Interbull CoP - APPENDIX VI - Interbull Evaluation Pre-Release Agreement

Between The Interbull Centre
And

as one of the Interbull member organisations receiving international bull evaluation results, (hereinafter referred to as “The Member”) ,

WHEREAS The Interbull Centre recognizes the potential benefits associated with an extended review of the international bull evaluations prior to their official release to all participating countries; and

WHEREAS The Member has interested personnel with the expertise required to analyze international bull evaluations as computed by The Interbull Centre; and

WHEREAS The Member also recognizes the benefits associated with the receipt, analysis and processing of international bull evaluation results prior to their official release;

THEREFORE, the parties agree to the following:

1.0 That The Interbull Centre will provide to The Member all required electronic files and pertinent documents related to the international bull evaluations for all traits and breeds in accordance with the target time and date of 12:00 CET on the Thursday prior to each Tuesday associated with a scheduled official release.

2.0 That The Member accepts and respects the desired level of confidentiality associated with the early receipt of the international bull evaluation results, either implicitly or explicitly, recognizing that the sole intent of the pre-release by The Interbull Centre is the validation of results and the possibility of pre-processing by The Member prior to official release, no earlier than 07:00 local time on the Tuesday of targeted official release. It is the responsibility of the signing authority representing The Member in this agreement to ensure that the use of the international bull evaluations respects the intent of this agreement.

3.0 That The Interbull Centre will provide a status report, usually via an e-mail message, to the signing authority, or their assigned delegate representing The Member, prior to a target time and date of 17:00 CET on the Friday following the pre-release of the international bull evaluations, including an indication of the likelihood that the Tuesday morning official release will be respected for official release by the participating countries.

4.0 That The Interbull Centre will provide this service, at no additional charge, to The Member that is in good standing with regards to the payment of regular Interbull fees and The Interbull Centre is authorized to cease provision of the service to any organisation, if regular payment of Interbull fees is not carried out.

5.0 Breach of clause 2.0 of this agreement by The Member, as determined by The Interbull Centre in a fair and reasonable manner, will result in the following actions regarding the possible termination of the service to The Member:

• 5.1 The Interbull Centre will inform The Member in writing of the specific breach requesting that it be rectified within a period of 30 days to the satisfaction of The Interbull Centre. Specific actions taken by The Member to avoid future breaches of this agreement must be communicated in writing to The Interbull Centre.
• 5.2 In the event that The Member does not rectify a breach as per clause 5.1, or in the event of multiple breaches by The Member, The Interbull Centre will bring a recommendation to the Interbull Steering Committee for the termination of this agreement for a period of time to be determined by the Interbull Steering Committee.

6.0 This agreement takes effect with the international bull evaluation release scheduled for Monday August 12, 2002 or following the date of signing below, whichever is latest. It is not limited in time and can be modified or terminated upon mutual written consent from both parties. The Interbull Steering Committee reserves the right to terminate this service and/or agreement as needed.

Signed by: On behalf of The Member;

(Name of organisation receiving international bull evaluation results)

(Name of authorized representative)

(Signature of authorized representative and Date)

AND
On behalf of the Interbull Centre;

(Interbull Centre Director and Date)