CCP WUHAN VIRUS SUPPLIERS: LIESBETH LEONIE MARJOLEINE VAN GORKOM PFIZER EXPORT B.V., NEDERLAND MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLIER AGREEMENT WITH BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
PFIZER EXPORT B.V.
AND
BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
hereby represented by the Ministry of Health
DATED AS OF
March 15, 2021
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT dated as of March, 15 2021 (the “Effective Date”) is made by and between Pfizer Export B.V. with offices at Rivium Westlaan
142, 2909 LD Capelle aan den lJssel, the Netherlands (hereinafter
“Pfizer”) and the Ministry of Health, acting on its own behalf and on
behalf of the State of Brazil with offices at Esplanada dos
Ministérios, bloco G, Edifício Sede, City of Brasília, Federal District
(hereinafter “Purchaser”). Purchaser and Pfizer may be referred to
herein individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties”
.
WHEREAS,
Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer US”) and BioNTech SE, a company organized and
existing under the laws of Germany (“BioNTech,” together with Pfizer and
Pfizer US, the
“Suppliers”), are collaborating to develop a vaccine to address the global COVID-19 pandemic;
WHEREAS, Pfizer US and BioNTech shall be responsible for all requirements of the processes of approval of the clinical trials, emergency use authorization and/or the marketing authorization of the Product;
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase the Product for use in Brazil and Pfizer desires to manufacture and supply such Product to Purchaser; and
WHEREAS, the Parties are willing to carry out the foregoing pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged and agreed, and intending to be legally bound thereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
1.1“Adjusted Delivery Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(f).
1.2“Advance Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
1.3“Affiliate(s)”
means, with respect to each Party or, if applicable, BioNTech, any
corporation, firm, partnership or other entity or Person which directly
or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with the named Party, including Pfizer US, or, if applicable, BioNTech.
For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meaning,
the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall be
presumed to exist if one of the following conditions is met: (a) in the
case of corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least
fifty percent (50%) of the stock or shares having the right to vote for
the election of directors of such corporate entity or any direct or
indirect parent of such
corporate entity, and (b) in the case of
non-corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty
percent (50%) of the equity interest with the power to direct the
management and policies of such non-corporate entities.
1.4“Agreement” means this Manufacturing and Supply Agreement and all Attachments hereto as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise replaced from time to time.
1.5“Allocation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
1.6“Authorization” means the Conditional Approval or Marketing Authorization.
1.7“BioNTech” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
1.8“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday in New York, New York or São Paulo or Brasília.
1.9“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means with respect to the efforts to be expended by Pfizer to achieve the relevant objective, the activities and degree of effort that a similarly situated party (with respect to size, resources and assets) in the pharmaceutical industry would use to accomplish a similar objective in its own commercial interests under similar circumstances and considering the relevant risks, uncertainties, limitations and challenges of the development, manufacture, commercialization and distribution of a novel COVID-19 vaccine product, taking into account the following factors: actual and potential issues of safety and efficacy, novelty, product profile, the proprietary position, the then current competitive environment for such Product, the likely timing of the Product’s entry into the market, the regulatory environment and status of the Product, compliance with Laws, past performance of the Product and other similar products, the ability to produce or obtain adequate supply of the Product or any components or materials used in the manufacture of the Product and other relevant scientific, technical, operational and commercial factors, in each case as measured by the facts and circumstances at the time such efforts are due.
1.10“Conditional Approval” means a
conditional marketing authorization for the Product, including initially
under emergency use authorization or other form of regulatory approval, granted
by (a) (i) the United States Food and Drug Administration, or (ii) the
European Commission; and (b) the National Health Surveillance Agency
(“ANVISA”), that allows the Product to be placed on the market in Brazil.
1.11“Confidential
Information” means all confidential or proprietary information, other
than Exempt Information, in any form, directly or indirectly disclosed
to Recipient or its Representatives by or on behalf of the Disclosing
Party pursuant to this Agreement, regardless of the manner in which
such information is disclosed, delivered, furnished, learned, or observed,
either marked “Confidential” or, if oral, declared to be confidential
when disclosed and confirmed in writing within thirty (30) days of
disclosure. Confidential Information includes, without limitation,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Failure to mark Confidential
Information disclosed in writing hereunder as “Confidential” shall not
cause the information to be considered non-confidential, with the
burden on the Disclosing Party to prove such information clearly should
have been known by a reasonable person with expertise
on the subject
matter, based on the nature of the information and the circumstances of
its disclosure, to be Confidential Information, provided that the
Disclosing Party has otherwise made good faith efforts to clearly mark Confidential Information as such.
1.12“Contracted Doses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
1.13“Covax
Facility” means the global procurement mechanism for the procurement
and delivery of doses of approved vaccine for COVID-19.
1.14“Current
Good Manufacturing Practices” or “cGMP” means applicable Good
Manufacturing Practices as specified in the Brazilian regulatory
legislation, including but not
limited to RDC 301/2019, and any
successor legislation from time to time, prevailing at the time of the
manufacture of the Product.
1.15“Delivery Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
1.16“Delivery Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).
1.17“Delivery Specifications” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).
1.18“Disclosing
Party” means the Party or any of its Affiliates that discloses, or
causes to be disclosed, Confidential Information to the other Party or
any of its Affiliates.
1.19“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
1.20“Exempt
Information” means information that: (a) the Recipient or any of its
Representatives lawfully possessed, as demonstrated by competent proof,
before the Disclosing Party disclosed such information under this
Agreement; (b) was already generally available and in the public domain
at the time of disclosure, or becomes public (other than as a result of breach
of this Agreement by the Recipient or its Representatives); (c) the
Recipient or any of its Representatives lawfully obtains from a Person
not in breach of any confidentiality obligation (or other prohibition
from disclosing the information) to the Disclosing Party with respect
to such information (and Recipient has made reasonable enquiry with
respect thereto); or (d) the Recipient evidences to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Disclosing Party is independently developed by or on
behalf of the Recipient or its Representatives without the use of,
reference to, aid from, or reliance on, the Confidential Information. In
clarification of the foregoing, a general disclosure in the public
domain will not cause more specific (but related) information to be
deemed Exempt Information under one of the above exceptions; similarly, a
combination of several pieces of information, which individually would
be deemed Exempt Information, will not be deemed Exempt Information
unless the combination itself is in the public domain, independently
developed by the Recipient or its Representatives or otherwise lawfully in the possession of the Recipient or any of its Representatives.
1.21“Facilities”
means Pfizer’s manufacturing sites in Kalamazoo (Michigan) and Puurs,
Belgium and BioNTech’s two manufacturing sites, in Mainz and Idar
Oberstein in Germany or
such other manufacturing site used in connection with the manufacture of the Product supplied by Pfizer hereunder.
1.22“Force Majeure Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8.
1.23“Forms” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.12.
1.24“Government”
means all levels and subdivisions of government (i.e., local, regional,
national, provincial, federal, administrative, legislative, or
executive) of Brazil.
1.25“ICC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.
1.26“Importer of Record” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
1.27 “Indemnified Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
1.28“Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
1.29“Intellectual
Property” means (a) any processes, trade secrets, inventions,
industrial models, designs, methodologies, drawings, discoveries,
result, materials, formulae, procedures,
techniques, clinical data or
technical or other information or data, manufacturing, engineering and
technical drawings, including proprietary rights in any of the
foregoing, and (b)
registered trademarks, trademark applications,
unregistered marks, trade dress, copyrights, know-how, patents, patent
applications, and any and all provisionals, divisions, continuations,
continuations
in part, extensions, substitutions, renewals, registrations,
revalidations, reissues or additions, including certificates of
supplementary protection, of or to any of the
aforesaid patents and
patent applications, and all foreign counterparts of any, or to any, of
the aforesaid patents and patent applications.
1.30 “Labelling and Packaging Specifications” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(e).
1.31
“Latent Defect” means a defect causing the Product to not conform to
the applicable Specifications that Purchaser can show was present at the
time of Pfizer’s delivery of the Product to Purchaser and which
could not have been detected by Purchaser, its designee, or their
Personnel at delivery through diligent inspection.
1.32 “Law/s”
means, collectively, all applicable national and local laws, common
laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees
or other pronouncements of any government, administrative or judicial authority having the effect of law.
1.33. “Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
1.34
“Marketing Authorization” means the marketing authorization, or such
other permission having similar effect, in respect of the Product
granted by ANVISA, as amended or
varied by ANVISA from time to time, that allows the Product to be placed on the market in Brazil according to Law.
1.35 “Non-Complying Product” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
1.36 “Party” or “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
1.37
“Person” means any natural person, entity, corporation, general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint
venture or similar entity or organization, joint stock company, proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, association or Government.
1.38
“Personnel” means all Affiliates, subcontractors, or other third
parties, and employees and agents of each of them, used by either Party
in the performance of services or obligations or in connection with this Agreement.
1.39 “Pfizer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
1.40 “Pfizer US” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
.
1.41 “Place of Destination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
1.42 “Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
1.43
“Privileges and Immunities” means any privileges, immunities, or
legislation in Brazil, including no-fault vaccine compensation programs,
pandemic insurance programs,
immunities from suit or liability, or
any protections, defenses, or limitations-of-liability (whether
statutory, regulatory, common law or otherwise), existing or future,
that may separately
protect Indemnitees from Losses.
1.44 “Product” means the medicinal product being BNT162b2, a nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine that encodes an optimised SARS-CoV-2 full length spike glycoprotein (S) in an unpreserved frozen multi-dose vial that must be diluted for which Authorisation has been granted or is being sought, including any subsequent variations approved by the relevant regulatory authority. For the avoidance of doubt, changes to the active substance or antigenic characteristics of BNT162b2 encoding a variant or new strain of SARSCoV-2 as well as any new formulation of BNT162b2 are explicitly excluded from the scope of the “Product” as defined herein as are any other significant product changes as Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their Affiliates may reasonably determine.
1.45 “Product Materials” means all packaging materials and components needed for delivery of the Product.
1.46
“Purchase Order” means a written or electronic order form submitted by
Purchaser to Pfizer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
authorizing the manufacture and
supply of the Product, in
substantially the form attached as Attachment G (as may be updated from
time to time by Pfizer upon notice to Purchaser).
1.47 “Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
1.48 “Recipient” means the Party who receives Confidential Information from the other Party.
1.49 “Records” means books, documents, and other data, of all matters relating to performance of obligations under this Agreement.
1.50
“Representatives” means, with respect to Recipient, its Affiliates and
its and their respective directors, officers, and employees, agents,
contractors, consultants, advisors and
representatives who (a) are
subject to an obligation of confidentiality protecting the Confidential
Information on terms no less restrictive than those contained in this
Agreement; and (b)
have a need to know the Confidential Information in connection with this Agreement.
1.51
“Specifications” means the material specifications for the manufacture,
processing, packaging, labeling, testing and testing procedures,
shipping, storage and supply of the Product
as will be set out in
Attachment A following the Effective Date (and in any event before
supply in accordance with the agreed Delivery Schedule), and as such
specifications may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by Pfizer and communicated to Purchaser.
1.52 “Suppliers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
1.53 “Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
1.54 “Term”, with respect to this Agreement, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
1.55 “Third Party Beneficiary” or “Third Party Beneficiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(a).
1.56 “USD” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
1.57
“Vaccine” shall include (a) all vaccines manufactured, in whole or in
part, or supplied, directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of Pfizer or
BioNTech or any of their Affiliates that are intended for the
prevention of the human disease COVID-19 or any other human disease, in
each case which is caused by any of the virus SARS-CoV-2, and/or any or
all related strains, mutations, modifications or derivatives of the
foregoing, that are (i) procured by Purchaser by any means whether
pursuant to the Agreement or by way of any other purchase or donation including
from any third party or otherwise, whether or not authorized pursuant
to Section 2.1, and whether procured prior to or following execution of
this Agreement, or (ii) administered in Brazil (“the Territory”) by
or on behalf of Pfizer (including to employees and agents), whether with
Contracted Doses or non-Contracted Doses, and whether administered
prior to or following execution of this Agreement; (b) any device,
technology, or product used in the administration of or to enhance the
use or effect of, such vaccine; (c) any component or constituent material of (a) or (b); or (d) any use or application of any product referred to in (a)-(b).
1.58
“VAT” means Value Added Taxes, including but not limited to Tax on
Distribution of Goods and Services, Social Contribution to the Social
Integration Program and Social Contribution to Finance the Social Security. Except
where the context expressly requires otherwise, (a) the use of any
gender herein shall be deemed to encompass references to either or both
genders, and the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the
plural (and vice versa); (b) the words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”; (c) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word “shall”; (d) any definition of or
reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed
as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from
time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set
forth herein); (e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed
to include the Person’s successors and assigns; (f) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof; (g) all references
herein to Sections or
Attachments shall be construed to refer to Sections or Attachments of
this Agreement, and references to this Agreement include all Attachments
hereto; (h) the word “notice” means notice in writing (whether or
not specifically stated) and shall include notices, consents, approvals
and other written communications contemplated under this Agreement;
(i) references to any specific Law, rule or regulation, or article,
section or other division thereof, shall be deemed to include the
then-current amendments thereto or any replacement or successor Law,
rule or regulation thereof; and (j) the term “or” shall be interpreted
in the inclusive sense commonly associated with the term “and/or”.
2. Supply Of Product.
2.1 Agreement to Supply.
(a)During
the Term, Pfizer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to supply or
have supplied the Product to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase
the Product, subject to and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b)Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that (i) Pfizer’s efforts to develop and
manufacture the Product are aspirational in nature and subject to
significant risks and uncertainties, and (ii)
the fact that any other
drug or vaccine to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19 infection is
successfully developed or granted authorization earlier than the
granting of Authorization for the
Product shall not change the
current situation of urgent needs for prevention of the spread of the
COVID-19 infection that poses serious threats to and harmful effects on
the lives and health of the general public.
(c)Not withstanding the
efforts and any estimated dates set forth in the Delivery Schedule, the
Parties recognize that the Product has completed Phase 2b/3 clinical
trials and that, despite the efforts of Pfizer in research, and
development and manufacturing, the Product may not be successful due to
technical, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, shipping, storage, or
other challenges or failures.
(d)Accordingly, Pfizer and its
Affiliates shall have no liability of any kind for any failure by Pfizer
or its Affiliates to develop or obtain Authorization of the Product in
accordance with the estimated dates described in this Agreement. Even
if the Product is successfully developed and obtains Authorization,
Pfizer shall have no liability for any failure to deliver doses in accordance
with any estimated delivery dates set forth herein (other than as
expressly set out in this Agreement), nor shall any such failure give
Purchaser any right to cancel orders for any quantities of Product.
(e)Pfizer
shall keep Purchaser apprised of the progress of the material
development of the Product and shall provide Purchaser with such
information regarding that development as Purchaser reasonably requests.
(f)Purchaser,
including any related Person or any agents of Purchaser, covenants to
exclusively obtain all of its supply of any Vaccine of Pfizer, BioNTech
or their respective Affiliates
intended for the prevention of the
human disease COVID-19 (including the Product) either (i) directly from
Pfizer or from Pfizer through the COVAX Facility, or (ii) from a Third
Party,
whether by donation, resale or otherwise, only if Purchaser
has obtained Pfizer’s prior written consent. Any breach of this Section
2.1(f) shall be deemed an uncurable material breach of
this
Agreement, and Pfizer may immediately terminate this Agreement pursuant
to Section 6.2. For clarity, nothing in this Section 2.1(f) shall
prevent Purchaser from purchasing
competing vaccine products of any Third Party.
2.2 Capacity.
Pfizer
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to build or obtain
manufacturing capacity to be capable of manufacturing and supplying the
Product to Purchaser in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement.
2.3 Purchase Orders.
(a)
Within five (5) days from the execution of the Agreement, Purchaser
shall submit to Pfizer a legally binding and irrevocable Purchase Order
for 100,001,070 (one hundred million
one thousand and seventy) doses (“Contracted Doses”) of the Product (“Initial Purchase Order”).
(b)
The Purchase Order shall be provided together with Purchaser’s order
number, Tax ID number, and invoice address. Pfizer shall accept the
Purchase Order conforming to the terms set forth in this Agreement in
writing, and the confirmed Purchase Order shall be binding upon the
Parties and subject to the terms and conditions set out in this
Agreement.
(c) The Purchaser may request additional doses during the
Term of the Agreement but only upon being advised that: (i) Pfizer has
availability of supply of such additional requested doses (the
“Additional Order”); and (ii) Pfizer agrees, in its sole discretion, to
allocate such Additional Order to Purchaser. In the event that Pfizer
provides Purchaser written confirmation of (i) and (ii) herein,
Pfizer shall provide notice to Purchaser (A) accepting such Additional
Order and requesting Purchaser to submit a legally binding and
irrevocable Purchase Order for such Additional Order in accordance
with the terms set forth in this Section 2.3(c), or (B) notifying
Purchaser of additional or revised terms Pfizer would require in
connection
with such Additional Order. In connection with execution of an
amendment to include Pfizer’s additional or revised terms for such
Additional Order, the Purchaser would submit a legally binding and
irrevocable Purchase Order for such Additional Order. For clarity,
except for any additional or revised terms set forth by Pfizer for the
Additional Order (as executed in an amendment to this Agreement at
the time of such Additional Order), each Additional Order will also be
subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
(and any subsequent amendments thereto), as applicable. Any accepted
Additional Order must be placed during the Term of the Agreement. Upon
Pfizer’s acceptance of a Purchase Order for an Additional Order
(whether or not through amendment to this Agreement), the doses subject
to the accepted Additional Order shall be Contracted Doses. After submission
to, and acceptance by, Pfizer of an Additional Order, Purchaser shall
pay Pfizer the additional advance payment (calculated as 20% of the
price per dose multiplied by the doses subject to the Additional
Order) within ten (10) days of the Purchase Order of such Additional
Order (“Additional Advance Payment”). Purchaser shall pay such
Additional Advance Payment, and Pfizer shall provide an updated
Attachment B to reflect such Additional Order. Full payment of the
Additional Advance Payment as well as the remainder of the
Delivery
Price for the additional contracted doses (“Additional Delivery Price”)
in accordance with the terms set forth herein, including without
limitation Sections 3.2 and 3.3, are conditions to supply any doses
subject to the Additional Order. If any failure by Purchaser to pay
Pfizer for the Additional Advance Payment results in a delay in
delivery, the undelivered doses will be at the sole risk of
Purchaser, and Pfizer shall have no liability to Purchaser regarding
such delay or further inability to supply by Pfizer.
2.4 Delivery Schedule.
(a) Pfizer shall deliver the Product DAP – at VTC-Log in Guarulhos/SP Incoterms 2020.
(b)
The Parties agree that the delivery of shipments of Products shall
occur in one place, at VTC-Log’s address, being Jamil Zarif street, n.
684, Jardim Santa Vicência, Units 11 to 19,
Zip Code 07143-000, city
of Guarulhos in the State of São Paulo, Brazil (“Place of Destination”);
provided that: (i) the location meets the requirements set forth in
Attachment D, (ii) the delivery location is serviced by a contracted
transportation carrier of Pfizer, and (iii) the location is an
authorized location to receive the Product, evidence of which shall be
presented to Pfizer on Purchaser’s official letterhead, or other
official format acceptable to Pfizer, and Purchaser shall provide any
additional information, as requested by Pfizer in advance of delivery,
to verify such authorization. Nevertheless, in any case Pfizer shall
have the ability, acting reasonably, to restrict the number of locations
where shipments of Product shall be
delivered. However, the Parties
agree that (a) title to the Product and risk of loss or damage shall
pass to Purchaser as defined under Section 2.8 of this Agreement, and
(b) Purchaser shall have full liability and responsibility for any
further transportation and distribution following delivery to any Place
of Destination that is not a point of use of the Product, including but not limited to ensuring compliance with Attachment D.
(c)
Each Shipment of Product shall have a minimum volume of 195 vials/1170
doses of Product, or such other minimum order quantity provided in
writing to Purchaser during the Term.
(d) Pfizer may deliver the
Product by separate installments and shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to meet the delivery schedule set out in Attachment B (the
“Delivery Schedule”), provided that no Product shall be shipped until
Authorization is received and Purchaser is compliant with, to Pfizer’s
satisfaction, the conditions set forth in Section 9.5. All deliveries
shall be accompanied by the documentation specified in Attachment C
(which may be updated from time to time by Pfizer upon notice to
Purchaser), and shall be in
accordance with, and subject to, the
delivery specifications to be set forth in Attachment D (which shall be
populated following the Effective Date, but in any event before supply
in line with the agreed Delivery Schedule, and as may be updated from
time to time by Pfizer upon notice to Purchaser) (“Delivery
Specifications”).
(e) The Product shall be labelled and packaged in
accordance with the packaging specifications to be set forth in
Attachment E (which shall be populated following the Effective Date, but
in any event before supply in line with the agreed Delivery Schedule,
and as may be updated from time to time by Pfizer upon notice to
Purchaser) (“Labelling and Packaging Specifications”).
(f) If an
Authorization is granted after March 31, 2021 but before September 30,
2021, then the Delivery Schedule will be revised to add the period of
time between March 31, 2021 and the date of the Authorization (“Adjusted Delivery Schedule”).
(g)
If Pfizer is unable to deliver any Contracted Doses for technical or
other reasons from the Facilities intended to produce the Contracted
Doses under this Agreement, Pfizer agrees to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain supply of the Product from another location, subject to availability of supply.
(h)
If Authorization is received by September 30, 2021, but by April 30,
2022 Pfizer is unable to manufacture or deliver any Contracted Doses for
technical or other reasons from any Facilities, Pfizer will have no obligation to deliver against the, Adjusted Delivery Schedule or a Purchase Order.
2.5 Product Shortages.
(a)
If Authorization is received but there is insufficient supply to
deliver the full number of Contracted Doses on the Delivery Schedule
(including the Adjusted Delivery Schedule), including to the extent
any shortage is due to a requirement of Pfizer to divert available
supply of the Product to another market, Pfizer shall work
collaboratively to provide notice (and manage any communications
associated with any Product shortages). Following receipt of such
notification, Purchaser shall execute any instructions set out in the
notice in a timely fashion (and in no event longer than 24 hours).
Subject to the foregoing, including any requirement by Pfizer to divert
Product to another market, Pfizer shall decide on necessary
adjustments
to the number of Contracted Doses and Delivery Schedule due to the
Purchaser to reflect such shortages based on principles to be determined
by Pfizer under the then existing circumstances (“Allocation”) which shall be set out in such notice. Purchaser shall be deemed to agree to any revision.
(b)
Purchaser hereby waives all rights and remedies that it may have at
Law, in equity or otherwise, arising from or relating to: (i) any
failure by Pfizer to develop or obtain
Authorization of the Product
in accordance with the estimated dates described in this Agreement; or
(ii) any failure by Pfizer to deliver the Contracted Doses in accordance
with the
Delivery Schedule. In the event of an inconsistency between
the provisions of this Section 2.5 (Product Shortages) and those of
other sections of this Agreement, the provisions of this
Section 2.5
(Product Shortages) shall control and supersede over those of other
sections of this Agreement to the extent of such inconsistency.
2.6 Delivery Delays.
Under no circumstances will Pfizer be subject to or liable for any late delivery penalties.
2.7 Product Handling
(a)
Pfizer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assure the Product
is manufactured in accordance with material Specifications and cGMP.
(b)
Upon delivery of Product to Purchaser at the Place of Destination and,
to the extent applicable, for any onward distribution and/or
transportation to a Place of Destination that is not a
point of use
of the Product, Purchaser shall store and handle the Product in the
manner set forth in the Specifications, instructions on Attachment D and
the instructions provided by
Pfizer to ensure stability and integrity of the Product.
(c)
For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser shall bear all expenses for use
of the Product upon transfer from Pfizer at the Place of Destination,
including, but not limited to, those for
storage of the Product and distribution and administration of the Product (if applicable) in Brazil.
(d)
Purchaser shall be solely responsible and liable for the proper
storage, handling, distribution, transportation, administration, use and
disposal of the Product in Brazil following
delivery of the Product
to Purchaser or its designee at the Place of Destination. Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser shall ensure
that: (a) recipients of the
Product shall follow the return and
disposal instructions in Attachment F (which may be updated from time to
time by Pfizer upon notice to Purchaser) when disposing of open and
unused
Product and its packaging components; and (b) such return and disposal
complies with Laws regarding pharmaceutical waste, medical waste, or
hazardous waste, as appropriate.
Attachment F provides the ability
for Pfizer to charge Purchaser for the cost of such packaging
components, without limiting any other remedies available to Pfizer, in
the event that
Purchaser fails to comply with the return requirement set forth in Attachment F.
(e)
Purchaser shall be responsible for and shall ensure that any equipment
used to deliver the Product, for example the shipper(s) and monitoring
device(s), are stored in an appropriate
clean and secure location to
protect and maintain the functionality of such equipment (in controlled
conditions, with no exposure to weather or pests, etc.). Within thirty
(30) days of
receipt of the Product at the Place of Destination,
subject to Section 4.4(b), Purchaser shall organize safe return of all
such equipment, including the shipper and monitoring device, in
accordance with Pfizer’s instructions.
(f)
Pfizer may provide Safety Data Sheets and other information to
Purchaser to assist Purchaser to develop processes and procedures,
including training, to handle the Product and
Product Materials in a
safe manner and in compliance with Laws, including occupational health
and safety Laws. Purchaser represents and warrants that Purchaser has
and shall ensure
that all recipients of the Product and Product
Materials have the requisite expertise to develop and implement
appropriate procedures and training programs to enable proper handling
of
the Product and Product Materials in a safe and lawful manner.
2.8 Title to Product, Risk of Loss
Title
to the Product and risk of loss or damage shall pass to Purchaser on
delivery pursuant to Section 2.4 (Delivery Schedule) to the location
specified for delivery and agreed in writing
pursuant to Section 2.4
and Purchaser shall be responsible for the unloading of such Product
from the transportation carrier. For the sake of clarity, Purchaser
shall be responsible for
unloading the Product from the
transportation carrier and Pfizer’s liability shall cease, and risk of
loss or damage shall transfer, upon carrier’s arrival at the point of
delivery and
immediately prior to the unloading of the Product.
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, following delivery
of the Product to Purchaser, Purchaser shall be fully
responsible
for and liable in relation to any Product wastage, and for ensuring
appropriate disposal in accordance with Sections 2.7(d) and 2.7(e). Purchaser
shall be the sole importer of the Product in front of the relevant
customs authorities in Brazil (“Importer of Record”) and shall be
responsible to obtain, where applicable, at its
own risk and expense,
any import license or other official authorization and carry out all
customs formalities for the import of the Product in Brazil. Purchaser
shall also be responsible to
pay, where applicable, all duties, taxes
and other charges, as well as the costs of carrying out customs
formalities payable upon import of the Products. Without prejudice to
Section 4.4, Purchaser acknowledges that Pfizer will not, in any
circumstances, accept any returns of Product (or any dose). In
particular, following receipt of the Product in accordance with this
Section 2.8, no Product returns may take place under any circumstances
(inclusive of future changes in stock, changes in Product allocation,
delivery,
demand or new product launch).
3. PRICE AND PAYMENT.
3.1 Purchase Price.
Purchaser
shall purchase the Product from Pfizer at the price per dose set out in
Attachment B, excluding VAT and any other current or future Taxes
eventually applicable to the purchase, importation or nationalization
of the Product in Brazil (the “Price”) and in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. The Price shall include all of Pfizer’s internal
costs associated with the manufacturing and delivery of the Product
in accordance with this Agreement. The Price shall be firm for the
Contracted Doses subject to the Initial Purchase Order. The price for any Additional Order will be subject to review.
3.2 Invoices and Payment.
(a)
In partial consideration of the Contracted Doses, Purchaser shall pay
an upfront payment of 200,002,140.00USD (calculated as 2USD/dose
multiplied by the Contracted Doses) with in ten (10) days of receipt
of an invoice from Pfizer issued on or after the Effective Date (the
“Advance Payment”); provided, however, that Pfizer shall have no
obligation to ship or deliver Product until receipt of the Advance
Payment and Delivery Price. All amounts due hereunder shall be paid in
US Dollars (USD) in the bank account indicated by Pfizer with no
reduction of set-off whatsoever. The Purchaser is solely responsible for
carrying out the foreign exchange agreement with a local bank aiming at
remitting funds for the payment of the Price.
(b) Pfizer shall
invoice Purchaser for the remainder of the Price for the Contracted
Doses (the “Delivery Price”) sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated
date of each shipment of the Product, which shall be equal to the
difference of the Price for the number of the Contracted Doses being
delivered in such delivery and an apportionment of the Advanced Payment based
on the number of Contracted Doses. Purchaser shall pay all undisputed
(in good faith) amounts due in USD to Pfizer for each batch of the
Product upon the earlier of (i) at least ten (10) days prior to the
estimated arrival of such batch at the port of entry in Brazil, and (ii)
thirty (30) days from the date of invoice.
(c) Invoices shall be
provided to DLOG (Health Logistics Department of the Executive
Secretariat of the Ministry of Health). Pfizer shall include the
following information on all invoices: the Purchase Order number and
billing address; and shall also include, where applicable, the type
description, part number (if any) and number of Contracted Doses
delivered; the delivery date; the actual date of shipment; the Price;
any applicable taxes or other charges provided for in the Purchase
Order; and the ship-to destination.
3.3 Method of Payment.
(a)
Purchaser shall pay all undisputed (in good faith) amounts due in US
Dollars (USD) for each batch of the Product upon the earlier of (i) at
least ten (10) days prior to the estimated arrival of such batch at
the port of entry in Brazil and (ii) thirty (30) days from the date of
invoice. Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to a bank and account designated by Pfizer. Any
payment which falls due on a date which is not a Business Day may be
made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any dispute by Purchaser of an
invoice shall be provided to Pfizer in writing (along with
substantiating documentation and a reasonably detailed description of
the dispute) within ten (10) days from the date of such
invoice.
Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted all invoices for which Pfizer
does not receive timely notification of disputes, and shall pay all
undisputed amounts due under such invoices within the period set
forth in this Section 3.3(a). The Parties shall seek to resolve all such
disputes expeditiously and in good faith.
(b) Any amount required to
be paid by a Party hereunder which is not paid on the date due shall
bear interest, to the extent permitted by Law, at five percent (5%)
above LIBOR (or any successor to such rate) effective for the date
such payment was due, as reported in the Wall Street Journal
(https://www.wsj.com/market-data/bonds). Such interest shall be computed
on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the
actual number of days payment is delinquent. In addition to all other
remedies available under this Agreement or at Law, if Purchaser fails
to pay any undisputed amounts when due under this Agreement, Pfizer may
(i) suspend the delivery of the Product or (ii) terminate this
Agreement.
(c) Purchaser shall not, and acknowledges that it will
have no right, under this Agreement, any Purchase Order, any other
agreement, document or Law, to withhold, offset, recoup or debit any
amounts owed (or to become due and owing) to Pfizer, whether under this
Agreement or otherwise, against any other amount owed (or to become due
and owing) to it by Pfizer or a Pfizer Affiliate.
3.4. Taxes.
It
is understood and agreed between the Parties that any payments made and
other consideration provided under this Agreement are exclusive of any
VAT or similar tax and all other taxes which are incurred as a result
of manufacturing and supplying the Product (including, without
limitation, custom duties, levies and charges and all local taxes)
(“Taxes”), which shall be added thereon as applicable. Where Taxes
are properly chargeable on a payment made or consideration provided
under this Agreement, the Party making the payment or providing the
consideration will pay the amount of Taxes in accordance with the Laws
and regulations of the country in which the Taxes are chargeable. In
the event any payments made pursuant to this Agreement become subject to
withholding Taxes under the laws or regulation of any jurisdiction, the
Party making such payment shall deduct and withhold the amount of
such Taxes for the account of the payee to the extent required by Law
and such amounts payable to the payee shall be reduced by the amount of
Taxes
deducted and withheld. Any such withholding Taxes required
under Law to be paid or withheld shall be an expense of, and borne
solely by, the payee.
4. Manufacturing Standards And Quality Assurance.
4.1 Manufacturing Standards.
Pfizer
shall manufacture and supply the Product in material accordance with
the Specifications and cGMP. Such Specifications may be revised through
written notification by Pfizer to
Purchaser to conform to the Authorization or changes to the manufacturing or distribution of the Product.
4.2 Legal and Regulatory Filings and Requests.
(a)
Pfizer shall (a) comply with all regulatory or government licenses and
permits, and (b) comply with all cGMP with respect to its manufacturing
and packaging processes, the Facilities or otherwise, to permit the
performance of its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Pfizer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain the Authorization.
(b)
Pfizer shall ensure that all Product is properly labelled and packaged
in accordance with the applicable Authorization, Specifications and
material cGMP standards.
(c) Prior to delivery, Pfizer shall comply
with all conditions (in the relevant timescales) set out in the
Authorization; provided, however, that Purchaser shall grant, or obtain
on Pfizer’s behalf, all exemptions, exceptions, and waivers of
country specific requirements for the Product granted or permitted by
the Government authority (including but not limited to serialization,
applicable laboratory or quality testing and/or marketing information
form submission and approval), which requirements, absent an exemption,
exception or waiver, would prevent Pfizer from supplying and
releasing the Product in Brazil upon receipt of the Authorization. In
order to maintain an efficient supply chain for the manufacture, release
and supply of the Product, Pfizer will be solely responsible for
determination of manufacturing and testing locations and will conduct
testing in accordance with the Authorization. Pfizer will not
agree
to requests for local testing or requests for lot release protocols or
requests for registration samples in this Agreement or in subsequent
amendments or extensions of this Agreement.
(d) In the event that a
third party is the applicant or holder of the Authorization, any
obligation on Pfizer under this Agreement shall be taken as a
requirement on Pfizer to use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
procure the compliance of such third party Authorization applicant or
holder with such obligations to the extent necessary to ensure the
relevant obligation is fully met.
4.3 Quality Tests and Checks.
Pfizer
shall perform all bulk holding stability, manufacturing trials,
validation (including, but not limited to, method, process and equipment
cleaning validation), raw material, inprocess,
bulk finished product
and stability (chemical or microbial) tests or checks required to
assure the quality of the Product and tests or checks required by the
Specifications and cGMP.
4.4 Rejection of Product; Disposal of Rejected Shipments.
(a)Purchaser
may reject any Product that does not materially conform to
Specifications or cGMP (“Non-Complying Product”) by providing written
notice of rejection to Pfizer and setting out detailed reasons for
such rejection: (i) immediately (and in no event more than twenty-four
(24) hours) upon delivery at the Place of Destination of such
Non-Complying Product to Purchaser; or (ii) immediately and in no
event more than twenty-four (24) hours upon its first knowledge of a
Latent Defect. In the event notice is not provided within twentyfour (24)
hours from delivery, the Product shall have been deemed accepted.
Pfizer shall respond to any rejection and notice of Non-Complying
Product from Purchaser in a timely manner. For clarity, Purchaser
shall not be entitled to reject any Product based on service complaints
unless a Product does not materially conform to Specifications or cGMP.
(b)Pfizer
shall conduct an analysis of the causes of any such quality-related
complaint and shall report to Purchaser on any corrective action taken.
If Pfizer’s inspection and testing reveals, to Pfizer’s reasonable
satisfaction, that such items of the Product are Non-Complying Product
and that any such non-conformity or defect has not been caused or
contributed to by any abuse, misuse, neglect, negligence, accident,
improper testing, improper storage, improper handling, abnormal physical
stress, abnormal environmental conditions or use contrary to any
instructions issued by Pfizer, Pfizer shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to replace such Non-Complying Product as soon as practicable at
no additional charge to
Purchaser. In such circumstances, Pfizer will
further arrange for reverse logistics for Product collection and manage
the destruction of the Non-Complying Product. Until collection, Purchaser
shall store and maintain the relevant Non-Complying Product in
appropriately secure locations and in accordance with the manufacturers’
specifications. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, this Section 4.4(b) contains Purchaser’s sole and exclusive
remedy for Non-Complying Product. The provisions of this Section 4.4
(Rejection of Product; Disposal of Rejected Shipments) shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
4.5 Maintenance and Retention of Records.
a) Each Party shall maintain detailed Records with respect to its activities under this Agreement as required by Laws.
b)
Purchaser will maintain a quality system for receipt, inspection,
storage, traceability to further delivery points, and recall activities.
If Purchaser does not have a quality system for the
activities defined, Pfizer may share details of a proposed quality system for Purchaser’s compliance.
4.6 Diversion Issues.
All
Product delivered to Purchaser shall be: (a) stored securely by
Purchaser; and (b) distributed by Purchaser only in Brazil in a secure
manner appropriate to the transportation route
and destination, in
each case (a) and (b) to guard against and deter theft, diversion,
tampering, substitution (with, for example, counterfeits) resale or
export out of Brazil, and to protect
and preserve the integrity and
efficacy of the Product. Purchaser shall promptly notify Pfizer by email
at qualidade@pfizer.com within forty-eight (48) hours (with follow up
in writing in line with the notice provisions of this Agreement) if
at any time Purchaser believes that any of the Product has been stolen,
diverted, tampered with, substituted, or otherwise subjected to
abuse, misuse, neglect, negligence, accident, improper testing, improper
storage, improper handling, abnormal physical stress, abnormal
environmental conditions or use contrary to any instructions issued
by Pfizer. The notice shall provide all information relating to the
Product diversion, including, but not limited to, detailed information
including the date, time, location, number, batch number(s),
expiration date, circumstances, and contact person(s) information.
Purchaser shall cooperate with Pfizer or its designee, upon Pfizer’s
request, to
cooperate in connection with such Product diversion.
Purchaser
shall not directly or indirectly resell, donate, distribute, export or
otherwise transport the Product outside the Territory without Pfizer’s
prior written consent.
4.7 Recalls.
Purchaser shall be responsible
for all costs of any recall or market withdrawal of the Product in
Brazil, including, without limitation, reasonable costs incurred by or
on behalf of Pfizer and its Affiliates or BioNTech and its
Affiliates, except to the extent that such recall or market withdrawal
results from willful misconduct (being a wrongful act, willingly and knowingly
committed without legal or factual justification, with the intent to
cause the harmful effects) on the part of, Pfizer or any of its
Affiliates or any of their respective Personnel,
in which event
Pfizer will be responsible solely for: (a) any reasonable and documented
out of pocket expenses directly incurred by Purchaser to third parties
in implementing such recall or market withdrawal; and (b) replacing, at Pfizer’s expense, the Product which has to be recalled.
5.REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES.
5.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties.
Pfizer and Purchaser each represents and warrants to each other the following:
(a)
Organization and Authority. It has full right, power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations
under this Agreement, including, in the case of Purchaser, that all
necessary authorizations and approvals have been obtained by Purchaser
to authorize its performance of all of its obligations contained herein,
that Purchaser has the authority to bind the State of Brazil and
that Purchaser has exercised that authority to bind the State of Brazil
as to each of the provisions and terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
(b)
No Conflicts or Violations. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by such Party and the performance of such Party’s obligations
hereunder (i) do not conflict with or violate any Laws existing as of
the Effective Date and applicable to such Party and (ii) do not
conflict with, violate, breach or constitute a default under, and are
not prohibited or materially restricted by, any contractual obligations of such Party existing as of the Effective Date; and
(c)
Valid Execution. Such Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver
this Agreement, and the Person executing this Agreement on behalf of
such Party is duly authorized to execute and bind such Party to the terms set forth herein.
5.2 Warranties of Pfizer.
Pfizer warrants to Purchaser that:
(a)At
the time of delivery, the Product (except for any non-compliance or
failure to meet the relevant standard or requirement that could not be
reasonably discovered given the state of medical, scientific or technical knowledge at the time when Pfizer delivered the Product):
(i)complies in a material manner with the relevant Specifications; and
(ii)has been manufactured in material accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices.
(b)Subject
to Pfizer’s disclaimer of non-infringement of Intellectual Property
rights of a third party (at Section 5.4(a) and (b) below), it has good
title to the Product delivered to Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement and shall pass such title to Purchaser free and clear of any
security interests, liens, or other encumbrances.
(c)The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Pfizer will not violate
any agreement or instrument to which Pfizer is a party.
5.3 Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption and Global Trade Controls.
(a)
The Parties represent and warrant that, beyond the mutual consideration
set forth in this Agreement, neither they nor their agents have
provided or requested, or will provide or request, any additional
incentive or benefit to or from the other Party or its agents to induce
either Party to enter this Agreement or perform any part of this
Agreement.
(b) Pfizer has not made, and will not make, in the
performance of this Agreement directly or indirectly any payment, offer,
promise, or authorization of payment of money or anything of value
to a Government official, political party, candidate for political
office, or any other Person, and has not sought and will not seek
improperly or corruptly to influence any Government official,
political party, candidate for political office, or any other Person, in
order to gain an improper business advantage.
(c) The Parties will
comply with applicable economic sanctions, import, and export control
Laws, regulations, and orders in the performance of this Agreement.
(d)
Activities performed under this Agreement will not involve Restricted
Parties (defined as the list of sanctioned parties maintained by the
United Nations; the Specially Designated Nationals List and the
Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, as administered by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control; the U.S.
Denied Persons List, the U.S. Entity List, and the U.S. Unverified
List, all administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce; the entities
subject to restrictive measures and the Consolidated List of Persons, Groups
and Entities Subject to E.U. Financial Sanctions, as implemented by the
E.U. Common Foreign & Security Policy; and similar lists of
restricted parties maintained by relevant governmental entities).
(e)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Pfizer shall not
be required to take or refrain from taking any action prohibited or
penalized under the Laws of the United
States or any applicable
non-United States jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the
antiboycott Laws administered by the U.S. Commerce and Treasury
Departments.
