GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE THE TASK IN QUESTION . ACCORDINGLY , THE TEXT AS AMENDED NOW PROVIDES BETTER OPENINGS FOR SUBCONTRACTING SUCH TASKS ALSO TO QUALIFIED THIRD PARTIES .
( VIII ) THE JOINT VENTURE WORK IS CARRIED OUT AT FACTORIES AND FACILITIES OF EACH OF THE PARTIES BUT SO THAT , AS FAR AS SODIUM CIRCULATORS ARE CONCERNED , EACH PARTY BECOMES KNOWLEDGEABLE AND GAINS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF EXPERTISE OF THE OTHER . BOTH PARTIES FULLY EXCHANGE BETWEEN EACH OTHER ALL EXPERIENCE THEY GAIN DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK .
( IX ) THE PARTIES UNDERTAKE FOR THE DURATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AWARDED BY NPC AND FOR FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER NOT TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE WITH THE STATED PURPOSES OF THE JOINT VENTURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT , MANUFACTURE OR SUPPLY OF SODIUM CIRCULATORS . THIS NON-COMPETITION PROVISION DOES NOT CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOLLOWING EXPIRY OF THE AGREEMENT OR OF THE JOINT VENTURE . WHILE IT IS IN FORCE , THE RESTRICTION IS SUBJECT TO EITHER PARTY ' S FREEDOM TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY , IF A POTENTIAL CUSTOMER DECLINES TO CONTRACT WITH THE JOINT VENTURE , OR IF THE OTHER PARTY DECLINES TO SUPPORT THE JOINT VENTURE IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CONTRACT FOR SODIUM CIRCULATORS . THE NOTIFIED TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED THAT IN EITHER OF SUCH TWO EVENTS , THE PARTY WHICH ACCEPTED THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION WOULD HOWEVER SUBCONTRACT TO THE OTHER PARTY THE TASKS WHICH HAD BEEN APPORTIONED TO THAT OTHER PARTY UNDER THE ORIGINAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT . AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSION , THE PARTIES AMENDED THE AGREEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE PARTY WHICH ACCEPTED THE CONTRACT WOULD GIVE TO THE OTHER AN OPPORTUNITY , BUT NOT THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT , TO UNDERTAKE THE WORK WITHIN THE OTHER ' S FIELD OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY . THE AMENDED TEXT IS MORE FLEXIBLE IN AFFORDING GREATER POSSIBILITIES OF HAVING SUCH WORK PERFORMED ALSO BY QUALIFIED THIRD PARTIES .
( X ) IF ONE OF THE PARTIES RECEIVES A CONTRACT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SODIUM CIRCULATORS IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES ( REFERRED TO IN 3 ( E ) ( IX ) ABOVE ) IN WHICH A CUSTOMER HAS DECLINED TO SUPPORT THE JOINT VENTURE , THEN THE PARTY WHICH RECEIVES THE CONTRACT IS TO BE ENTITLED TO ALL NECESSARY LICENCES ON TERMS TO BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE PARTIES OR , IN THE EVENT OF DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM , TO BE FIXED BY ARBITRATION .
( XI ) SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS FOR EARLY TERMINATION DUE TO BREACHES OF AGREEMENT , LIQUIDATION , IMPOSSIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE OR SIMILAR REASONS , THE AGREEMENT AND THE JOINT VENTURE ARE TO CONTINUE FOR THE DURATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AWARDED BY NPC AND THEREAFTER FOR SUCH ADDITIONAL PERIOD AS IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ANY ORDERS FOR SODIUM CIRCULATORS ACCEPTED BY THE JOINT VENTURE WITHIN 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT ( 21 MARCH 1977 ). THIS ADDITIONAL