Execution Draft
February 1,
2006
Manufacturing Services
Agreement
Patheon Pharmaceuticals
Inc.
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
CERTAIN
MATERIAL (INDICATED BY AN ASTERISK) HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS
DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT. THE
OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
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ARTICLE 1.
INTERPRETATION
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Definitions
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Currency
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Sections and
Headings
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Singular
Terms
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Schedules
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ARTICLE 2.
PATHEON’S MANUFACTURING SERVICES
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Manufacturing
Services
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Standard of
Performance
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ARTICLE 3.
CLIENT’S OBLIGATIONS
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Payment
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ARTICLE 4.
CONVERSION FEES AND COMPONENT COSTS
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Pricing
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Price Adjustments -
Subsequent Years’ Pricing
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Mid-Year
Pricing
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Fee Adjustment
Procedure
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Adjustments Due to
Technical Changes
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Multi-Country Packaging
Requirements
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ARTICLE 5.
ORDERS, SHIPMENT, INVOICING, PAYMENT
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Orders and
Forecasts
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Reliance by
Patheon
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Minimum
Orders
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Shipments
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Invoices and
Payment
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ARTICLE 6.
PRODUCT CLAIMS; RECALLS; ADVERSE EVENTS
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Product
Claims
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Product Recalls and
Returns
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Disposition of
Defective or Recalled Products
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Customer Questions and
Complaints
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Adverse Event
Reporting
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ARTICLE 7.
CO-OPERATION
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Quarterly
Review
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Communication with
Governmental Agencies
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Records and Accounting
by Patheon
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Certain
information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has
been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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Client’s
Inspection of Reports and Records
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Client’s Access
to Manufacturing Site
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Government
Inspection
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Reports
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Validation and FDA
Filings
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ARTICLE 8.
TERM AND TERMINATION
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Initial Term
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Termination for
Cause
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Product
Partnering
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Product
Discontinuation
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Obligations on
Termination
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ARTICLE 9.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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Each Party
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Client
Warranties
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Patheon
Warranties
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Debarred
Persons
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Permits
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Compliance with
Laws
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No Other
Warranty
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ARTICLE 10.
REMEDIES AND INDEMNITIES
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Consequential
Damages
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Limitation of
Liability
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Patheon
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Client
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Indemnification
Procedure
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ARTICLE 11.
CONFIDENTIALITY
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Confidentiality
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Exceptions
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Authorized
Disclosure
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Return of Confidential
Information
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Equitable
Relief
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ARTICLE 12.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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Commercial
Disputes
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Technical Dispute
Resolution
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ARTICLE 13.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Inventions
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Intellectual
Property
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Insurance
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Independent
Contractors
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Trademarks
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No Waiver
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Assignment
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Force
Majeure
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Additional
Product
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Notices
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Severability
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Entire
Agreement
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Other Terms
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No Third Party Benefit
or Right
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Execution in
Counterparts
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Governing
Law
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MANUFACTURING SERVICES
AGREEMENT
THIS MANUFACTURING SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement ” ) made as of the 1st day of
February 2006.
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PATHEON
PHARMACEUTICALS INC. ,
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a corporation
existing under the laws of Delaware,
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(hereinafter
referred to as “ Patheon ”),
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SOMAXON
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ,
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a corporation
existing under the laws of Delaware,
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(hereinafter
referred to as the “ Client ”).
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THIS
AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the rights conferred
and the obligations assumed herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by each party), and intending to be legally bound the
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
INTERPRETATION
1.1
Definitions . The
following terms shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have
the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of
such terms shall have corresponding meanings:
“
Act ” means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act , together with any regulation promulgated thereunder,
including without limitation cGMPs, in each case as amended from
time to time;
“
Active Materials ” means the materials listed on
Schedule E hereto;
“
Active Materials Reimbursement Value ” means the value
attributable to the Active Materials for certain purposes of this
Agreement, as set forth in Schedule E hereto;
“
ANDA ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 7.8(d);
“
Adverse Experience ” shall mean any side effect,
injury, toxicity, sensitivity reaction, unexpected incidence,
untoward medical occurrence or other adverse event or experience
associated with the use of the Products, including, but not limited
to, a “serious adverse event” within the meaning of 21
C.F.R. § 314.80(a), as amended from time to time;
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(a)
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a
business entity which owns, directly or indirectly, a controlling
interest in a party to this Agreement, by stock ownership or
otherwise; or
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(b)
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a
business entity which is controlled by a party to this Agreement,
either directly or indirectly, by stock ownership or otherwise;
or
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(c)
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a
business entity, the controlling interest of which is directly or
indirectly common to the majority ownership of a party to this
Agreement;
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(d)
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For
the purposes of this definition, “control” means the
ownership of shares carrying at least a majority of the votes in
respect of the election of the directors of a
corporation;
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Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
the preamble;
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Applicable Laws ” means all Laws to the extent
applicable to the subject matter of, or the performance by the
parties of their respective obligations under, this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, (i) with respect to Patheon,
the Act and any other Laws of all jurisdictions where the Products
are manufactured, and (ii) with respect to Client, the Laws of
all jurisdictions where the Products are manufactured, distributed
and marketed;
“
Annual Report” means the annual report as described in
21 CFR, Section 314.81(b)(2);
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Annual Product Review Report ” means the annual
product review report as described in 21 CFR,
Section 211.180(e);
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Authority ” means any governmental or regulatory
authority, department, body or agency or any court, tribunal,
bureau, commission or other similar body, whether federal, state,
provincial, county or municipal, including, but not limited to, the
FDA;
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Broader Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1(c);
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Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or a day that is a statutory holiday in the State of Ohio or
State of California;
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cGMPs ” means current good manufacturing practices as
described in Parts 210 and 211 of Title 21 of the United
States’ Code of Federal Regulations, together with the latest
FDA guidance documents pertaining to manufacturing and quality
control practice, all as updated, amended and revised from time to
time, including, but not limited to, the FDA’s Guidance for
Industry, Manufacturing, Processing or Holding Active
Pharmaceutical Ingredients ;
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CMC ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 7.8(d);
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Certificate of Analysis ” means (a) the
certificate of analysis confirming the identity, strength, quality
and purity of each batch of finished Product to which it
pertains;
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Client ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
the preamble;
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Commencement Date ” means the first day upon which the
Manufacturing Services shall commence;
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Components ” means, collectively, all packaging
components, raw materials and ingredients (including labels,
product inserts and other labeling for the Products), required to
be used in order to produce the Products in accordance with the
Specifications, including the Active Materials;
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Confidential Information ” shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in Section 11.1;
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Deficiency Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 6.1(a);
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Disclosing Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 11.1;
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FCA ” means free carrier, as that term is defined in
INCOTERMS 2000 published by the International Chamber of
Commerce;
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FDA ” means the United States government agency known
as the United States Food and Drug Administration, and any
successor thereto;
“ Firm
Orders ” has the meaning specified in
Section 5.1(b);
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Force Majeure Event ” shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 13.8;
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Indemnitor ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in Section 10.5(a);
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Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in Section 10.5(a);
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Initial Term ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in Section 8.1;
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Intellectual Property ” includes, without limitation,
rights in patents, patent applications, formulae, trade-marks,
trade-mark applications, trade-names, Inventions, copyright and
industrial designs;
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Invention ” means information relating to any
invention, innovation, improvement, development, discovery,
computer program, device, trade secret, method, know-how, process,
technique or the like, whether or not written or otherwise fixed in
any form or medium, regardless of the media on which it is
contained and whether or not patentable or
copyrightable;
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Inventory ” means all inventories of Components and
work-in-process produced or held by Patheon or its Affiliates in
connection with the manufacture of the Products, including, but not
limited to, the Active Materials;
“ Late
Shipment ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 6.1(d);
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Laws ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances,
regulations, rules, by-laws, judgments, decrees or orders of any
Authority, including, but not limited to, the Act and
cGMPs;
“
Manufacturing Services ” means the manufacturing,
quality control, quality assurance and stability testing, packaging
and related activities of Patheon, as contemplated in this
Agreement, required to produce Products from Active Materials and
Components;
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Manufacturing Site ” means the facility owned and
operated by Patheon that is located at 2110 East Galbraith Road,
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 45237;
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Minimum Run Quantity ” means the minimum number of
batches, bottles or blisters of a Product to be produced during the
same cycle of manufacturing as set forth in Schedule C
hereto;
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NDA ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 7.8(d);
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Patheon ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
the preamble;
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Patheon Manufacturing Responsibilities ” means
Patheon’s responsibilities and obligations with respect to
the provision of Manufacturing Services as set forth in
Section 2.2;
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Process Specifications ” means clauses (a), (b),
(c) and (d) of the definition of
Specifications;
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Products ” means the products listed on
Schedule A hereto;
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Product Claims ” shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 10.2;
“
Product Quality Complaint ” is defined as any
complaint that questions the purity, identity, potency or quality
of the Product, its packaging, or labeling, or any complaint that
concerns any incident that causes the Product or its labeling to be
mistaken for, or applied to, another article or any bacteriological
contamination, or any significant chemical, physical, or other
change or deterioration in the distributed Product, or any failure
of one or more distributed batches of the Product to meet the
Specifications therefor.
“
Quality Agreement ” means the agreement entered into
between the parties hereto setting out the quality assurance
standards to be applicable to the Manufacturing Services provided
by Patheon, attached hereto as Schedule H;
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Recall ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 6.2(a);
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Receiving Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 11.1;
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Short Shipment ” shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 6.1(d);
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Specifications ” means the file, for each Product,
which is approved by the Client in accordance with the procedures
listed in Schedule B hereto and which contains documents
relating to such Product, including, without limitation:
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specifications for Active Materials
and Components;
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(b)
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manufacturing specifications,
directions and processes;
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(c)
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storage requirements;
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(d)
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all
environmental, health and safety information relating to the
Product including material safety data sheets;
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(e)
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the
finished Product specifications, packaging specifications and
shipping requirements for each Product, including, but not limited
to, any requirements set forth in the applicable regulatory filings
made with the FDA or other Authority (e.g., the NDA and/or ANDA)
and provided by Client to Patheon;
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all as updated,
amended and revised from time to time by the Client in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
“
Technical Dispute ” has the meaning specified in
Section 12.2;
“
Territory ” shall mean (i) [***] and (ii) any
additional country(ies) and/or commonwealths, territories and
possessions which the Client may later designate in its sole
discretion in an addendum to this Agreement; provided that the
Client shall bear all incremental costs, including, but not limited
to labeling costs, associated with the manufacture of the Product
for such additional country(ies) and/or commonwealths, territories
and possessions in amounts to be agreed by the parties;
“
Third Party Rights ” means the Intellectual Property
of any third party;
“
Year ” means a calendar year, except that the first
“Year” of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the
period from the Commencement Date up to and including
December 31, 2007 ;
1.2
Currency. Unless
otherwise indicated, all monetary amounts are expressed in this
Agreement in the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
1.3
Sections and Headings.
