Chanalon, Kurali, Punjab
Plot No. B-29, Focal Point, Industrial Area, Chanalon, Kurali, Punjab 140103
For pharmaceutical companies · Supplier onboarding
Before signing a pharma manufacturing agreement, make these responsibilities explicit.
Use this business checklist to prepare a focused discussion with a prospective contract manufacturer. It helps your commercial, quality, regulatory and legal teams find gaps before the first order.
Walter’s manufacturing network
Six manufacturing units across three states.
When reviewing a manufacturing agreement, identify the specific Walter unit covered by the proposed project. Walter’s published network includes six manufacturing units across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Phase 7, Mohali, Punjab
Plot No. D-97, Industrial Area, Phase 7, Mohali, Punjab 160062
Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh
Mouza Ogli, Suketi Road, Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh 173030
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Village Narsan Khurd, Khasra No. 215, NH-334, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247670
Chanalon, Kurali, Punjab
B-29, First Floor, Focal Point, Industrial Area, Chanalon, Kurali, Punjab 140103
Phase IX, Mohali, Punjab
Plot No. 01/111, Phase IX, Industrial Area, Mohali, Punjab 160062
Unit-level equipment, dosage forms, permissions and availability vary. Walter’s team confirms the proposed unit and current product-specific scope for each project.
See Walter’s published facility details ↗Pharma contract manufacturing agreement checklist
Ten work areas to put on the review agenda.
These are questions to resolve with the manufacturer and your advisers. The table is a discussion aid, not a model contract or an exhaustive list of legal requirements.
| Work area | Question to resolve | Useful project record |
|---|---|---|
| Product and site scope | Which exact products, strengths, forms, markets and manufacturing units are covered? What happens if the site or product changes? | Product specification, current site/product-scope documents and the approved market list. |
| Technical transfer and development | Who supplies the formula, process information and methods? What review or approval is needed before a commercial batch? | Agreed technical package, specification versions, responsibilities and open development items. |
| Quality responsibilities | Who handles deviations, investigations, complaints, changes, audits, recalls and batch disposition? Where are the operating details recorded? | A quality agreement or clear quality responsibilities, with contacts and escalation steps. |
| Materials and suppliers | Who buys, tests, approves, stores and reconciles active ingredients, excipients and printed components? | Approved material/specification list, ownership and handling responsibilities. |
| Packaging and artwork | Who prepares and approves artwork, pack specifications, proofs, change requests and market-specific text? | Approved artwork versions, packaging specification and named approval owners. |
| Orders and commercial assumptions | How are purchase orders accepted? Which quantity basis, prices, taxes, one-time costs, exclusions and payment milestones apply? | A written quotation and purchase-order terms that match the agreed product and pack. |
| Planning and delivery | What prerequisites start the planning timeline? How are delays, changes to the requested quantity and dispatch coordination handled? | A project plan with dependencies; requested dates kept separate from confirmed commitments. |
| Records and product documents | Which records, test results, certificates or release documents are included, and how are corrections and retention handled? | A product-specific document list agreed by the commercial, quality and regulatory teams. |
| Confidential information and intellectual property | Who owns customer materials, formulas, specifications, artwork, results and any new work? How may each party use or disclose them? | Explicitly reviewed confidentiality, ownership, permitted use and return or destruction terms. |
| Changes, complaints and ending the arrangement | How are changes approved? What happens to open orders, materials, records and customer property if the arrangement ends? | A reviewed change process, issue contacts and agreed close-out responsibilities. |
The final documents depend on the product, site, market and commercial arrangement. This checklist is general business information, not legal advice or a substitute for an agreement prepared or reviewed by qualified counsel.
Prepare before negotiations
Bring one controlled version of the product brief.
Commercial terms are hard to compare if the underlying product, market and pack keep changing between quotations.
Freeze the draft specification
List ingredients, strength, dosage form, release characteristics, target market and the specification revision being quoted.
Name the proposed site
Ask which unit is proposed and request current evidence for its scope. Company-wide certificates do not answer every product/site question.
State quantities and packs
Distinguish dosage units from finished packs. Make forecasts, requested dates and open assumptions visible in writing.
Assign decision owners
Identify who can approve technical, quality, regulatory, legal, artwork and commercial decisions on your side.
For a qualified manufacturing discussion
Start with the product and the responsibilities to resolve.
A manufacturing enquiry can run alongside your agreement review. Ask the team to identify the proposed unit, product scope, available documents and commercial assumptions before legal sign-off.
- Company and buyer role
- Product, specification and market
- Manufacturing scope and proposed site
- Quality, packaging and document questions
- Target timing and open commercial terms
Prepare a company enquiry
Fill in what you know. You can edit the message in WhatsApp before sending it.
Open my WhatsApp messagePreparing this brief does not send an enquiry. WhatsApp opens so you can review and choose whether to send the message.
Common questions
Agreement review basics.
Is this a contract template?
No. It is a checklist of discussion topics. It does not create legal terms or replace a contract drafted or reviewed for your situation.
Should the quality responsibilities be written down?
Ask your quality and legal advisers how the responsibilities should be recorded for the specific product, site and markets. Teams often need a clear document or annex for operating responsibilities.
Does a quotation become part of the agreement automatically?
Do not assume. Have your advisers check how the proposal, purchase orders, accepted changes and the final contract relate to one another.
Next step
Make the manufacturing brief comparable before signing.
Share the product, intended market and the open questions.