Specification Changes Upon any change in the Product Specifications, stability protocols, QC laboratory methods raw material specification or Packaging Specifications (whether initiated by Horizon or made in response to a request by sanofi-aventis that is agreed to by Horizon), including the addition of new packaging configurations, new SKUs, new formulations, or a change in either raw materials or Packaging Component supply, Horizon shall promptly advise sanofi-aventis in writing of such changes, and sanofi-aventis shall promptly advise Horizon as to any scheduling and/or price adjustments which may result from such changes. Prior to implementation of such changes, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to reach agreement on (a) the new Product Price for any Product which embodies such changes, (b) any amounts to be reimbursed by Horizon to sanofi-aventis as described in the next sentence of this paragraph, and (c) any other amendments to this Agreement which may be necessitated by such changes (i.e., an adjustment to the lead time for purchase orders). Horizon shall reimburse sanofi-aventis for the mutually agreed upon reasonable expenses incurred by sanofi-aventis as a result of such changes, including, but not limited to, reimbursing sanofi-aventis for its mutually agreed validation and development costs, capital expenditure costs, costs for any Packaging Components or other materials rendered unusable as a result of such changes, and cost of required stability to support a change. If during the Term Horizon amends the Product Specifications or Packaging ***Confidential Treatment Requested MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT PAGE 7 Specifications (whether voluntarily or as required by law) so as to render obsolete quantities of the Active Ingredient, Excipients and/or Packaging Components for the Product on hand at sanofi-aventis, Horizon shall (i) accept the return of all such obsolete Active Ingredient and (ii) purchase from sanofi-aventis, at sanofi-aventis’ Acquisition Cost, all such obsolete Excipients and Packaging Components obtained by sanofi-aventis pursuant to its normal procurement policies to manufacture quantities of the Product pursuant to Horizon forecasts under Section 6.1. Sanofi-aventis’ normal procurement policies for purposes of the preceding sentence of this Article 5 shall be considered to be quantities of Excipients and Packaging Components corresponding to the immediately following […***…] months of Horizon’s most recent forecasted Product demand. If a change in Specifications is initiated by sanofi-aventis and approved by Horizon, any cost associated with said change shall be borne by sanofi-aventis. In the event that a change in Specifications is initiated by Horizon or driven by a regulatory or business change, the costs associated with qualification of the change shall be paid by Horizon. The amount of the change shall be reasonable and customary and subject to written approval by Horizon, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Sanofi-aventis, with written agreement and approval from Horizon, will be responsible for the appropriate (cGMP) destruction of any materials covered under this Article 5, and sanofi-aventis shall be reimbursed by Horizon at the reasonable and customary approved rate.
