Audit Procedure. Such examination shall be conducted, and each Party shall make its records available, during normal business hours, after at least [***] days prior written notice shall have been provided by the other Party, as applicable, and shall take place at the facility(ies) where such records are maintained. Each such examination shall be limited to pertinent books, records and reports for any year ending not more than [***] months prior to the date of request; provided, that, no Party shall be permitted to audit the same period of time more than once. Before permitting such independent accounting firm to have access to such books and records, the non-requesting Party may require such independent accounting firm and its personnel involved in such audit to sign a confidentiality agreement (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such Party) as to any confidential information which is to be provided to such accounting firm or to which such accounting firm will have access while conducting the audit under this paragraph. The accounting firm shall provide both Biontech and Genmab with a written report stating whether the reports submitted by Biontech or Genmab, as applicable, are correct or incorrect and the specific details concerning any discrepancies. Such accounting firm may not reveal to the other Party any information learned in the course of such audit other than the amount of any such discrepancies. Each Party agrees that all such information shall be Confidential Information of the other Party and further agrees to hold in strict confidence all information disclosed to it in accordance with Section 11.
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Audit Procedure. Such examination shall be conducted, and each Party shall make its records available, during normal business hours, after at least [***] days prior written notice shall have been provided by the other Party, as applicable, and shall take place at the facility(ies) where such records are maintained. Each such examination shall be limited to pertinent books, records and reports for any year ending not more than [***] months prior to the date of request; provided, that, no Party shall be permitted to audit the same period of time more than once. Before permitting such independent accounting firm to have access to such books and records, the non-requesting Party may require such independent accounting firm and its personnel involved in such audit to sign a confidentiality agreement (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such Party) as to any confidential information Confidential Information which is to be provided to such accounting firm or to which such accounting firm will have access while conducting the audit under this paragraph. The accounting firm shall provide both Biontech and Genmab with a written report stating whether the reports submitted by Biontech or Genmab, as applicable, are correct or incorrect and the specific details concerning any discrepancies. Such accounting firm may not reveal to the other Party any information learned in the course of such audit other than the amount of any such discrepancies. Each Party agrees that all such information shall be Confidential Information of the other Party and further agrees to hold in strict confidence all information disclosed to it in accordance with Section 1114.
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