If an exceptional occurrence, such as a natural disaster or strike, interrupts or interferes with proper communication from the parties to the proceedings to the Office or vice-versa, the Executive Director may determine that for parties to the proceedings having their residence or registered office in the Member State concerned or who have appointed a representative with a place of business in the Member State concerned, all time limits that otherwise would expire on or after the date of commencement of such occurrence, as determined by him, shall extend until a date to be determined by him.
Más rud é, de dhroim tarlú eisceachtúil, amhail tubaiste nádúrtha nó stailc, go mbristear cumarsáid chuí nó go gcuirtear isteach ar chumarsáid chuí ó na páirtithe sna himeachtaí chuig an Oifig nó vice-versa, féadfaidh an Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin a chinneadh, maidir leis na páirtithe uile sna himeachtaí a bhfuil cónaí orthu sa Bhallstát lena mbaineann nó a bhfuil a n-oifig cláraithe suite sa Bhallstát sin, nó a bhfuil ionadaí ceaptha acu agus áit ghnó aige sa Bhallstát lena mbaineann, go cuirfear fadú go dtí dáta a shocróidh sé féin le gach teorainn ama a rachadh in éag murach sin an lá a dtosaíonn tarlú den sórt sin nó ina dhiaidh sin, ar teorainneacha ama iad a shocróidh an Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin.