It has been published.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_302
Who needs Marcus Rashford, just set Vinty on it.
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_302
Who needs Marcus Rashford, just set Vinty on it.
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Thats good, why don't you read it and give your considered opinion on it.
It sounds like the contracts back up the EU position more than AZs. If the contracts don't cover first come first served (which they don't) and they explicitly include the UK production facilities as part of the EUs supply system (which they do) then it looks like AZ are not sticking to their contract.
But I'm sure actual lawyers will be chipping in shortly.
But I'm sure actual lawyers will be chipping in shortly.
part of the contract
WHEREAS, as part of that scale-up, AstraZeneca has committed to use its Best Reasonable Efforts (as defined below) to build capacity to manufacture 300 million Doses of the Vaccine, at no profit and no loss to AstraZeneca.
“Best Reasonable Efforts” means (a) in the case of AstraZeneca, the activities and degree of effort that a company of similar size with a similarly-sized infrastructure and similar resources as AstraZeneca would undertake or use in the development and manufacture of a Vaccine at the relevant stage of development or commercialization having regard to the urgent need for a Vaccine to end a global pandemic which is resulting in serious public health issues, restrictions on personal freedoms and economic impact, across the world but taking into account efficacy and safety; and (b) in the case of the Commission and the Participating Member States, the activities and degree of effort that governments would undertake or use in supporting their contractor in the development of the Vaccine having regard to the urgent need for a Vaccine to end a global pandemic which is resulting in serious public health issues, restrictions on personal freedoms and economic impact, across the world.
WHEREAS, as part of that scale-up, AstraZeneca has committed to use its Best Reasonable Efforts (as defined below) to build capacity to manufacture 300 million Doses of the Vaccine, at no profit and no loss to AstraZeneca.
“Best Reasonable Efforts” means (a) in the case of AstraZeneca, the activities and degree of effort that a company of similar size with a similarly-sized infrastructure and similar resources as AstraZeneca would undertake or use in the development and manufacture of a Vaccine at the relevant stage of development or commercialization having regard to the urgent need for a Vaccine to end a global pandemic which is resulting in serious public health issues, restrictions on personal freedoms and economic impact, across the world but taking into account efficacy and safety; and (b) in the case of the Commission and the Participating Member States, the activities and degree of effort that governments would undertake or use in supporting their contractor in the development of the Vaccine having regard to the urgent need for a Vaccine to end a global pandemic which is resulting in serious public health issues, restrictions on personal freedoms and economic impact, across the world.
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The incidents cited were customs/border issues. There were no diplomatic incidents nor issues, as you asserted.
Only subsequently were the export controls invoked, not only by UK,. but also by other countries.
I haven't reviewed such dates or chronological timings of such various export controls.
Perhaps you'd like to research such items in order to verify your claim?
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The dates for delivery and the amounts conveniently redacted.
Why resort to the insults? We're having a perfectly sensible discussion, but you seem to have decided to make it unpleasant.
Germany's export ban was widely reported at the time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-backlash-from-neighbors-over-mask-export-ban
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-germany-exports-idUSL8N2AX3D9
Oh, and i forgot about france blocking a shipment of masks to the UK
https://www.ft.com/content/8c0a29fc-a523-4901-a190-fe5a2dcc8faa
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The UK's wasn't?
I suspect that the German export control was widely reported in UK, and the UK export control was widely reported in Germany.
What's your point?
They all did it.
Guidance
Personal protective equipment (PPE): export control process
Updated 5 May 2020
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...otective-equipment-ppe-export-control-process
In 2020, when the EU export control was ionvoked, UK was still in EU, therefore was not affected by any export control.Personal protective equipment (PPE): export control process
Updated 5 May 2020
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...otective-equipment-ppe-export-control-process
EU wide controls under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402
On Sunday 15 March 2020 the Commission published an Implementing Regulation that prohibits the export of the personal protective equipment listed in Annex I to the Implementing Regulation, whether or not originating in the EU, to destinations outside the EU, unless a licence is first obtained from a Member State.
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/in...eu-national-export-controls-medical-equipment
I've just heard a summary from a lawyer who thinks the contract is somewhat in AZs favour.
Interestingly there is a a clause for "competing contracts".....which goes on to say "if that happens, there will be discussions"
Perhaps the killer clause in favour of AZ is the "reasonable best efforts"
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Perhaps just as much a killer clause, are the clauses about fair distribution based on populations, and inclusive of UK plants.
Yet france blocked a shipment of PPE to the UK, later released. Both Austria and Switzerland had to make diplomatic complaints about Germany refusing to release shipments of PPE. All within your beloved EU.
bobby wont believe you,
he's suddenly turned into trump spouting "fake news" at everything he disagrees with
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