AMERICAS ARGENTINA
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingisaddedafterthefirst sentence:
AnylitigationarisingfromthisStatement ofLimitedWarrantywillbesettled exclusively bytheOrdinary CommercialCourtof thecity ofBuenosAires.
BRAZIL
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingisaddedafterthefirst sentence:
AnylitigationarisingfromthisStatement ofLimitedWarrantywillbesettled exclusively bythecourt ofRio deJaneiro,RJ.
PERU
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing isaddedattheendof thissection:
In accordancewithArticle1328ofthePeruvianCivilCodethelimitationsand
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing replacesitem1 ofthissection:
1. damagesforbodilyinjury(includingdeath) orphysicalharmto realproperty andtangible personalpropertycausedbyIBM’snegligence;and
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingreplaces“lawsofthecountryinwhichyouacquired theMachine”inthefirstsentence:
lawsintheProvinceofOntario.
UNITEDSTATES
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingreplaces“lawsofthecountryinwhichyouacquired theMachine”inthefirstsentence:
lawsof theStateofNewYork.
ASIAPACIFIC AUSTRALIA
WhatthisWarrantyCovers:Thefollowing paragraphisaddedto thissection:
ThewarrantiesspecifiedinthisSectionareinaddition toanyrightsyoumayhave under theTradePracticesAct1974or othersimilarlegislationandareonlylimited to theextentpermitted bytheapplicable legislation.
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing isaddedtothis section:
WhereIBMisinbreachof aconditionorwarranty impliedbytheTradePractices Act1974or othersimilarlegislation,IBM’sliabilityislimitedtotherepairor replacement ofthegoodsorthesupplyof equivalentgoods.Wherethatcondition or warrantyrelatestoright tosell,quietpossessionorclear title,orthegoodsareof a kindordinarilyacquiredfor personal,domesticorhouseholduse orconsumption, then noneofthelimitationsinthisparagraph apply.
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingreplaces“lawsofthecountryinwhichyouacquired theMachine”inthefirstsentence:
lawsof theStateorTerritory.
CAMBODIA, LAOS,ANDVIETNAM
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingreplaces“lawsofthecountryinwhichyouacquired theMachine”inthefirstsentence:
lawsof theStateofNewYork,UnitedStates ofAmerica.
CAMBODIA, INDONESIA,LAOS,AND VIETNAM Arbitration: Thefollowingisaddedunder thisheading:
Disputes arisingoutof orinconnectionwiththisStatementof LimitedWarranty shallbefinallysettledbyarbitrationwhich shallbeheldinSingaporeinaccordance withtheArbitrationRulesof SingaporeInternationalArbitrationCenter(“SIAC Rules”) thenineffect.Thearbitrationawardshallbefinalandbinding fortheparties without appealandshallbeinwritingandsetforththefindingsof factandthe conclusions oflaw.
Thenumberofarbitrators shallbethree,witheachside tothedisputebeingentitled to appointonearbitrator.Thetwoarbitratorsappointedbythepartiesshallappoint a thirdarbitratorwhoshallactaschairmanof theproceedings.Vacanciesinthe post ofchairmanshallbefilledbythepresidentoftheSIAC.Other vacanciesshall
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befilledbytherespective nominatingparty.Proceedingsshallcontinuefromthe stagetheywere atwhenthevacancyoccurred.
If oneofthepartiesrefusesorotherwisefailstoappointanarbitratorwithin30days of thedatetheotherpartyappointsits,thefirst appointedarbitratorshallbethe sole arbitrator,providedthatthearbitratorwasvalidlyandproperlyappointed.
Allproceedingsshallbeconducted,includingalldocumentspresentedinsuch proceedings,intheEnglishlanguage.TheEnglishlanguageversion ofthis Statement ofLimitedWarrantyprevailsoveranyotherlanguageversion.
HONGKONGS.A.R.OFCHINAAND MACAUS.A.R.OFCHINA
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingreplaces“lawsofthecountryinwhichyouacquired theMachine”inthefirstsentence:
lawsof HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionof China.
INDIA
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing replacesitems1and2of thissection:
1. liabilityfor bodilyinjury(includingdeath)ordamageto realpropertyandtangible personal propertywillbelimitedto thatcausedbyIBM’snegligence;and
2. asto anyotheractualdamagearisinginanysituationinvolving nonperformance byIBMpursuantto,orinanywayrelatedtothesubject ofthisStatement of Limited Warranty,thechargepaid byyou fortheindividualMachinethatisthe subject oftheclaim.For purposesof thisitem,theterm“Machine”includes MachineCodeandLicensedInternalCode(“LIC”).
