The Signatories consult each other in their efforts to promote research and development in the field of metallurgy on the theme "Gas Turbine Materials". The general description of the work envisaged for this action is contained in the Annex.

The purpose of the action is to stimulate the execution of research operations and concerted developments on the subject, by means of contracts between, on the one hand, the competent public bodies and, on the other, the industrial undertakings and the Research institutions (public or private research centres, university institutes and common centres), or by means of works entrusted to public research institutions that agree to work together on a basis Multinational.

The duration of the work laid down for the action shall extend over a period not exceeding three years, unless the Signatories unanimously decide otherwise.

This Agreement shall be open for signature by the other European Governments which participated in the Ministerial Conference held in Brussels on 22 and 23 November 1971, and of the European Communities, subject to the unanimous agreement of the Signatories. This unanimous agreement shall not, however, be required until the date of entry into force of this Agreement, provided that the annual amount allocated by the new Signatories to the work foreseen for the action is at least equal to the lowest amount Assigned to this action by the other Signatories.

A Management Committee shall be established, hereinafter referred to as "the Committee", composed of a representative of each of the Signatories. Each representative may, if necessary, be accompanied by experts or advisers.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. The Committee shall establish a quorum for the validity of the Committee's deliberations.

The Committee shall make reasoned recommendations on the research proposals submitted to it. These recommendations are formulated by simple majority; minority views and their motivation can be expressed in these recommendations.

Within the Committee, each representative shall have one vote. The procedural decisions shall be adopted by a simple majority. All other decisions are taken unanimously; however, the abstention of one or more representatives does not constitute an obstacle to unanimity.

The Committee:

(a)

Invites industrial companies and research institutions to submit research proposals, preferably on a multinational basis, on the theme of the action;

(b)

Reviews research proposals submitted by industry and research institutions;

(c)

Recommends the allocation of research tasks between industrial companies and research institutions and makes recommendations to interested bodies on the proposals for contracts which it considers necessary As well as their duration;

(d)

Promotes associations between partners in different countries;

(e)

Monitors the progress of the work and recommends, where appropriate, the necessary changes to the direction or volume of work in progress;

(f)

Prepare programme proposals for the possible continuation of the work after the expiration of this Agreement;

(g)

Publishes an annual report on the progress of the work.

The subjects dealt with by the Committee should be treated as confidential.

At the request of the Signatories, the secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Commission of the European Communities.

The research resources devoted to the work planned for action are as follows between the Signatories:

These amounts include both contributions on public funds and those of industrial companies and their research centres.

Any common costs, with the exception of secretariat costs, shall be divided equally between the Signatories.

For each contract, the amount of the financial participation of each of the Signatories which is borne by the public funds does not exceed, in principle, 60 % in the case of contracts with industrial undertakings or their centres Research, and 75 % in the case of contracts with other research institutions. These provisions do not apply to research organizations funded entirely or essentially by public authorities.

The Signatories shall have the possibility, if they so desire, to provide in their contracts a full or partial reimbursement of the contributions of the State in the event of the success of the research.

Contracts may be applied to industrial companies and research establishments, preferably associated with them, who are able to carry out all or part of the research planned or to have certain parts thereof carried out On their behalf and under their responsibility.

The Signatories address their research proposals directly or through their relevant public bodies to the secretariat of the Committee.

Industrial companies and research institutions that consent to associate themselves with a view to carrying out a research action on a multinational basis negotiate freely among themselves the modalities of their cooperation.

The Signatories provide administrative and financial management of the contracts they have entered into.

The Signatories insert into the contracts a clause requiring industrial companies or research institutions to submit periodic progress reports and a final report.

Progress reports shall have limited confidential dissemination to the Signatories and to the Committee as long as they contain detailed technical information. The final report, intended only to report on the results achieved, is widely disseminated, covering at least the industrial enterprises and the relevant research institutions in the countries concerned. Participants in the action.

1. The Signatories shall insinuate in the research contracts, without prejudice to the provisions of national law, clauses allowing the following provisions to be applied as long as the industrial property rights of the Studies, research or development, hereinafter referred to as "research", which do not include expertise:

(a)

Industrial property rights in the search results of companies or research institutions that have executed or have carried out this search on their behalf remain their property; however, the Signatory who has Concluded the contracts whose execution gave rise to these rights of ownership may reserve certain rights which are specified in the contracts.

In relation to contracts with research institutions (public or private research centres, academic institutes and common centres), it may be agreed that industrial property rights belong to the Signatory Interested party or any other body that it designates.

The filing of applications for industrial property rights resulting from the research shall be brought to the attention of the Signatories through the State or agency which funds the research.

(b)

Without prejudice to the provisions of (c), the owner of industrial property rights arising out of or acquired during the course of the research shall have the freedom to grant licenses or assign industrial property rights, to be borne by Inform the Signatories of its intention through the State or agency that funds the research.

(c)

To the extent that the provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities, the laws and regulations in force in the territory of the Signatory concerned and the obligations previously contracted by the undertakings holding contracts Of research and notified in the conclusion of these contracts shall not prevent them, each of the Signatories shall have the right to object to the concession, to undertakings established outside the territories of the Signatories, of property rights Industrial acquired by companies holding research contracts on the occasion of The execution of such contracts and enabling undertakings established outside the territories of the Signatories to manufacture or sell in the territory of the Signatory.

(d)

In the cases listed below, the holder of the industrial property rights resulting from the search shall be required to grant a license at the request of a Signatory other than that which concluded the contract the execution of which gave rise to those Property rights:

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In the areas of public safety and public health, the specific needs of the Signatory applying for the licence;

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Where the requirements of the market in the territory of the Signatory requesting the licence are not satisfied, the licence to be granted to a company designated by that Signatory in order to enable the Signatory to meet the needs of that market. However, the license shall not be granted if the holder establishes the existence of a legitimate reason for refusal, in particular the fact that he did not have an adequate period of time.

In order to obtain the grant of such licenses, the Signatory Address is addressed to the Signatory who has entered into the contract the execution of which gave rise to these proprietary rights.

Such licenses shall be granted on a fair and reasonable basis and shall be subject to the right to grant a sublicenses under the same conditions. They may extend under the same conditions to industrial property rights and applications for prior property rights belonging to the licensor, to the extent necessary for their exploitation.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply Mutatis mutandis Knowledge not covered by industrial property rights (know-how, etc.).

The Signatories shall consult each other, if requested by one of them, on any problems raised by the application of this Agreement.

1. Each Signatories shall notify the Secretary General of the Council of the European Communities, as soon as possible, of the completion of the formalities required by virtue of its internal provisions for the implementation of this Agreement.

2. For Signatories which have transmitted the notification provided for in subs. 1, this Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the receipt of the notification allowing the coverage of at least two thirds of the total of the amounts provided for in Art. 7.

For Signatories transmitting such notification after the entry into force of this Agreement, the latter shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the notification.

Signatories which have not yet transmitted such notification upon entry into force of this Agreement may participate without the right to vote in the work of the Committee for a period of six months after the entry into force of this Agreement.

The Secretary General of the Council of the European Communities shall notify each of the Signatories of the filing of the notifications provided for in subs. 1 and the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

This Agreement, drawn up in a single copy in the German, English, French, Italian and Dutch languages, all texts also

Faith, shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities, which shall deliver a certified copy thereof to each of the Signatories.

Done at Brussels, the twenty-three November thousand nine hundred and sixty and eleven.

(Suivent signatures)