If force majeure circumstances are not specified in the contract, there are general norms of part 2 of art. 218 of the Commercial Code and part 1 of art. 617 of the CCU. However, norms of civil and commercial law do not contain a definition of the specified circumstances «force majeure».
Part 2 art. 14-1 of the Law of Ukraine On Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Ukraine (the
«Law») contains a detailed definition of «force majeure» - force majeure circumstances are the extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances that objectively make unable to fulfil the obligations stipulated in the terms and conditions of the agreement (contract, treaty, etc.), obligations under the legislative and other regulatory acts, namely: the threat of war, armed conflict or a serious threat of such conflict, including but not limited to enemy attacks, blockades, military embargoes, actions of a foreign enemy, general military mobilisation, military actions, declared and undeclared war, actions of a public enemy, indignation, acts of terrorism, sabotage, piracy, riots, invasion, blockade, revolution, mutiny, insurrection, mass riots, curfew, quarantine established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, expropriation, forced seizure, seizure of enterprises, requisition, public demonstration, blockade, strike, accident, illegal actions of third parties, fire, explosion, long breaks in transport operation, regulated by the terms of relevant decisions and acts of state authorities, the closure of sea straits, embargo, ban (restrictions) of export/import, etc. as well as caused by the exceptional weather conditions and natural disasters, namely: epidemic, strong storm, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, hurricane, flood, snow accumulation, ice, hail, frost, freezing of the sea, straits, ports, passes, earthquake, lightning, fire, drought, subsidence and landslide, other natural disasters, etc.