技术合同 技术引进合同(13)

obligations except those under arbitration. 12.　force majeure 　　　　12.1　force majeure shall refer to war， flood， fire， typhoon， earthquake and other accidents that both parties mutually agree as force majeure. 　　　　12.2　in case of force majeure， the affected party shall notify by telex or cable the other party of the accident as soon as possible and send by registered air - mail to the other party the evidence issued by the local government within 14 days from the accident. 　　　　12.3　if the implementation is affected by force majeure and the accident lasts for more than 20 days， both parties shall hold friendly discussions as soon as possible with regard to the further implementation of the contract. 13.　effectiveness， termination of contract & miscellaneous 　　　　13.1　after this contract is signed by the duly authorized representatives of both parties， both parties shall submit the contract to their governments or boards of directors for approval. the date when the later party obtains the approval shall be taken as the effective date of the contract. both parties shall attempt to get the contract approval within 60 days from signing and notify by telex or cable the other party of the approval which is confirmed by the following registered air - mail letter. 　　　　13.2　this contract is written in both chinese and english and made out in two copies， one for each party. 　　　　13.3　correspondence relating to the implementation of the contract between both parties shall be in either chinese or english. formal notice sent by registered mail shall be in duplicate. 　　　　13.4　the term of contract shall be 60 months from the date when party a can manufacture qualified contract products with the know- how and equipment supplied by party b. upon expiration of such term of contract， the contract shall automatically become voil and null. 　　　　13.5　the termination of the contract shall not release any party from the obligations to pay the debts between the two parties. 　　　　13.6　the six appe