ANNEX II - UNOPS

intellectual property or other proprietary rights consist of any intellectual property or other
proprietary rights of the Contractor: (a) that pre-existed the performance by the Contractor of his/her
functions, or (b) that the Contractor may develop or acquire, or may have developed or acquired,
independently of the performance of his/her functions, UNOPS does not and shall not claim any
ownership interest thereto, and the Contractor grants to UNOPS a perpetual license to use such
intellectual property or other proprietary right solely for the purposes of and in accordance with the
requirements of the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s). At the request of UNOPS, the
Contractor shall take all necessary steps, execute all necessary documents and generally assist in
securing such proprietary rights and transferring or licensing them to UNOPS in compliance with the
requirements of the applicable law and of the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s).
Subject to the foregoing provisions, all maps, drawings, photographs, mosaics, plans, reports,
estimates, recommendations, documents and all other data compiled by or received by the Contractor
under the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s) shall be the property of UNOPS, shall be
made available for use or inspection by UNOPS at reasonable times and in reasonable places, shall
be treated as confidential and shall be delivered only to UNOPS authorized officials on completion
of work under the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract.
4.4 Contractor’s Rights and Obligations
The rights and obligations of the Contractor are strictly limited to the following terms and conditions:
4.4.1 Contractors are specifically deployed in recognition of their skills and expertise, and to provide
identified deliverables..
4.4.2 Contractors as a rule have no authority or other rights under the Agreement and respective Call-Off
Contract(s) to commit UNOPS to any legal or financial obligation, and no such authority or rights
shall be granted to Contractors.
4.4.3 Contractors who are required to use Atlas (UNOPS Enterprise Resource Planning System) in order
to perform the functions specified in their “Contractor’s Terms of Reference” will be provided basic
Atlas user rights and access.
4.4.4 Services must be performed within the timeframe indicated in the respective Call-Off Contract, and
shall not duplicate work already performed by other UNOPS personnel or units.
4.4.5 Contractors cannot supervise UNOPS staff members appointed under the United Nations Staff
Regulations and Rules or individuals engaged under UNOPS Individual Contractor Agreement
Policy, but may supervise as many Consultant’s Contractors as required to perform their functions as
specified in their “Contractor’s Terms of Reference”.
4.4.6 Contractors are responsible for paying any tax on their UNOPS earnings levied by their government
or other entities.
4.4.7 Contractors may get a @unops.org email address and access to the UNOPS intranet unless they:
(i) will work for UNOPS only for a very short time (e.g. less than one (1) month), or
(ii) work in an environment with no access to IT equipment or internet access, and thus would be
unable to use it.
4.4.8 UN Security standards do not apply to Contractors, thus Contractors have no responsibility to abide
by security policies, administrative instructions, directives, plans and procedures of the UN Security
Management System and that of UNOPS. They must however exercise proper precautions and avoid
taking unwarranted risks that jeopardize either their own safety and security or that of colleagues, as
well as assets, property and information of UNOPS.
4.4.9 Contractors are not obliged to follow UN declared movement restrictions or other confinements
called for security purposes for the locality where their services are provided, unless deemed
necessary by the Consultant or Contractor. If UN movement restrictions or other confinements are
observed, no payment for Contractor’s services shall be made by UNOPS for such days.
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