IBM Nortel 10 1 “the laws of Austria” in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Governing Law

If you purchase a Machine in a Middle Eastern or African country, you may obtain warranty service for that Machine from the IBM entity within the country of purchase, if that IBM entity provides warranty service in that country, or from an IBM reseller, approved by IBM to perform warranty service on that Machine in that country. Warranty service in Africa is available within 50 kilometers of an IBM approved service provider. You are responsible for transportation costs for Machines located outside 50 kilometers of an IBM approved service provider.

Governing Law:

The phrase “the laws of the country in which you acquired the Machine” is replaced by:

1)“the laws of Austria” in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and FR Yugoslavia;

2)“the laws of France” in Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape

Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Republic, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, New Caledonia, Niger, Reunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna; 3) “the laws of Finland” in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; 4) “the laws of England” in Angola, Bahrain, Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea,

Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, West Bank/Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; and 5) “the laws of South Africa” in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.

Jurisdiction: The following exceptions are added to this section:

1)In Austria the choice of jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of this

Statement of Limited Warranty and relating thereto, including its existence, will be the competent court of law in Vienna, Austria (Inner-City); 2) in

Angola, Bahrain, Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe all disputes arising out of this Statement of Limited Warranty or related to its execution, including summary proceedings, will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts; 3) in Belgium and Luxembourg, all disputes arising out of this Statement of Limited Warranty or related to its interpretation or its execution, the law, and the courts of the

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