Common use of Audits and protection of EU financial interests Clause in Contracts

Audits and protection of EU financial interests. ‌ (a) During the term of the Agreement and for a period of after termination or expiration of the Agreement, AstraZeneca shall permit the Commission to perform or request an audit of the Cost of Goods of the Initial Europe Doses (and any Optional Doses and Additional Doses, to the extent (b) AstraZeneca must keep all original documents stored on any appropriate medium, including digitised originals, if allowed by the national law, for a period of starting from the last payment made under the last Order Form. (c) In accordance with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspection carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office, the European Anti- Fraud Office may carry out investigations, including on the spot checks and inspections, to establish whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity under the contract affecting the financial interests of the Union. Findings arising from an investigation may lead to criminal prosecution under national law. The investigations may be carried out at any moment during the performance of the contract and up to five years starting from the payment of the balance of the last Order Form issued under this APA. (d) Without increasing or decreasing the rights existing under Applicable Laws, the Parties acknowledge that the Court of Auditors and the European Public

Audits and protection of EU financial interests. ‌ (a) During the term of the Agreement and for a period of after termination or expiration of the Agreement, AstraZeneca shall permit the Commission to perform or request an audit of the Cost of Goods of the Initial Europe Doses (and any Optional Doses and Additional Doses, to the extentafter (b) AstraZeneca must keep all original documents stored on any appropriate medium, including digitised originals, if allowed by the national law, for a period of starting from the last payment made under the last Order Form. (c) In accordance with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspection carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office, the European Anti- Fraud Office may carry out investigations, including on the spot checks and inspections, to establish whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity under the contract affecting the financial interests of the Union. Findings arising from an investigation may lead to criminal prosecution under national law. The investigations may be carried out at any moment during the performance of the contract and up to five years starting from the payment of the balance of the last Order Form issued under this APA. (d) Without increasing or decreasing the rights existing under Applicable Laws, the Parties acknowledge that the Court of Auditors and the European Public