Common use of Purpose of this MoU Clause in Contracts

Purpose of this MoU. 3.1 This MoU addresses the pre-exploitation and exploitation phases of the Error! Reference source not found. detector. Its purpose is to define the procedure for determining the maintenance and operation (M&O) costs in these phases along with the mechanisms by which they are reviewed and by which the charges and responsibilities for the execution of this work are distributed amongst the Parties. It sets out organisational, managerial and financial guidelines to be followed by the Collaboration. It does not address the offline computing needs of the Collaboration. These will the subject of a separate Memorandum of Understanding for LHC Computing as described in the document "Proposal for Building the LHC Computing Environment" (CERN/3279 Rev.). 3.2 Exploitation refers to the time after data-taking for physics has commenced at the LHC. Pre- exploitation refers to the time before this and in particular, for individual sub-detector/system components of the Error! Reference source not found. detector, to the time after they have been commissioned. 3.3 M&O comprises all of the actions needed to fulfil the Error! Reference source not found. Collaboration co-ordination function and to operate and keep in good working order the individual components of the Error! Reference source not found. detector, along with their respective infrastructure and facilities.