If a contract is unable to be performed due to force majeure, the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall not apply.

因不可抗力不能履行合同的，不适用前两款规定。

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Apart from the required clauses specified in the preceding paragraph, other contents in a Labour contract may be agreed upon through consultation by the parties involved.

劳动合同除前款规定的必备条款外，当事人可以协商约定其他内容。

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The nullity and voidness of the clauses set out in the preceding paragraph shall not prejudice the validity of the other clauses of the contract.

前款规定的合同条款的无效，不影响合同其他条款的效力。

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However, in order to take advantage of the sharp increase in iron ore prices in the past few years, miners decided to move to a quarterly contract system, whereby the contracts would be priced based on the average price in the preceding quarter.

FORBES: Rio Tinto Stock Worth $82 Despite Iron Ore Price Volatility