Force Majeure definition

Force Majeure means an event beyond the control of the supplier and not involving the supplier’s fault or negligence and not foreseeable. Such events may include, but is not restricted to, acts of the purchaser in its sovereign capacity, wars or revolutions, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions and freight embargoes.

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Force Majeure means an event beyond the control of the supplier and not involving the supplier’s fault or negligence and not foreseeable.

Force Majeure means an event or circumstance which makes performance of a Party’s obligations illegal or impracticable and which is beyond that Party’s reasonable control.

Examples of Force Majeure in a sentence

• If Custodian is prevented from carrying out its obligations under this Agreement as a result of any Force Majeure Event for a period of thirty (30) days, a Fund may terminate this Agreement by giving Custodian not less than thirty (30) days’ notice, without prejudice to any of the rights of any party accrued prior to the date of termination.

• Whenever a period of time is herein described for the taking of any action by Landlord or Tenant except for the payment of money, Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be, shall not be liable or responsible for, and there shall be excluded from the computation of such period of time, any delays due to Force Majeure.

• No Party shall be excused from performance if such Party fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the situation and remove the cause and effects of the Force Majeure Event.

• Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any performance delay or failure to perform hereunder, due to Force Majeure Event, provided the affected Party gives prompt notice to the other and makes reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as possible.

• It is hereby clarified that neither an occurrence of a Force Majeure Event or the termination of this Agreement in connection therewith shall relieve either Party from its obligations to pay the other any outstanding payments due under this Agreement.

More Definitions of Force Majeure

Force Majeure means any event outside a party’s reasonable control including but not limited to acts of God, war, flood, fire, labour disputes, strikes, sub-contractors, lock-outs, riots, civil commotion, malicious damage, explosion, terrorism, governmental actions and any other similar events;

Force Majeure means an event beyond the control of the Contractor and not involving the Contractor's fault or negligence and not foreseeable. Such events may include, but are not restricted to, acts of the Purchaser in its sovereign capacity, wars, revolutions, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, and freight embargoes.

Force Majeure means any event or occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of the Party concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take preventative action by that Party, including industrial action, fire, flood, violent storm, pestilence, explosion, malicious damage, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, nuclear, biological or chemical warfare, or any other disaster, natural or man-made.

Force Majeure means any event beyond the control of Client or of the Contractor, as the case may be, and which is unavoidable notwithstanding the reasonable care of the party affected, and which could not have been prevented by exercise of reasonable skill and care and good industry practices and shall include, without limitation, the following:

Force Majeure means any event or occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of the Party concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take preventative action by that Party, including fire; flood; violent storm; pestilence; explosion; malicious damage; armed conflict; acts of terrorism; nuclear, biological or chemical warfare; or any other disaster, natural or man-made, but excluding:

Force Majeure means events that materially affect the Services or the time schedule within which to perform and are outside the control of the party asserting that such an event has occurred, including, but not limited to, labor troubles unrelated to the Contractor, failure of or inadequate permanent power, unavoidable casualties, fire not caused by the Contractor, extraordinary weather conditions, disasters, riots, acts of God, insurrection or war.

Force Majeure means acts beyond an entity’s control, including, but not limited to, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes, vandalism, sabotage, accidents, fires, floods, strikes, work stoppages, labor disputes, mechanical breakdowns, shortages, pandemics, epidemics, public health emergencies, acts of any unit of government or governmental agency, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (hardware and software) services, or any similar cause.