Belgian Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine doses to the EU
Today, the Court of First Instance of Brussels decided to grant interim measures in the case brought against AstraZeneca by the European Commission and the 27 EU Member States.
The court orders AstraZeneca to urgently deliver 50 million doses of vaccine by 27 September 2021 - according to a binding schedule:
- 15 million doses by 26 July, at 9 a.m.,
- 20 million doses by 23 August,
- 15 million doses at 27 September.
In the event of non-compliance with these delivery deadlines AstraZeneca will have to pay a penalty of €10 per dose not delivered.