| 1. Definition | 2. Functional Requirements | 3. Syntax | 4. Semantics | 
1 Definition
An Item expressing terms and conditions or a Program that is activated when terms and conditions are met.
2 Functional Requirements
A Contract may be subject to certification before it can be imported into an M-Instance.
3 Syntax
https://schemas.mpai.community/MMM4/V1.0/data/Contract.json
4 Semantics
| Label | Size | Description | 
| Header | N1 Bytes | Contract header | 
| – Standard | 9 Bytes | The characters “MMM-CTR-V” | 
| – Version | N2 Bytes | Major version – 1 or 2 Bytes | 
| – Dot-separator | 1 Byte | The character “.” | 
| – Subversion | N3 Bytes | Minor version – 1 or 2 Bytes | 
| M-InstanceID | N4 Bytes | Identifier of M-Instance. | 
| ContractID | N5 Bytes | Identifier of Contract. | 
| ContractDataQualifier | N6 Bytes | Qualifier of Contract. | 
| ContractLength | N7 Bytes | Number of Bytes composing the Contract. | 
| ContractDataURI | N8 Bytes | Where Contract Data is found. | 
| DescrMetadata | N9 Bytes | Descriptive Metadata | 