The
division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections, subsections and
Schedules and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, any reference in this
Agreement to a Section or Schedule refers to the specified Section
or Schedule to this Agreement. In this Agreement, the terms “
this Agreement ”, “ hereof ”,
“ herein ”, “ hereunder ” and
similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any
particular part, Section, Schedule or the provision
hereof.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context
otherwise requires, all references to the singular shall include
the plural and vice versa.
The
following Schedules are attached to, incorporated in and form part
of this Agreement:
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Schedule A
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Products
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Schedule B
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Procedure for
Shipment & Acceptance of Product Specifications
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Certain
information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has
been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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Schedule C
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Minimum Run
Quantity, Annual Volume & Fees
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Schedule D
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Stability
Testing
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Schedule E
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Active
Materials & Active Materials Reimbursement Value
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Schedule F
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Batch Numbering
& Expiration Dates
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Schedule G
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Technical
Dispute Resolution
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Schedule H
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Quality
Agreement
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Schedule I
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Product Bill of
Materials
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ARTICLE 2.
PATHEON’S MANUFACTURING SERVICES
2.1
Manufacturing Services.
During
the term of this Agreement, Patheon shall manufacture and supply,
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, all quantities
of the Products ordered by the Client consistent with
Article 5, and shall provide such Manufacturing Services for
the Territory for the fees specified in Schedules C and D. The
Client shall purchase at least (i) [***]% of its requirement of
Products of between [***] tablets per Year; and (ii) [***]% of its
requirement of Products of greater than [***] tablets per Year for
sale in the Territory from Patheon pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement; provided, however, that such purchase requirements shall
be prorated for the first Year to the extent the first Year is less
than a complete calendar year. In providing the Manufacturing
Services, the Client and Patheon agree that:
(a)
Conversion of Active Materials and Components . Patheon
shall convert Active Materials and Components into
Products.
(b)
Quality Control and Quality Assurance . Patheon shall
perform the quality control and quality assurance testing specified
in the Quality Agreement. Each time Patheon ships Products to the
Client, it shall provide the Client with a Certificate of Analysis
that sets out the test results for each batch of Products, and that
certifies that such batch has been evaluated by Patheon’s
Quality Control/Quality Assurance department and that the Products
comply with the Specifications.
(c)
Components . Patheon shall purchase and test all Components
(with the exception of those that are supplied by the Client) at
Patheon’s expense and as specified by the
Specifications.
(d)
Active Materials . [***] shall purchase the Active Materials
in sufficient quantities and at such times as may be necessary to
provide the Manufacturing Services by Patheon hereunder. [***]
shall bear the risk of loss of the Active Materials while in
transit from the supplier and thereafter until incorporated into
Products and deemed shipped to the Client
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under
Section 5.4. Patheon shall test the Active Materials at [***]
expense and as specified by the Specifications.
(e)
Stability Testing . Patheon shall conduct stability testing
on the Products in accordance with the protocols set out in the
Specifications for the separate fees specified in Schedule D.
Patheon shall not make any changes to these testing protocols
without prior written approval from the Client. In the event that
any batch of Products fails stability testing, (i) Patheon
shall investigate and confirm that all analytical methods have been
properly applied and, if applicable, corrected, and
(ii) Patheon and the Client shall jointly determine the
proceedings and methods to be undertaken to investigate the causes
of such failure, including which party shall bear the cost of such
investigation, provided that, subject to Section 10.2, Patheon
shall be liable for such costs if the failure is attributable to
Patheon’s failure to provide the Manufacturing Services in
accordance with the Specifications or cGMPs. Patheon will provide
any and all data and results relating to the stability testing upon
request by the Client.
(f)
Packaging . Patheon shall package the Products with labels,
product inserts and other packaging as set out in the
Specifications. The Client shall be responsible for the cost of
artwork development. In addition, Patheon shall make arrangements
for and implement the imprinting of batch numbers and expiration
dates for each Product shipped. Such batch numbers and expiration
dates shall be affixed on the Products and on the shipping carton
of each Product as outlined in the Specifications and as required
by cGMPs. The system used by Patheon for batch numbering and
expiration dates is detailed in Schedule F hereto. The Client
may, in its sole discretion, make changes to labels, product
inserts and other packaging for the Products, which changes shall
be submitted by the Client to all applicable Agencies and other
third parties responsible for the approval of the Products. The
Client shall be responsible for the cost of labeling obsolescence
when changes occur. Patheon’s name shall not appear on the
label or anywhere else on the Products unless: (i) required by
any Laws; or (ii) Patheon and the Client expressly consent to
such use of Patheon’s name in writing.
(g)
Storage . Until finished Products are shipped, Patheon shall
store all such Products identifiably distinct from any other raw
material and finished or filled product stocks and shall comply
with all storage requirements set forth in the Specifications and
all Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, cGMPs. Patheon
shall assume responsibility for any loss or damage to such finished
Product while stored by Patheon.
(h)
Facility . Patheon will manufacture, test, perform quality
control and package the Product at the Manufacturing Site. Patheon
shall not manufacture, test, perform quality control or package any
Product in any other facility without first obtaining the
Client’s prior written consent.
(i)
Product Rejection for Process Failure . The parties
acknowledge that at the time of execution of this Agreement the
Product is in development. Prior to packaging any bulk
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finished
Product, Patheon shall test each batch of bulk finished Product for
compliance with the finished Product Specifications (excluding
packaging-related specifications). In the event any nonconforming
Product is observed in connection with such testing procedures,
Patheon shall promptly suspend the packaging of the applicable
batch, notify Client in writing, and consult with Client with
respect to available alternatives.
If
Patheon manufactures Products in accordance with the Process
Specifications and a batch or portion of a batch does not meet a
finished Product Specification, [***] shall [***] for its [***],
any [***], and any [***].
2.2
Standard of Performance.
Patheon
shall provide the Manufacturing Services in accordance with the
Specifications, cGMPs and Applicable Laws.
ARTICLE 3.
CLIENT’S OBLIGATIONS
Pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, the Client shall pay Patheon for
the provision of the Manufacturing Services according to the fees
specified in Schedules C and D hereto (such fees being subject to
adjustment in accordance with the terms hereof).
ARTICLE 4.
CONVERSION FEES AND COMPONENT COSTS
The
fees for the Manufacturing Services (including Component costs) for
the [***] are listed in Schedules C and D and the fees for the
Manufacturing Services ([***]) are intended by the parties to be
[***] for the [***] of this Agreement, subject to the adjustments
set forth in Section 4.3.
4.2 Price
Adjustments — Subsequent Years’
Pricing.
The
fees for the Manufacturing Services provided pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement for any Year beginning after the [***] Year under
this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the
following:
(a)
Manufacturing and Component Costs . At the [***] and [***]
of this Agreement, Patheon shall be entitled to request an
adjustment to the fees (i) for Manufacturing Services in
respect of the Products to reflect inflation, which adjustment
shall not exceed [***],
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unless the
parties otherwise agree in writing; and (ii) for Component
costs to [***] any increase or decrease in such costs; provided,
however, that in the event any proposed increase in the cost of a
Component exceeds [***]% of the cost for that Component upon which
the most recent fee quote was based, Patheon shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to locate an equivalent alternative
lower cost supplier for the applicable Component. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent costs for Components decrease in the
[***] or any [***] of this Agreement, Patheon shall pass on to the
Client [***] of any decrease in such costs.
(b)
Pricing Basis . The Client acknowledges that the fee for
Manufacturing Services in respect of a Product in any Year is
quoted based upon the Minimum Run Quantity per Product specified in
Schedule C and is subject to change if the specified Minimum
Run Quantity is revised. For greater certainty, if Patheon and the
Client agree that the Minimum Run Quantity in respect of a Product
shall be increased or decreased and, as a result of such increase
or decrease, Patheon’s fees for services relating to such
Product decrease or increase on a per unit basis, then if such
revised Minimum Run Quantity is not otherwise contemplated in
Schedule C, Patheon shall be entitled to a decrease or
increase in the fee for Manufacturing Services in respect of such
Product by an amount sufficient to pass on to the Client the cost
savings or to absorb, but not exceed, such increased costs, as the
case may be. When the volume reaches the upper tiers contemplated
in Schedule C, the Client will need to select which option
Patheon is to follow, i.e. small batch size and two
(2) batches per campaign or one (1) large batch per
campaign. Batch sizes will not be varied on an order by order
basis.
During
any Year of this Agreement, Patheon shall be entitled to request an
adjustment to the fees for Component costs (i) to pass on the
actual amount of any increase or decrease in such costs; and
(ii) if at any time market conditions result in
Patheon’s cost of Components being materially greater than
normal forecasted increases, then Patheon shall be entitled to
request an adjustment to the fee for Manufacturing Services in
respect of any affected Product to compensate it for such increased
Component costs; provided, however, that in the event any proposed
increase in the cost of a Component exceeds [***]% of the cost for
that Component upon which the most recent fee quote was based,
Patheon shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to locate an
equivalent alternative lower cost supplier for the applicable
Component. For the purposes of this Section 4.3, changes materially
greater than normal forecasted increases shall be considered to
have occurred if: (i) the cost of a Component increases by
[***]% of the cost for that Component upon which the most recent
fee quote was based; or (ii) the aggregate cost for all
Components required to manufacture a Product increases by [***]% of
the total Component costs for such Product upon which the most
recent fee quote was based. To the extent that Component costs have
been previously adjusted pursuant to clause (a) of
Section 4.2 or this Section 4.3 to reflect an increase in
the cost of one or more Components, the adjustments provided for in
(i) and (ii) above shall operate based on the
costs
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attributed to
such Component (or Components) at the time the last of such
adjustments were made.
4.4 Fee
Adjustment Procedure
In
connection with all fee adjustment requests pursuant to this
Article 4, Patheon shall deliver to the Client by not later
than November 1 st of
each Year a revised Schedule C in draft form and such
budgetary pricing information or other documentation (including the
[***] in the case of any adjustment request pertaining to fees for
Manufacturing Services and, the adjusted Component costs)
reasonably sufficient to demonstrate that a fee adjustment is
justified. Upon delivery of such a request, each of the Client and
Patheon shall forthwith use all reasonable efforts to agree on a
revised fee for the Manufacturing Services in respect of each
affected Product and Schedule C shall be amended accordingly.
Such revised fee shall be effective with respect to any Product
delivered after the end of the then current Year.
4.5
Adjustments Due to Technical Changes.
Amendments
to the Specifications or the Quality Agreement requested by the
Client will only be implemented following a technical and cost
review by Patheon and are subject to the Client and Patheon
reaching agreement as to revisions, if any, to the fees specified
in Schedules C or D necessitated by any such amendment. If the
Client accepts a proposed fee change, the proposed change in the
Specifications shall be implemented, and the fee change shall
become effective only with respect to those orders of Products that
are manufactured in accordance with the revised Specifications. In
addition, the Client agrees to purchase, at Patheon’s cost
therefor (including all costs incurred by Patheon in connection
with the purchase and handling of such Inventory), all Inventory
utilized under the “old” Specifications and purchased
or maintained by Patheon in order to fill Firm Orders or in
accordance with Section 5.2, to the extent that such Inventory
can no longer be utilized under the revised Specifications. Open
purchase orders for Components no longer required under any revised
Specifications that were placed by Patheon with suppliers in order
to fill Firm Orders or in accordance with Section 5.2 shall be
cancelled where possible, and where such orders are not subject to
cancellation without penalty, shall be assigned to and satisfied by
the Client.
4.6
Multi-Country Packaging Requirements.
If
and when the Client decides that it wishes to have Patheon
manufacture the Product for countries in the Territory in addition
to [***], then the Client shall inform Patheon of the packaging
requirements for each new country and Patheon shall prepare a
quotation for consideration by the Client of the additional
Component costs, if any, and the change over fees for the Product
destined for such new country. The agreed additional packaging
requirements and related packaging costs and change over fees shall
be set out in a written amendment to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 5.
ORDERS, SHIPMENT, INVOICING, PAYMENT
5.1
Orders and Forecasts.
(a)
Rolling Forecasts . Concurrent with the execution of this
Agreement, the Client shall provide Patheon with a written
non-binding 12 month forecast of the volume of each Product
that the Client then anticipates will be required to be produced
and delivered to the Client during each month of the 12 month
period thereafter. Such forecast will be updated by the Client
monthly on or before the 10 th day of the month on a rolling 12 month
basis and updated promptly after such time as the Client determines
that the volumes contemplated in the most recent of such forecasts
has changed by more than [***]%. The most recent 12 month
forecast shall supersede all previous forecasts.
(b)
Firm Orders . On or before the 20th day of each calendar
month, the Client shall issue firm written orders (“ Firm
Orders ”) for the Products to be produced and delivered
to the Client on a date not less than 90 days from the first
day of the calendar month immediately following the date that the
Firm Order is submitted. Such Firm Orders submitted to Patheon
shall specify the Client’s purchase order number, quantities
by Product type, monthly delivery schedule and any other elements
necessary to ensure the timely production and shipment of the
Products. The quantities of Products ordered in such Firm Orders
shall be firm and binding on the Client and shall not be subject to
reduction by the Client. Firm Orders submitted by the Client
pursuant to this Section 5.1 must be accepted by Patheon and
shall be automatically firm and binding on Patheon if they are not
more than [***]% of the amount most recently forecast for the
delivery period specified in the Firm Order. Patheon will use
commercially reasonable efforts to manufacture Product in excess of
[***]% of the amount most recently forecast for the delivery period
specified in the Firm Order. Firm Orders not rejected by Patheon
within three Business Days of receipt by Patheon shall be deemed to
have been accepted by Patheon.
(c)
Three Year Forecast . On or before the 1
st day of November of each Year commencing not
later than six months prior to the anticipated Commencement Date
(as estimated in the Client’s reasonable judgment based on
clinical development timelines and regulatory activities), the
Client shall provide Patheon with a written non-binding three-year
forecast (broken down by quarters for the second and third years of
the forecast) of the volume of each Product the Client then
anticipates will be required to be produced and delivered to the
Client during the three-year period, and updated on or before the
1 st
day of May in each Year.
The Client
understands and acknowledges that Patheon will rely on the first
[***] months contemplated in the most recent forecast provided by
the Client pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and the Firm Orders
submitted pursuant to Section 5.1(b) in ordering the
Components
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required to
meet such Firm Orders. In addition, the Client understands that to
ensure an orderly supply of such Components, it may be desirable
for Patheon to purchase such Components in sufficient volumes to
meet the production requirements for Products during part or all of
the forecasted periods referred to in Section 5.1(a) or to
meet the production requirements of any longer period agreed to by
Patheon and the Client. Accordingly, the Client authorizes Patheon
to purchase Components in order to satisfy the production
requirements for Products for the first [***] months contemplated
in the most recent forecast provided by the Client pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) and agrees that Patheon may make such other
purchases of Components to meet production requirements during such
longer periods as may be agreed to in writing from time to time by
the Client at the request of Patheon or the Client. The Client
shall provide Patheon with its written authorization to order
Components in respect of any launch quantities of Product requested
by the Client, which upon acceptance by Patheon shall constitute a
Firm Order. If Components ordered by Patheon pursuant to Firm
Orders or in order to satisfy the production requirements for
Products for the first [***] months contemplated in the most recent
forecast provided by the Client pursuant to Section 5.1(a) are
not included in finished Products purchased by the Client within
[***] months after the forecasted month in respect of which such
purchases have been made (or such longer period as the parties may
agree), then Patheon shall promptly notify Client and the Client
shall pay to Patheon [***]; provided, however, that (i) the
Client shall have the option but not the obligation to take title
to and possession of all or any portion of such Components by
written notice to Patheon, in which case Patheon shall cooperate
with the Client in the surrender, delivery and transfer of such
Components as promptly as is commercially reasonable, with any
shipping and related expenses to be borne by the Client, or
(ii) in the event such Components are incorporated into
Products subsequently purchased by the Client or into third party
products manufactured by Patheon and subsequently purchased by a
third party, the Client will receive credit for any costs of such
Components previously paid to Patheon by the Client. Patheon shall
not be obligated to provide information regarding any Component
which is subject to confidentiality obligations between Patheon and
its supplier.
The
Client may only order Products in multiples of the Minimum Run
Quantities set out in Schedule C.
Shipments
of Products shall be made FCA the Manufacturing Site unless
otherwise mutually agreed in writing and Patheon shall make every
reasonable effort to ship finished goods within [***] months of the
start of manufacture of the Products unless otherwise agreed upon
in writing by both parties. Failure to ship within [***] months is
not a cause for refusal of Product. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if FDA approves the Products for [***] months of shelf life, the
Products must carry at least [***] months of shelf life when
shipped.
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Risk of loss or
of damage to Products shall remain with Patheon until Products are
loaded onto the carrier’s vehicle by Patheon for shipment at
the shipping point at which time risk of loss or damage shall
transfer to the Client. Patheon shall, in accordance with the
Client’s instructions and as agent for the Client,
(i) arrange for shipping, including preparing and executing a
packing list, so that the Product will be delivered to the delivery
address on the delivery date set forth in the applicable Firm
Order, with such shipping to be paid by the Client and (ii) at
the Client’s risk and expense, obtain any export license or
other official authorization necessary to export the Products,
including all customs formalities. The Client shall arrange for
insurance and shall select the freight carrier used by Patheon to
ship Products and may monitor Patheon’s shipping and freight
practices as they pertain to this Agreement. Patheon shall notify
Client in writing at the time of shipment as to the quantity of
Product shipped, the anticipated delivery date and confirmation of
the carrier. If any order is delayed and is not likely to be
delivered to the carrier on time, Patheon shall immediately notify
Client and Client may reasonably direct Patheon to ship such order
by expedited means of transportation as designated by Client, at
[***] expense. If the delay of any order results in substantial
back orders to the Client and Patheon caused the delay, [***] shall
pay the reasonable additional cost for the expedited transport. In
all cases, Products shall be transported in accordance with the
Specifications and Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to,
cGMPs.
5.5
Invoices and Payment.
(a)
Invoices . Invoices for Products that are shipped to Client
shall be sent by fax or email to such fax number or email address
as may be provided by the Client in writing from time to time, but
not earlier than the date of shipment of the corresponding
Products. Patheon shall also submit to the Client, with each
shipment of Products, a duplicate copy of the invoice covering such
shipment. Patheon shall also provide the Client with an invoice
covering any Inventory or Components which are to be purchased by
Patheon pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof. Each such invoice
shall, to the extent applicable, identify the Client purchase order
number, Product numbers, names and quantities, unit price, freight
charges and the total amount to be remitted by the
Client.
(b)
Payment . The Client shall pay undisputed amounts of all
invoices within [***] days of the date of postmark or confirmed
facsimile or email transmission of the invoice.
(c)
Disputed Amounts . In the event that the Client disputes any
amounts under any invoice for Products, such dispute shall be
resolved in accordance with Section 6.1 (with respect to
non-conformance of Products) or otherwise under Article 12.
Pending resolution of such dispute, the Client shall be obligated
to pay any amounts under such invoice that are not in dispute. Upon
resolution of any such dispute in favor of Patheon, the Client
shall pay all remaining amounts owing under such invoice within the
later of (i) [***] Business days after such resolution or (ii)
[***] days after the date of such invoice.
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ARTICLE 6.
PRODUCT CLAIMS; RECALLS; ADVERSE EVENTS
(a)
Product Claims . The Client has the right to reject and
return, at the expense of Patheon, all or any portion of any
shipment of Products that deviates from the Specifications or
cGMPs, without invalidating any remainder of such shipment. The
Client or its designated agent shall inspect the Products
manufactured by Patheon upon receipt of such Products and related
Certificate(s) of Analysis and shall give Patheon written notice (a
“ Deficiency Notice ”) of all claims for
Products that deviate from the Specifications or cGMPs within
30 days after the Client’s receipt of such Products and
related Certificate(s) of Analysis (or, in the case of any defects
not reasonably susceptible to discovery upon receipt of the
Product, within 30 days after discovery thereof by the Client,
but in no event after the expiration date of the Product). Should
the Client fail to provide Patheon with the Deficiency Notice
within the applicable 30-day period, then the delivery shall be
deemed to have been accepted by the Client on the 30
th day after delivery or discovery, as applicable.
Except as set out in Section 6.2, Patheon shall have no
liability for any deviations for which Client has failed to provide
notice within the applicable 30-day period.
(b)
Determination of Deficiency . Upon receipt of a Deficiency
Notice, Patheon shall have 10 days to advise the Client by
notice in writing that it disagrees with the contents of such
Deficiency Notice. If the Client and Patheon fail to agree within
10 days after Patheon’s notice to the Client as to
whether any Products identified in the Deficiency Notice deviate
from the Specifications or cGMPs, then the parties shall mutually
select an independent laboratory within five days from the
parties’ failure to agree, which independent laboratory shall
evaluate if the Products deviate from the Specifications or cGMPs.
The parties shall cause the independent laboratory to conduct its
evaluation as promptly as practicable, and in any event within
30 days from the date of selection of the laboratory. Such
evaluation shall be binding on the parties, and if such evaluation
certifies that any Products deviate from the Specifications or
cGMPs, the Client may reject those Products in the manner
contemplated in this Section 6.1. If such evaluation does not
so certify in respect of any such Products, then the Client shall
be deemed to have accepted delivery of such Products on the date
the evaluation is delivered by the independent laboratory to the
parties. The expenses of such testing shall be borne by Patheon if
the non-conformity with the Specifications or cGMPs is confirmed by
the independent laboratory, and otherwise by the Client.
(c)
Patheon Responsibility . In the event the Client rejects
Products in accordance with this Section 6.1 and the deviation
is determined to arise from Patheon’s failure to provide the
Manufacturing Services in accordance with the Specifications or
cGMPs, Patheon will, at the Client’s election, either:
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the Client for
such defective Products or (ii) use its commercially
reasonable efforts to replace such Products with conforming
Products within [***] days’ of the Client’s rejection
of the non-conforming Products; provided, however, that Patheon
shall [***]. If the Client shall have previously paid for such
defective Products, Patheon shall, at the Client’s election,
either: (i) refund the invoice price for such defective Products
within [***] days’ of the Client’s rejection of the
non-conforming Products; (ii) offset such amount against other
amounts due to Patheon hereunder; or (iii) use its
commercially reasonable efforts to replace such Products with
conforming Products within [***] days’ of the Client’s
rejection of the non-conforming Products without the Client being
liable for payment therefor under Section 3.1. In connection
with the production of any replacement Products under this
Section 6.1(c), Patheon’s cost for the procurement of
any additional [***] required for the manufacture of such
replacement Products shall be limited to the [***]. Nothing in this
Section 6.1 shall be construed to limit the rights and
remedies available to the Client at law or in equity.
(d)
Shortages . Claims for shortages in the amount of Products
shipped by Patheon shall be dealt with as may reasonably be agreed
to by the parties. If a shipment of Products, however, contains
less than [***] % of the minimum yield performance (as defined in
the final Specifications and mutually agreed to by the parties) of
the quantity specified in the corresponding Firm Order (the
“Shortage Amount”), the Client shall notify Patheon
promptly upon such discovery and, in any event, not later than
10 days after receipt of the shipment. Upon receipt of
Client’s written request, Patheon shall use commercially
reasonable efforts, subject to the availability of Active Materials
and Components, to manufacture and ship the Shortage Amount within
[***] days provided, however, that Patheon shall [***]. In the
event that the Shortage Amount is less than a validated batch size
as set forth in Schedule C, then Patheon shall manufacture the
next highest validated batch size of the Product (“Shortage
Batch”) and package the Shortage Batch, including the
Shortage Amount, in accord with the Client’s written
instructions. Nothing in this Section 6.1 shall be construed
to limit the rights and remedies available to the Client at law or
in equity.
6.2
Product Recalls and Returns.
(a)
Records and Notice . Patheon and the Client shall each
maintain such records as may be necessary to permit a Recall of any
Products delivered to the Client or customers of the Client. Each
party shall promptly notify the other by telephone (to be confirmed
in writing) of any information which might affect the
marketability, safety or effectiveness of the Products and/or which
might result in the Recall or seizure of the Products. Upon
receiving any such notice or upon any such discovery, each party
shall cease and desist from further shipments of such Products in
its possession or control until a decision has been made whether a
Recall or some other corrective action is necessary. The decision
to initiate a Recall or to take some other corrective action, if
any, shall be made and implemented by the Client. “
Recall ” shall mean any action (i) by the Client
to recover title to or possession of
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quantities of
the Products sold or shipped to third parties (including, without
limitation, the voluntary withdrawal of Products from the market);
or (ii) by any regulatory authorities to detain or destroy any
of the Products. Recall shall also include any action by either
party to refrain from selling or shipping quantities of the
Products to third parties which would have been subject to a Recall
if sold or shipped.
(b)
Recalls . In the event (i) any Authority issues a
directive, order or, following the issuance of a safety warning or
alert with respect to a Product, a written request that any Product
be Recalled, (ii) a court of competent jurisdiction orders
such a Recall, or (iii) the Client determines that any Product
should be Recalled or that a “dear doctor” letter is
required relating the restrictions on the use of any Product,
Patheon will co-operate as reasonably requested by the Client,
having regard to all Applicable Laws.
(c)
Product Returns . The Client shall have the responsibility
for handling customer returns of the Products. Patheon shall
provide the Client with such assistance as the Client may
reasonably request to handle such returns.
(d)
Patheon’s Responsibility . To the extent that a Recall
or return results from, or arises out of, a failure by Patheon to
provide the Manufacturing Services in accordance with the
Specifications or cGMPs, Patheon shall be responsible for the
documented out-of-pocket expenses of such Recall or return and
shall promptly, at the Client’s election, either:
(i) refund the invoice price for such Recalled or returned
Products; (ii) offset such amount against other amounts due to
Patheon hereunder; or (iii) use its commercially reasonable
efforts to replace such Recalled or returned Products with
conforming Products within [***] days’ of the Client’s
election under this clause (d) without the Client being liable
for payment therefor under Section 3.1; provided, however,
that Patheon shall [***]. In all other circumstances, Recalls,
returns or other corrective actions shall be made at the
Client’s direction and cost and expense. In connection with
the production of any replacement Products under this clause (d),
Patheon’s cost for the procurement of any additional [***]
required for the manufacture of such replacement Products shall be
limited to the [***].
6.3
Disposition of Defective or Recalled
Products.
The
Client shall not dispose of any damaged, defective, returned or
Recalled Products in relation to which it intends to assert a claim
against Patheon unless it has given Patheon 60 days’
notice of its intention to do so, and Patheon has not, in turn,
instructed the Client to return such Products to Patheon. Patheon
shall bear the cost of shipping, storage and disposition with
respect to any damaged, defective, returned or Recalled Products in
relation to which it bears responsibility under Section 6.1 or
6.2 hereof, and shall promptly reimburse Client for any such costs
which may be incurred directly by the Client. In all other
circumstances, the Client shall bear the cost of disposition with
respect to any damaged, defective, returned or
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Recalled
Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client shall have the
right at all times to retain a reasonable sample of such Products
for its own archival purposes.
6.4
Customer Questions and Complaints.
The
Client shall have the sole responsibility for responding to Product
Quality Complaints, subject to Patheon’s obligation of
cooperation and expense reimbursement set forth below. Product
Quality Complaints received by Patheon from the Client’s
customers shall be referred to the Client within two Business Days
from the receipt thereof by Patheon.
6.5
Adverse Event Reporting .
Patheon
shall notify the Client promptly and not later than 24 hours after
it becomes aware of any Adverse Experience associated with the use
of the Products, whether or not determined to be attributable to
the Products, and whether or not deemed to be serious or
non-serious. Such information shall be sent to the Client as set
forth in the Quality Agreement.
If
the cause of any Adverse Experience results from a failure by
Patheon to provide the Manufacturing Services in accordance with
the Specifications or cGMPs, Patheon shall bear all costs incurred
in respect of this Section 6.5. In all other circumstances,
such costs shall be borne by the Client.
Each
party shall forthwith upon execution of this Agreement appoint one
of its employees to be a relationship manager responsible for
liaison between the parties. The relationship managers shall meet
not less than quarterly to review the current status of the
business relationship and manage any issues that have
arisen.
7.2
Communication with Governmental Agencies.
The
Client shall be primarily responsible for communicating with any
Authority regarding such Products, including, but not limited to,
the FDA and any other Authority responsible for granting regulatory
approval for the Products; provided, however, that if in the
opinion of Patheon’s counsel, Patheon must communicate with
an Authority to comply with the terms of this Agreement or the
requirements of any Applicable Laws, it may do so. Unless, in the
reasonable opinion of its counsel, there is a legal prohibition
against doing so, each party shall permit the other party to
accompany and take part in any communications with any Authority,
and to receive copies of all such communications from any
Authority.
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7.3
Records and Accounting by Patheon.
Patheon
shall keep records of the manufacture, testing and shipping of the
Products, Active Materials and Components and retain samples of
such Products, Active Materials and Components as are necessary to
comply with all Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to,
cGMPs and other manufacturing regulatory requirements applicable to
Patheon, the Manufacturing Site, the Products, the Active Materials
and/or the Components, as well as to assist with resolving Product
complaints and other similar investigations. Copies of such records
and samples shall be retained for a period of one year following
the date of Product expiry, or longer if required by Applicable
Laws after which Patheon may destroy such records or samples;
provided that Patheon has first given the Client 60 days
notice of its intention to do so and the Client has not, in turn,
instructed Patheon to ship such records or samples to the Client at
the Client’s expense.
7.4
Client’s Inspection of Reports and
Records.
The
Client may inspect Patheon reports and records relating to this
Agreement during normal business hours and with reasonable advance
notice, provided a Patheon representative is present during any
such inspection.
7.5
Client’s Access to Manufacturing Site.
Patheon
shall provide the Client with reasonable access at mutually
agreeable times to its Manufacturing Site or any other facilities
in which the Products are manufactured, stored, handled or shipped
in order to permit the Client’s verification of
Patheon’s compliance with the Patheon Manufacturing
Responsibilities and with all Applicable Laws. For greater
certainty, the right of access provided in this Section 7.5
shall not include a right to access or inspect Patheon’s
financial records.
7.6
Government Inspection .
Patheon
shall make its internal practices, books and records relating to
the manufacture of the Products available and allow access to all
facilities used for manufacturing the Products to the FDA and any
other Authority having jurisdiction over the manufacture of the
Products for the purposes of determining Patheon’s compliance
with Applicable Laws, including, but not limited to, cGMPs. Patheon
shall advise the Client by telephone and facsimile within one
Business Day of any proposed or announced visit, audit or
inspection, and as soon as possible (but in any case within two
Business Days) after any unannounced visit, audit or inspection, by
the FDA or any other Authority relating to the Products. Patheon
shall provide the Client with a reasonable description in writing
of each such visit or inspection promptly (but in no event later
than five calendar days) thereafter, and with copies of any
Authority-issued inspection observation reports (including, without
limitation, FDA Form 483s and equivalent
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forms from
other regulatory bodies) and Authority correspondence, purged only
of confidential information that is unrelated to the Products.
Patheon and the Client will cooperate in resolving any concerns
with any Authority, and the Client may review Patheon’s
responses to any such reports and communications, and Patheon shall
in its reasonable discretion incorporate into such responses any
comments received from the Client. Patheon will also inform the
Client of any action taken by any Authority against Patheon or any
of its officers or employees which may be reasonably expected to
adversely affect the Products or Patheon’s ability to supply
the Products hereunder
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