ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE

L E G N A R O (PD)

D E L I B E R A Z I O N E

D E L D I R E T T O R E G E N E R A L E

N. 410 del 21/12/2022

OGGETTO: Approvazione dello schema di ``Service Agreement`` tra l`Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie e Animal and Planet Health Agency (APHA).

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ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE

L E G N A R O (PD)

DELIBERAZIONE DEL DIRETTORE GENERALE

OGGETTO: Approvazione dello schema di ``Service Agreement`` tra l`Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie e Animal and Planet Health Agency (APHA).

Si sottopone al Direttore generale la seguente relazione del Responsabile della S.S. Affari Generali, Anticorruzione e Trasparenza.

Si premette che:

- l’articolo 1, comma 6, del Decreto Legislativo n. 270/1993, confermato all’art. 9, comma 2, del Decreto Legislativo n. 106/2012, consente agli Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali di “[…] stipulare convenzioni o contratti di consulenza per la fornitura di servizi e per l’erogazione di prestazioni ad enti, associazioni, organizzazioni pubbliche e private, sulla base di disposizioni regionali, fatte salve le competenze delle unità sanitarie locali”;

- l’articolo 5, comma 1 – rubricato “Attività verso terzi” – dell’Accordo per la gestione dell’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, approvato dalla Regione del Veneto, dalla Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia e dalle Province Autonome di Trento e Bolzano, rispettivamente, con Leggi n. 5/2015, n. 9/2015, n. 5/2015 e n. /2015, prevede, del pari, che “Fermo restando l’assolvimento dei propri compiti istituzionali, l'istituto può fornire prestazioni a terzi a titolo oneroso, stipulando convenzioni o contratti di consulenza per la fornitura di servizi e per l'erogazione di prestazioni a enti, associazioni, organizzazioni pubbliche e private sulla base di disposizioni regionali, fatte salve le competenze delle aziende unità sanitarie locali (…)”;

- con riferimento a tali disposizioni, l’art. 5, comma 1, dello Statuto dell’Istituto – adottato con DCA n. 12 del 24.05.2021 e approvato con DGRV n. 1308 del 28.09.2021 – prevede che l’Istituto “[…] può fornire prestazioni a terzi a titolo oneroso, stipulando convenzioni o contratti di consulenza per la fornitura di servizi e per l'erogazione di prestazioni a soggetti privati, ad imprese, enti, associazioni, organizzazioni pubbliche e

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private sulla base di disposizioni degli enti cogerenti […]”; il comma 2 del citato art. 5, stabilisce che “Nelle more delle disposizioni di cui al punto precedente, l’Istituto continua ad applicare le modalità in atto”;

- l’art. 6, comma 2, lett. e) del D. Lgs. n. 270/1993, confermato all’art. 3, comma 2, lett. e) della Legge della Regione del Veneto n. 5 del 18.03.2015, prevede che il finanziamento degli Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali sia, inoltre, assicurato “dagli introiti per la fornitura di servizi e per l’erogazione di prestazioni a pagamento”;

- i vigenti documenti di programmazione di IZSVe prevedono – tra gli indirizzi approvati – la promozione e l’incentivazione di attività progettuali finanziate da soggetti terzi ad integrazione del finanziamento istituzionale.

Con DDG n. 317 del 26.6.2013, è stato approvato il nuovo “Regolamento per la prestazione di attività e servizi aggiuntivi in favore di soggetti privati tramite la stipula di contratti e convenzioni” e con nota prot. n. 10134/2013 è stata diffusa la relativa circolare interpretativa a firma del Direttore generale.

Quest’ultima prevede che le attività non-istituzionali cd. semplici, così come enucleate e definite all’interno della stessa circolare, deroghino dall’ambito di applicazione del citato Regolamento e, pertanto, dalla procedura di approvazione del contratto ivi stabilita.

Con nota del 17.08.2022, acquisita al ns. prot. n. 7501 del 19.08.2022, Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) – Agenzia esecutiva del “Dipartimento per l'ambiente, l'alimentazione e gli affari rurali” con sede in Addlestone (Regno Unito) – ha richiesto all’IZSVe di addivenire alla stipula di un contratto avente ad oggetto la produzione di sieri iperimmuni in galline SPF contro virus inattivati HPAI del sottotipo H5.

