6.3. Find in the text above the antonyms to the following:
to forbid, to start, advisable, practicable, legal, possible, permanently, brief (short), presence, cruelty.
6.4. Answer the following questions:
1. What does a Force Majeure clause in a contract allow?
2. What elements should be addressed in a force majeure clause?
3. What should a typical list of force majeure events include?
4. What happens if a force majeure clause is absent in a contract?
6.5. Study the following clauses and do the tasks that follow:
a)
Force Majeure
1. Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage to Buyer by reason of delay in performance, or non-performance of any obligations under this Agreement, resulting from force majeure circumstances such as war, riot, fire, explosion, flood, strike, labor interruption or disturbance, lockout, injunction, government action, inability to obtain fuel, electrical power, raw materials, material in intermediate or finished form, labor, containers, or transportation facilities, accident, breakage of machinery or apparatus, national emergency, natural disasters, blockades, prohibition of export/import activities or any other causes beyond the control of Seller preventing the manufacture or delivery of the Products. In such circumstances deadlines to be met by either party are deferred as long as such circumstances last.
2. The Party which is unable to fulfil the obligation due to a force majeure circumstances shall immediately inform in writing the party abour such force majeure circumstances and about its termination.
b)
Guarantee of the Quality of the Equipment
1. The guarantee period is twelve (12) months from the date of the start-up of the equipment, that is reflected in an appropriate Act signed by the representatives of the Parties to the present Contract, but not more than eighteen (18) months from the date of delivery of equipment.
2. If the equipment proves to be defective or faulty during the guarantee period, the Seller has at its expense and at the choice of both Parties either to remedy the defects or to replace the faulty equipment with the new equipment of good quality which is to be delivered without delay to the port of delivery.
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