a acolher o secretariado inter-regional no período a decidir conjuntamente pelas regiões participantes.O presente acordo de cooperação terá uma vigência de 10 anos. Cada região participante pode retirar-se a qualquer momento mediante a apresentação de um pré-aviso de 12 meses. Os participantes procederão à revisão do programa cinco anos após o seu lançamento.A Comunidade Europeia e a Noruega reservam-se o direito de agir como uma única região europeia.A presente carta, juntamente com a sua aceitação pelas regiões participantes, subscreve as especificações técnicas e estabelece o entendimento comum sobre os princípios da cooperação no domínio dos IMS. Agradecia que Vossa Excelência me confirmasse este entendimento, logo que possível."Tenho a honra de confirmar o acordo do meu governo sobre o conteúdo da carta de Vossa Excelência.Pelo Governo da Confederação SuíçaF. Carta da CoreiaExcelência,Tenho a honra de me referir à carta de Vossa Excelência de ..., do seguinte teor:"Reporto-me ao Acordo relativo a actividades de investigação e desenvolvimento no domínio dos sistemas inteligentes de fabrico (IMS) concluído em 1997 e 2001, respectivamente, entre a Comunidade Europeia e a Austrália, o Canadá, os Estados membros da EFTA Noruega e Suíça, a Coreia, o Japão e os Estados Unidos da América.O objectivo da presente carta é estabelecer o entendimento comum obtido sobre a renovação e alteração do referido Acordo de cooperação, tal como exposto nas especificações técnicas apensas à presente carta.As regiões participantes trabalharão em cooperação no sentido de impulsionar a competitividade industrial, resolver problemas que se colocam a nível mundial no domínio do fabrico e desenvolver tecnologias e sistemas de fabrico avançados. Essa cooperação garantirá um equilíbrio entre benefícios e contributos, será importante em termos industriais e basear-se-á no princípio da compreensão e interesse mútuos.O financiamento das actividades de cooperação ficará sujeito à disponibilidade financeira e à legislação e regras aplicáveis das regiões participantes. Cada região participante financiará a sua própria participação e contribuirá de maneira equitativa, em dinheiro ou em espécie, para os custos do secretariado inter-regional IMS. O secretariado funcionará e procederá de acordo com os princípios enunciados nas especificações técnicas. A Comunidade Europeia está pronta a acolher o secretariado inter-regional no período a decidir conjuntamente pelas regiões participantes.O presente acordo de cooperação terá uma vigência de 10 anos. Cada região participante pode retirar-se a qualquer momento mediante a apresentação de um pré-aviso de 12 meses. Os participantes procederão à revisão do programa cinco anos após o seu lançamento.A Comunidade Europeia e a Noruega reservam-se o direito de agir como uma única região europeia.A presente
royalty to PARTNERS which are NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS for commercial exploitation of FOREGROUND which is solely owned by such NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS; and- PARTNERS may agree in their COOPERATION AGREEMENT to pay a royalty to PARTNERS which are NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS for commercial exploitation of FOREGROUND which is jointly owned with such NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, provided such royalties are both small and consistent with the principle that contributions and benefits in the IMS SCHEME must be balanced and equitable.2.9. A non-owning PARTNER and its AFFILIATES may not disclose or sub-license FOREGROUND to third parties except that each PARTNER or its AFFILIATES may, in the normal course of business:- disclose FOREGROUND in confidence solely for the purposes of manufacturing, having manufactured, importing or selling products,- sub-license any software forming part of FOREGROUND in object code, or- engage itself in the rightful provision of products or services that inherently disclose the FOREGROUND.Background2.10. A PARTNER in a PROJECT may, but is not obligated to, supply or license its BACKGROUND to other PARTNERS.2.11. PARTNERS and their AFFILIATES may use another PARTNER'S or its AFFILIATES' BACKGROUND RIGHTS solely for research and development in the PROJECT without additional consideration, including, but not limited to, financial consideration.2.12. PARTNERS and their AFFILIATES must grant to other PARTNERS and their AFFILIATES a license of BACKGROUND RIGHTS on normal commercial conditions when such license is necessary for the commercial exploitation of FOREGROUND unless:- the owning PARTNER or its AFFILIATE is by reason of law or by contractual obligation existing before signature of the COOPERATION AGREEMENT unable to grant such licenses and such BACKGROUND RIGHTS are specifically identified in the COOPERATION AGREEMENT; or- the PARTNERS agree, in exceptional cases, on the exclusion of BACKGROUND RIGHTS specifically identified in the COOPERATION AGREEMENT.Survival of rights2.13. The COOPERATION AGREEMENT shall specify that the rights and obligations of PARTNERS and AFFILIATES concerning FOREGROUND, BACKGROUND and BACKGROUND RIGHTS shall survive the natural expiration of the term of the COOPERATION AGREEMENT.Article 3Provisions that need to be addressed in the Cooperation AgreementPARTNERS shall address each of the following items in their COOPERATION AGREEMENT:Publication of results3.1. PARTNERS shall address the issue of the consent required, if any, from the other PARTNERS for publication of the results from the PROJECT other than SUMMARY INFORMATION.3.2. PARTNERS shall address the issue of whether PARTNERS which are NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS may, for academic purposes, publish FOREGROUND which they solely own, provided that adequate procedures for protecting FOREGROUND are taken in accordance with Articles 3.3 and 3.4.Protection of foreground3.3. PARTNERS shall identify the steps they will take to seek legal protection of FOREGROUND by means of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS and upon making an invention shall notify other PARTNERS in the same PROJECT in a timely manner of the protection sought and provide a summary description of the invention.3.4. PARTNERS shall address the issue of prompt notification of all other PARTNERS in the same PROJECT and, upon request and on mutually agreed conditions, disclosure of the invention and reasonably cooperate in such protection being undertaken by another PARTNER in the same PROJECT in the event and to the extent that a PARTNER or PARTNERS which own FOREGROUND do not intend to seek such protection.Confidential information3.5. PARTNERS shall identify the measures they will take to ensure that any PARTNER which has received CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION only uses or discloses this CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION by itself or its AFFILIATES as far as permitted under the conditions under which it was supplied.Dispute settlement and applicable laws3.6. PARTNERS shall agree in their COOPERATION AGREEMENT on the manner in which disputes will be settled.3.7. PARTNERS shall agree in their COOPERATION AGREEMENT on the law which will govern the COOPERATION AGREEMENTArticle 4Optional provisionsPARTNERS may, but are not required to address each of the following provisions in their COOPERATION AGREEMENT:- AFFILIATE PROVISIONS,- ANTITRUST/COMPETITION LAW ISSUES,- CANCELLATION AND TERMINATION,- EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS,- EXPORT CONTROLS AND in the extended enterprise,- architecture (business, functional and technical) to support engineering cooperation across the value chain, e.g., concurrent engineering across the extended enterprise,- methods and approaches to assign cost/liability/risk and reward to elements of the extended enterprise,- team working across individual units within the extended enterprise.Technical Appendix 4Responsibilities of the IMS Inter-Regional SecretariatThe Inter-Regional Secretariat will have responsibility to:1. provide logistics for inter-regional meetings and proposals,2. maintain and distribute IMS meeting materials and other documents,3. provide logistics for inter-regional publicity at the direction of the International Steering Committee,4. educate new and prospective participants,5. disseminate information during, and upon the conclusion of, projects,6. assist with inter-regional consortia formation,7. organise and arrange studies and/or work as requested by the International IMS Steering Committee, and8. undertake other appropriate tasks as assigned by the International Steering Committee.Technical Appendix 5Responsibilities of the IMS Regional SecretariatsTo support the IMS Scheme, the Regional Secretariats will:1. provide regional logistics for inter-regional meetings and proposals,2. maintain and distribute IMS meeting materials and other documents within respective regions,3. provide logistics for regional meetings and promotion,4. disseminate information during and upon the conclusion of projects within respective regions,5. assist in consortium formation within and across respective regions,6. support regional delegations in attending the International IMS Steering Committee meetings,7. facilitate regional selections and reviews, and8. work with regional infrastructure groups to facilitate the IMS Scheme.Technical Appendix 6Admission of new participantsProcedures for admission of new participants to the IMS scheme are as follows:1. The admission process begins with a letter of inquiry/interest from a ministerial or senior government/public administration level in the prospective participant, addressed to the chair of the IMS International Steering Committee.2. Each IMS head of delegation shall be alerted to the receipt of this letter of inquiry/interest. Each IMS participant is chartered to evaluate the application and respond through its respective