)Atthe end ofthe first and second years ,a3-4 day
workshop will beheld todiscuss progress reports and
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toformulate the next year 'sdetai led work' programme .
Organization oftheworkshop shall be'the responsibility
ofthe Operating Agent .
(e)Each Participant will designate aperson tobeavail­
able ,tothe Operating Agent asthe technical contact point
.for each ofthe Sub-Tasks undertaken bythe Participant '
pursuant toparagraph 2(a).
(f)Exchange ofresearchers between the Participants is
anticipated .The initiation ofsuch exchanges will be
left tothe interested experts ofthe Participant sunder
detailed arrangements tobeagreed upon .TheParticipants
will advise the Operating Agent ofall such exchanges ,as .
they occur ,and the Operating' Agent will compile and dis­
tribute toParticipants regular reports' onsuch exchanges .

3. TIME SCHEDULE '
This isenvisioned asathree year programme tobegin on .
orabout 1st January 1979 .Annual workshops are .planned ;
4. RESULTS . ,
The results ofthese co-operative activities will be:
(a)Copies ofall publications ,internal reports and working
papers which have been submitted ,tothe Operating' Agent in
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accordance with paragraph 2(b )will becompiled and distri­
buted bythe Operating .Agent toall Parti cipants ,ona
regular basis. , ' '
(b)Atthe end ofeach year and prior totheannual workshop ,
theOperating Agent wiCl reproduce ,colla.te ,anddistribute
copies ofthe progress reports prepared byeach Participant
·,νtoall Participants ,which will then beused asabasis for
discussion atthe workshops . r
Cc)Afinal report will beprepared bythe Operating Agent .
5-RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHEOPERATING AGEMT f ,
Inaddition tothe responsibilities described inparagraphs
2and 4above ,the Operating Agent wiIL.be.,responsible for
the overa 11'management ofthis .Annex and for implementing
actions required bythe Executive Committee .
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6. BUDGET , ;r .
Ca)Each Participant will ,bear its own costs incarrying
out the Task ,including costs ofreporting and travel .
expenses ofrepresentatives . "
(b)The cost ofmeeting organization shall beborne by
the host country . .>
7. OPERATING AGENT
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(*)Confirmation of'theOperating Agent istobeexpected inthe
next few weeks .
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INFORMATION AMD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
<a)Executive Corani ttce 'sPowers .The publication ,dis­
tribution ,,handling ,protection and ownership ofinformation
and intellectual property arising from activities conducted
under this Annex shall bedetermined bythe Executive Com­
mittee acting byunanimity ,1nconformity with this Agreement .
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<b)The Right toPublish .Subject only topatent and copy­
right restriction 's,the Annex VParticipants shall have ,the
right topublish all information provided toor.arising from
Annex Vexcept proprietary information .
'<c)Proprietary Information .The Annex VParticipants and
the Operating Agent shall take all necessary measures in
acco'rdance with this paragraph ,the laws oftheir respective
countries and international law toprotect proprietary in­
formation ,provided toorarising from the programme . 'For
the purpose ofthis paragraph proprietary information shall
mean information of aconfidential nature such ,astrade
secrets and know-how (for example ,computer programmes ,
design procedures and techniques ,chemical composition
ofmaterials ,ormanufacturing methods ,processes or
treatment )which isappropriately marked ,provided such
information : • 1 •
(1)Isnot generally known orpublicly available
from other sources ;
<2)Has not previously been made available bythe
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owner toothers without obtigationsconcerning
its confidentiality ;and
(3).Isnot already inthe possession ofthe -reci­
pient Annex VParticipant without obligation
concerning its confidentiality .
Itshall bethe responbi Iitityofeach Annex VParticipant
supplying proprietary information and ofthe Operating
• • iAgent inrespect oftho arising proprietary information
toidentify the information assuch and to ;ensure that
itisproperly marked .

(d)Identification o.Information byGovemnents .The
Operating Agent shall encourage the governments ofall
Agency Participating Countries tomake available oriden­
tify tothe Operating Agent all published orotherwise
freely available information known tothem that isrelevant
tothe Task .
Ce>Identification ofInform ation byParticipants .The
Annex VParticipants shall identify tothe Operating Agent
alt pre~ex isting -inf.orma tion,and information developed
independently oftheir undertakings inAnnex V,known to
the Annex VParticipants which isrelevant tothe Task
and which: > ,
C1)Can be .made .ava itable tothe Task without
contractual orlegal limitations .
(2)Will orcan only bemade avai lable tothe Task
with contractual or legal limitations .
(f)Reports onWork Performed under the Task .The Operating
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Agent shall provide reports onall work performed under this
Task and the results thereof ,other .than proprietary infor­
mation ,tothe Executive Committee .
<g)Arising Inventions .Inventions made orconceived inthe
course oforunder this Task (arising inventions )shall be .
owned 1inalt countries bythe inventing Annex VParticipant .
Information regarding inventions onwhich patent protection
istobeobtained byanAnnex VParticipant shall not be '
published orpublicly -disclosed bythe other Annex V
Participant until apatent application ,has been filed ,
provided ,however ,that this restriction onpublication
ordistribution shall not beextended beyond six months
from the date ofrece-ipt ofsuch information .Itshall
bethe responsibilityof the inventing Annex VParticipant
orofthe Operating Agent toappropriately mark reports
which disclose inventions which have .not been appropria­
tely protected bythe filing ofapatent-appli cation .

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

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<k)inventors andAuthors .Each'Annex ..VParticipant will ,
without prejudice toanyrights ofinventors orauthors _
under itsnational taws ,take allnecessary steps topro­
vide "theco-operation from itsauthors andinventors re­
quired tocarry outtheprovisions ofthis Article .Each
Annex VParticipant will assume theresponsibility topay
awards orcompensation required tobepaid toitsemployees
according tothe laws ofitscountry .
U)Determination of"National ".TheExecutive Committee ••
mayestablish guideline 'stodetermine what constitutes a
"national "ofaParticipant .Inview oftheparticipation
' oftheCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,anyMember
State oftheEuropean Communi tieswhich isnot aParticipant
under this Annex Vshall beunderstood tobeincluded as
governments andcountries insub -paragraph (i)ofthis
paragraph forpurposes ofentitlement toalicense for
arising proprietary information andinventions .Such
Member State and -itsdesignated nationals whowish to
avail themselves ofalicense forpre-existing proprietary
information andpatents under sub-paragraph <i>above may
elect todo,butmust make available atthe .time ofelection
•their proprietary ,information andpatents developed under
their programmes ,which areuseful inpracticing theTask
' results under theterms andconditions stated insub-para­
graph (i)above toAnnex VParticipants ,their governments
andthenationals ofjtheir respective countries designated
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9 PARTIC IPANTS INTHIS ANNEX ,
TheContracting Parties which areParticipants inthi..Annex
are the following :-
TheDepartment ofEnergy Mines SResources .(Canada )
: TheCommission oftheEuropean Communities •
TheKernforschungsanlage Jülich GmbH (Germany
■ /T*«I«41TheComitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare (Italy
The Government ofSwitzerland
TheGovernment oftheUnited Kingdom
•TheDepartment ofEnergy (United States ofAmerica ).