33.1 The English text of this Contract is the only one to be considered as official.

33.2 Recitals and Annexes to this Contract form an integral part of it.

33.3 This Contract supersedes all previous understandings, whether oral or in writing, between the parties on the same subject.

33.4 Any amendment to this Contract shall be in writing.

33.5 The ICC Force Majeure clause 2003 is incorporated by reference into this Contract35.

33.6 If any of the provisions of this Contract are found to be null and void, the remaining provisions of this Contract shall remain valid and shall continue to bind the parties, unless it can be concluded from the circumstances that, in the absence of the provision(s) found to be null and void, the parties would not have concluded the present Contract. The parties shall replace all provisions found to be null and void by provisions that are valid under the applicable law and come closest to their original intention.

33.7 The non-enforcement of any provision contained in this Contract shall not be construed by either party as a waiver of the right to enforce the provision at another time under different circumstances.

33.8 If the parties have not made a choice between the alternative solutions provided in Articles 8.1 and/or 18.1, 23.2.3, 25.1, 31.1 and 32.2, alternative A (or AA) shall apply.

DONE in ———————— on ————— in two originals, each party acknowledging to have received its individual copy.

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The full text of the ICC Force Majeure Clause 2003 can be found in Appendix I.