THIS AGREEMENT becomes effective on the last date of signature by one of the  parties.  The European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki, ECHA (hereinafter called "the Agency"),  which is represented for the purposes of the signature of this Agreement by  Mr  Bjorn Hansen, Executive Director ,  And  [ Full official name ] [ Official legal form  ]  [ Statutory registration number or ID or passport number ]  [ Full official address ] [ VAT registration number ]  [appointed as the leader of the group by the members of the group that submitted  the joint tender ]  [ For joint tenders, r epeat these data as many times as there are contractors and  continue numbering ]  ([ collectively ] ‘the contractor’), represented for the purposes of the signature of this  framework contract by [ forename, surname, function of legal representative and  name of company in the case of a joint tender ],  on the other part,  The parties identified above and hereinafter collectively referred to as the ‘the  contractor’ shall be jointly and severally liable vis-à-vis the Agency for the  performance of this agreement.  RELATING TO the disclosure of confidential information exchanged during the  implementation of Framework Contract ECHA/2020/666 for the provision of IT  services for the development and maintenance of ECHA’s bespoke regulatory  scientific IT solutions (hereinafter called "the FWC").  WHEREAS:  BETWEEN:  Framework Contract ECHA/2020/666  NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT  Annex VII 