5.4 No Other Warranty.
Except to the extent set out
expressly in this Agreement, all conditions, warranties or other terms
which might have effect between the Parties or be implied or
incorporated into this
Agreement (whether by statute, common law or
otherwise) are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by Laws.
Without prejudice to the general nature of the previous sentence,
unless
this Agreement specifically states otherwise and to the maximum extent
permitted by Law, Pfizer expressly disclaims any representations or
warranties with respect to the
Product, including, but not limited
to, any representation, warranties or undertaking as to (a)
non-infringement of Intellectual Property rights of any third party; (b)
that there is no
requirement to obtain a license of third party
Intellectual Property rights to enable the use or receipt of the
Product; (c) merchantability; or (d) fitness for a particular purpose.
5.5 Purchaser Acknowledgement.
Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are being rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be studied after provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement. Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that there may be adverse effects of the Vaccine that are not currently known. Further, to the extent applicable, Purchaser acknowledges that the Product shall not be serialized.
6. Term; Termination.
6.1 Term of Agreement.
This
Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until
the later of (a) delivery of the Contracted Doses of the Product under
the initial accepted Purchase Order submitted within 5 days of the
execution of the Agreement, and (b) twenty-four (24) months from the
Effective Date, unless extended or terminated pursuant to this Section 6
(Term; Termination) or the mutual written agreement of the Parties (“Term”).
6.2 Termination for Cause.
Either
Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to
the other Party in the event of a material breach by the other Party of
any term of this Agreement, which breach remains uncured for thirty
(30) days following written notice to the other Party of such material
breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such material breach, by its
nature, cannot be cured, the terminating Party may terminate this
Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party. In the
event that this Agreement is terminated by Pfizer under this Section
6.2, Purchaser shall pay within thirty (30) days of the date of notice
of termination of this Agreement the full Price for all Contracted Doses
less amounts already paid to
Pfizer as of such date.
6.3 Mutual Termination Rights.
In
the event: (a) the Product does not obtain Authorization by September
30, 2021; (b) Pfizer has supplied to Purchaser no doses of Product by
April 30, 2022, subject to the extensions set forth in Section 2.4
(Delivery Schedule); or (c) Pfizer is unable to supply all of the
Contracted Doses by December 31, 2022, then either Party may terminate
this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party. In the event
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 6.3, Purchaser may
invoice Pfizer for a refund of one hundred percent (100%) of the Advance
Payment for the Contracted Doses not delivered (as determined ratably
for the doses not delivered) except for cases where the cause of the
termination is mainly or solely attributable to Purchaser. In such
case, the return of one hundred percent (100%) of the Advance Payment
shall be Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy for the failure to
deliver any
Contracted Doses.
6.4 Termination in Event of Insolvency.
In
the event that Pfizer: (a) becomes insolvent, or institutes or has
instituted against it a petition for bankruptcy or is adjudicated
bankrupt; or (b) executes a bill of sale, deed of trust, or
a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (c) is dissolved or
transfers a substantial portion of its assets to a third party
(excluding any of Pfizer’s Affiliates); or (d) has a
receiver
appointed for the benefit of its creditors, or has a receiver appointed
on account of insolvency; then Pfizer shall immediately notify Purchaser
of such event and Purchaser shall
be entitled to terminate this Agreement.
6.5 Effect of Termination.
(a)Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement for any reason:
(i)Purchaser
shall pay any sums owed to Pfizer pursuant to this Agreement within
thirty (30) days of the date of invoice for the same; and
(ii)each
Party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to mitigate both (1) the
damages that would otherwise be recoverable from the other pursuant to
this Agreement, and (2) any
costs, fees, expenses or losses that may
be incurred by a Party, or for which a Party may be responsible, under
this Agreement, by taking appropriate and reasonable actions to reduce
or
limit the amount of such damages, costs, fees, expenses or losses.
(b)The
termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not affect the
survival and continuing validity of Sections 1, 2.1(b)-2.1(d), 2.5(b),
2.6, 2.7(b)-(e), 2.8, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6,
4.7, 5.4, 5.5,
6.2 (last sentence), 6.5, 7, 8, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10, 11 and 12 or of
any other provision which is expressly or by implication intended to
continue in force after such
termination or expiration.
(c)Expiry
or termination of this Agreement for any reason shall be without
prejudice to either Party’s other rights and remedies or to any accrued
rights and liabilities as the date of such
expiry or termination;
provided that (i) Pfizer shall have no liability for any failure by
Pfizer to develop or obtain Authorization of the Product in accordance
with the estimated dates
described in this Agreement and (ii) even if
the Product is successfully developed and Pfizer obtains Authorization,
Pfizer shall have no liability for any failure to deliver Contracted
Doses in accordance with any estimated delivery dates set forth herein.
7. Intellectual Property.
Pfizer
US will be the sole owner of all Intellectual Property it generates
during the development, manufacture, and supply of the Product or
otherwise related to the Product. Neither
Party will gain any rights
of ownership to or use of any property or Intellectual Property owned by
the other (whether by virtue of this Agreement, by implication or
otherwise).
8. Indemnification.
8.1 Indemnification by Purchaser
Purchaser
hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Pfizer, BioNTech,
each of their Affiliates, contractors, sub-contractors, licensors,
licensees, sub-licensees, distributors,
contract manufacturers,
services providers, clinical trial researchers, third parties to whom
Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their respective Affiliates may directly or
indirectly owe an
indemnity based on the research, development,
manufacture, distribution, commercialization or use of the Vaccine, and
each of the officers, directors, employees and other agents and
representatives,
and the respective predecessors, successors and assigns of any of the
foregoing (“Indemnitees”), from and against any and all suits, claims,
actions, demands, losses,
damages, liabilities, settlements,
penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ and other counsels’ fees and other expenses of an
investigation
or litigation), whether sounding in contract, tort
(delict), intellectual property, or any other theory, and whether legal,
statutory, equitable or otherwise by any natural or legal person
(collectively,
“Losses”) caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the
Vaccine, including but not limited to any stage of design, development,
investigation, formulation,
testing, clinical testing, manufacture,
labeling, packaging, transport, storage, distribution, marketing,
promotion, sale, purchase, licensing, donation, dispensing, prescribing, administration,
provision, or use of the Vaccine, any information, instructions, advice
or guidance provided by Pfizer and relating to the use of the Vaccine,
or any processing or transfer of anyone’s personal information processed and transferred by the Purchaser to the Indemnitees.
8.2 Assumption of Defense by Purchaser
The
Indemnitee(s) shall notify Purchaser of Losses for which it is seeking
indemnification pursuant hereto (“Indemnified Claims”). Upon such
notification, the Indemnitee(s) shall
have the option to conduct and
control the defense or to require Purchaser to promptly assume conduct
and control of the defense of such Indemnified Claims with counsel
acceptable to
Indemnitee(s), whether or not the Indemnified Claim is
rightfully brought; provided, however, that Purchaser shall provide
advance notice in writing of any proposed compromise or
settlement of
any Indemnified Claim and in no event may Purchaser compromise or
settle any Indemnified Claim without Indemnitee(s)’s prior written
consent, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld. Indemnitee(s)
shall reasonably cooperate with Purchaser in the defense of any
Indemnified Claims conducted and controlled by Purchaser.
8.3 Participation Rights
Each
Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel and to
participate in Purchaser’s defense of any Indemnified Claim, at its own
cost and expense except as set forth below.
A failure by the
Indemnitee(s) to give timely notice or to offer to tender the defense of
the action or suit pursuant to this Section 8.3 (Participation Rights)
shall not limit the obligation of
Purchaser under this Section 8, except and only to the extent Purchaser is actually prejudiced thereby.
8.4 Assumption of Defense
Notwithstanding
the foregoing and without prejudice to Section 12.5 (Third Party
Rights), Pfizer, directly or through any of its Affiliates or through
BioNTech, may elect to assume
control of the defense of an
Indemnified Claim (a) within thirty (30) days of Indemnitee’s notice to
Purchaser of the Indemnified Claim or (b) at any time if, in Pfizer’s
sole discretion: (i)
Purchaser fails to timely assume the defense of
or reasonably defend such Indemnified Claim(s) in good faith to the
satisfaction of Pfizer (or Pfizer’s Affiliates and BioNTech); or (ii)
Pfizer
believes (or any of Pfizer’s Affiliates or BioNTech believe) in good
faith that a bona fide conflict exists between Indemnitee(s) and
Purchaser with respect to an Indemnified Claim
hereunder. Upon
written notice of such election, Pfizer shall have the right to assume
control of such defense (directly or through either one of its
Affiliates or BioNTech), and Purchaser
shall pay (as incurred and on
demand), all Losses, including, without limitation, the reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by Indemnitee(s), in
connection with the
Indemnified Claim. In all events, Purchaser shall
cooperate with Indemnitee(s) in the defense, settlement or compromise
of the Indemnified Claim.
8.5 Privileges and Immunities
Purchaser
acknowledges that its indemnification obligations under this Agreement
are (a) expressly in addition to, and not limited by, any Privileges and
Immunities, and (b) do not
waive or relinquish Indemnitees’ rights to any Privileges and Immunities.
8.6 Costs
Costs
and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of
counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connection with any
Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a
quarterly basis by
Purchaser, without prejudice to Purchaser’s right to refund in the event
that Purchaser is ultimately held in a final, non-appealable judgment
or award to be not obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee(s).
9. INSURANCE AND LIABILITY.
9.1 Insurance.
During
the Term, Pfizer or its Affiliates shall self-insure or procure and
maintain such types and amounts of general liability insurance to cover
liabilities related to its activities under this Agreement as is
normal and customary in the pharmaceutical industry generally for
companies that are similarly situated and providing similar
manufacturing and supply services. For absolute clarity, this shall
not include, nor constitute, product liability insurance to cover any
third party/patients claims and such general liability insurance shall
not impact Purchaser’s indemnification obligation as set out in this Agreement.
9.2 Limits on Liability
(a)Subject
to the exclusions set forth in Section 9.3, in no circumstances shall
(i) either Party be liable to the other Party or its Affiliates, whether
arising in tort (including, without
limitation, negligence),
contract or otherwise, for any indirect, special, consequential,
incidental or punitive damages, whether in contract, warranty, tort,
negligence, strict liability or
otherwise arising out of or relating
to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated therein or any breach
thereof (whether or not reasonably foreseeable and even if the first
Party had
been advised of the possibility of the other Party
incurring such loss or type of loss), and (ii) in the case of Pfizer and
its Affiliates, in no event shall Pfizer be liable to Purchaser for any
direct
damages except to the extent such direct damages were a result of a
material breach of a representation or warranty by Pfizer under this
Agreement that directly and solely caused
the damage. In no instance
shall Pfizer and its Affiliates be liable to Purchaser (whether arising
in warranty, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), contract,
strict liability or
otherwise) for any liabilities of Purchaser to
any third party, including, without limitation, through contribution,
indemnity, or for any claim for which Purchaser would have to
indemnify Pfizer if that claim were brought directly against Pfizer.
(b)The
aggregate liability of Pfizer and its Affiliates (whether arising in
warranty, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), contract,
strict liability or otherwise) arising out of,
under or in connection
with this Agreement shall not exceed a sum equivalent to one hundred
percent (100%) of the total Price actually received by Pfizer under this
Agreement for the
Contracted Doses.
9.3 Excluded Liability.
Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits the liability of either Party for:
(i) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
(ii) any breach of Section 10 (Confidential Information);
(iii) in the case of Purchaser, the indemnity given by it under Section 8 (Indemnification); or
(iv)
in the case of Purchaser, failure to pay the Price for the Product or
any other sums properly owing to Pfizer under this Agreement.
9.4 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity.
Purchaser,
on behalf of itself and the State of Brazil, expressly and irrevocably
waives any right of immunity which either it or its assets may have or
acquire in the future (whether
characterized as sovereign immunity or
any other type of immunity), including any assets controlled by any
agency, instrumentality, central bank, or monetary authority of Brazil,
in
respect of any arbitration pursuant to Section 12.2 (Arbitration)
or any other legal procedure initiated to confirm or enforce any
arbitral decision, order or award, or any settlement in
connection
with any arbitration pursuant to Section 12.2 (Arbitration), whether in
Brazil or any other foreign jurisdiction, including but not limited to
immunity against service of
process, immunity of jurisdiction, or
immunity against any judgment rendered by a court or tribunal, immunity
against order to enforce the judgment, and immunity against
precautionary
seizure of any of its assets. Purchaser, on behalf of itself and the
State of Brazil, further covenants and agrees not to assert any such
immunity in any proceeding in
connection with this Agreement.
Purchaser, on behalf of itself and the State of Brazil, expressly and
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of New York, or
any other court
of competent jurisdiction, for the purposes of
enforcing any arbitral decision, order or award, or any settlement in
connection with any arbitration pursuant to Section 12.2 and represents
and
warrants that the Person signing this Agreement on its behalf has
actual authority to submit to such jurisdiction. Purchaser also
expressly and irrevocably waives the application of
any Law in any
jurisdiction that may otherwise limit or cap its obligation to pay
damages arising from or in connection with any Indemnified Claims.
Purchaser represents and warrants
that the Person signing this
Agreement on its behalf has actual authority to waive such immunity and
bind Purchaser and the State of Brazil to the limitations of liability
and liability
waivers set forth herein.
9.5 Conditions Precedent to Supply.
Purchaser
represents that it has and will continue to have adequate statutory or
regulatory authority and adequate funding appropriation to undertake and
completely fulfil the
indemnification obligations and provide
adequate protection to Suppliers and all Indemnitees from liability for
claims and all Losses arising out of or in connection with the Vaccine
or
its use. Purchaser hereby covenants and acknowledges and agrees
that a condition precedent to supply of the Product hereunder requires
that Purchaser shall implement and maintain in
effect such statutory
or regulatory requirements or funding appropriation sufficient to meet
its obligations in this Agreement and thereafter shall maintain such
statutory and regulatory
requirement and funding appropriation, each
as applicable, for so long as necessary to meet all of Purchaser’s
obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
such
obligations that, pursuant to Section 6.5, survive expiration or
termination of this Agreement. For clarity, the sufficiency of such
statutory or regulatory requirements or funding
appropriation shall
be in Suppliers’ sole discretion. Purchaser acknowledges that Suppliers’
supply of Product hereunder is in reliance (without any duty of
investigation or confirmation
by or on behalf of Pfizer or its
Affiliates), inter alia, on Purchaser’s representations and covenants
under this Section 9.5, Purchaser implementing and maintaining in effect
the
requirements and funding appropriation policy described in this
Section 9.5 and the other representations and warranties made by
Purchaser under this Agreement.
10. Confidential Information
10.1 Non-Use and Non-Disclosure.
Each
Recipient shall, and shall cause its Representatives which have access
to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to, maintain in
strict confidence, and shall not disclose to any third party, all
Confidential Information observed by or disclosed to it by or on behalf
of the Disclosing Party pursuant to this Agreement. Each Recipient shall
not use or disclose such Confidential Information except as
permitted by this Agreement. Each Recipient shall safeguard the
confidential and proprietary nature of the Disclosing Party’s
Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care as it
holds its own confidential or proprietary information of like kind,
which shall be no less than a reasonable degree of care. The
Recipient
and its Representatives may use, copy, and make extracts of the
Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information only in connection with
fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement and, without limiting
the foregoing, shall not use the Confidential Information for the
benefit of the Recipient or any of its Representatives, or for the
benefit of any other Person. In the event that Recipient becomes
aware of any breach of the obligations contained in this Section 10
(Confidential Information) by it or its Representatives, Recipient shall promptly
notify the Disclosing Party in writing of such breach and all facts
known to Recipient regarding same. In addition, if Recipient is required
to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in
connection with any court order, statute or Government directive or
requirement under any Law, Recipient shall give the Disclosing Party
notice of such request, as soon as practicable, before such
Confidential Information is disclosed so that the Disclosing Party may
seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, or waive compliance
with the relevant provisions of this Agreement. If the Disclosing Party
seeks a protective order or other remedy, Recipient shall promptly
cooperate with and reasonably assist the Disclosing Party (at the
Disclosing Party’s cost) in such efforts. If the Disclosing Party fails
to obtain a protective order or waives compliance with the relevant
provisions of
this Agreement, Recipient shall disclose only that
portion of Confidential Information which its legal counsel determines
it is required to disclose. Neither this Agreement nor the performance
by either Party hereunder shall transfer to the Recipient any
proprietary right, title, interest or claim in or to any of the
Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information (including, but not
limited to, any Intellectual Property rights subsisting therein) or be
construed as granting a license in its Confidential Information.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in all cases, (a) Purchaser may not
disclose any of the financial or indemnification provisions contained in
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the price per dose of
Product or
refund ability of the Advance Payment or any information
that could reasonably ascertain the price per dose of Product, without
the prior written consent of Pfizer, and (b) Pfizer may disclose (i)
Confidential Information to its Affiliates and BioNTech without prior
written consent of Purchaser, and (ii) upon foreign government request,
financial information relating to this Agreement, including cost per dose.
10.2 Recipient Precautions.
In
order to comply with the obligations contained in this Section 10
(Confidential Information), Recipient shall take at least the following
precautions: (a) Recipient shall exercise all reasonable efforts to
prevent unauthorized employees and unauthorized third parties from
gaining access to Confidential Information (and in no event less than
reasonable care); (b) Recipient shall disclose Confidential
Information only to such of its Representatives who have a need to know
such Confidential Information to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement;
provided, however, before any disclosure of Confidential Information,
Recipient shall bind its Representatives receiving such Confidential
Information to a written agreement or obligation of confidentiality
at least as restrictive as this Agreement; and (c) prior to any
disclosure, Recipient shall instruct its Representatives of the
confidential nature of, and to maintain the confidentiality of, the
Confidential Information. Recipient shall be responsible for all actions
of its Representatives, including, without limitation, any breach of
the terms hereof, regardless of whether or not such Representatives remain employed or in contractual privity with the Recipient.
10.3 Return of Confidential Information.
Upon
the written request of the Disclosing Party, Recipient shall promptly
return or, at the Recipient’s option, delete or destroy all Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party (including, without limitation,
all copies in whatever medium provided to, or made by, such recipient);
provided, however, that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, (i)
Recipient shall be entitled to retain one archival copy of such
Confidential Information for purposes of determining its obligations
under this Agreement; and (ii) Recipient shall not be required to destroy
any computer files stored securely by the Recipients or its Affiliates
that are created during automatic system back up, or retained for legal
purposes by the Recipient and its
Affiliates, provided that such
retained Confidential Information shall remain subject to the terms of
this Agreement. Notwithstanding Recipient’s return or destruction of
Confidential Information, Recipient shall continue to be bound by its obligation of confidentiality and non-use under this Agreement.
10.4 Survival
The provisions of this Section 10 (Confidential Information) shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for a period of ten (10) years, except with respect to any information that constitutes a trade secret (as defined under Law), in which case the recipient of such information will continue to be bound by its obligations under this Section 10 (Confidential Information) for so long as such information continues to constitute a trade secret, but in no event for a period of less than the ten (10)-year period specified above.
11. Notices.
Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and deemed to have been sufficiently given, (a) when delivered in person, (b) on the next Business Day after mailing by overnight courier service, or, where overnight courier service is unavailable, by other expedited delivery provided by a recognized express courier, or (c) when delivered via e-mail, provided the original is delivered via one of the preceding methods on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after transmission of the e-mail, to the addresses specified below. Each notice shall specify the name and date of and parties to this Agreement.
If to Purchaser:
Ministry of Health
Department of Logistic in Health – DELOG/SE
Name: Roberto Ferreira Dias
Position: Director
Address: Esplanada dos Ministérios, bloco G – Anexo A – 4º Floor – Gabinete 70
Zip Code: 70.058-9000
Email: dlog@saude.gov.br
If to Pfizer:
Wyeth Indústria Farmacêutica Ltda.
Alexandre Dumas Street, 1860, Zip Code 04717-904, São Paulo City/São Paulo State/ Brazil
Attn: President of Wyeth Brazil
Email: marta.diez@pfizer.com
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wyeth Indústria Farmacêutica Ltda.
Alexandre Dumas Street, 1860, Zip Code 04717-904, São Paulo City/São Paulo State/ Brazil
Attn: Legal Director
Email: shirley.meschke@pfizer.com
And
Pfizer Inc.
235 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
Attention: General Counsel
LegalNotice@Pfizer.com
Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the addresses and names given above.
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1 Negotiations of Dispute.
Prior
to commencing any arbitration with respect to any controversy, claim,
counterclaim, dispute, difference or misunderstanding arising out of or
relating to the interpretation or application of any term or
provisions of this Agreement, a Party shall provide written notice to
the other Party of the existence of such dispute. The Parties shall for a
period of thirty (30) days following such notice enter into good
faith discussions and negotiations in an attempt to resolve such
dispute. If, by the end of such thirty (30) day period, unless such
period is extended by mutual written agreement of the Parties, the
Parties have been unable to resolve such dispute, either Party may
initiate arbitration in accordance with the procedures set
forth in
Section 12.2 (Arbitration). The procedures specified in this Section
12.1 (Negotiations of Dispute) are a precondition to the initiation of
arbitration by a Party, in connection with disputes between the
Parties arising from or related to this Agreement or a Purchase Order;
provided, however, that a Party may seek a preliminary injunction or
other preliminary judicial relief, without attempting to resolve such
dispute as provided in this Section 12.1 (Negotiations of Dispute), if
in its judgment such action is necessary to avoid irreparable harm.
The
Parties expressly and irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the
courts of New York, New York, U.S.A, for any such injunctive relief.
Further, the requirement to attempt to resolve a dispute in
accordance with this Section 12.1 (Negotiations of Dispute) does not
affect a Party’s right to terminate this Agreement as provided in
Section 6 hereof, and neither Party shall be required to follow these
procedures prior to terminating the Agreement. The failure of either
Party to participate in good faith discussions and negotiations in an
attempt to resolve such dispute shall not delay the date by which the
other Party may initiate arbitration under this Section 12.1
(Negotiations of Dispute).
12.2 Arbitration.
Any dispute,
controversy, or claim arising out of, relating to, or in connection with
this Agreement, including with respect to the formation, applicability,
breach, termination, validity or
enforceability thereof, or relating
to arbitrability or the scope and application of this Section 12.2
(Arbitration), shall be finally resolved by arbitration. The arbitration
will be at law and
shall be conducted by three arbitrators, in
accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the International Court of
Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”). The claimant
shall nominate an arbitrator in its request for arbitration. The
respondent shall nominate an arbitrator within thirty (30) days of the
receipt of the request for arbitration. The two (2) arbitrators
nominated by the Parties shall nominate a third arbitrator, in
consultation with the Parties, within thirty (30) days after the
confirmation of the later-nominated arbitrator. The third arbitrator
shall act as chair of the tribunal. If any of the three (3) arbitrators
are not nominated within the time prescribed above, then the ICC shall
appoint the
arbitrator(s). The seat of the arbitration shall be New
York, New York, USA and it shall be conducted in the English language.
The Parties undertake to maintain confidentiality as to all
aspects
of the arbitration, including its existence, content and result, and as
to all submissions, correspondence and evidence relating to the
arbitration proceedings. The foregoing sentence shall survive the
termination of the arbitral proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Party may disclose information relating to the arbitration proceedings
to the extent that disclosure is required to protect or pursue a
legal right related to the arbitration; enforce or challenge an award in
bona fide legal proceedings; respond to a bona fide compulsory order
or request for information of a governmental or regulatory body; make a
disclosure required by securities Laws, rules of a securities exchange,
or other similar Laws, regulations,
or rules; or seek legal,
accounting, or other professional services. The costs of the
arbitration, including, without limitation, the Parties’ reasonable
legal fees, shall be borne by the unsuccessful Party or Parties.
However, the arbitral tribunal may apportion such costs between the
Parties if it determines that apportionment is reasonable, taking into
account the circumstances of the case. The arbitration award shall be
final and binding on the Parties, and the Parties undertake to carry
out any award without delay. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction of the award or having jurisdiction over the relevant Party or its assets.
12.3 Publicity.
A
Party shall not use the name, trade name, service marks, trademarks,
trade dress or logos of the other Party in publicity releases,
advertising or any other publication, without the other
Party’s prior
written consent in each instance. Purchaser shall not make, or permit
any person to make, any public announcement concerning the existence,
subject matter or terms of
this Agreement, the wider transactions
contemplated by it, or the relationship between the Parties (except as
required by Law, and subject to the protections set forth in Section
10.1), without the prior written consent of Pfizer (such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Any press release regarding
this Agreement is subject to Pfizer’s review and prior written approval.
12.4 Governing Law
All
disputes shall be governed by the Laws of the State of New York, USA,
without regard to conflict of Law principles other than Section 5-1401
of the New York General Obligations Law, except that any dispute
regarding the arbitrability or the scope and application of this Section
shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act of the United States.
12.5 Third Party Rights.
(a)
Purchaser agrees the applicable rights granted or provided to Pfizer
under this Agreement are also granted or provided to Pfizer’s Affiliates
or to BioNTech to the extent that those
rights relate to such
Affiliates or BioNTech, including but not limited to the indemnification
in Section 8.1 (each a “Third Party Beneficiary” and together the
“Third Party
Beneficiaries”). Each Third Party Beneficiary shall be
entitled to enforce the terms of this Agreement; provided that, to the
extent permissible by Law and where reasonably
practicable, any
claims, demands or actions from any Third Party Beneficiary shall be
brought by Pfizer itself on behalf of the relevant Third Party
Beneficiary.
(b) Any Losses suffered by a Third Party Beneficiary
will not be treated as being indirect solely because it has been
suffered by a Third Party Beneficiary and not by Pfizer directly.
12.6 Relationship of the Parties.
The
relationship hereby established between Purchaser and Pfizer is solely
that of independent contractors. Neither Party has authority to act or
make any agreements or representations
on behalf of the other Party.
This Agreement is not intended to create, and shall not be construed as
creating, between Pfizer and Purchaser, the relationship of principal
and agent,
employer and employee, joint venturers, co-partners, or any other such relationship, the existence of which is expressly denied.
12.7 Assignment; Binding Effect.
Neither
Purchaser nor Pfizer shall assign any of its rights or delegate or
subcontract any of its duties and obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other
Party, which may be
withheld at such Party’s discretion, provided that Pfizer, without
Purchaser’s consent, may assign, delegate or subcontract any of its
duties and obligations under
this Agreement to an Affiliate of
Pfizer, BioNTech or an Affiliate of BioNTech. Any such attempted
assignment of rights or delegation or subcontracting of duties without
the required
prior written consent of the other Party shall be void
and ineffective. Any such assignment, delegation or subcontracting
consented to by a Party in writing shall not relieve the other Party
of its responsibilities and liabilities hereunder and such assigning
Party shall remain liable to other Party for the conduct and performance
of each permitted assignee, delegate and subcontractor hereunder.
This Agreement shall apply to, inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Except for the Third Party Beneficiaries set forth under
Section 12.5(a), the Parties agree that this Agreement is not intended
by either Party to give any benefits, rights, privileges, actions or
remedies
to any Person or entity, partnership, firm or corporation as a third
party beneficiary or otherwise under any theory of Law.
12.8 Force Majeure.
Neither
Party shall be liable for any failure to perform or any delays in
performance, and neither Party shall be deemed to be in breach or
default of its obligations set forth in this Agreement, if, to the
extent and for so long as, such failure or delay is due to any causes
that are beyond its reasonable control and not to its acts or omissions,
including, without limitation, such causes as acts of God, natural
disasters, flood, severe storm, earthquake, civil disturbance, lockout,
riot, order of any court or administrative body, embargo, acts of Government
(other than Purchaser), war (whether or not declared), acts of
terrorism, the impact on a Party of an outbreak of any disease or an
epidemic or pandemic or other similar causes (“Force Majeure Event”).
Failure or inability to pay shall not be a basis for a Force Majeure
Event under this Agreement. In the event of a Force Majeure Event, the
Party prevented from or delayed in performing shall promptly give
notice to the other Party and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts
to avoid or minimize the delay.
12.9 Severability.
If and solely
to the extent that any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction holds
any provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable in a final
non-appealable order, such unenforceable provision shall be stricken
and the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. In
such event, the Parties shall in good faith attempt to replace any unenforceable
provision of this Agreement with a provision that is enforceable and
that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the
original provision.
12.10 Non-Waiver; Remedies. A waiver by any
Party of any term or condition of this Agreement in any instance shall
not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such term or condition for
the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof. All remedies
specified in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to any
other remedies provided at Law or in equity.
12.11 Further Documents.
Each
Party hereto agrees to execute such further documents and take such
further steps as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effectuate
the purposes of this Agreement.
12.12 Forms.
The Parties recognize
that, during the Term, a Purchase Order acknowledgment form or similar
routine document (collectively, “Forms”) may be used to implement or
administer provisions of this Agreement. The Parties agree that the
terms of this Agreement shall prevail in the event of any conflict
between terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Forms, and any additional or different terms contained in such Forms shall not apply to this Agreement.
12.13 Headings.
Headings
of Sections or other parts of this Agreement are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Agreement or change the meaning of
this Agreement.
12.14 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when signed by
each of the Parties hereto and delivered to the other Party in
accordance with the means set forth in Section 11 (Notices) or by
reliable electronic means (with receipt electronically confirmed).
12.15 Electronic Delivery and Storage.
Delivery
of a signed Agreement by reliable electronic means, including facsimile
or email (with receipt electronically confirmed), shall be an effective
method of delivery of the
executed Agreement. This Agreement may be
stored by electronic means and either an original or an electronically
stored copy of this Agreement can be used for all purposes, including in any proceeding to enforce the rights or obligations of the Parties to this Agreement.
12.16 Entire Agreement; Amendments
This
Agreement, together with any attachments and amendments (and as such
attachments may be amended, amended and restated or replaced from time
to time), which are hereby
incorporated by reference, constitute the
entire agreement of the Parties with respect to its subject matter and
merges and supersedes all prior discussions and writings with respect to
thereto.
Except as otherwise set out herein; no modification or alteration of
this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties unless contained in a
writing signed by a duly authorized
agent for each respective Party and specifically referring hereto or thereto.
12.17 Rule of Construction.
The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of
this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall
be construed as if
drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof
shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the
authorship of any of the provisions of
this Agreement.
12.18 English Language.
This
Agreement shall be written and executed in, and all other
communications under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in,
the English language. Any translation into any
other language shall
not be an official version thereof, and in the event of any conflict in
interpretation between the English version and such translation, the
English version shall
control.
12.19 Legal Costs.
Each Party will bear its own legal costs in preparing and concluding this Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
PFIZER EXPORT B.V.
By: PFIZER EXPORT B.V.
Name: LIESBETH LEONIE MARJOLEINE VAN GORKOM
Title: Director of PFIZER EXPORT B.V.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF BRAZIL
By: Health Logistics Department of the Ministry of Health
name: ROBERTO FERREIRA DIAS
Title: Director of Health Logistics Department of the Ministry of Health
Attachment A - Specifications
To be inserted following the Effective Date (and in any event before supply in line with the agreed Delivery Schedule)
Attachment B - Delivery Schedule and Price for the Initial Purchase Order
CONFIDENTIAL
Anexo B – Cronograma de Entregas e Preço para o Pedido de Compra Inicial
CONFIDENCIAL
Quarter / Trimestre
Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Total
T2 2021 T3 2021
Doses / Doses 13.518.180 86.482.890 100.001.070
Price per dose /
Preço por dose
USD 10,00
USD 10,00
USD 1.000.010.700,00
Note:
The Price for an Additional Order is subject to review. / Observação: O
Preço de um Pedido Adicional está sujeito a análise.
