
                              European Union Public Licence 



                                                      V.1.0 



                                     EUPL (C) the European Community 2007 



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Communication         will  be   done   under   the   terms  of   this  Licence.    The   Licensee    (becoming 

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copies    thereof    based   upon    both   the  Original    Work    and   another    work   licensed    under   a 

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licences   listed   in   the   appendix   attached   to  this   Licence.   Should   the  Licensees   obligations 

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grant the Licence. 



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is not a finished work and may therefore contain defects or bugs inherent to this type of 

software development. 



For the above reason, the Work is provided under the Licence on an as is basis and without 

warranties   of   any   kind   concerning   the   Work,  including   without   limitation   merchantability, 

fitness for a particular purpose, absence of defects or errors, accuracy, non-infringement of 

intellectual property rights other than copyright as stated in Article 6 of this Licence. 



This disclaimer of warranty is an essential part of the Licence and a condition for the grant of 

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any kind, arising out of the Licence or of the use of the Work, including without limitation, 

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any   commercial   damage,   even   if   the   Licensor   has   been   advised   of   the  possibility   of   such 

damage. However, the Licensor will be liable under statutory product liability laws as far such 

laws apply to the Work. 



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indemnity,      or   other   liability   obligations    and/or    services    consistent    with    this  Licence. 

However, in accepting such obligations, You may act only on your own behalf and on your 

sole responsibility, not on behalf of the original Licensor or any other Contributor, and only if 

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold each Contributor harmless for any liability incurred 

by,   or   claims   asserted   against   such   Contributor   by   the   fact   You   have   accepted   any   such 

warranty or additional liability. 



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exercising any rights granted to You by Article 2 of this Licence, such as the use of the Work, 

the creation by You of a Derivative Work or the Distribution and/or Communication by You 

of the Work or copies thereof. 



11. Information to the public 



In   case   of   any   Distribution   and/or   Communication   of   the   Work   by   means   of   electronic 

communication   by   You   (for   example,   by   offering   to   download   the   Work   from   a   remote 

location) the distribution channel or media (for example, a website) must at least provide to 

the   public   the   information   requested   by   the   applicable   law   regarding   the   identification   and 

address of the Licensor, the Licence and the way it may be accessible, concluded, stored and 

reproduced by the Licensee. 



12. Termination of the Licence 



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from the Licensee under the Licence, provided such persons remain in full compliance with 

the Licence. 



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the Parties as to the Work licensed hereunder. 



If any provision of the Licence is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, this will not 

affect    the  validity   or  enforceability    of   the  Licence    as  a  whole.    Such    provision    will  be 

construed and/or reformed so as necessary to make it valid and enforceable. 



The   European   Commission   may   put   into   force   translations   and/or   binding   new   versions   of 

this   Licence,   so   far   this   is   required   and   reasonable.   New   versions   of   the   Licence   will   be 

published with a unique version number. The new version of the Licence becomes binding for 

You as soon as You become aware of its publication. 



14. Jurisdiction 



Any litigation resulting from the interpretation of this License, arising between the European 

Commission, as a Licensor, and any Licensee, will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court 

of Justice of the European Communities, as laid down in article 238 of the Treaty establishing 

the European Community. 



Any   litigation   arising   between   Parties,   other  than   the   European   Commission,   and   resulting 

from   the   interpretation   of   this   License,   will   be  subject   to   the   exclusive   jurisdiction   of   the 

competent court where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary business. 



15. Applicable Law 



This Licence shall be governed by the law of the European Union country where the Licensor 

resides or has his registered office. 



This licence shall be governed by the Belgian law if: 



-          a   litigation   arises  between     the   European     Commission,       as  a  Licensor,    and    any 

           Licensee; 



-          the   Licensor,   other   than   the   European   Commission,   has   no   residence   or   registered 

           office inside a European Union country. 



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                                                 Appendix 



Compatible Licences according to article 5 EUPL are: 



-          General Public License (GPL) v. 2 



-          Open Software License (OSL) v. 2.1, v. 3.0 



-          Common Public License v. 1.0 



-          Eclipse Public License v. 1.0 



-          Cecill v. 2.0 

