definiens: shall mean an event that is beyond a non - performing Party 's reasonable control, including ac ts of God, acts of the other Party, strikes, lock - o uts or other industrial / labour disputes, war, riot, civ il commotion, terrorist act ( or any evacuation or o ther restrictions related to the threat of a natural dis aster or terrorist act ), malicious damage, epidemic s, quarantines, fire, flood, storm or natural disaster, and whether or not affecting the Party directly o r its Affiliates, suppliers or contractors . The Parties e xpressly acknowledge and agree that a Force Majeure event shall not include a general decline in the ec onomy as a whole or a downturn in the sale of Produ ct in the steroids sector . The Force Majeure Party sha ll, within five ( 5 ) days of the occurrence of the F orce Majeure event, give written notice to the other Par ty stating the nature of the Force Majeure event, i ts anticipated duration and any action being taken to avoid or minimize its effect . The Minimum PDE Requirement and Minimum A&P Spend shall be reduced pro rata for the period of time of the Force Majeure event ( for example, if the Force Majeure Ev ent lasts for thirty ( 30 ) days, each of the Minimum PDE Requirement and Minimum A&P Spend would be redu ced by 30/365 ( or 30/366 in a leap year ) )