中华人民共和国政府和意大利共和国政府科学技术合作协定

中华人民共和国政府和意大利共和国政府（以下简称“双方”），考虑到以互利互惠为基础的双方科技合作有益于两国人民，同时也加强了两国人民之间的友谊；

考虑到双边科技合作是两国关系的重要组成部分和对两国的经济社会发展起重要作用；

考虑双方在发展科技关系中积累的积极的经验，并认识到扩大科技合作的需要；

决定投入更大努力发展和扩大这种合作；

达成协定如下：

第一条

双方将在遵照各自国家法律、法规和所承担的国际义务的基础上，在平等和互惠的条件下，在共同感兴趣的领域发展科学技术合作。

第二条

考虑各自国家科技优先领域，双方将根据本协定第一条开展合作，特别涉及下列领域：

——农业、渔业和畜牧业以及食品工业

——地学、海洋学和气象学；

——基础科学（数学、化学和物理学等）；

——计算机和信息技术；

——能源和环境；

——先进材料和超导体；

——空间和天文学；

——卫生健康、生物医学和生物技术；

——工程学和通信；

——用于文化遗产保护的技术；

——其他双方同意的领域。

第三条

在本协定内进行的科技合作将按以下形式进行实施：

－专家、科学家和研究人员交流；

－科技信息交换；

－科技知识和经验的转移；

－科技研究项目和其他联合活动；

－技术开发和示范项目；

－建立联合研究中心、实验室和研究队伍等；

－在共同感兴趣的领域组织专题会、研讨会、大会和展览会；

——培训班；

－科技资料的翻译和出版；

－双方同意的其他合作形式。

第四条

一、有关执行本协定的费用问题将由双方在商定的合作计划中另行确定。

二、双方通过适当的方式鼓励和促进两国有关部门、地方政府、团体、科学院、大学、科研中心和公司之间的交流和合作。

三、在某些特定科技领域的合作协议可根据本协定制定，这些协议需通过适当方式阐明包括合作的主题、步骤、资金安排和其他有关内容。

第五条

一、双方应促进中意双方共同参加欧洲联盟和其他多边组织的计划。

二、双方将促进与其他国际计划有联系的合作项目的开展，双方应积极促进两国科研机构、科研人员和专家执行这些计划。

第六条

一、为了有效实施本协定，双方将成立科学技术混合委员会（以下简称“混委会”）以协调和检查协定规定的合作活动。若有必要，可建立分委会，分委会负责管理专门领域的合作并向混委会汇报。除非双方另外规定，混委会和分委会至少每两年分别在中国和意大利举行定期会晤以讨论决定下一个两年的合作计划。

二、两国使馆的科技处负责与对方指定的机构的联络并促进计划的完成和建立新的双边和多边科技合作关系。

第七条

双方应：

为对方参与本协定项目和计划的有关人员和设备进出境提供便利；

促进组织联合活动的计划、会议和实地参观；

为对方在本协定下进行的联合活动中所需要的材料或设备进入本国提供免税便利。

第八条

本协定合作活动执行期间产生或提供的知识产权保护和分配条款在附件中规定，该附件为本协定不可分割的组成部分。

第九条

自本协定生效之日起，一九七八年十月六日在罗马签订的《中华人民共和国政府和意大利共和国政府科学技术合作协定》即行终止；根据一九七八年签署的协定签订的协议或执行计划将隶属本协定。

第十条

一、本协定自双方完成各自国家法律程序并通过外交途径相互通知之日起生效，有效期为五年。协定期满后，如一方未在协定期满前三个月以书面形式通知另一方终止本协定，本协定将自动延长五年，并依此法顺延。

二、经双方同意，双方可以书面的形式通过外交途径对本协定进行修改。

三、在本协定生效以前根据前协定制定的尚未完成的合作项目或项目执行计划应按照原计划执行，不受本协定影响。

四、本协定的终止不影响在本协定下确定的正在执行中项目的完成。

双方代表经各自政府授权，签署本协定。

本协定于一九九八年六月九日在北京签订，一式两份，每份都用中文、意大利文和英文写成，三种文本同等作准。

中华人民共和国政府 意大利共和国政府

代 表 代 表

邓 楠 帕特里齐亚·托娅

附件：知识产权保护条款

双方保证对上述协定和有关安排中产生的知识产权给予充分和有效的保护。双方同意及时通知另一方有关知识产权的任何事件，特别是在本协定下产生的发明、工业样品、植物新品种和版权作品，并根据本国法律法规对这种知识产权寻求保护。本附件规定这种知识权的分配。

第一条 范围

一、本附件适用于根据该协定开展的所有合作活动，除非双方或者其指定人另有协议。

二、根据该协定的宗旨，“知识产权”的定义系指一九六七年七月十四日在斯德哥尔摩签订的《建立世界知识产权组织公约》的第二条的规定，并增加植物新品种的权利。

三、本附件处理双方之间的权利、利益和使用费的分配。一方应保证另一方能得到根据本附件应享有的知识产权的权利，这些权利是其合作参加者通过合同或者其他合法方式获得。本附件不另外改变或偏袒某一方与其国民间在根据其法律和法规决定权利归属和分配。

四、在该协定下出现的关于知识产权的争议应通过有关参与的机构协商解决，如有必要，可通过双方或者由双方指定人讨论解决。

五、该协定期满或终止将不影响本附件下的权利和义务。

第二条 权利的分配

一、一方有权获得在本协定下合作中直接产生的非独占的、不可撤销的、免交使用费的许可，并有权在所有国家翻译、复制和传播的科技刊物文章、报告和书藉。根据此条款公开发行的版权作品应注明作者的姓名，除非作者明确拒绝署名。

二、除本条第一款所述以外的，各种形式的知识产权的权利，将按如下所述分配：

（一）访问研究人员和进修访问的科学家在知识产权方面享有东道研究所国家的国民待遇。每位命名为发明者的访问研究者在任何使用费、奖励和其他应得的好处享有东道国国民待遇的权利。

（二）共同研究中产生的知识产权，参加的每一方在其各自国家一样分享成本和利益，除非双方另有协议。与第三国分享权利和使用费通过有关的共同活动的管理计划确立。这个管理计划应考虑各参加方在有关经济、科学和技术方面对知识产权的贡献。如果这项研究没有在各自的协议中被确定为合作研究，其知识产权将按本条第二款（一）项规定分享。发明者或者作者在可预见的东道国机构法律法规以及有关的奖励、使用费或其他利益方面享有国民待遇。

（三）除本条第二款（二）项规定外，如果某一种知识产权在一方国家法律中被预见而在另一国未被预见，除双方就权属分配另有约定外，来自产权给予保护国家的参加者应在所有保护这种产权的国家享有全部使用费和权利。对这类知识产权发明家和作者在给予保护的国家应享有在本条第二款（二）项涉及的奖励、专利使用费和其他有关的利益的权利。

第三条 商业秘密信息

在执行本协定时产生的被确定为商业秘密的信息，每一方及其参与者将根据各自的法律、法规和行政管理惯例加以保护。可以被确认为“商业秘密”的信息是：如果某人拥有此信息可以带来经济利益或者可以比没有此信息的人得到竞争优势，这种信息一般不为人知晓或者不能从其他公开来源得到，并且信息所有者从未将信息公布且没有在未约定保密义务的前提下使其为他人得到。

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLO- GICAL CO-OPERATION

The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Governmentof Italian Republic hereinafter referred to as the Parties.

-RECOGNIZING that scientific and technological co-operation, basedon the principle of reciprocity, has benefited the peoples of bothCountries and has strengthened the friendship between them,

-CONVINCED that bilateral co-operation in science and technology isan important component of their relations and contributes to theeconomic and social development of both Countries,

-CONSIDERING the positive experience of the ongoing scientific andtechnological relations between the two Countries and recognizing theneed for their expansion,

-RESOLVING to undertake renewed efforts to develop and expand thisco-operation,

Have agreed as follows:ARTICLE I

The Parties, in conformity with national laws and obligationsresulting from the Agreements and International Conventions undersignedby each Country, shall undertake to promote the development ofscientific and technological co-operation in areas of mutual interestson equal basis and to reciprocal advantage.ARTICLE II

Taking into account the priorities of the respective Countries inthe fields of Science and Technology, the Parties shall contribute tothe development of co-operation as foreseen in Article 1 of thisAgreement with particular reference to the following areas:

-Agriculture, fishery, husbandry and food;

-Earth sciences, meteorology and oceanography;

-Basic sciences (chemistry, physics, mathematics etc.);

-Information technologies;

-Energy and environment;

-Advanced materials and superconductors;

-Space and astronomy;

-Health, biomedicine and biotechnology;

-Engineering and telecommunications;

-Technologies applied to the protection and conservation of culturalheritage;

-Any other sector to be agreed upon by the Parties.ARTICLE III

The scientific and technological co-operation within this Agreementwill be carried out as follows:

a) exchange of experts, scientists and researchers;

b) exchange of scientific and technical information;

c) transfer of scientific and technical knowledge and experience;

d) scientific and technological research projects and other jointactivities;

e) technological development and demonstration projects;

f) establishment of joint research centers, laboratories andresearch teams;

g) organization of seminars, workshops, conferences, and exhibitionsin the areas of mutual interests;

h)training courses;

i)translation of scientific texts and publications;

j)any other forms of co-operation that may be agreed upon by theParties.ARTICLE IV

1. Matters related to expenses for carrying out this Agreement shallbe settled separately in the co-operation programs to be agreed upon bythe Parties.

2. The Parties shall encourage and facilitate, where appropriate,the development of direct contacts and co-operation between otherministries, local governments, agencies, scientific academies,universities, research centers and enterprises of the two Countries.

3. Specific understandings may be concluded in the areas ofscientific and technological co-operation foreseen by this Agreement.These agreements shall cover, as appropriate, matters of co-operation,procedures, financial arrangements and other relevant issues.ARTICLE V

1. The Parties shall foster joint Italian and Chinese participationto the programs of the European Union and of any other multilateralOrganization.

2. The Parties shall promote the realization of joint projects,which may be pursued in conjunction with other international programs,and favour the inclusion of science and research organizations,scientists and specialists of both Countries in the implementation ofthose programs.ARTICLE VI

1. In order to implement this Agreement in an effective way, theParties shall entrust the Joint Committee for Science and Technology(thereafter referred to as the Joint Committee) to co-ordinate andreview co-operative activities carried on under this Agreement. Ifnecessary, Sub-Committees can be established in order to supervise andmonitor the bilateral co-operation in specific sectors. TheSub-Committees will report to the Joint Committee.

The Joint Committee and the Sub-Committee will meet on a regularbasis at least every two years in Italy and in China to decide theco-operative programs for the next two years, except otherwiseestablished by the Parties.

2. The Scientific Offices of the two Embassies shall keep frequentcontacts with the Authorities of the other Party both to promote theimplementation of the programs and the establishment of new bilateraland multilateral co-operation in science and technology.ARTICLE VII

Each Party shall:

FACILITATE the entry into and exit from its territory of appropriatepersonnel and equipment of the other Party needed for the implementationof projects and programs foreseen by this Agreement;

PROMOTE the organization of programs for joint activities, meetings,site-visits;

FACILITATE the duty free entry for materials and equipment neededfor the implementation of joint activities.ARTICLE VIII

Provisions for the protection and distribution of intellectualproperty created or furnished in the course of co-operative activitiesunder this Agreement are included in the Annex l, which constitutes andintegral part of this Agreement.ARTICLE IX

1. On the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Agreementbetween the Government of the People's Republic of China and theGovernment of the Italian Republic on scientific and technologicalco-operation signed in Rome October 6, 1978 shall be terminated.

2. Any Agreement or implementing arrangements referred to theAgreement of 1978 shall remain in force until the end of their duration.ARTICLE X

1. This Agreement shall enter into force after the date of receptionof the last notification by which two Parties have informed each otheron the fulfillment of their respective internal procedures and shallremain in force for five years. It will be automatically extended foranother five-year period and will thereafter be renewed accordingly,unless either Party notifies the other in writing three months prior tothe expiration of the ongoing five-year period of its wish to terminatethe Agreement.

2. The Parties may amend the Agreement through diplomatic channels.

3. Projects or programs undertaken under any prior Agreement orimplementing arrangement which have not been completed at the time ofentry into force of this Agreement may continue under their terms asoriginally agreed and shall not be affected by this Agreement.

4. The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the completionof any project or program undertaken under this Agreement or any of itsimplementing arrangements, which have not been completed at the time ofthe termination of this Agreement.

DONE at Beijing, in two originals, this 9 day of June 1998, in theChinese, Italian and English languages, all texts being equallyauthentic.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ITALIAN REPUBLIC

Mme. Deng Nan Sen. Patrizia Toia

PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection ofintellectual property created or furnished under the Agreement andrelevant implementing arrangements. The Parties agree to notify oneanother in a timely fashion of any event relating to the intellectualproperty, in particular; inventions industrial specimens, new varietiesof plants, copyrighted works, arising under this Agreement and to seekprotection for such intellectual property in conformity with thenational laws. Rights to such intellectual property shall be allocatedas provided in this Annex 1.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This Annex I is applicable to all cooperative activitiesundertaken pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specificallyagreed by the Parties or their designees.

1.2 For purposes of this Agreement, "Intellectual Property" shallhave the meaning found in article 2 of the convention establishing theworld intellectual property organization, done at Stockholm, July 14,1967, with the addition of the rights on the new varieties of plants.

1.3 This Annex I deals with the allocation or rights, interests, androyalties between the Parties. Each Party shall ensure that the otherParty can obtain the rights to intellectual property allocated inaccordance with the Annex l, by obtaining those rights from its ownparticipants through contracts or other legal means, if necessary. ThisAnnex l does not otherwise alter or prejudice the allocation between aParty and its nationals, which shall be determined by that Party's lawsand practices.

1.4 Disputes concerning intellectual property arising under thisAgreement should be resolved through discussions between the concernedparticipating institutions or, if necessary, the Parties or theirdesignees.

1.5 Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not affectrights or obligations under this Annex l.

2. ALLOCATION OF RIGHTS

2.1 Each Party shall be entitled to a non-exclusive, irrevocable,royalty-free license, in all countries to translate, reproduce, andpublicly distribute scientific and technical journal articles, reports,and books directly arising from cooperation under this Agreement. Allpublicly distributed copies of a copyrighted work prepared under thisprovision shall indicate the names of the authors of the work unless anauthor explicitly declines to be named.

2.2 Rights to all forms of intellectual property, other than thoserights described in section 2.1 above, shall be allocated as follows:

2.2.1 Visiting researchers, scientists visiting primarily infurtherance of their education, shall receive treatment with regard tointellectual property rights under the policies of the host institutionas applied to the nationals of the Country to which the institutionbelongs. In addition, each visiting researcher named as an inventorshall be entitled to national host Country treatment with regard to anyroyalties prizes and any other advantages (thus earned).

2.2.2 For intellectual property created during joint research, eachparticipant shall share in the costs and benefits, as in theirrespective Countries, unless otherwise established by two Parties. Theshare of rights and royalties with third Countries is establishedthrough the Management Plan concerning the activities in common. Thismanagement plan shall consider the relative economic, scientific andtechnological contributions of each participants to the intellectualproperty event. If the research has not been defined as joint researchin the respective agreements, the intellectual property rights will beshared as in 2.2.1. Besides, the people named as inventors or authorsshall be entitled to national treatment, as foreseen in the hostorganization's regulations as far as prizes and royalties or otherbenefits are concerned.

2.2.3 Apart from point 2.2.2. above, if a kind of intellectualproperty is foreseen in one Party's legislation and not in the other'sthe participant from a Country where such rights are protected shallshare in all the royalties and rights as in all the Countries where suchrights are granted. The people named as inventors or authors for such akind of intellectual property shall be entitled to national treatment ofthe Party where such intellectual property rights are protected as faras prizes, royalties and other benefits are concerned as in point 2.2.2.

3. BUSINESS-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

In the event that information identified in a timely fashion asbusiness-confidential is furnished or created under the Agreement, eachParty and its participants shall protect such information in accordancewith applicable laws, regulations, and administrative practice.Information may be identified as "business-confidential" if a personhaving the information may derive an economic benefit from it or mayobtain a competitive advantage over those who do not have it, theinformation is not generally known or publicly available from othersources and the owner has not previously made the information availablewithout imposing in a timely manner an obligation to keep itconfidential".