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Contractual framework#

Part of the LDT Governance and Trust Framework — instantiates the iSHARE Data Space Template block Contractual framework (© iSHARE Foundation, see Legal notices).

Purpose#

Contracts are the formal expression of trust: institutional agreements (governance & participation), data-sharing agreements, and service agreements.

LDT instantiation — drafted by iSHARE#

The LDT contract stack, reusing iSHARE model agreements (ground rule: reuse before write):

  1. Accession agreement — one signature binds a participant to this scheme (all layers); template derived from the iSHARE accession model.
  2. Data-sharing terms — per offering, composed of: licence from the iSHARE Licence Catalog + ODRL policy + (where needed) bilateral annex. Standard terms cover the standard cases; bespoke clauses only for genuinely bespoke situations.
  3. Service agreements / ToU — ITB-S terms of use (iLabs), Marketplace of the EU LDT Toolbox & tokenisation ToU (Nunsys), observer/AI-agent service terms.
  4. Existing layer — the Consortium Agreement and Pilot Grant Agreement remain the umbrella during the pilot; this stack governs data-space participation, including post-pilot entrants.

Governance link: TIPS-approved scheme changes amend annexed terms per the change procedure; disputes follow the CA ladder (amicable → Steering Committee → jurisdiction per CA).

🧩 Building block requested — Owner: Nunsys#

What we need: marketplace & tokenisation terms of use: listing conditions, transaction terms, token/reward redemption rules, liability caps — as an annex module to the accession agreement.

Format: Markdown section in this page (merge request) · Due: 26 Sep 2026 (v0.5) · Status: OPEN

🧩 Building block requested — Owner: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena + City of Almelo (sign-off)#

What we need: confirm that the accession model and data-sharing terms are compatible with municipal contracting rules (public procurement, administrative law) in ES and NL.

Format: Markdown section in this page (merge request) · Due: 17 Oct 2026 (v0.9 review) · Status: OPEN

Guiding questions#

All 12 of the template's questions for this block, with the 6 LDT answer slots to fill, are on contractual-framework/guiding-questions.md. The digest below is the subset that most shapes this block.

  • Universal participation agreement or differentiated per role? Which elements are standard in every agreement?
  • Should governance decisions automatically amend contractual terms?
  • How much customisation is allowed; are sector-specific annex modules foreseen?
  • Centralised or decentralised dispute handling, and what are the consequences of non-compliance?

PD4 mapping#

Feeds PD4 chapter 6 — Contracts & legal clauses (templates in the PD4 annexes).