Arbitration: Thefollowingisaddedunder thisheading:
Disputes arisingoutoforinconnectionwiththisStatementof LimitedWarranty shallbefinallysettledbyarbitrationwhich shallbeheldinBangalore,India in accordance withthelawsof Indiathenineffect.Thearbitrationawardshallbefinal andbinding forthepartieswithoutappealandshallbeinwritingandsetforththe findingsoffact andtheconclusions oflaw.
Thenumberofarbitrators shallbethree,witheachside tothedisputebeingentitled to appointonearbitrator.Thetwoarbitratorsappointedbythepartiesshallappoint a thirdarbitratorwhoshallactaschairmanof theproceedings.Vacanciesinthe post ofchairmanshallbefilledbythepresidentoftheBar Councilof India.Other vacanciesshallbefilledbytherespectivenominatingparty.Proceedings shall continuefromthestagethey wereatwhenthevacancyoccurred.
If oneofthepartiesrefusesorotherwisefailstoappointanarbitratorwithin30days of thedatetheotherpartyappointsits,thefirst appointedarbitratorshallbethe sole arbitrator,providedthatthearbitratorwasvalidlyandproperlyappointed.
MALAYSIA
LimitationofLiability:Theword “SPECIAL”initem3 ofthefifthparagraphis deleted.
NEWZEALAND
WhatthisWarrantyCovers:Thefollowing paragraphisaddedto thissection:
Thewarrantiesspecifiedinthissection areinadditionto anyrightsyoumay have under theConsumerGuaranteesAct1993 orotherlegislationwhichcannotbe excludedor limited.TheConsumer GuaranteesAct1993 willnotapplyinrespectof any goodswhich IBMprovides,ifyourequirethegoodsforthepurposesof a businessasdefinedinthatAct.
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing isaddedtothis section:
WhereMachines arenotacquiredfor thepurposesof abusinessasdefinedinthe ConsumerGuaranteesAct1993, thelimitationsinthissectionaresubjectto the limitationsinthatAct.
PEOPLE’SREPUBLIC OFCHINA(PRC)
GoverningLaw:Thefollowingreplaces“lawsofthecountryinwhichyouacquired theMachine”inthefirstsentence:
lawsof theStateofNewYork,UnitedStates ofAmerica(exceptwhenlocallaw requiresotherwise).
PHILIPPINES
LimitationofLiability:Item3inthefifthparagraph isreplaced bythefollowing:
SPECIAL(INCLUDINGNOMINALAND EXEMPLARYDAMAGES),MORAL, INCIDENTAL,OR INDIRECTDAMAGES FORANYECONOMIC
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES;OR
Arbitration: Thefollowingisaddedunder thisheading:
Disputes arisingoutof orinconnectionwiththisStatementof LimitedWarranty shallbefinallysettledbyarbitrationwhich shallbeheldinMetroManila,Philippines inaccordancewiththelawsofthePhilippinesthenineffect.Thearbitrationaward shallbefinalandbindingfor thepartieswithoutappealandshallbeinwritingand setforththefindingsoffactandtheconclusionsof law.
Thenumberofarbitrators shallbethree,witheachside tothedisputebeingentitled to appointonearbitrator.Thetwoarbitratorsappointedbythepartiesshallappoint a thirdarbitratorwhoshallactaschairmanof theproceedings.Vacanciesinthe post ofchairmanshallbefilledbythepresidentofthePhilippineDisputeResolution Center, Inc.Othervacanciesshallbefilledbytherespective nominatingparty.
Proceedings shallcontinuefromthestagetheywere atwhenthevacancyoccurred.
If oneofthepartiesrefusesorotherwisefailstoappointanarbitratorwithin30days of thedatetheotherpartyappointsits, thefirstappointedarbitratorshallbethe sole arbitrator,providedthatthearbitratorwasvalidlyandproperlyappointed.
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Allproceedingsshallbeconducted,includingalldocumentspresentedinsuch proceedings,intheEnglishlanguage.TheEnglishlanguageversion ofthis Statement ofLimitedWarrantyprevailsoveranyotherlanguageversion.
SINGAPORE
LimitationofLiability:Thewords“SPECIAL”and“ECONOMIC”initem3 inthe fifth paragrapharedeleted.
EUROPE, MIDDLEEAST,AFRICA(EMEA)
THEFOLLOWING TERMSAPPLYTOALLEMEACOUNTRIES:
Theterms ofthisStatement ofLimitedWarrantyapplyto Machinespurchasedfrom IBMoranIBMreseller.