head of delegation to the chair of the IMS International Steering Committee.3. If all IMS participants accept the application, the chair of the IMS International Steering Committee shall inform, in writing, the applicant that if the applicant can ratify these Terms of Reference, then the IMS scheme will admit the applicant as a full participant.This process shall be completed as soon as practical, and in no case should take longer than three months after receipt of the letter of inquiry/interest.Technical Appendix 7Project consortia formation and evaluationThe Regional Secretariats together with the Inter-Regional Secretariat provide assistance in forming consortia for IMS projects.A. Basic consortium formation documentEach consortium will prepare a basic document that explains the:- IMS technical themes addressed by the project,- industrial relevance of the project,- project work plans, organisation and structure,- basic information, including contact information, of project partners,- a consortium cooperation agreement that addresses the intellectual property provisions and other legal requirements for the consortium, and- other relevant information to facilitate project endorsement.B. International coordinating partnerAn international coordinating partner must be appointed by each consortium. The appointed international coordinating partner must be an entity with the necessary resources and expertise to lead the project to its completion. International coordinating partner duties include:- coordinate consortia formation,- coordinate preparation of full proposal and cooperation agreements,- act as the primary contact for all communication between the consortium and the International Steering Committee and Inter-Regional Secretariat, and- facilitate successful execution of the project.C. List of interested entitiesWithin a region, its Regional Secretariat will distribute to all organisations in the industrial, academic and governmental sectors identified as potential project partners the basic document, the domestic funding opportunities, and the domestic agenda for the IMS scheme. The Regional Secretariat will compile a list of interested entities. The list must include the area of interest and the capabilities of each of the interested entities.D. Exchange of project proposalsAny entity can submit preliminary proposals to its Regional Secretariat for transmittal to, and posting by, the Inter-Regional Secretariat.Regional Secretariats will distribute these proposals to interested entities within their Regions. Based on the information, potential partners can strive to form international consortia.E. Evaluation, selection and review of projectsProposals and projects must be consistent with the purpose and the principles of the scheme, and the intellectual property provisions set forth in Technical Appendix 1.1. Project selection criteria- Industrial relevance- Compliance with the technical themes in Appendix 3 as may be amended from time to time by the IMS International Steering Committee- Scientific and technical merit- Adoption, commercialisation and exploitation potential- The IMS International Steering Committee shall assess compliance with the IPR provisions in Technical Appendix 1- Value-added.2. Consortium SELECTION Unidos da América[1] The IMS collaboration scheme was launched in 1995, following the conclusion of a successful Feasibility Study. The duration of the initial IMS collaboration scheme was set at ten years up to 2005. Based on the experience gained in this initial phase, the partners to the IMS scheme decided to expand and improve on the initial phase. The Next-Phase IMS Working Group set up by the parties of IMS and the IMS International Steering Committee recommended that the partners to IMS renew the scheme with a modified framework for international multilateral collaboration in IMS.[1] Revenue and expenditures need to be in one single budgetary document; which is subject to approval.[2] Expenditures should not be increased simply to keep revenues and expenditures in balance.[3] By way of example, an "exceptional carry over" may be made as a provision against negative cashflow from year to year, to preserve operational flexibility.[4] All contributions shall form a common pool and no members' contribution/revenue can be designated for use with a certain purpose only; concomitantly, no expenditure may be assigned to a particular contribution.-------------------------------------------------- Advertência jurídica importante|22008A0227(02)Acordo sob a forma de troca de cartas que estabelece o entendimento comum para a renovação e alteração do acordo de cooperação internacional relativo a actividades de investigação e desenvolvimento no domínio dos sistemas inteligentes de fabrico (IMS) entre a Comunidade Europeia e a Austrália, o Canadá, os países membros da EFTA Noruega e Suíça, a Coreia, o Japão e os Estados Unidos da América Jornal Oficial nº L 053 de 27/02/2008 p. 0021 - 0048