Article 25. The modification or termination of a contract shall not affect the rights of the parties to demand damages.

    Article 26. Within the period of validity of a technology contract, one party may not, without the agreement of the other party, transfer its rights or obligations in whole or in part to a third party.

    CHAPTER III

    Technical Development Contracts

    Article 27. A technical development contract refers to a contract concluded between parties for the research and development of new technology, products, new processes, new materials and their systems.

    Technical development contracts include commission development contracts and co-operative development contracts.

    Article 28. A commission development contract refers to a contract under which one party commissions another party to engage in research and development.

    The primary obligations of the commissioning party shall be:

    (1) To pay research and development fees and remunerations as stipulated by the contract;

    (2) To provide technical material and original data and to co-operate in the completion of tasks as stipulated by the contract; and

    (3) To take delivery on time of the results of the research and development.

    The primary obligations of the party undertaking the research and development shall be:

    (1) To formulate and implement a research and development plan;

    (2) To make reasonable use of research and development funds; and

    (3) To complete research and development and hand over the results of the research and development on time, to provide relevant technical data and necessary technical guidance and to assist the commissioning party to gain an understanding of the results of the research and development.