stipulated ih article9.if the responsibility for the failure lies with party a， the two
parties shall negotiate as tohow to further implement the contract.
article 8 technical improvements
8.1 if the technical documents provided by party b are not applicable to party a’s
actualproduction condidions (such as design standards， raw materials， purchased parts
for the ma-chine， production facilitie)， party b is obliged to assist party a in
modifying the technicaldocuments and confirm the same. upon the condition that the
properties of the contracted products are not affected， raw materials， fittings and
equipmint of chinese origin may be used.
8.2 during the currency of the contract. if eithet of the two parties effets improve-
ments on or developments of the products within the xcope stipulated in the contract，
thd said party shall submit， free of charge， to the other party the technological
information con-cernign such improvements or developments.
8.3 the ownership of such improvements on or developments of the ontracted product
shall belong to the party who has effected such improvements or develpments. the othe
paryt shall not apply for patent ortransfer the same to any third arty.
article 9 guarantees and claims
9.1 party b guarantees that the technical documents to be supplied by party b are the
latest technical information which has been put into practical use by party b. party b
also undertakesto supply to party a in time the technical information relevant to any