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Archive for February 2, 2021

AstraZeneca contract with EU

The EU have published a redacted version of the Advanced Purchase Agreement it entered into with AstraZeneca AB for the supply of Covid 19 vaccine. This article considers the terms of the redacted version of the Agreement in light of the claims made by the EU Commission, the threats made by the Commission and the actions taken by the Commission.

I am a commercial contracts lawyer of over 20 years’ experience who has worked on contracts in the bio medical and pharmaceutical sector, and on Government and EU supply contracts for much of that period.   I caveat the contents of this article on the basis that I am an English qualified lawyer and the Agreement is subject to the laws of Belgium.  As such, some of this article by necessity is approached from an English law perspective.

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