18.6 | Force Majeure. If either Party is prevented from complying, either totally or in part, with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement by reason of force majeure, including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, general strike, lockout, riot, war, terrorism, rebellion, accident, infestation, epidemic/pandemic, governmental action, acts of God and/or any other cause or externally induced casualty beyond its reasonable control, whether similar to the foregoing matters or not (a “Force Majeure Event”), then, upon written notice by the Party liable to perform to the other Party, the requirements of this Agreement or such of its provisions as may be affected, and to the extent so affected, shall be suspended during the period of such disability, provided that the Party asserting force majeure shall bear the burden of establishing the existence of such Force Majeure Event by clear and convincing evidence, and provided further that the Party prevented from complying shall use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to remove such disability, and shall continue performance with the utmost dispatch whenever such causes are removed, and shall notify the other Party of the Force Majeure Event not more than five (5) Business Days from the time of the event. When such circumstances arise, the Parties shall discuss what, if any, modification of the terms of this Agreement may be required in order to arrive at an equitable solution. If a Force Majeure Event continues for a period of longer than six(6) consecutive months or one hundred and eighty (180) days in any twelve (12) month period, then the Party unaffected by such event may terminate this Agreement upon giving not less than thirty (30) days written notice of termination to the other Party, provided that if the Force Majeure Event ceases within such thirty (30) day period this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |