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(24) "Excess Start-up Costs" means the excess, if any, of Start-up Costs
over Budgeted Start-up Costs;
(25) "FASL" means Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Limited, a joint venture
organized under the laws of Japan between AMD Inc. and Fujitsu
Limited;
(26) "Fiscal Month" means each monthly fiscal accounting period of AMD
Saxonia, ending on or about the last day of each calendar month and
corresponding with the fiscal accounting period of AMD Inc.;
(27) "Fiscal Quarter" means each quarterly fiscal accounting period of AMD
Saxonia, ending on or about the last day of March, June, September or
the last Sunday in December and corresponding with the fiscal
accounting period of AMD Inc.;
(28) "Fiscal Year" means each annual fiscal period of AMD Saxonia, ending
on the last Sunday in December;
(29) "Force Majeure" means with respect to AMD Saxonia or AMD Holding, as
the case may be, an event which is not within the reasonable control
of the Person seeking to rely on the existence of Force Majeure, where
the adverse effect of such event on such Person's compliance with its
obligations under this Agreement is not preventable by such Person
using all reasonable care and diligence. Such events may include,
without limitation, the following: acts of war (whether declared or
undeclared), invasion, armed conflict, acts of one or more enemy of
the United States of America, Germany or any other country or
jurisdiction; blockade or embargo, revolution, riot, bombs,
insurrection or other civil disturbance, sabotage, terrorism or the
threat of any of the foregoing, nuclear explosion, radioactive or
chemical contamination or ionizing radiation, strikes, lockouts,
industrial action or labor disputes, any effect of the natural
elements including without limitation lightning, fire, earthquake,
flood, strike and other unusual or extreme adverse weather or
environmental conditions or actions of the elements, epidemic or
plague, loss of or damage to the Plant and/or machinery, equipment or
materials at, for or in transit to the Plant, acts of God and any
events or circumstances analogous to any of the above;
(30) "German GAAP" means accounting principles and practices generally
accepted in Germany, consistently applied throughout the periods
involved;
(31) "Germany" means the Federal Republic of Germany;
(32) "Governmental Authority" means any German domestic or foreign
government, court or governmental body, department, agency,
commission, authority or instrumentality;
(33) "Improvements" means any development, enhancement, improvements,
upgrades, modifications and updates (including error corrections),
translations and derivative works;
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Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 20, 2001