definiens: means any act of God, strike, lock - out or other material industrial / labordisputes ( whether involving the workforce of the Party so prevented or of any other Person ), war, riot, civil commotion, terrorist act, epidemic, quarantine, fire, flood, storm, natural disaster or similar event which is beyond a Party’sreasonable control and prevents such Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement . The Party affectedby the Force Majeure shall, within [ * * ] days after the occurrence of a Force Majeure event, give notice in writing to theother Party specifying the nature and extent of the event of Force Majeure, its 45anticipated duration and any action being taken to avoid or minimize its effect . Subject to providing such notice and tosuch Party ’s other obligations under this ARTICLE 15, the Party invoking a Force Majeure event shall not be liable fordelay in performance or for non - performance of its obligations under this Agreement ( other than any paymentobligation ), in whole or in part, nor shall the other Party have the right to terminate this Agreement, except asotherwise provided in this Agreement, where non - performance or delay in performance has resulted from an event ofForce Majeure . The suspension of performance allowed hereunder shall be of no greater scope and no longer durationthan is reasonably required . The Party invoking a Force Majeure event shall use commercially reasonable efforts, to(a ) bring the Force Majeure event to a close or ( b ) find a solution by which the Agreement may be performed despitethe continuation of the event of Force Majeure