BELGIAN COORDINATED COLLECTIONS OF MICROORGANISMS
BCCM/MUCL-COLLECTION
Contract BCCM/MUCL/DBT1/................ in the case of an original deposit or in the case of a new deposit with another International Depositary Authority.

Budapest Treaty of 28 April 1977 on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.

Contract in the case of an original deposit or in the case of a new deposit with another International Depositary Authority.

Contract BCCM/MUCL/DBT1/................ (number to be filled in by IDA)

Send to:
Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM)
Mycothèque de l'Université Catholique de Louvain (MUCL)
Place Croix du Sud 3
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Between the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms - BCCM,
represented by:

Mycothèque de l'Université Catholique de Louvain (MUCL)
Place Croix du Sud 3
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
called hereafter “BCCM/MUCL”

and

the “Depositor” identified at the bottom of this form

It is agreed that if BCCM/MUCL accepts the deposit under the Budapest Treaty of the microorganism with the following identification reference, by sending to the depositor the signed form BCCM/MUCL/DBT2/................ which completes the procedure,

(Indicate here below number, symbols, etc. given to the microorganism by the depositor)






1.The depositor knows and will observe all the provisions of the Budapest Treaty of 28 April 1977 on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure and the Regulations under the Treaty and, more specifically, that he:

a) will provide all necessary information requested by BCCM/MUCL, especially the information found on form BCCM/MUCL/BP/1 in the case of an original deposit and form BCCM/MUCL/BP/3 in the case of a new deposit;
b) will pay all necessary fees;
c) will not withdraw the deposit for the period specified in Rule 9.1;
d) authorizes BCCM/MUCL to furnish samples according to the applicable patent requirements;
e) will make a new deposit in the event of BCCM/MUCL being unable to furnish samples;

2.The depositor will not hold BCCM/MUCL or the Belgian federal office for scientific, technical and cultural affairs responsible for any deterioration of samples during storage when all precautions indicated by him in respect of storage have been taken by BCCM/MUCL;

3.The depositor will compensate BCCM/MUCL for any damage it may sustain as a consequence of dealing with the organism when all precautions indicated by him in respect of dealing with the organism have been taken by BCCM/MUCL;

4.The depositor will indemnify BCCM/MUCL against any action brought against it as a consequence of the release of samples, unless such action results from negligence on the part of BCCM/MUCL.

Any dispute that may arise shall be governed by Belgian law. Only the courts in the Brussels juridical district shall be competent.

The depositor:
(In the case of a private company, give: full registered name, legal status and address of the registered office)

Name:

Address:

Signature:

Date:

(Where the signature is required on behalf of a legal entity, the typewritten name(s) of the natural person(s) signing on behalf of the legal entity should accompany the signature(s)).

Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM)
Mycothèque de l'Université Catholique de Louvain (MUCL)
Place Croix du Sud 3
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Signature(s) of person(s) having the power to represent the International Depositary Authority or of authorized official(s):

Date: