definiens: is defined as causesbeyond the control of the Party, including, without limitation, acts of God ; laws of any government ; war ; civil commotion ; destruction ofproduction facilities or materials by fire, flood, earthquake, explosion or storm ; labor disturbances ; epidemic ; and failure of public utilities orcommon carriers . In the event of force majeure, [COMPANY] or [COMPANY], as the case may be, will immediately notify the other Party of suchinability and of the period for which such inability is expected to continue . The Party giving such notice will thereupon be excused from suchof its obligations under this Agreement as it is thereby disabled from performing for so long as such Party is so disabled, up to a maximumof ninety ( 90 ) days, after which time the Party not affected by the force majeure may terminate this Agreement . To the extent possible, eachParty will use reasonable efforts to minimize the duration of any force majeure