Attachment C- Delivery Documentation
Documentation and Delivery Notes
Thermal Shipper Documentation
It is currently envisaged that the following will be provided with each shipment of the Products:
1. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheets/Leaflets – Five (5) fact sheets folded 3x2” in a plastic bag
2. Pfizer Brochure – One (1) per thermal shipper container containing product storage and handling information including:
Dry Ice Handling Insert
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for Dry Ice
Return instructions for GPS loggers and thermal shipping system
A stand-alone SDS for Dry Ice
Blank
label – purpose of the blank label: for carriers to mark out the dry
ice label to indicate that the thermal shipper containers are empty (not
containing dry ice)
3. Return Shipping Label – One (1)
4. Outbound Shipping Label – One (1), standard label on thermal shipper
5. Contents Label – One (1) label on inside flap, picking label details how many carton trays are in thermal shipper
5. Contents Label – One (1) label on inside flap, picking label details how many carton trays are in thermal shipper
Proof of Delivery Documentation
Currently, Pfizer intends to use the carrier delivery signal as proof of delivery.
Proof of delivery document that can be accessed online based on track and trace number. See UPS example* below:
*The above proof of delivery image is an example only.
Attachment D – Delivery Specification
Product Delivery, Storage & Handling Specifications
Shipments
will arrive in a long-distance thermal shipping container as provided
by Pfizer in accordance with the Labelling and Packaging Specifications
set forth in Attachment E
(“Thermal Shipper”). At this time, the
minimum package in any shipment shall be one (1) tray with 195 vials or
1170 doses of Product.
Purchaser ensures that at the expected time of
arrival at the Place of Destination a dedicated person will be
available to receive the Product, sign acceptance for delivery, and,
immediately,
no later than twenty-four (24) hours of delivery, switch off the
temperature logger located in the Thermal Shipper, and:
1. transfer the Product to:
1. a -75 oC (+/- 15 oC) ultra-low temperature (“ULT”) freezer; or
2. a 2-8 oC refrigerator; or
2.
maintain the Product with sufficient supply of dry ice in accordance
with the protocols for re-icing set forth below with such initial
re-icing to occur no later than twenty-four (24)
hours from signature of acceptance of delivery.
Purchaser acknowledges the following stability timelines as of the Effective Date:
The Product has a shelf-life of up to six (6) months when stored at a constant -75 oC (+/- 15 oC)
The
Thermal Shipper can be used as temporary storage for up to thirty (30)
days, as long as dry ice is replenished upon receipt and at least every
five (5) days per Pfizer’s
guidelines.
The Product has an effective life of up to five (5) days when stored at refrigerator temperatures 2-8°C
Once
the Product is defrosted and reconstituted it can be retained for up to
six (6) hours at standard ambient room temperatures (2-30°C)
Any
further shipment or distribution of the Product by Purchaser from the
Place(s) of Destination shall be through a certified shipping service,
or use of its own logistics system, that will
ensure next day
delivery from the Place(s) of Destination to point of use of the
Product; and Purchaser shall be liable for ensuring continual compliance
with the cold chain requirements
for any further distribution
following delivery to a Place of Destination that is not a point of use
of the Product. In all cases, Purchaser shall ensure that all Product is
transported in (a)
the Thermal Shipper with re-icing performed in
accordance with the Protocols for re-icing set forth below; or (b) an
alternate shipper purchased by Purchaser, in each case in a manner to
maintain
the temperature requirements set forth below. All costs associated with
receiving, handling, storing and further delivery of the Product shall
be the responsibility of Purchaser,
and Purchaser shall ensure that
all locations where any Product is delivered by, or on behalf of
Purchaser, shall comply with the requirements set forth in this
Attachment D and shall
meet the standards set forth herein.
Protocols for Unpacking Product and Re-icing: See Exhibits 1 and 2 of Attachment D
Requirements of Delivery Location:
1. Conditional Approval, Pre-approval, Post-approval vaccination points with -75 oC (+/- 15 oC) ULT freezer
2. Conditional Approval, Pre-approval, Post-approval vaccination points with sufficient access and supply of dry-ice
3. Conditional Approval, Pre-approval, Post-approval vaccination points with 2-8oC refrigerator
Attachment D – Delivery Specification
Exhibit 1 – Unpacking and Re-icing: Thermal Shipper A
Attachment D – Delivery Specification
Exhibit 2 – Unpacking and Re-icing: Thermal Shipper B
Vaccine Preparation & Administration Instructions
Removing the Vials to Thaw
From storage, remove 1 vial for every 6 recipients according to planned vaccinations schedule.
Vials may be stored in the refrigerator for 5 days (120 hours).
Diluting the Vaccine
Obtain 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, for use as a diluent. Do not use any alternate diluents.
Dilute the thawed vial by adding 1.8 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection into the vial.
Ensure
vial pressure is equalized by withdrawing 1.8 mL air into the empty
diluent syringe before removing the needle from the vial.
Preparing the Dose
Draw
up 0.3 mL of the diluted dosing solution into a new sterile dosing
syringe with a needle appropriate for intramuscular injection.
For
each additional dose, use a new sterile syringe and needle and ensure
the vial stopper is cleansed with antiseptic before each withdrawal.
Vaccine Administration
Diluted vials must be used within 6 hours from the time of dilution and stored between 2-30°C
(36-86°F).
A single 30 mcg/0.3 mL dose is followed by a second dose 21 (+- 2) days later.
Attachment E – Labelling and Packaging Specifications
Product Labelling Specifications
Product labels for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging will be shared closer to country regulatory filings.
It is currently envisaged that the following will be part of the initial product artwork:
Primary Packaging (Vial):
Linear barcode: Scans as the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) that includes the human-readable National Drug Code (NDC) number.
Secondary Packaging (Carton Tray):
Linear barcode: Scans as the GTIN number that includes the human-readable NDC number.
QR
code: When scanned, this code links to a landing page where a copy of
the Fact Sheets for the Healthcare Provider, patient/recipient, and
Emergency Use Authorization
Product Insert (i.e. e-leaflet) will be available.
2D GS1 DataMatrix: Scan of the 2D code will include the GTIN number, lot and expiry information.
Product Packaging Specifications
Primary Packaging
2 mL type 1 glass preservative free multi-dose vial (MDV)
MDV has 0.45 mL frozen liquid drug product
Six (6) doses per vial
Secondary Packaging “Single Tray”
Single tray holds 195 vials
1170 doses per tray
Tray (white box) dimensions: 229 X 229 x 40 mm
Tertiary Container: Thermal Shipper (Softbox)
Minimum one (1) tray (1170 doses) or up to five (5) trays (max 5850 doses) stacked in a payload area of the shipper
Payload carton submerged in 23 Kg of dry ice pellets (9 mm – 16 mm pellets)
Thermal shipper dimensions:
Internal Dimensions: 245mm X 245mm X 241mm
External Dimensions: 400mm X 400mm X 560mm
Attachment F – Return and Disposal of Product Materials
1. Return
the
long-distance thermal shipping container (“Thermal Shipper”) used for
shipping and the temperature data logger/monitoring device attached to
such Thermal Shipper.
Once dry ice is no longer needed, open the
Logistics Delivery Equipment and leave it at room temperature in a
well-ventilated area. The dry ice will readily sublime from a solid to a
gas. DO NOT leave dry ice unattended.
Store
the empty Logistics Delivery Equipment until return in an appropriate
clean and secure location to protect and maintain the functionality of
the equipment (e.g., do not store
outside under uncontrolled conditions, exposed to weather, exposed to pests, etc.).
Return
of the Logistics Delivery Equipment to be undertaken within thirty (30)
days following delivery of the Product to the Purchaser’s recipient at
the Place(s) of Destination.
Instructions and logistics for return
will be provided on the interior of the Thermal Shipper and will also be
available on Pfizer’s website. In the event that either: (a) the
Logistics
Delivery Equipment (or any part thereof), is not (i)
delivered to the return carrier within thirty (30) days following
delivery of the Product or (ii) received by Pfizer within five (5) days
following
the date of Purchaser’s return shipment; or (b) the Logistics Delivery
Equipment (or any part thereof), is damaged in any way (determined in
Pfizer’s sole discretion), Pfizer
shall be entitled to charge
Purchaser $450 (exclusive of Taxes) per Thermal Shipper and temperature
data logger/monitoring device; which Purchaser shall pay within 30 days
of the date
of any invoice for such amount(s). Purchaser acknowledges
that such amount represents a reasonable pre-estimate of replacement
cost such Logistics Delivery Equipment as a result of
Purchaser’s default, act or omission.
2. Disposal
“Primary Container Units” refers to the vials that contain the Product.
Destruction
of the Primary Container Units that have been opened or are unused must
take place at a facility appropriately licensed to handle and destroy
pharmaceutical waste,
medical waste, and/or hazardous waste, and destruction must be by means of grinding or incineration.
“Secondary Cartons” refers to the immediate boxes that contain the vials of Product.
Secondary
Cartons must be defaced and destroyed in accordance with local clinical
dosing facility waste management services, and Secondary Cartons may
not be disposed of in
routine household waste collection or recycling centres.
Attachment G – Form of Purchase Order
The Parties agree that all Purchase Orders shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
-Name of Purchaser (The Purchase Order shall be presented to Pfizer on Purchaser’s official letterhead)
- Fiscal Code
- Purchaser address
- Purchaser e-mail and phone number
- Purchase Order number
- Delivery Place information (name/address and contact person)
- Product description
- Product quantity
- Product price
- Total price of Purchase Order
- Contract reference
- Issuance date of Purchase Order
- Due date of Purchase Order
DOCUMENTO SEI (0019624455) – ANEXOS E APÊNDICES DO CONTRATO Nº 52/2021.
SEI DOCUMENT (0019624455) - ANNEXES AND APPENDICES TO CONTRACT NO. 52/2021.
Documento
assinado eletronicamente por Roberto Ferreira Dias, Diretor(a) do
Departamento de Logística, em 18/03/2021, às 20:59, conforme horário
oficial de Brasília, com fundamento no art. 6º, § 1º, do Decreto nº
8.539, de 8 de outubro de 2015; e art. 8º, da Portaria nº 900 de
31 de Março de 2017.
A
autenticidade deste documento pode ser conferida no site
http://sei.saude.gov.br/sei/controlador_externo.php?acao=documento_conferir&id_orgao_acesso_externo=0,
informando o código verificador 0019603551 e o código CRC 1A550AF8.
Referência: Processo nº 25000.171832/2020-92 SEI nº 0019603551
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