Force majeure. 1. The non-performance or delay in performance, wholly or in part, by the State or the Right Holder of any obligation pursuant to this EPA excepting an obligation to make payments hereunder, shall be excused if, and to the extent that, such non- performance or delay is caused by an Event of Force Majeure.
2. For the purpose of this EPA, the term “Event of Force Majeure” means any cause or event beyond the reasonable control of, and not brought about at the instance of, the Party claiming to be affected by such event, and which has caused the non-performance or delay in performance of obligations pursuant to this EPA. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, Events of Force Majeure shall include natural phenomena or calamities including but not limited to, epidemics, earthquakes, storms, lightning, floods, fires, blowouts, wars declared or undeclared, transboundary hostilities, blockades, civil unrest or disturbances, labour disturbances, strikes, quarantine restrictions and acts of state (except that: (i) no act of the State expressly contemplated by the Law no 132/2010 (OPR Law) or this EPA (including, without limitation, the approval or rejection of an Exploration Plan, Appraisal Plan or Development and Production Plan or revision thereto or any extension of the Exploration Phase) shall constitute an Event of Force Majeure, (ii) any act of the State shall not constitute an Event of Force Majeure with respect to the obligations of the State and (iii) any act of a state that Controls a Right Holder shall not be deemed to constitute an Event of Force Majeure with respect to the obligations of such Right Holder).
3. The Party claiming suspension of its obligations pursuant to this EPA on account ةرهاقلا ةوقلا 29 ةداملا يئزجلا وأ يلكلا ذيفنتلا مدع نم ءافعلإا متي .1 يلكلا ريخأتلا نم وأ ةيقافتلاا هذهل ًاقفو بجوم يلأ وأ ةلودلا لبق نم ءاوس ،ذيفنتلا يف يئزجلا وأ نوكي يذلا ردقلابو لاح يف كلذو ،قحلا بحاص فرظ هببس ذيفنتلا يف ريخأتلا وأ ذيفنتلا مدع هيف ءارجإ بجوم ءافعلإا اذه نم ىنثتسي .ةرهاق ةوق .ةيقافتلاا هذه بجومب تاعوفدملا هذه يف "ةرهاقلا ةوقلا فرظ" ةرابع ينعت .2 ةرطيسلا نع جراخ فرظ وأ ببس يأ
Force majeure shall: a) promptly notify the other Parties of the occurrence thereof; b) take all actions that are reasonable and, if necessary, legal action to remove the cause of the Event of Force Majeure, but nothing herein shall require the Right Holders, subject to applicable law, to resolve any labour dispute except on terms satisfactory to the Right Holders; and c) Upon removal or termination thereof, promptly notify the other Parties and take all reasonable action for the resumption of the performance of its obligations pursuant to this EPA as soon as possible after the removal or termination of the Event of Force Majeure. 4