In conformità alle sopraindicate disposizioni, al fine di dar seguito alla richiesta sopracitata, il xxxx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, dirigente veterinario presso la “SCS6 – Virologia speciale e sperimentazione”, ha inserito, in qualità di referente scientifico, la richiesta intranet n. 191687/2022, allegando il quadro economico e la dichiarazione del 13.12.2022 per la stipula del contratto con APHA, nella quale è contenuta la dichiarazione di insussistenza di conflitti di interesse, documenti conservati agli atti di questa Struttura.

In particolare, il quadro economico riporta sinteticamente i costi a carico dell’Istituto per le attività da svolgere e, tramite la suindicata dichiarazione, il xxxx. Xxxxxxxx ha attestato che i risultati delle attività di ricerca non saranno generati avvalendosi di know how ed expertise specifici dell’IZSVe e, pertanto, gli stessi saranno di proprietà di APHA.

Acquisita l’autorizzazione del Direttore Generale e del Direttore Sanitario, le Parti hanno concordato, per le vie brevi, lo schema di “Service Agreement”, documento che, senza il relativo “Annex A” conservato agli atti della scrivente Struttura, si allega al presente provvedimento quale parte integrante e sostanziale (allegato n. 1).

Con la sottoscrizione dell’Accordo in parola – efficace dalla data di ultima sottoscrizione per un periodo di 4 mesi o, in ogni caso, fino al completamento dei servizi da parte di IZSVe e al pagamento del corrispettivo da parte di APHA – l’Istituto si impegna a prestare i servizi di cui all’art. 1 dell’Accordo e dettagliati nell’“Annex A” dello stesso, a fronte dei quali APHA si impegna a corrispondere all’IZSVe, subordinatamente alla presentazione di regolare fattura, l’importo forfettario di $ 37.557,00 (IVA come per legge se dovuta) – importo che verrà convertito in Euro al momento della fatturazione, in base al corrispondente tasso di cambio – secondo le modalità previste all’art. 2 dell’Accordo.

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Tutto ciò premesso, sulla base degli elementi riportati dal referente dell’istruttoria, si propone al Direttore generale quanto segue:

1. di approvare lo schema di “Service Agreement” tra l’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, rappresentato dal Direttore Generale e legale rappresentante pro tempore, dott.ssa Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, e Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), rappresentato dal legale rappresentante, xxxx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, documento che, senza il relativo “Annex A” conservato agli atti della scrivente Xxxxxxxxx, si allega al presente provvedimento quale parte integrante e sostanziale (allegato n. 1);

2. di procedere, per l’effetto, alla sottoscrizione del contratto di cui al punto che precede, ai sensi degli artt. 15 e 16 del vigente Accordo interregionale sulla gestione dell’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie;

3. di prendere atto del quadro economico – che riporta sinteticamente i costi a carico dell’Istituto per le attività da svolgere – e della dichiarazione del 13.12.2022 per la stipula del contratto con APHA, nella quale è contenuta la dichiarazione di insussistenza di conflitti di interesse, documenti allegati alla richiesta intranet n. 191209/2022 e conservati agli atti di questa Struttura;

4. di prendere atto, altresì, che con la sottoscrizione del contratto in parola, l’IZSVe si impegna a prestare i servizi di cui all’art. 1 e dettagliati nell’“ Annex A” dello stesso, a fronte dei quali APHA si impegna a corrispondere all’Istituto, subordinatamente alla presentazione di regolare fattura, l’importo forfettario di $37.557,00 (IVA come per legge se dovuta) – importo che verrà convertito in Euro al momento della fatturazione, in base al corrispondente tasso di cambio – secondo le modalità previste all’art. 2 del contratto;

5. di dare atto che il contratto in parola ha durata di 4 mesi decorrenti dalla data di ultima sottoscrizione, o, in ogni caso, fino al completamento dei servizi da parte dell’IZSVe e al pagamento del corrispettivo da parte dell’Agenzia in parola;

6. di dare, altresì, atto che la responsabilità scientifica delle attività previste dal contratto è assegnata al xxxx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, dirigente veterinario presso la “SCS6 – Virologia speciale e sperimentazione”;

7. di rilevare, per l’effetto, il ricavo derivante dal presente provvedimento al sottoconto 620011003 “Ricavi per prestazioni sanitarie erogate a soggetti privati – Altre convenzioni” attribuito pro quota a ciascun esercizio finanziario secondo il criterio di competenza economica.

IL DIRETTORE GENERALE

ESAMINATA la proposta di deliberazione del Responsabile della S.S. Affari Generali, Anticorruzione e Trasparenza che attesta la regolarità della stessa in ordine ai contenuti sostanziali, formali e di legittimità dell’atto, attestazione allegata al presente provvedimento.

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VISTO il decreto del Presidente della Giunta regionale del Veneto n. 102 del 22 settembre 2020 con il quale è stata nominata la dott.ssa Xxxxxxx Xxxxx quale Direttore generale dell’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie.

VISTA la delibera del Direttore generale n. 372 del 14 ottobre 2020 con la quale la dott.ssa Xxxxx Xxxxxxx è stata nominata Direttore sanitario dell’Istituto.

VISTA la delibera del Direttore generale n. 101 del 10 marzo 2021 con la quale il xxxx.

Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx è stato nominato Direttore amministrativo dell’Istituto.

ACQUISITO il parere favorevole del Direttore amministrativo e del Direttore sanitario per quanto di competenza, espresso ai sensi dell’art. 15 dello Statuto dell’Istituto, adottato con delibera del CdA n. 12 del 24 maggio 2021 e approvato con delibera della Giunta regionale del Veneto n. 1308 del 28 settembre 2021.

VISTO l’Accordo per la gestione dell’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie tra la Regione del Veneto, la Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia e le Province Autonome di Trento e Bolzano, approvato dai suddetti Enti, rispettivamente, con leggi n. 5/2015, n. 9/2015, n. 5/2015 e n. 5/2015.

D E L I B E R A

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Il presente provvedimento non è soggetto al controllo previsto dall’Accordo per la gestione dell’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie approvato dagli Enti cogerenti con le leggi regionali e provinciali citate nelle premesse.

IL DIRETTORE GENERALE

dott.ssa Xxxxxxx Xxxxx

Sul presente atto deliberativo ha espresso parere favorevole

Il Direttore amministrativo Il Direttore sanitario

xxxx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx dott.ssa Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

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ATTESTAZIONI ALLEGATE ALLA DELIBERAZIONE DEL DIRETTORE GENERALE

Il Responsabile della Struttura proponente attesta la regolarità della proposta di deliberazione, presentata per l’adozione, in ordine ai contenuti sostanziali, formali e di legittimità dell’atto e che la stessa:

Comporta spesa 🞏 su Finanziamento istituzionale 🞏

Finanziamento vincolato 🞏

Altri finanziamenti 🞏

Non comporta spesa ⌧

ATTESTAZIONE DI COPERTURA ECONOMICA DELLA SPESA

Il Responsabile del Budget attesta l’avvenuto controllo sulla disponibilità di budget

Evidenziato infine che il responsabile della Struttura proponente, con la sottoscrizione della proposta di cui al presente atto, dichiara, sotto la propria responsabilità ed ai sensi e agli effetti degli artt. 47 e 76 del dPR 28 dicembre 2000, n. 445, che, in relazione alla presente procedura, non si trova in condizioni di incompatibilità di cui all’art. 35 bis del d.lgs. n. 165/2001, né sussistono conflitti di interesse di cui all’art. 6 bis della legge n. 241/1990 e agli artt. 6, 7 e 14 del dPR n. 62/2013.

dott.ssa Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

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ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE

Viale dell’Università 10 – 00000 XXXXXXX (XX)

DELIBERAZIONE DEL DIRETTORE GENERALE N. 410 del 21/12/2022‌

OGGETTO: Approvazione dello schema di ``Service Agreement`` tra l`Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie e Animal and Planet Health Agency (APHA).

Pubblicata dal 21/12/2022 al 05/01/2023 Atto immediatamente esecutivo

Il Responsabile della Pubblicazione Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Elenco firmatari

Questo documento è stato firmato da:

Dott.ssa Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx - Servizio Affari generali, anticorruzione e trasparenza Xxxx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - Direzione Amministrativa

Dott.ssa Gioia Capelli - Direzione Sanitaria Dott.ssa Xxxxxxx Xxxxx - Direzione Generale Xxxxx Xxxxxxx - Xxxxxxxx Atti

SERVICE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, an Italian governmental institution, with offices at Xxxxx xxxx’Xxxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxx (XX), Xxxxx, fiscal code and VAT n. 00206200289, PEC: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xx, represented by Dr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Director General and Legal Representative, fiscal personal code n. XXXXXX00X00X000X

(hereinafter referred to as “IZSVe” or “Supplier”)

and

the Animal and Plant Health Xxxxxx xx Xxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX00 0XX (hereinafter called “APHA”); an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, having its registered office at Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx XX0 0XX

(hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Customer”

and severally as “Party” and jointly as “Parties”)

