definiens: shall mean any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of a Party that prevents or substantially interferes with the perfonnance by the Party of any of its obligations hereunder, if such occurs by reason of any act of God, flood, fire, explosion, CONFID ENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED PURSUANT TO 5 usc . § 552 and 17 C.F.R. § § 240.12(b)(4 ), 200.80 and 200.83 BY LETTER FROM MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP DATED MARCH 28, 2002 - 9 -CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED earthquake, strike, lockout, labor dispute, casualty or accident ; or war, revolution, civil commotion, acts of public enemies, blockage or embargo ; or any injunction, law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, demand or requirement of any government ( to the extent such government has ruling authority over such Party ) or of any subdivision, authority or representative of any such government ; or breakdown of plant, inability to procure or use materials, labor, equipment, transportation, or energy sufficient to meet manufacturing needs without the necessity of allocation ; or any other cause whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to those above enumerated, beyond the reasonable control of such Party, if and only if the Party affected shall have used reasonable efforts to avoid such occurrence and to remedy it promptly if it shall have occurred