Each party will maintain during the term of this Project Proposal commercial general liability and product liability insurance which is sufficient to cover their respective liability under this Project Proposal. Either party will provide evidence of this insurance upon the request of the other party.
This Project Proposal, together with any quality agreements entered into thereunder, and any other agreements (e.g., a Capital Agreement) that are expressly entered into hereunder, are the complete agreement between the parties with respect to this subject matter and supersedes all other prior agreements, representations and understandings, whether written or oral. Except as otherwise provided in this Project Proposal, any modifications, amendment or supplement to this Project Proposal must be in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties.
If any provision of this Project Proposal is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, that determination will not impair or affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions, because each provision is separate, severable, and distinct.
| (j) | Execution in Counterparts. |
This Project Proposal may be executed in two or more counterparts, by original or electronic (including “PDF”) signature, each of which will be considered an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
| (k) | No Third Party Benefit or Right. |
Nothing in this Project Proposal will confer on any third party (except that Patheon Affiliates acting as subcontractors under this Project Proposal may enforce Sections 6(c) and 6(d)) any benefit or the right to enforce any express or implied term of this Project Proposal. The rights of the parties to terminate, rescind or agree on any variation, waiver or settlement under this Project Proposal are not subject to the consent of any other person.
This Project Proposal and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation is governed by the laws of (i) the State of Delaware if it is with a Patheon entity registered in the United States or Canada, or (ii) England if it is with a Patheon entity registered outside the United States or Canada, in each case without regard to any conflicts-of-law principle that directs the application to another jurisdiction’s law. Both parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the applicable location. The parties further expressly agree that the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Project Proposal.
During the term of this Project Proposal, and for one year after its termination, Client and its Affiliates will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, recruit, encourage or otherwise endeavor to cause or attempt to cause any officer, employee, director or consultant of Patheon or any of its Affiliates who became known to Client or its Affiliates in connection with the Services or who has performed work in connection with the Services, to terminate or discontinue their employment, contract or other relationship with Patheon or any Patheon Affiliate.
The parties agree:
| (i) | to comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption including but not limited to the |
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act (collectively, the “Relevant Laws”);
| (ii) | to have and maintain in place throughout the term of this Project Proposal their own policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Relevant Laws (and to provide a copy to the other party on request) and will appropriately enforce those policies and procedures including providing training; and |
| (iii) | that no employee, contractor, supplier, agent, broker, or entity will offer or pay anything of value to a public or private official intending to influence or induce an official act or decision or to obtain an improper advantage. |
A material breach of this Section 10(n) will be considered a material breach of this Project Proposal. If there is a material breach of this Section 10(n), the aggrieved party will have the right to immediately terminate this Project Proposal, without any liability to the other party.
| (A) | Fees for Services and any other payment due to Patheon under this Project Proposal in consideration for the provision of Services to Client by Patheon is exclusive of value added taxes (“VAT”), turnover taxes, sales taxes or similar taxes, including any related interest and penalties (together referred to as “Transaction Tax”) which will be added to the invoice amount and will be reimbursable to Patheon by Client. |
| (B) | Patheon will use its reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that its invoices to Client are issued in a way to meet the requirements for deduction of input VAT by Client, if Client is permitted by law to do so. |
| (C) | If Patheon is acting as Client’s buying agent, Patheon will always charge to Client Transaction Tax in the relevant territory in addition to the amount paid by Patheon to supplier. |
| (D) | Reference to the Services in this Section also includes any element (or the entirety) of the Services characterized as a supply of goods by Patheon, its subcontractor or any tax authority for Transaction Tax purposes. |
| (ii) | Duties. Client will bear the cost of all duties, levies, tariffs and similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) (together “Duties”) however designated, arising from the performance of the Services by Patheon, including (without limitation) those imposed as a result of the shipping of materials (including Drug Substance, materials, components and finished Client’s Product) to, from or between Patheon facilities. If these Duties are incurred by Patheon, then Patheon will be entitled to invoice Client for these Duties at the time that they are incurred. |
| (A) | Where any sum due to be paid to Patheon hereunder is subject to any withholding or similar tax, Client will pay the withholding or similar tax to the appropriate government authority and deduct the amount then due to Patheon, in a timely manner and promptly transmit to Patheon an official certificate or other evidence of the withholding sufficient to enable Patheon to claim payment of these taxes. The parties agree to cooperate with one another and use reasonable efforts to reduce or eliminate or enable the recovery of any tax withholding or similar obligations for royalties, milestone payments, and other payments made by Client to Patheon under a Project Proposal. |
| (B) | Patheon will provide Client any tax forms that may be reasonably necessary in order for Client not to withhold tax or to withhold tax at a reduced rate under an applicable bilateral income tax treaty. |
| (C) | Each party will provide the other with reasonable assistance to enable the recovery, as permitted by applicable laws, of withholding taxes, or similar obligations resulting from payments made under a Project Proposal, any recovery to be for the benefit of the party bearing the withholding tax. |