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Pharma companies manufacturing and production obligations

Score 0–20: Text explicitly imposes binding manufacturing or production obligations on pharmaceutical companies — mandatory capacity targets, production reservations, local manufacturing requirements, supply prioritisation to EU, or penalties for non-compliance.
Score 21–40: Text subtly increases manufacturing obligations on companies, e.g. reporting on production capacity, conditional support tied to production commitments, or soft incentives for local manufacturing.
Score 41–60: Text is neutral on company manufacturing obligations, or makes procedural changes without clearly tightening or loosening production rules.
Score 61–80: Text subtly reduces manufacturing obligations, e.g. replacing production mandates with voluntary measures, broadening eligibility criteria, or removing capacity reservation requirements.
Score 81–100: Text explicitly removes or weakens manufacturing obligations on pharmaceutical companies, or promotes full commercial freedom on production decisions.

How positions are measured

One poleThe EU must impose binding manufacturing obligations on pharmaceutical companies: mandatory production targets, capacity reservation requirements, local manufacturing mandates, supply prioritisation to the EU market, and penalties for non-compliance. Public health needs must override corporate freedom to decide what, where, and how much to produce.
Other polePharmaceutical companies should have full commercial freedom to decide what to produce, where to manufacture, and how to allocate production capacity. The EU should rely on market incentives and voluntary commitments rather than imposing production mandates. Manufacturing obligations burden innovation and ultimately reduce supply.

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