31The interpretation of force majeure chosen by the Court in other areas of Community law, referred to at paragraph 23 of this judgment, must then also be applied in the context of the first sentence of Article 14(1) of Directive 92/12. An authorised warehousekeeper can, therefore, claim the benefit of the exemption provided for by that provision only if he is able to demonstrate that there are abnormal and unforeseeable circumstances, extraneous to him, the consequences of which, in spite of the exercise of all due care, could not have been avoided.
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