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European Union Public Licence
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V. 1.1
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EUPL © the European Community 2007
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This European Union Public Licence (the “EUPL”) applies to the Work or
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Software (as defined below) which is provided under the terms of this
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Licence. Any use of the Work, other than as authorised under this
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Licence is prohibited (to the extent such use is covered by a right of
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the copyright holder of the Work).
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The Original Work is provided under the terms of this Licence when the
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Licensor (as defined below) has placed the following notice
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immediately following the copyright notice for the Original Work:
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Licensed under the EUPL V.1.1
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or has expressed by any other mean his willingness to license under
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the EUPL.
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1. Definitions
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In this Licence, the following terms have the following meaning:
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- The Licence: this Licence.
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- The Original Work or the Software: the software distributed and/or
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communicated by the Licensor under this Licence, available as Source
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Code and also as Executable Code as the case may be.
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- Derivative Works: the works or software that could be created by the
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Licensee, based upon the Original Work or modifications thereof. This
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Licence does not define the extent of modification or dependence on
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the Original Work required in order to classify a work as a Derivative
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Work; this extent is determined by copyright law applicable in the
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country mentioned in Article 15.
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- The Work: the Original Work and/or its Derivative Works.
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- The Source Code: the human-readable form of the Work which is the
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most convenient for people to study and modify.
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- The Executable Code: any code which has generally been compiled and
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which is meant to be interpreted by a computer as a program.
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- The Licensor: the natural or legal person that distributes and/or
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communicates the Work under the Licence.
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- Contributor(s): any natural or legal person who modifies the Work
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under the Licence, or otherwise contributes to the creation of a
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Derivative Work.
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- The Licensee or “You”: any natural or legal person who makes any
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usage of the Software under the terms of the Licence.
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- Distribution and/or Communication: any act of selling, giving,
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lending, renting, distributing, communicating, transmitting, or
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otherwise making available, on-line or off-line, copies of the Work or
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providing access to its essential functionalities at the disposal of
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any other natural or legal person.
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2. Scope of the rights granted by the Licence
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The Licensor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free,
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non-exclusive, sublicensable licence to do the following, for the
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duration of copyright vested in the Original Work:
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- use the Work in any circumstance and for all usage,
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- reproduce the Work,
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- modify the Original Work, and make Derivative Works based upon the Work,
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- communicate to the public, including the right to make available or
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display the Work or copies thereof to the public and perform publicly,
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as the case may be, the Work,
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- distribute the Work or copies thereof,
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- lend and rent the Work or copies thereof,
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- sub-license rights in the Work or copies thereof.
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Those rights can be exercised on any media, supports and formats,
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whether now known or later invented, as far as the applicable law
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permits so.
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In the countries where moral rights apply, the Licensor waives his
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right to exercise his moral right to the extent allowed by law in
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order to make effective the licence of the economic rights here above
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listed.
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The Licensor grants to the Licensee royalty-free, non exclusive usage
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rights to any patents held by the Licensor, to the extent necessary to
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make use of the rights granted on the Work under this Licence.
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3. Communication of the Source Code
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The Licensor may provide the Work either in its Source Code form, or
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as Executable Code. If the Work is provided as Executable Code, the
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Licensor provides in addition a machine-readable copy of the Source
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Code of the Work along with each copy of the Work that the Licensor
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distributes or indicates, in a notice following the copyright notice
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attached to the Work, a repository where the Source Code is easily and
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freely accessible for as long as the Licensor continues to distribute
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and/or communicate the Work.
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4. Limitations on copyright
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Nothing in this Licence is intended to deprive the Licensee of the
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benefits from any exception or limitation to the exclusive rights of
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the rights owners in the Original Work or Software, of the exhaustion
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of those rights or of other applicable limitations thereto.
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5. Obligations of the Licensee
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The grant of the rights mentioned above is subject to some
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restrictions and obligations imposed on the Licensee. Those
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obligations are the following:
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Attribution right: the Licensee shall keep intact all copyright,
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patent or trademarks notices and all notices that refer to the Licence
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and to the disclaimer of warranties. The Licensee must include a copy
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of such notices and a copy of the Licence with every copy of the Work
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he/she distributes and/or communicates. The Licensee must cause any
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Derivative Work to carry prominent notices stating that the Work has
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been modified and the date of modification.
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Copyleft clause: If the Licensee distributes and/or communicates
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copies of the Original Works or Derivative Works based upon the
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Original Work, this Distribution and/or Communication will be done
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under the terms of this Licence or of a later version of this Licence
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unless the Original Work is expressly distributed only under this
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version of the Licence. The Licensee (becoming Licensor) cannot offer
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or impose any additional terms or conditions on the Work or Derivative
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Work that alter or restrict the terms of the Licence.
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Compatibility clause: If the Licensee Distributes and/or Communicates
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Derivative Works or copies thereof based upon both the Original Work
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and another work licensed under a Compatible Licence, this
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Distribution and/or Communication can be done under the terms of this
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Compatible Licence. For the sake of this clause, “Compatible Licence”
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refers to the licences listed in the appendix attached to this
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Licence. Should the Licensee’s obligations under the Compatible
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Licence conflict with his/her obligations under this Licence, the
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obligations of the Compatible Licence shall prevail.
