Common use of Organization of the Project Clause in Contracts

Organization of the Project. The Project shall be coordinated by the Coordinator. Any decision relating to the execution of the Project shall be taken by the Steering Committee. The Project is divided into Packages. Each Package shall be coordinated by a Package Manager working together with a Working Group comprising the Scientific Representatives of the Parties involved in the Package and any other members of these Parties’ staff who are required for the Project. Each Party shall execute the Project Section that has been assigned to it (and shall specifically deliver the deliverables) under its sole responsibility, in particular vis-à-vis the Operator, in accordance with the timetable. Each Party undertakes to assign the staff and resources required for the execution of their Project Section, in accordance with the Project as accepted for financing. Each Party shall remain exclusively liable for any related expenditure that is not covered by the public financing package. Each Party shall be responsible for obtaining any authorizations and making any disclosures required for the execution of their Project Section. Each Party undertakes to fulfill their obligations in good faith, in accordance with industry best practices and applicable laws and regulations and with respect towards the other Parties’ brand image and reputation. Each Party undertakes to perform the Work incumbent on them in compliance with statutory provisions and applicable best practices (including Best Laboratory Practices and Best Manufacturing Practices). Each Party shall be required to inform the Coordinator and the Steering Committee of any problem encountered during the execution of their Project Section that could compromise the Project’s objectives, within a period of [**] days, in accordance with the Working Group procedures set out in clause 3.6. A Party may subcontract all or part of their Project Section to a Third Party under the conditions set out in clause 12.8. The Results shall be recorded, according to their nature, by the persons with the relevant responsibility listed in clauses 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5. Without prejudice to the application of legal specifications and best practices that provide for different timeframes and provisions, the gross data for the Project shall be recorded by each of the Parties involved in the Working Groups in administration logs kept in their respective archives, as described in clause 3.6, which may be consulted by any other Party upon prior request. Each Party shall archive all the documents relating to the Project (including electronic files) for a period of at least [**] years as from the end of the experimental phase of the Project. In the event that a Party is no longer able to retain its gross results, it shall inform the Coordinator and the other Parties, who shall determine the new conditions for retaining these gross results by joint agreement.