AZ - EU contract published

[Davros]

Breaking news on BBC

And.... What does it say!

Get in!!! I needed a nap.

They've just got it, they're analysing it. Should get some info soon

Link I cant find it

Cross post sorry

BBC2 although they're not talking about it right now, I assume they soon will

Thank you I have bbc news 24 on

Link to EU site

ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_302

It's redacted.

I saw the prices are redacted. Not sure about the rest

But it does only say best effort. EU really are bullies

it also says that the factories in the uk would be used to fulfil those BRE and what eu is blaming is that they're not being given the bre because they're been given to the uk instead .

in this place I'm not sure who is to blame whether eu or az tbh. if az has got in contract with the uk that only the factories in the uk are for the uk then they've signed with 2 different places something that is opposite

Doesn't common sense dictate that some EU supply may be produced in the UK eventually (and in any of their factories), but this is subject to operational requirements (e.g. maintenance, other contracts)?

Only a galloping fool would presume that the EU would receive any fixed percentage (100% ) of one country's supply at any given time?

But the point being one is best possible efforts. If a contract has already been signed allocating those vaccines you cant expect a company to break a previous contract.

Its fairly shocking to think that the EU expect Aztrazeneca to break a previous contract to suit them. Do they only respect contract law when it suits them?

EU media has been reporting tho that the EU doses have gone to the UK hence why there is the shortage for them now. UK reported had received some from Brussels? but it was 4m if so... EU is saying they've 70m less and want them to come out of the uk

twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1355120024378335238

Doesn't matter where is was produced.

If one contract, signed first, says you have to supply x number of doses, Aztrazeneca have a legal obligation to fulfil that. The EU are expecting Aztrazeneca to break that to supply "best efforts"

@EasterIssland

EU media has been reporting tho that the EU doses have gone to the UK hence why there is the shortage for them now. UK reported had received some from Brussels? but it was 4m if so... EU is saying they've 70m less and want them to come out of the uk

What are 'EU doses'?

Britain signed its contract 3 months before the EU.

Britain approved the vaccine 5 weeks ago and has already administered millions of doses. The EU STILL hasn't even got around to approving it, yet alone administering it.

Is the EU suggesting that millions of doses should have been left to sit uselessly in fridges, rather than potentially saving lives in Britain?

Totally team Aztrazeneca

Are you saying the eu expected doses to be held for them for if and when they approve its use ???

Do we have any lawyers/legal professionals here who can give their opinion?

@IcedPurple this is eu media (not my saying) , I'm Spanish so I'm getting from friends what the media is saying over there.

What eu media (Spain) is saying is that AZ is not giving them their 100m doses because they've been sent somewhere else. they were meant to be sent by end of Q1 but a s they're now in someone else's arms AZ can't fulfil their agreement of BRE with EU.

Again not my opinion b ut what I keep being blamed of by sspanissh friends

[quote EasterIssland]@IcedPurple this is eu media (not my saying) , I'm Spanish so I'm getting from friends what the media is saying over there.

What eu media (Spain) is saying is that AZ is not giving them their 100m doses because they've been sent somewhere else. they were meant to be sent by end of Q1 but a s they're now in someone else's arms AZ can't fulfil their agreement of BRE with EU.

Again not my opinion b ut what I keep being blamed of by sspanissh friends[/quote]
The 'somewhere else' they were sent to is Britain, a client whose contract takes precedence over the one signed 3 months later with the EU.

And it seems the AZ contract makes reference to 'best efforts', so the EU really hasn't got a leg to stand on.

The EU are still demanding the UK hand over the vaccines, it’s in theGuardian, the EU still seem to think the contract is in their favour?