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? ARTICLE32 GENDER AND PLURAL -32.0l Whenever the context so requires, the use of words herein, in the singulas-, shall be construed to include the plural., and words in the plural, the singular, and words whether in the masculizie, feminine or neuter geilder shall be construed to include all of said genders. By fl1e use of either the inasculine or feminine genders it is understood that said use is for convenience purposes only and is not to be interpreted to be discriminatory by reason of sex. ARTICLE 33 OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE 33.01 The Employer and the FOP acknowledge that during negotiations which preceded this Agreement, each had the unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining/negotiations and that the understaildings and agreements arrived at by the parties aftel- the exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Agreeinent. 33.02 Therefore, for the life of this Agreement, the Employer and the FOP each voluntarily and uuzqualifiedly waives the right, and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated to negotiate collectively with respect to any subject or matter referred to, or covered in this Agreement, or with respect to any subject or matter not specificaily referred to or covered in this Agreement, even though such subjects or matters may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both of the parties at the time they negotiated and signed this Agreement. 33.03 Only upon mtrtual agreement of the parties may any provision of tlus Agreeinent be renegotiated during its term. ARTICLE 34 CONFORMITY TO LA W 34.01 This Agreement shall be subject to and subordinated to any applicable present and future federal and state laws, and the invalidity of any provisions of this Agreement by reason of any such existing or future law shall not effect the validity of the surviving provisions. 34.02 If the Enactment of Iegislation, or a determulation by a court of final and competeilt jurisdiction (whether in a proceeding between the parties or in one not between the parties but controlling by reason of tlle facts) renders any portion of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, such legislation or decisioil shail not effect the validity of the surviving provisioizs of this agreement, which sha11 remain in full force and effect as if such invalid provisioil(s) thereof had not been included herein. ARTICLE 35 TOTAL AGREEMEN7' 35.01 This Agreement represents the entire agreeinent between the Employer and the FOP and tulless specifically and expressly set forth in the express written provisions of tlus Agreeinent, all rules, regulations, benefts and practices previously and presently ii1 effect may be modified aild discontinued at the discretiozl of the Employer, upon the advanee notice to the FOP of aily such modifications or discontinuances. Any claiined violation of this pal-agraph niay be subject to the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement. 21