Article 9
1. Every shared-cost contract shall specify conditions under which, at the request of the parties concerned and on payment of an appropriate fee, the background information held by a contractor may be made available to other contractors participating in the same project. Within the same project, background information shall be made available and related user rights granted where and to the extent that such are necessary for the performance of the requesting party's research and technological development work under that project and the contractor holding the background information is free to disclose it and to grant the related user rights. 2. The shared-cost contracts shall also specify the conditions for making available, on payment and at the request of other contractors participating in the same programme or in programmes in associated fields or with related aims, background information which is necessary for the use of the knowledge made available in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3). Such conditions shall in particular take into account any restrictions on the diffusion or the availability of background information, as well as the legitimate interests of its holder.