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Provision of Source Code: When distributing and/or communicating
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copies of the Work, the Licensee will provide a machine-readable copy
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of the Source Code or indicate a repository where this Source will be
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easily and freely available for as long as the Licensee continues to
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distribute and/or communicate the Work.
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Legal Protection: This Licence does not grant permission to use the
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trade names, trademarks, service marks, or names of the Licensor,
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except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the
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origin of the Work and reproducing the content of the copyright
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notice.
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6. Chain of Authorship
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The original Licensor warrants that the copyright in the Original Work
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granted hereunder is owned by him/her or licensed to him/her and that
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he/she has the power and authority to grant the Licence.
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Each Contributor warrants that the copyright in the modifications
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he/she brings to the Work are owned by him/her or licensed to him/her
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and that he/she has the power and authority to grant the Licence.
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Each time You accept the Licence, the original Licensor and subsequent
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Contributors grant You a licence to their contributions to the Work,
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under the terms of this Licence.
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7. Disclaimer of Warranty
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The Work is a work in progress, which is continuously improved by
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numerous contributors. It is not a finished work and may therefore
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contain defects or “bugs” inherent to this type of software
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development.
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For the above reason, the Work is provided under the Licence on an “as
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is” basis and without warranties of any kind concerning the Work,
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including without limitation merchantability, fitness for a particular
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purpose, absence of defects or errors, accuracy, non-infringement of
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intellectual property rights other than copyright as stated in Article
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6 of this Licence.
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This disclaimer of warranty is an essential part of the Licence and a
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condition for the grant of any rights to the Work.
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8. Disclaimer of Liability
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Except in the cases of wilful misconduct or damages directly caused to
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natural persons, the Licensor will in no event be liable for any
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direct or indirect, material or moral, damages of any kind, arising
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out of the Licence or of the use of the Work, including without
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limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer
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failure or malfunction, loss of data or any commercial damage, even if
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the Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
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However, the Licensor will be liable under statutory product liability
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laws as far such laws apply to the Work.
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9. Additional agreements
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While distributing the Original Work or Derivative Works, You may
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choose to conclude an additional agreement to offer, and charge a fee
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for, acceptance of support, warranty, indemnity, or other liability
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obligations and/or services consistent with this Licence. However, in
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accepting such obligations, You may act only on your own behalf and on
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your sole responsibility, not on behalf of the original Licensor or
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any other Contributor, and only if You agree to indemnify, defend, and
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hold each Contributor harmless for any liability incurred by, or
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claims asserted against such Contributor by the fact You have accepted
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any such warranty or additional liability.
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10. Acceptance of the Licence
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The provisions of this Licence can be accepted by clicking on an icon
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“I agree” placed under the bottom of a window displaying the text of
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this Licence or by affirming consent in any other similar way, in
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accordance with the rules of applicable law. Clicking on that icon
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indicates your clear and irrevocable acceptance of this Licence and
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all of its terms and conditions.
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Similarly, you irrevocably accept this Licence and all of its terms
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and conditions by exercising any rights granted to You by Article 2 of
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this Licence, such as the use of the Work, the creation by You of a
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Derivative Work or the Distribution and/or Communication by You of the
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Work or copies thereof.
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11. Information to the public
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In case of any Distribution and/or Communication of the Work by means
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of electronic communication by You (for example, by offering to
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download the Work from a remote location) the distribution channel or
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media (for example, a website) must at least provide to the public the
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information requested by the applicable law regarding the Licensor,
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the Licence and the way it may be accessible, concluded, stored and
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reproduced by the Licensee.
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12. Termination of the Licence
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The Licence and the rights granted hereunder will terminate
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automatically upon any breach by the Licensee of the terms of the
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Licence.
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Such a termination will not terminate the licences of any person who
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has received the Work from the Licensee under the Licence, provided
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such persons remain in full compliance with the Licence.
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13. Miscellaneous
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Without prejudice of Article 9 above, the Licence represents the
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complete agreement between the Parties as to the Work licensed
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hereunder.
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If any provision of the Licence is invalid or unenforceable under
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applicable law, this will not affect the validity or enforceability of
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the Licence as a whole. Such provision will be construed and/or
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reformed so as necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
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The European Commission may publish other linguistic versions and/or
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new versions of this Licence, so far this is required and reasonable,
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without reducing the scope of the rights granted by the Licence. New
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versions of the Licence will be published with a unique version
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number.
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All linguistic versions of this Licence, approved by the European
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Commission, have identical value. Parties can take advantage of the
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linguistic version of their choice.
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14. Jurisdiction
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Any litigation resulting from the interpretation of this License,
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arising between the European Commission, as a Licensor, and any
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Licensee, will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
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of the European Communities, as laid down in article 238 of the Treaty
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establishing the European Community.
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Any litigation arising between Parties, other than the European
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Commission, and resulting from the interpretation of this License,
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will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court
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where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary business.
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15. Applicable Law
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This Licence shall be governed by the law of the European Union
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country where the Licensor resides or has his registered office.
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This licence shall be governed by the Belgian law if:
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- a litigation arises between the European Commission, as a Licensor, and any
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Licensee;
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- the Licensor, other than the European Commission, has no residence or
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registered office inside a European Union country.
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Appendix
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“Compatible Licences” according to article 5 EUPL are:
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- GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) v. 2
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- Open Software License (OSL) v. 2.1, v. 3.0
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- Common Public License v. 1.0
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- Eclipse Public License v. 1.0
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- Cecill v. 2.0
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