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1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, a Party normally involves Participants to carry out Cooperative Activity.
2. The involvement of any Participant in the implementation of any Project or other Cooperative Activity of comparable importance shall require the prior review and written approval of both Parties.
3. Before involving a Participant in a Project, a Party must enter into a legal relationship, which includes a Non-Disclosure Agreement, with that Participant unless an equivalent legal obligation already exists.
4. The Party involving a Participant shall ensure that this Participant agrees to report to that Party’s Agreement Manager.
5. The Parties’ Agreement Managers shall jointly determine the frequency and scope of the reporting requirement referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article.
6. In the event that a question arises with respect to a Participant and/or its activities under this Agreement, the Agreement Managers shall consult to consider the Participant’s role in Cooperative Activity. If either Party objects to a Participant’s continued participation and requests its termination, the Party that involved that Participant shall give the request due consideration, including as to the consequences of terminating the Participant’s participation.
7. Nothing in this Agreement or any Project Arrangement precludes a Party who has involved a Participant from suspending that Participant’s activities or replacing the Participant in one or more Projects.