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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED
WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN
PORTIONS HEREOF
DENOTED WITH
“***”
Exhibit
10.2
BEMA FENTANYL SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
This BEMA Fentanyl Supply
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of
September 5, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and
between BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation with an office at 2501 Aerial Center Parkway, Suite
205, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 USA (“Parent”),
its wholly-owned subsidiary Arius Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation with an office at the same address
(“Arius”, and together with Parent,
“BDSI”), and Meda AB, a Swedish corporation with its
principal office at Pipers väg 2 A, SE-170 09, Solna, Sweden
(“Meda”). BDSI and Meda are sometimes referred to
collectively herein as the “Parties” or singly as a
“Party.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, BDSI has proprietary
technology, know how, other proprietary information, and
intellectual property relating to the manufacture, use, and sale of
a proprietary bioerodible, mucoadhesive multi-layer polymer film
for transmucosal delivery of fentanyl; and
WHEREAS, Meda has obtained a
license to practice such technology and know how and other
proprietary information in order to develop and sell a product
based on such technology, pursuant to the terms of that certain
License and Development Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date,
between BDSI and Meda (the “License Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS, as required by the
License Agreement in exchange for the payment of certain amounts
hereunder, BDSI shall supply Products (as defined below) to Meda
for clinical use and commercial sale pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions . All capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings set forth in the License Agreement, and, in addition to
the capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the
following terms used in this Agreement shall have the meaning set
forth below:
1.1 “BEMA Fentanyl
Products” means Commercial Products and Clinical
Products.
1.2 “Commercial
Product” means Fentanyl Product, as further described in the
Product Specifications and Packaging Specifications, intended for
commercial sale.
1.3 “Clinical
Product” means the Fentanyl Product intended for use in the
Phase IIIB or Phase IV studies to be conducted by or on behalf of
Meda as contemplated and permitted by the License Agreement, as
further described in the Product Specifications and Packaging
Specifications.
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PORTIONS HEREOF
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1.4 “Conforming
Product” shall mean any Product which was manufactured,
packaged, and supplied in accordance with this Agreement, all
applicable laws, rules, guidelines, and regulations, and the
applicable Product Specifications and Packaging
Specifications
1.5 “Forecast”
means the written forecast describing Meda’s anticipated
requirements with respect to Products for a given time period,
including the proposed delivery schedule with respect to such
Products.
1.6 “Fully-Burdened
Manufacturing Costs” means BDSI’s total direct and
indirect costs of supplying a particular Product to Meda hereunder,
which shall include but not be limited to *** .
1.7 “GMP” means,
as relevant to the Products, the regulatory requirements for
current good manufacturing practices promulgated by the FDA under
the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, particularly 21 C.F.R. Section 210 et
seq., and 21 C.F.R. Sections 600-610, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
1.8 “Launch
Stocks” shall mean the Commercially Reasonable quantities of
stocks of the BEMA Fentanyl Product and Demonstration Samples
ordered by Meda under this Agreement to support the commercial
introduction of the Fentanyl Product in a jurisdiction in the
Territory following receipt of appropriate Governmental Approval
from the applicable Competent Authority(ies) with respect to the
Fentanyl Product.
1.9 “Order” means
a written purchase order for the Products, which order shall
include a delivery schedule specifying the requested delivery date
and quantity for each Product ordered, and the location to which
shipment of the Product is to be delivered.
1.10 “Packaging
Specifications” means the specifications for the packaging of
the various Products, which shall be as mutually agreed upon by the
Parties reasonably (but no later than four months) in advance of
Meda’s placement of an Order for Launch Stocks and in a
manner reasonably consistent with the form of Fentanyl Product and
labeling therefor approved in the initial Governmental Approval
approved in the Territory and the relevant terms of the License
Agreement. Upon the establishment of Packaging Specifications for
Products by the Parties consistent with the foregoing, such
Packaging Specifications shall be attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, and
such specifications may be amended or augmented from time to time
as mutually agreed upon by the Parties. If and as such Packaging
Specifications for Products are amended consistent with this
Section 1.10, the existing Exhibit A shall be amended
to reflect such changes, and such amended Exhibit A shall be
provided to the Parties and deemed to be part of this
Agreement.
1.11 “Placebo”
means a bioerodible, mucoadhesive polymer film product that does
not contain fentanyl, *** .
1.12 “Products”
means BEMA Fentanyl Products, Placebos, and Demonstration
Samples.
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1.13 “Purchase
Price” means an amount equal to *** .
1.14 “Product
Specifications” means the manufacturing and product
specifications for the applicable Product, which shall be as
mutually agreed upon by the Parties reasonably (but not later than
four months) in advance of Meda’s placement of an Order for
Launch Stocks and in a manner reasonably consistent with the form
of Fentanyl Product and labeling therefor approved in the initial
Governmental Approval approved in the Territory and the relevant
terms of the License Agreement. Upon the establishment of Product
Specifications for Products by the Parties consistent with the
foregoing, such Product Specifications shall be attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this
reference, and such specifications may be amended or augmented from
time to time as mutually agreed upon by the Parties. If and as such
Product Specifications for Products are amended consistent with
this Section 1.14, the existing Exhibit B shall be
amended to reflect such changes, and such amended Exhibit B
shall be provided to the Parties and deemed to be part of this
Agreement.
1.15 “Regulatory
Filing” shall mean any regulatory filings or correspondence
necessary to procure or maintain any Governmental Approvals in the
Territory for the Fentanyl Product, including any supplements or
amendments thereto.
2. Effectiveness; Term . This
Agreement shall be effective for a period beginning on the HSR Date
and continue until the earlier of (i) any termination of the
License Agreement with respect to the Fentanyl Product,
(ii) an Arius Two Termination Event (as defined in that
certain Sublicensing Consent between Arius Two, Inc. (“Arius
Two”), Arius, CDC, and Meda dated September 5, 2007),
(iii) a CDC Termination Event (as defined in that certain
Sublicensing Consent and Amendment between Parent, Arius, Meda, and
CDC dated September 5, 2007) (termination of this Agreement
resulting from the occurrence of the events described in clause
(ii) above or this clause (iii), a “Licensor
Termination”), or (iv) *** .
3. Testing and Registration of the
Product .
3.1 Subject to the terms of
the License Agreement, Meda shall, following receipt of any
Governmental Approval, be the holder of such Governmental Approval
granted for the Fentanyl Product, and responsible for interaction
with Competent Authorities in a particular country following such
Governmental Approval therein. Meda shall reasonably advise BDSI
regarding the status of or developments with respect to the
Regulatory Filings and Governmental Approvals in accordance with
terms of the License Agreement.
3.2 BDSI shall provide to
Meda information regarding BDSI’s (or its Third Party
contractors’) manufacturing facilities, methods and process
controls for the manufacture of the Products, and will reasonably
assist Meda in compilation of information for the chemistry,
manufacturing and control documentation which Meda reasonably
determines in good faith is needed for maintenance or updating of
the Regulatory Filings. In the event that BDSI reasonably
determines that any such information constitutes proprietary,
confidential, or trade secret information belonging to BDSI or its
Third Party contractor(s), the parties will cooperate to take
appropriate steps to preserve the confidential, proprietary and/or
trade secret status of such information.
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3.3 Meda shall provide to
BDSI reports and other written communications received by Meda from
any Competent Authority in accordance with the terms of the License
Agreement. On or after the date of First Commercial Sale of the
Fentanyl Product, each Party shall provide the other Party with a
status update with regard to any audit or inspection conducted by
any Competent Authority which relates directly to the
Products.
3.4 Subject to the terms of
the License Agreement, Meda shall be responsible for obtaining and
maintaining all Governmental Approvals necessary for Meda to
contract with BDSI to manufacture and package the Commercial
Product into final marketing packaging, except for those approvals
BDSI is required to obtain and maintain pursuant to
Section 5.4. Subject to the terms of the License Agreement,
Meda shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all
applicable Governmental Approvals for the commercial marketing,
sale, and distribution of the Fentanyl Product in the
Territory.
4. Supply .
4.1 Subject to the terms of
this Agreement, BDSI shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
supply to Meda its requirements of the Products for use, sale, or
distribution in the Territory. BDSI shall be the sole and exclusive
supplier of the Products to Meda during the term of this Agreement,
and Meda shall purchase solely from BDSI all of its requirements
for Products to be used, sold, or distributed in the Territory
unless a Back-Up Trigger occurs as set out in Section 4.10.
Meda shall not manufacture or have manufactured on its behalf any
Products except as may be permitted by Section 4.10. Subject
to Section 4.11, BDSI shall be entitled to engage Third
Parties as necessary to fulfill BDSI’s obligations under this
Agreement; provided that BDSI shall continue to be
responsible for such Third Party’s performance of
BDSI’s obligations hereunder.
4.2 The manner and style of
the labeling and trade dress of the Products shall be as described
in the Packaging Specifications, subject to any further changes
(i) reasonably requested by Meda or (ii) necessary to
conform such Packaging Specifications to the regulatory
requirements necessary to obtain and maintain Governmental
Approvals with respect to the Fentanyl Products and to comply with
all Applicable Laws, subject in each case to Sections 3.04 and 5.03
of the License Agreement. To the extent approved by relevant
Competent Authorities and permitted by Applicable Law, and subject
to (i) Meda’s compliance with Sections 3.04 and 5.03 of
the License Agreement and (ii) BDSI’s or
Commercialization Committee’s approval, as applicable, of
such change or modification pursuant to Sections 3.04 and 5.03 of
the License Agreement, BDSI shall use Meda’s specified
labeling (and only such labeling) on the Products. BDSI shall be
solely responsible for the contents of any product label and Meda
shall not be responsible in any manner, including but not limited
to under any provision of this Agreement, for any error, mistake,
violation of any Applicable Law or any other problem with the
content of the label, except to the extent content was specified by
Meda or Meda does not follow label instructions provided by BDSI,
with respect to which content Meda shall be responsible . Any
Meda-requested change or modification to a Product’s label
shall, subject to (i) Meda’s compliance with Sections
3.04 and 5.03 of the License Agreement and (ii) BDSI’s
or the Commercialization Committee’s approval, as applicable,
of such change or modification pursuant to Section 3.04 or
5.03 of the License Agreement, be implemented by BDSI as soon as
reasonably practicable. Meda shall reimburse BDSI for the
reasonable total direct and indirect cost of any Product labels
rendered obsolete by such change.
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4.3 Meda shall place an Order
for Launch Stocks on a date not less than *** before the
date on which it intends to commercially launch the Fentanyl
Product (the “Date for Launch”), and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to avoid placing such Order more
than *** before the Date For Launch (notwithstanding that
such date may not be capable of determination at the time for the
order). Upon receipt of such Orders, BDSI shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to deliver the Commercial Product and
Demonstration Samples in accordance therewith. However, for the
avoidance of doubt, the Parties hereby confirm that BDSI’s
manufacturing obligations under this Section 4.3 shall only
arise on receipt of Orders.
4.4 Within ***
following submission of the initial application for Governmental
Approval to a Competent Authority in the Territory with respect to
the Fentanyl Product, Meda shall provide BDSI with a nonbinding
Forecast of Meda’s requirements for Products for the
*** period following receipt of the anticipated Governmental
Approval. The Forecast shall be updated *** until the date
on which Meda places an Order for Launch Stocks. Except as
otherwise provided herein, all Forecasts made hereunder shall,
except as further described below, be nonbinding and made to assist
BDSI in planning its production and Meda in planning marketing and
sales.
4.5 All Orders for Products
other than Orders for Launch Stocks shall be governed by this
Section 4.5. Meda shall, not less than *** before the
beginning of each calendar quarter, give BDSI (i) its Order
for the Products to be delivered to Meda during that calendar
quarter and (ii) a Forecast for the following *** .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Meda shall have no obligation to
deliver Forecasts pursuant to this Section 4.5 until it places
an Order for Launch Stocks. BDSI shall not be obligated to accept
any Order for a calendar quarter to the extent that it, with
respect to any specific form of Product, exceeds by more than
*** % the amounts forecast for such Product in that quarter
in the previous Forecast. However, BDSI shall make commercially
reasonable efforts, but not be obligated, to also deliver such
exceeding quantities. Meda may request amendment to an Order within
*** after such Order is given and BDSI shall use its
commercially reasonably efforts to accept such amendment provided,
however, BDSI shall not be obligated to accept such amendment to
the extent quantities of a particular Product specified in the
amended Order (i) are increased by more than *** % over
the original Order, (ii) cause the amount of a particular
Product scheduled for delivery in a quarter to exceed by more than
*** % the amounts most recently Forecast for such Product in
that quarter, or (iii) are decreased by more than *** %
compared to the original Order. However, BDSI shall make
commercially reasonable efforts, but not be obligated, to also
deliver any quantities exceeding the aforementioned limitations.
BDSI shall deliver according to the delivery schedule contained in
any Order. The Commercialization Committee will discuss delivery
and scheduling issues as necessary. Each Forecast shall be deemed a
binding commitment of Meda to purchase in the first calendar
quarter thereof (i.e. the first quarter following the quarter
covered by the accompanying Order) at least *** of the
quantity of each Product set forth with respect to such first
calendar quarter. No terms and conditions contained in any Order,
acknowledgment, invoice, bill of lading, acceptance or other
preprinted form issued by either Party shall be
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PORTIONS HEREOF
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effective to the extent they are
inconsistent with, modify or add to the terms and conditions
contained herein; all Orders and Forecasts shall specify Product
quantities by NDC number (in the case of Orders of Commercial
Products for the United States) or similar identifiers for each
individual form of all other Products.
4.6 Meda shall be entitled at
its option to reject such part of any delivery of the Products
which does not comply with the applicable Product Specifications,
Packaging Specifications, or applicable regulatory requirements
(including those contained in applicable Governmental Approvals and
GMP), provided that Meda shall be deemed to have accepted
any delivery of the Products unless it gives BDSI notice of its
rejection within *** of delivery, or in case of a latent
defect, within *** after the date Meda could have reasonably
discovered such latent defect. BDSI shall, at BDSI’s option,
promptly replace (without additional cost) or refund to Meda the
amount actually paid by Meda to BDSI with respect to any such
Products which do not comply with the applicable Product
Specifications, Packaging Specifications, or applicable regulatory
requirements (including but not limited to those contained in
applicable Governmental Approvals).
4.7 Meda shall return to
BDSI, at BDSI’s cost, any Products rejected properly in
accordance with this Article 4, in which case BDSI shall,
consistent with Section 4.6 above, refund the amount actually
paid by Meda to BDSI for such Products or promptly replace such
Products at no additional charge, and pay to Meda the actual,
reasonable, documented cost incurred by Meda in effecting the
return of such Products.
4.8 If, with respect to any
Products which have been replaced and/or for which the amount
actually paid by Meda therefore has been refunded is, following
investigation, found by reasonable, independent, neutral, third
party laboratory analysis pursuant to generally-accepted scientific
methods, to have complied with the applicable Product
Specifications, Packaging Specifications, and all regulatory
requirements (including but not limited to those described in
applicable Governmental Approvals and GMP), Meda shall:
(a) accept those Products as
part of the next order and, if no Order will be placed before the
termination of this Agreement, pay BDSI the applicable amount
therefore pursuant to this Agreement, and
(b) refund any additional
amount paid by BDSI to Meda with respect thereto.
4.9 If BDSI determines that
it will not be able to supply Products to Meda in material
satisfaction of the most recent Orders and/or Forecast, BDSI shall
promptly notify Meda in writing of such determination, which notice
shall provide Meda with the details on the extent of the expected
shortfall of supply, the causes of such inability to supply, and
BDSI’s proposed solution to the problem. Upon such notice of
a supply problem, or in any event upon occurrence of any Back-Up
Trigger (as defined below), (i) Meda and BDSI will immediately
meet and work together, in good faith, to identify an appropriate
resolution to the supply problem, provided that Section 4.10
shall remain applicable with respect to the occurrence of such
Back-Up Trigger in the absence of any such resolution, and
(ii) BDSI shall, during any such shortfall of supply, use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to continue to supply to Meda
Products in an amount that is
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proportionate to or, if so elected by
BDSI in its sole discretion, greater than the quantity of Products
ordered by Meda under this Agreement consistent with such Order
and/or Forecast divided by the total demand during the same time
period for Products by BDSI, its Affiliates, their sublicensees
(including but not limited to Meda), and any other third parties to
whom BDSI is obligated to supply Products. Any agreed resolution to
the supply problem will be set forth in a writing executed by both
parties.
4.10 (a) BDSI shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to have *** . If, following
the First Commercial Sale of the Commercial Product, the Parties
reasonably determine that *** , BSDI shall, at the request
of Meda, also use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to transfer to
Meda, at Meda’s reasonable expense, copies of all
information, including technical information, that is Controlled by
BDSI, that is useful or necessary in the manufacture of the
Products and is reasonably necessary to enable Meda or any
alternative supplier (designated in accordance with
Section 4.10(e)) to manufacture such Products. Such transfer
shall commence and be completed by BDSI as soon as reasonably
practicable, but in any event BDSI shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to complete such transfer prior to ninety
(90) days after BDSI’s receipt of notice from Meda. BDSI
shall provide Meda reasonable assistance, at Meda’s request
and BDSI expense, with respect to understanding such manufacturing
information.
(b) In the event
(i) BDSI cannot or does not properly supply on a timely basis
in accordance with this Article 4 Commercial Products conforming to
all warranties and other requirements hereunder in quantities of at
least *** % of the amount of Commercial Products specified
in accepted Orders (other than the Initial Supply Order) properly
forecasted in any *** or (ii) of the occurrence of a
breach of this Agreement by BDSI that, despite Meda’s
compliance with Section 4.12 below, materially adversely
affects Meda’s (or Meda’s Affiliates’) ability to
sell Commercial Products for a single consecutive period greater
than *** (each of the foregoing, a “Temporary Back-Up
Trigger”), Meda may, upon written notice to BDSI, render this
Agreement nonexclusive, enabling Meda to manufacture Products or
have them manufactured on its behalf as contemplated by this
Section 4.10 , provided that such nonexclusivity shall
only be effective during the period of time during which BDSI is
unable to supply all of Meda’s reasonably forecasted needs of
Products; once BDSI is able to supply all of Meda’s
reasonably forecasted needs of Commercial Products for the
Territory, or is able to reasonably able to demonstrate its
capacity to do so, the exclusivity of this Agreement shall be
restored and Meda shall not longer be entitled to manufacture
Products or have them manufactured on its behalf as contemplated by
this Section 4.10, unless and until a new Temporary Back-Up
Trigger occurs and Meda exercises its rights hereunder with respect
thereto. In the event of a Temporary Back-Up Trigger and notice
from Meda exercising its rights with respect thereto, Meda shall
(i) at all times purchase from BDSI as many Products as BDSI
can supply to Meda hereunder, provided such amount to be purchased
from BDSI shall not in any event be required to exceed Meda’s
reasonably forecasted total needs for Products in the Territory,
and (ii) use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to restore BDSI
as the exclusive supplier of Products as quickly as
possible.
(c) In the event BDSI cannot
or does not properly supply on a timely basis in accordance with
this Article 4 Commercial Products conforming to all warranties and
other
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requirements hereunder in quantities of
at least *** % of the amount of Commercial Products
specified in accepted Orders (other than the Initial Supply Order)
properly forecasted in any *** ( “Termination Back-Up
Trigger”; a Temporary Back-Up Trigger or Termination Back-Up
Trigger, a “Back-Up Trigger”), Meda may, upon
*** notice to BDSI given within *** of the occurrence
of such Termination Back-Up Trigger, terminate this Agreement or
render it permanently nonexclusive (provided that BDSI’s
continued obligations to supply Products hereunder in the case of
such nonexclusivity shall be subject to BDSI’s ability to
procure such supply from Third Party manufacturers under such
conditions of nonexclusivity or any reduced supply requirements
resulting therefrom on commercially reasonable terms).
(d) Any notice by Meda under
Sections 4.10(b) and (c) shall describe the applicable Back-Up
Trigger. Upon receipt of such notice and except to the extent
already done pursuant to Section 4.10(a), BDSI shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to transfer to Meda, at
Meda’s reasonable expense, copies of all information,
including technical information, that is controlled by BDSI, that
is useful or necessary in the manufacture of the Products and is
reasonably necessary to enable Meda or any alternative supplier
(designated in accordance with Section 4.10(e)) to manufacture
such Products. Such transfer shall commence and be completed by
BDSI as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event shall be
completed prior to ninety (90) days after BDSI’s receipt
of notice from Meda. BDSI shall provide Meda reasonable assistance,
at Meda’s request and BDSI expense, with respect to
understanding such manufacturing information. Meda shall, subject
to the terms hereof, use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
mitigate the adverse effects of any failure to supply Products by
BDSI.
(e) With respect to any
exercise by Meda of its rights under this Agreement or the License
Agreement to secure any Products from any party other than BDSI,
(i) Meda shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to secure
such supply by its own manufacture, in lieu of securing such supply
through a Third Party manufacturer, (ii) Meda shall provide
BDSI written notice of its intent to secure its supply through a
Third Party manufacturer and provide BDSI a reasonable opportunity
to discuss, review, and comment on any potential Third Party
manufacturers opportunity prior to Meda entering into any
discussions with any potential Third Party manufacturer, and
(iii) Meda shall not enter into any discussions with any
potential Third Party manufacturer or manufacturing agreement with
any potential Third Party manufacturer without, in each case,
BDSI’s prior written approval, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld.
4.11 Contract
Manufacturer(s) . BDSI may, in its sole discretion, contract
with Third Parties for the manufacture or supply of Products as it
may determine necessary to enable it to satisfy its obligations
hereunder; provided , that, with respect to any Third Party
*** , Meda approves such Third Party and its facility(ies),
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. For purposes of
clarification but not limitation, the performance of any of
BDSI’s obligations hereunder by any such Third Parties shall
be deemed to satisfy such obligations of BDSI. Meda shall have the
same rights hereunder to inspection, audit, reports, records and
others matters relating to quality assurance and control and
confidentiality as provided hereunder in respect of
BDSI.
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4.12 Inventory . Meda
acknowledges the inherent risk that a batch of bulk or finished
Products may be lost in production or shipment, and agrees to
maintain an inventory of Products reasonably sufficient, consistent
with industry standards, to supply at least *** worth of its
requirements at all times.
5. Quality; Regulatory
.
5.1 BDSI warrants that all
Products supplied pursuant to this Agreement shall on the date of
delivery (i) comply with the Product Specifications and all
applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to
those included in applicable Governmental Approvals and GMP);
(ii) not, in the case of Commercial Products, be misbranded or
adulterated (as such terms are defined by Applicable Laws); and
(iii) be packaged according to the Packaging Specifications
and all regulatory requirements (including but not limited to those
included in applicable Governmental Approvals and GMP),
provided that Product Specifications and Packaging
Specifications may be amended as (a) reasonably requested by
Meda and agreed upon by BDSI, (b) necessary to conform such
Product Specifications and Packaging Specifications to the
regulatory requirements necessary to obtain and maintain
Governmental Approvals with respect to the Products in the
reasonable discretion of BDSI, or (c) or otherwise effected in
accordance with Section 5.2 below. BDSI shall, at Meda’s
option, immediately replace (without additional cost) or refund to
Meda the amount actually paid by Meda for any such Products which
do not meet the foregoing warranty. Replacement or refund, as
elected by BDSI in its sole discretion, shall be Meda’s sole
remedy for breach of such warranty unless such breach is the result
of BDSI’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
5.2 BDSI shall, as soon as
reasonably possible, provide written notice of any changes proposed
by BDSI to the Product or method of manufacture of the Products,
the Product Specifications, or Packaging Specifications, and, to
the extent reasonably practicable, provide Meda a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment thereon, which shall not in any
event be required to exceed five (5) business days. Unless
(i) such change is required by any Competent Authority or
Applicable Law or (ii) such change does not require approval
of any Competent Authority, is not reasonably likely to increase
the applicable Product Price or Purchase Price, and does not
materially affect the Product or Packaging Specifications, in which
cases BDSI shall be entitled to make such changes (or non-material
changes) in its reasonable discretion without prior written
approval of Meda (and, if applicable, the relevant Product
Specifications or Packaging Specifications shall be deem
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