Editing Implications of the Pandemic, Part 2 (section)

==== Prolonging the Pandemic? ====
Article 9(4) imposes upon the signatory states the obligation to fund and publish research and development on pandemic-related products; and reads as follows:

“Each Party shall, in accordance with national laws and considering the extent of public funding provided, publish the terms of government-funded research and development agreements for pandemic- related products, including information on: (a) research inputs, processes and outputs, including scientific publications and data repositories, with data shared and stored securely in alignment with findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability principles; (b) the pricing of end-products, or pricing policies for end-products; (c) licensing to enable the development, manufacturing and distribution of pandemic-related products, especially in developing countries; and (d) terms regarding affordable, equitable and timely access to pandemic-related products during a pandemic.”