HottoObtain WarrantyService:If youpurchasea MachineinAustria,Belgium, Cyprus,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland, Italy,Latvia,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg, Monaco,Netherlands,Norway, Portugal,Spain, SanMarino,Sweden,Switzerland,UnitedKingdomor Vatican State, youmayobtainwarrantyservicefor thatMachineinanyof thosecountries fromeither (1)anIBMresellerapproved toperformwarrantyserviceor (2)from IBM,provided theMachinehasbeenannouncedandmade availablebyIBMinthe country inwhichyou wishto obtainservice.Ifyou purchaseda PersonalComputer MachineinAlbania,Armenia,Belarus,BosniaandHerzegovina, Bulgaria,Croatia, Czech Republic,Georgia, Hungary,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,FederalRepublic of Yugoslavia,FormerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia (FYROM),Moldova,Poland, Romania,Russia,SlovakRepublic, Slovenia,orUkraine,youmay obtainwarranty service forthatMachineinany ofthosecountriesfromeither (1)anIBMreseller approved toperformwarrantyservice or(2)fromIBM.
If youpurchasea MachineinaMiddleEasternorAfricancountry,youmayobtain warranty servicefor thatMachinefromtheIBMentitywithinthecountryof
purchase,if thatIBMentityprovideswarranty serviceinthatcountry,orfroman IBMreseller,approved byIBMto performwarranty serviceonthatMachineinthat country. WarrantyserviceinAfricaisavailablewithin50kilometersofanIBM approved serviceprovider.You areresponsiblefortransportationcostsforMachines located outside50kilometersofanIBMapproved serviceprovider.
AddthefollowingparagraphinWesternEurope(Austria,Belgium,Cyprus, Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,SanMarino,Sweden, Switzerland,UnitedKingdom,Vatican State):
Thewarranty forMachinesacquiredinWestern Europeshallbevalidand applicable inallWestern EuropecountriesprovidedtheMachineshavebeen announced andmade availableinsuchcountries.
“thelawsof France”inAlgeria,Benin,BurkinaFaso,Cameroon,CapeVerde, CentralAfricanRepublic,Chad,Comoros,CongoRepublic,Djibouti,
DemocraticRepublicofCongo,EquatorialGuinea,FrenchGuiana,French Polynesia,Gabon,Gambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,IvoryCoast,Lebanon, Madagascar,Mali, Mauritania,Mauritius,Mayotte,Morocco,NewCaledonia, Niger,Reunion,Senegal,Seychelles,Togo,Tunisia,Vanuatu, andWallis&
Futuna;3) “thelawsof Finland”inEstonia,Latvia, andLithuania;4)“thelawsof England”inAngola,Bahrain,Botswana,Burundi,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia, Ghana,Jordan,Kenya,Kuwait,Liberia, Malawi,Malta,Mozambique,Nigeria, Oman,Pakistan,Qatar,Rwanda,SaoTome,SaudiArabia,SierraLeone, Somalia,Tanzania,Uganda,UnitedArabEmirates, theUnitedKingdom,West Bank/Gaza,Yemen,Zambia,andZimbabwe; and5) “thelawsof SouthAfrica”in SouthAfrica,Namibia,LesothoandSwaziland.
Jurisdiction:Thefollowingexceptionsareaddedtothis section:
1) InAustriathechoice ofjurisdictionforalldisputesarisingoutofthisStatement of LimitedWarrantyandrelatingthereto,includingitsexistence,willbethe
competentcourt oflawinVienna,Austria(Inner-City);2) inAngola,Bahrain, Botswana,Burundi,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Ghana,Jordan,Kenya,Kuwait, Liberia, Malawi,Malta,Mozambique,Nigeria,Oman,Pakistan,Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome,SaudiArabia,SierraLeone,Somalia,Tanzania,Uganda,United Arab Emirates,WestBank/Gaza,Yemen,Zambia,andZimbabwealldisputes arisingoutof thisStatementof LimitedWarrantyorrelatedto itsexecution,
