Force Majeure Defined. The term “Force Majeure” shall mean any cause, whether of the kind enumerated herein or otherwise, which is not within the reasonable control of Buyer, and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence Buyer is unable to prevent or overcome, and which wholly or partially prevents or delays Buyer’s performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than any payment obligations hereunder), including any of the following which satisfy the foregoing criteria: acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes or disturbances; acts of the public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots and other civil disturbances; epidemics; landslides, floods, lightning, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, named storms or other weather events that necessitate extraordinary measures and expenses to maintain operations of any of the Plants, and warnings for any of the foregoing which may necessitate the precautionary shut-down of any Plant, any portion thereof, or other related facilities; arrests and restraints of governments (either federal, state, civil or military), including any orders of courts or of a Governmental Authority; explosions, breakage or accidents to equipment, machinery, any Plant or any portion thereof, or lines of pipe, or the making of repairs or alterations to any of the foregoing necessitated as a result of a Force Majeure event; inability to secure, or unavoidable delays in securing, labor or materials that are required for Buyer’s performance hereunder; electric power shortages or outages; or the necessity for compliance with any applicable Law.
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Samples: Feedstock Supply Agreement, Feedstock Supply Agreement (Westlake Chemical Partners LP), Supply Agreement (Westlake Chemical Partners LP)
Force Majeure Defined. The term “Force Majeure” shall mean any cause, whether of the kind enumerated herein or otherwise, which is not within the reasonable control of BuyerSeller, and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence Buyer Seller is unable to prevent or overcome, and which wholly or partially prevents or delays BuyerSeller’s performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than any payment obligations hereunder), including any of the following which satisfy the foregoing criteria: acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes or disturbances; acts of the public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots and other civil disturbances; epidemics; landslides, floods, lightning, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, named storms or other weather events that necessitate extraordinary measures and expenses to maintain operations of any of the Plants, and warnings for any of the foregoing which may necessitate the precautionary shut-down of any Plant, any portion thereof, or other related facilities; arrests and restraints of governments (either federal, state, civil or military), including any orders of courts or of a Governmental Authority; explosions, breakage or accidents to equipment, machinery, any Plant or any portion thereof, or lines of pipe, or the making of repairs or alterations to any of the foregoing necessitated as a result of a Force Majeure event; inability to secure, or unavoidable delays in securing, labor or materials that are required for BuyerSeller’s performance hereunder; electric power shortages or outages; or the necessity for compliance with any applicable Law.
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Samples: Ethylene Sales Agreement, Ethylene Sales Agreement (Westlake Chemical Partners LP), Ethylene Sales Agreement (Westlake Chemical Partners LP)
Force Majeure Defined. The term “Force Majeure” shall mean any cause, whether of the kind enumerated herein or otherwise, which is not within the reasonable control of BuyerCyclyx or Fort Bend County, as applicable, and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence Buyer Cyclyx or Fort Bend County, as applicable, is unable to prevent or overcome, and which wholly or partially prevents or delays BuyerCyclyx’s performance or Fort Bend County’s performance, as applicable, of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than any payment obligations hereunder)Agreement, including any of the following which satisfy the foregoing criteria: acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes or disturbances; acts of the public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots and other civil disturbances; epidemics; landslides, floods, lightning, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, named storms or other weather events that necessitate extraordinary measures and expenses to maintain operations of any of the Plantsplant, or facilities, and warnings for any of the foregoing which may necessitate the precautionary shut-down of any Plantthe plant or facility, or any portion thereof, or other related facilities; arrests and restraints of governments (either federal, state, civil or military), including any orders of courts or of a Governmental Authority; explosions, breakage or accidents to equipment, machinery, any Plant the plant or any portion thereof, or lines of pipe, or the making of repairs or alterations to any of the foregoing necessitated as a result of a Force Majeure event; inability to secure, or unavoidable delays in securing, labor or materials that are required for BuyerCyclyx’s performance hereunder; electric power shortages or outages; or the necessity for compliance with any applicable Law. For purposes of this Section 4, “Governmental Authority” means any foreign, federal, state, regional, local, municipal, tribal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission, body or other authority exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and any court or governmental tribunal. Furthermore, for purposes of this Section 4, “Law” means any applicable law including statute, code, ordinance, order, rule, rule of common law, rule of international law, equity, edicts, treaty, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, authorization, or other directional requirement of any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Plastic Retrieval Services Agreement