Draft MoU for the COST research project "Drug Development for Parasitic Diseases"

Brussels, 09 Jan 2003

Full text of Document 285/02

Subject: Draft Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action B22 "Drug Development for Parasitic Diseases"

The Signatories to this Memorandum of Understanding, declaring their common intention to participate in the concerted Action referred to above and described in the Technical Annex to the Memorandum, have reached the following understanding:

1. The Action will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of document COST 400/01 "Rules and Procedures for Implementing COST Actions", the contents of which the Signatories are fully aware of.

2. The main objective of the Action is to support the identification, evaluation and development of new drugs for the treatment of protozoal diseases, with particular emphasis on the tropical diseases malaria, leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease).

3. The economic dimension of the activities carried out under the Action has been estimated, on the basis of information available during the planning of the Action, at Euro 30 million in 2002 prices.

4. The Memorandum of Understanding will take effect on being signed by at least five Signatories.

5. The Memorandum of Understanding will remain in force for a period of four years, calculated from the date of the first meeting of the Management Committee, unless the duration of the Action is modified according to the provisions of Chapter 6 of the document referred to in Point 1 above.

TECHNICAL ANNEX

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