Article 12a 7.

Without prejudice to the winding up of the Joint Undertaking, as referred to in Article 23(4) of the Statutes, at the earliest five years after the successful acceptance test by the AI-optimised supercomputer installed in a hosting entity, the ownership of the AI-optimised supercomputer may be transferred to that hosting entity or the AI-optimised supercomputer may be sold to another entity or decommissioned upon decision of the Governing Board and in accordance with the hosting agreement. In the case of transfer of ownership of an AI-optimised supercomputer, the hosting entity shall reimburse the Joint Undertaking the residual value of the supercomputer that is transferred. If there is no transfer of ownership to the hosting entity but a decision to decommission the AI-optimised supercomputer, the relevant costs shall be shared equally by the Joint Undertaking and the hosting entity. The Joint Undertaking shall not be liable for any costs incurred after the transfer of ownership of the AI-optimised supercomputer or after the sale or decommissioning of the AI-optimised supercomputer.