COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
Between the Centro di Spesa ...............………… (hereinafter Centre), registered offices P.le Aldo Moro, 5, Rome, Tax code 80209930587, represented by the Director, Prof. .......................................
and
the Organisation/Company ……………. (hereinafter Organisation/Company), registered offices ………………………., Tax Code …………………., represented by the legal representative, …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
WHEREAS
-	the parties wish to establish a joint collaboration aimed at conducting research in the sector of ......; 
-	the parties wish to formalise this collaborative relationship through a dedicated agreement; 
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED AS FOLLOWS
ARTICLE 1
The recitals form an integral part of this document. 
ARTICLE 2
	Through this agreement and for the entire scheduled duration, the parties undertake a scientific collaboration on the following research themes (provided a detailed description of the research): 
-	..........................................................................................................................................................
-	..........................................................................................................................................................
ARTICLE 3
	The parties agree that the collaboration pursuant to article 2 is subject to reciprocity. 
ARTICLE 4
	The Organisation and/or Company hereby declares its availability to finance, including on the proposal of the University …. : 
-	conferences to present the activities conducted; 
-	training and/or professional placements. 
ARTICLE 5
The scientific supervisors for this collaboration agreement are: 
-	for the Centre: Prof.………………………………………………………………..……………...
-	for the Organisation/Company:……….…………………………………………………………...
ARTICLE 6
	The results of the activities developed through this agreement shall be jointly owned. Any publications of the results achieved under this collaboration agreement shall take place on the agreement of the Parties. Any patentable results shall be jointly owned and filed, without prejudice to the authors/inventors' moral rights pursuant to current laws and in respect of the actual contribution to the invention.
 Aspects inherent to joint ownership, management of intellectual property and actions and activities aimed at the maximisation and industrial and/or commercial exploitation of the invention and ownership rights thereto shall be regulated with subsequent agreements for this purpose.
ARTICLE 7
	The Parties undertake to safeguard and promote the image of the joint initiative and of each Party. Specifically, the Parties’ logos may be used in the context of the joint activities forming the subject of this agreement. This agreement does not confer any authority to use the university’s name, brand or visual ID for commercial or advertising purposes. Any such use, which shall be exceptional and/or external to institutional activities, shall be regulated by specific agreements approved by the competent organs and compatible with the safeguarding of the university’s image. 
The use of logos extraneous to the institutional activities corresponding to the subject matter set forth in article 2 of this document requires the consent of the interested party.	
ARTICLE 8
	In addition to the above, other types of cooperation may be identified and put into practice, within the terms considered most suitable to achieve the aims of the agreement.
ARTICLE 9
	This collaboration agreement shall have a duration of …………….… years from the date it is signed and may be renewed for an equal period on the written agreement of the parties. On its expiry, the parties shall draw up a report evaluating the collaboration and the results achieved, and any future objectives.
ARTICLE 10
	Each party may withdraw from this agreement with notice of at least ……….... months. Such notice must be sent to the counterparty by recorded delivery. 
ARTICLE 11
	Each party shall take out insurance cover as required by law for its staff who, through this agreement, are required to attend the premises in which the activities are to be carried out. The use of the university's premises shall be regulated by the “Regolamento per l’utilizzo temporaneo e/o occasionale dei locali e degli spazi interni ed esterni di proprietà dell’Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza” [Regulations for the temporary and/or occasional use of premises and internal and external areas owned by the Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza], issued with Rector’s Decree 469/2010.
ARTICLE 12
	The staff of both contracting parties are required to abide by the disciplinary and safety regulations in force in the location of the activities pursuant to this agreement, in reciprocal respect of the occupational safety legislation set forth in Legislative Decree no. 81 of 9 April 2008, specifically complying with the obligations set forth in article 20 of the aforesaid decree and the instructions of the head of the occupational safety service.
	Staff of both parties, including any external contractors appointed by the same, are obliged before accessing the locations of the activities pursuant to this agreement to acquire information concerning occupational health and safety measures, and to sign a dedicated statement to this effect.
	Compliance with the obligations set forth in article 26 of Legislative Decree 81/2008 and the provision and availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) in relation to the specific risks present in the host facility are the responsibility of the head of the host facility. All other obligations are the responsibility of the head of the facility/organisation of origin.
ARTICLE 13
	In the event of any dispute over the interpretation or performance of this contract, an amicable solution shall be sought. Where this is not possible, the Court of Rome shall have jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 14
	This document shall be registered where it is to be enforced, pursuant to article 4 of the second part of the list of charges attached to Presidential Decree 131/1986. Registration fees are payable by the requesting party. Stamp duties are at the expense of the company.
ARTICLE 15
	The parties mutually acknowledge that they are aware that personal data provided, including verbally, for pre-contractual activities or in any case collected consequent to and during the performance of this agreement shall be handled solely for the purposes of the agreement through consultation, processing, comparison with other data and/or any further manual or automated processing as well as, for statistical purposes and in an anonymous form only, through communication with public subjects where so requested for the pursuit of their institutional aims, and private subjects, in the case that the scope of the request is compatible with the institutional aims of the contracting parties, in the awareness that the failure to confer such data could lead to the non-or partial performance of the agreement.
	Finally, the parties declare that they are aware of their respective rights and obligations pursuant to article 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003.
Rome, [date]
ORGANISATION						CENTRO DI SPESA
……………….…..						       The Director