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15 U.S.C. § 6609

Application of existing impossibility or commercial impracticability doctrines

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 6609, Application of existing impossibility or commercial impracticability doctrines, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/442229
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In any Y2K action for breach or repudiation of contract, the applicability of the doctrines of impossibility and commercial impracticability shall be determined by the law in existence on January 1, 1999. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or impairing a party’s right to assert defenses based upon such doctrines.

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