WHEREAS, IZSVe is involved in providing diagnoses and research on infectious livestock diseases and zoonosis, quality control of foods of animal origin for human consumption, control of animal feed, epidemiologic surveillance, and monitoring, planning of animal health programs, training of veterinary service personnel and production of biopharmaceuticals;

WHEREAS, the Company requires IZSVe to perform certain services regarding the production of reference antisera for avian influenza, for the benefit of the global community and the Company;

WHEREAS, IZSVe is interested in performing the services requested by the Company in compliance with the rules in force regarding the management of the IZSVe;

NOW, THEREFORE,

in consideration of the covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the Parties hereto, individually and by their respective agents and representatives, hereby agree as follows:

1. SERVICES

The Company requests and IZSVe shall perform certain service regarding the production of reference antisera for avian influenza (hereinafter referred to as “Services”) on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the attached Annex A (“Services”) that is an integral and essential part of it.

No changes to the activities as described in Annex A shall be made without the prior written consent of the Parties. In case any such changes result in substantial differences in the cost of the Services, the final budget will be adjusted by a mutually amount agreed by the Parties in writing. In case of disagreement on the adjusted budget, the Parties may terminate the Agreement pursuant to art. 7 of this Agreement.

The material and samples relating to the Services (hereinafter referred to as “Material”) are provided by the Company to IZSVe, if not already available. The further material used to conduct the activities

should be property of IZSVe and/or the Company and/or a Third Party providing that a formal consensus for its use is issued.

IZSVe acknowledges and agrees not to provide to any third-party samples, or other materials provided by the Company, without its prior written consent.

IZSVe shall communicate in writing to the Company on request the working progress of the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement.

During the term of this Agreement, the Parties may also meet periodically in order to check and/or clarify and/or up to date the Services’ working progress. The meetings will be held by videoconference or in any other convenient platform as agreed by the Parties and they will be attended by the Personnel involved in the Services.

2. CONSIDERATION

The Company shall pay to IZSVe for all Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement a lump sum of

$ 37.557 (taxes and pension fund included but VAT excluded) against presentation of regular invoice, according to the following terms:

- a first installment equal to 50% of the Consideration (i.e., $ 18778,5 taxes and pension fund included but VAT excluded) at the execution of this Agreement;

- a final balance equal to 50% of the Consideration (i.e., $ 18778,5 taxes and pension fund included but VAT excluded) upon the termination of this Agreement;

Invoices may be sent by regular mail or e-mail.

The payment shall be made by bank transfer using the following bank details: Beneficiary bank – Intesa San Paolo

Bank account – IBAN XX00X0000000000000000000000

BIC or SWIFT code – XXXXXXXX.

The Company undertakes to make all payments due under this Agreement within 30 days after the receipt of invoice by IZSVe.

All payments by the Company shall constitute admission by the Company as to the performance by IZSVe of its obligations under this Agreement.

In case the of payment’s delay exceeds one hundred and eighty (180) days, IZSVe may terminate this Agreement pursuant to art.7 of this Agreement, without prejudice to its right to claim for further damages, if any.

The present Agreement doesn’t involve travel and accommodation costs at the expense of IZSVe for the performance of the Services; but if there are any, IZSVe shall be reimbursed by the Company upon presentation of the corresponding documentation.

The Parties agree that this Agreement is subject to VAT according to Italian law (D.P.R. n. 633/1972 and its amendments) that is conform to EU single market rules. The registration fee is due just in the event of judicial or administrative use, as set forth in Italian law (D.P.R. n. 131/1986) and costs and expenses will be borne by the requesting Party. The Parties will contribute in equal measure to the other tax duties related to this agreement, stamp duty included.

3. TERM

This Agreement shall be effective upon the execution and shall remain in force n.4 (four) months, or in any case, until the completion of the Services by IZSVe and payment by the Company of the corresponding compensation. The present Agreement shall be renewable by written consent of the Parties, only once, for further 4 months (four).

4. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

The Company warrants that at the time of delivery of the Materials to IZSVe will be compliant to standards. In case IZSVe may deem the Material not suitable for the execution of the Services as required by the Company, it will promptly give notice to the Company of such an unsuitability in order to obtain the substitution of the Material.

The Company agrees to release and hold IZSVe harmless from any and all direct, indirect or consequential damages, which may occur during the transport of the Materials or, after their receipt by IZSVe, during the performance of the activities set forth in Annex A. IZSVe will be held harmless from any liability, except if the event is caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct acts or omissions of its directors, managers, employees, representatives or agents.

IZSVe represents that it has the requisite expertise, ability and legal right to perform the obligations under this Agreement and that it will perform the obligations under this Agreement in an efficient and ethical manner and using its best efforts. IZSVe will abide by all laws, rules and regulations that apply to the performance of the obligations under this Agreement, as well as the policies of the Company, where required and provided by the Company.

5. TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

To “Confidential Information” means all information disclosed by one Party to the other Party, in writing, orally or any other form, during the performance of this Agreement, and all samples and materials provided by the Company which are not in the public domain, or such information thereafter becomes a part of public domain. Confidential Information includes the Training Material.

During the term of this Agreement and for a period of 60 months following its expiration, IZSVe and the Company agree to keep confidential all Confidential Information disclosed by and received and to maintain appropriate safeguards with respect to the Confidential Information. Under no circumstances neither Party shall disclose the Confidential Information to any person other than to those individuals and entities on a need-to-know basis. The Parties stipulate that, as between them, the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential, and gravely affect the effective and successful conduct of the business of the Company and its goodwill, and that any breach of this covenant is a material breach of this Agreement. In the event that IZSVe is requested or required by law or legal process to disclose any of the Confidential Information, IZSVe shall provide the Company with prompt written notice before making any disclosure. In addition, Confidential Information may be disclosed to the extent required in the course of inspections or inquiries by EU Federal or State regulatory agencies to whose jurisdiction IZSVe and/or the Company is/are subject to and that has/have the legal right to inspect documents containing the Confidential Information. IZSVe shall promptly advise the Company upon such disclosure and vice versa.

During the term of this Agreement and for a period of 60 months following its expiration, IZSVe agrees to not use, disclose, disseminate, communicate, or reveal any of the Confidential Information or any part thereof, to any person or entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, unless otherwise agreed.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLICITY AND PUBLICATION

The Parties agree that the intellectual property rights related to the Results arising out of the performance of the Services shall reside in the Company.

IZSVe warrants and represents that Company's use or exploitation of any Results will not infringe any intellectual property rights of which a third party is the proprietor including, in particular but without limitation, any patents, copyrights, registered designs or rights of confidence. IZSVe undertakes not to oppose any of its prior intellectual property rights to the use and/or exploitation of the Results.

The Company guarantees to IZSVe the free use and exploit of such Results only for internal use; IZSVe cannot publish the Results without the prior written approval of the Company. Approval will not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that after 30 days of the delivery of the text regarding the publication to the Company without receiving any approval, IZSVe shall be free to publish the text.

Neither Party shall use the name or the logo of the other Party, of its Principal Investigator or its employees in any publicity, new release, publication or advertising without the express prior written approval of the Party. The Parties acknowledge and agree that all intellectual property rights related to the logo will remain exclusive property of the owning Party; particularly, with no limitation, the usage of the logo of a Party by the other Party will not transfer to the using Party any rights or titles related to the logo.

7. TERMINATION CLAUSE

Without prejudice to the provisions set forth in this Agreement, either Party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon 30 (thirty) days written notice, if any of the following events occur:

i) any material breach of the terms of this Agreement. Any violation of the contractual obligations may be considered a material breach if such violation is repeated notwithstanding a request by the other Party to fulfill the contractual obligations;

ii) if either Party to this Agreement ceases to function as a going concern, or a receiver for it is appointed or applied for, or a petition under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar reorganization statute pursuant to the applicable law is filed by or against it, or it makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors which is not dismissed or withdrawn within 60 (sixty) days of the institution thereof, then the other Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.

The Party that wishes to terminate the Agreement under this clause shall communicate its intention to the other Party. The termination shall be effective as 30 days from the moment of the receipt of the termination notice. The fulfillment of the obligations by the breaching Party until the receipt of the termination notice shall not jeopardize the right of the other Party to claim for damages.

In the event of termination of this Agreement, the effect of termination shall not prejudice the obligations already performed by the Parties and shall not jeopardize the rights acquired by each Party until the Termination Date. The Samples received by IZSVe prior to the receipt of the termination notice, which have not been used, shall be returned to the Company at costs and expenses of the Party that exercised the termination right. In the event of such a termination, IZSVe will communicate to the Company the results generated until the Termination Date.

In case of earlier termination, the Company will pay to IZSVe a sum, inferior to the amount initially agreed settled, but to be agreed in writing by the Parties in proportion to the activities actually performed by IZSVe until the Termination Date.

Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall be without prejudice to the rights which expressly survive the termination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable laws, including without limitation, the rights and obligations of the Parties regarding to Intellectual Property Rights, Publicity and Publication, samples and materials.

8. WITHDRAWAL

Each Party has the right to withdraw from this Agreement at any time, by giving twenty (20) days notice in writing, as forth in art.13. The termination will not affect the obligations already performed by the Parties or whose performance is in progress at the time of termination. These obligations are governed by article 7 of this Agreement.

9. FORCE MAJEURE

IZSVe shall not be liable for failure of or delay in performing obligations set forth in this Agreement, or for having incorrectly performed them, and shall not be deemed in breach of its obligations, if such failure, delay or incorrect performance is due to natural disasters or any causes beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, any act of God, any civil commotion or strike. In the event of such force majeure, the Party affected thereby shall promptly notify the other Party in writing. If the force majeure lasts more than 90 days, the Party shall have the right to terminate the Agreement; the notice of termination shall be made according to the following art. 13.

10. SAFETY HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE

IZSVe acknowledges and agrees to respect and to enforce, within its premises, national law and internal regulations related to workers safety and health care. In case the Company’s employees or consultants shall perform any kind of activities within IZSVe premises, visits and inspections included, the Company acknowledges and agrees to enforce on its personnel the said laws and regulations, provided that such activities, visits and inspections, shall be scheduled in advance in writing by the Parties.

In case the Company’s employees or consultants shall perform any kind of activities within IZSVe premises, visits and inspections included, the Company shall stipulate adequate insurance policies covering the damages, third party civil liability and accidents which may be caused by or issued from its personnel. The Company will release and hold IZSVe harmless from any liability and from any claim that the insurance companies may raise against IZSVe for any reason or title.

11. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL DATA

According to and in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation UE 2016/679 (GDPR), the Parties acknowledge and agree to use, process and communicate to any third party the personal data contained herein, or acquired in any other form during the performance of this agreement, solely and exclusively in order to carry out the purposes set forth in the agreement itself or to accomplish the fulfillments connected to it. Each Party authorizes the process of its data solely and exclusively in order to manage the agreement according to the terms and conditions set forth in the said law.

12. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

This Agreement shall be subject to, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Italy (without regard to the conflicts of law rules which might result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction). All disputes, controversies or differences which may arise between the Parties out of or in connection with this agreement, its interpretation or performance, shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Padua, Italy.

13. MISCELLANEOUS

The delay or failure of either Party to enforce at any time or for any period of time any of the provisions of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provisions or of the right of the Party to thereafter seek their enforcement.

The Parties claim that all rights that allow the signing and performance of this agreement and that allow the other Party to perform the obligations set forth herein, belong to them. Each Party claims that the signing and performance of this agreement and the rights set forth herein do not compromise any third-party rights.

If one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should be or become invalid or impracticable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. The Parties shall in good faith make any efforts to replace the invalid or impracticable provision by an effective provision which must closely approximate to the purpose of this Agreement.

IZSVe and the Company will act all times as independent suppliers. Nothing contained herein shall be construed or applied so as to create the relationship of principal and agent or of employer and employee between IZSVe and the Company or any partnership or joint venture. Neither Party shall make any commitment or incur any charge or expense in the name of the other Party.

This Agreement and the rights and duties set forth herein may not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sub-contracted by either Party without the written consent of the other Party.

For anything not expressly regulated by this agreement, the parties will make exclusive reference to the legislation in force in the Italian legal system, in particular the laws of the Civil Code and the general conditions of contract available on the Institute's website (xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx) and subsequent amendments and / or additions.

This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded or canceled, only by a written instrument executed by each Party’s duly authorized representatives.

All notices and communications related to this agreement shall be made by registered or certified letter, return receipt requested, telecopier or electronic transmission confirmed in writing by register letter and shall be addressed as follows (or to other address as may hereafter be designed by written notice):

If to IZSVe: Att. Dr. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie Viale dell’Università 10

00000 - Xxxxxxx (XX) XXXXX

email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx – Support Office e-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx

If to the Company: Att.

Professor Xxx X Xxxxx, OBE, MIBiol PhD Head of Virology Department

Address: XXXX Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxx. XX00 0XX Email: Xxx.Xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx

14. NEGOTIATIONS

This Agreement has been freely negotiated between the Parties hereto and represent their willingness as duly and clearly shown in the content hereof and properly considered.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

This agreement is made at the date and place of the last signature.

IZSVe The Company

Director General Legal representative

Dr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Dr. Xxxx Xxxxxxx

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