Zaslal: čt 24. červen, 2021 17:48 Předmět: Why did EU take AstraZeneca to court over vaccines?
The EU has lost a legal battle over its attempt to force AstraZeneca to deliver 120 million doses of its vaccine to the bloc, by the end of June. A court in Belgium ruled that AZ still has to deliver a total of 80 million doses by September, but this is significantly less than the EU was demanding.
What has the court decided?
The court ruled on 18 June that AstraZeneca must deliver a total of 50 million coronavirus vaccine doses to the EU by 27 September, on top of the 30 million it had already delivered, by the end of the first quarter of this year.
According to the ruling, the company has to deliver:
15 million doses by 26 July
20 million doses by 23 August
15 million doses by 27 September
If it doesn't meet these obligations, AstraZeneca will incur a €10 fine per undelivered dose.
What were the reactions to the ruling?
AstraZeneca welcomed the court's decision and said in a statement it will deliver substantially more than 80 million doses by the end of June 2021: "All other measures sought by the European Commission have been dismissed, and in particular the Court found that the European Commission has no exclusivity or right of priority over all other contracting parties."
The European Commission wanted substantially more than the court ordered - a total of 120 million vaccine delivered by the end of June 2021, and 300 million doses by the end of September. slot wallet
The Commission nevertheless claimed the ruling as a victory. Ursula von der Leyen commented that the "decision confirms the position of the Commission: AstraZeneca did not live up to the commitments it made in the contract".
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