includingsummaryproceedings,willbesubmittedtotheexclusivejurisdictionof the Englishcourts;3) inBelgiumandLuxembourg,alldisputesarisingoutofthis Statement ofLimitedWarrantyor relatedto itsinterpretationor itsexecution, the law,andthecourtsofthecapitalcity,ofthecountryofyour registeredofficeand/or commercial sitelocationonlyarecompetent;4)inFrance,Algeria,Benin,Burkina Faso, Cameroon,CapeVerde,CentralAfricanRepublic,Chad,Comoros, Congo Republic,Djibouti,DemocraticRepublic ofCongo,Equatorial Guinea, FrenchGuiana,FrenchPolynesia,Gabon,Gambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau, IvoryCoast,Lebanon,Madagascar,Mali, Mauritania,Mauritius,Mayotte, Morocco,NewCaledonia,Niger,Reunion,Senegal,Seychelles,Togo,Tunisia, Vanuatu, andWallis&Futunaalldisputesarisingoutof thisStatementof Limited Warranty orrelatedtoitsviolationorexecution,includingsummaryproceedings,will besettledexclusivelybytheCommercialCourtof Paris;5)in Russia,alldisputes arisingoutof orinrelationtotheinterpretation,theviolation,thetermination,the nullity oftheexecutionofthis StatementofLimited Warrantyshallbesettledby Arbitration Courtof Moscow;6)inSouthAfrica,Namibia,Lesothoand Swaziland,bothof usagree tosubmitalldisputesrelatingtothis Statementof Limited WarrantytothejurisdictionoftheHighCourtinJohannesburg;7)in Turkey alldisputesarisingoutofor inconnection withthis StatementofLimitedWarranty shallberesolvedbytheIstanbulCentral (Sultanahmet)CourtsandExecution Directoratesof Istanbul,theRepublicofTurkey; 8)ineachofthefollowingspecified countries,anylegalclaimarisingoutofthisStatement ofLimitedWarranty willbe broughtbefore,andsettledexclusivelyby,thecompetentcourtofa)Athensfor Greece,b)TelAviv-JaffaforIsrael,c) MilanforItaly,d) LisbonforPortugal,ande) Madridfor Spain;and9) intheUnitedKingdom,bothof usagree tosubmitall disputesrelatingto thisStatementof LimitedWarrantytothejurisdictionofthe Englishcourts.
Arbitration: Thefollowingisaddedunder thisheading:
InAlbania,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Bosnia-Herzegovina,Bulgaria, Croatia,Georgia,Hungary,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,FYRMacedonia,Moldova,
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Poland, Romania,Russia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan,andFRYugoslaviaalldisputesarisingoutofthisStatement of LimitedWarrantyor relatedto itsviolation,terminationornullitywillbefinally settled undertheRulesofArbitration andConciliationoftheInternationalArbitral Centerof theFederalEconomicChamberinVienna (ViennaRules)bythree arbitrators appointedinaccordance withtheserules.Thearbitrationwillbeheldin Vienna,Austria,andtheofficiallanguageof theproceedingswillbeEnglish.The decisionof thearbitratorswillbefinal andbindinguponbothparties.Therefore, pursuant toparagraph598(2) oftheAustrianCodeofCivilProcedure, theparties expressly waivetheapplicationof paragraph595(1)figure 7oftheCode.IBMmay, however,instituteproceedingsinacompetentcourtinthecountryofinstallation.
In Estonia,LatviaandLithuaniaalldisputesarisinginconnectionwiththis Statement ofLimitedWarrantywillbefinallysettledinarbitrationthatwillbeheldin Helsinki,FinlandinaccordancewiththearbitrationlawsofFinlandthen ineffect.
Each partywillappointonearbitrator.Thearbitrators willthen jointlyappointthe chairman.Ifarbitrators cannotagreeonthechairman,thentheCentralChamberof Commerce inHelsinki willappointthechairman.
EUROPEANUNION(EU)
THEFOLLOWING TERMSAPPLYTOALLEUCOUNTRIES:
Consumershavelegalrightsunderapplicablenational legislationgoverningthesale of consumergoods.Suchrightsarenotaffectedbythewarrantiesprovided inthis Statement ofLimitedWarranty.
HowtoObtain WarrantyService:Thefollowingisaddedto thissection:
Toobtainwarrantyservice fromIBMinEUcountries,seethetelephonelistingin Part 3-WarrantyInformation.
You maycontactIBMatthefollowingaddress:
IBMWarranty&ServiceQualityDept.
POBox30 SpangoValley Greenock
ScotlandPA160AH
AUSTRIA,DENMARK,FINLAND,GREECE,ITALY,NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, SPAIN,SWEDENAND SWITZERLAND
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing replacesthetermsof thissectioninits entirety:
Exceptasotherwiseprovidedbymandatorylaw:
1. IBM’s liabilityforanydamagesandlossesthatmayarise asaconsequenceof
Theabovelimitationshallnotapplyto damagesfor bodilyinjuries(including death) anddamagesto realpropertyandtangiblepersonalpropertyfor which IBMislegallyliable.
2. UNDER NOCIRCUMSTANCESISIBM,ITSSUPPLIERSORRESELLERS LIABLEFORANYOFTHEFOLLOWING,EVENIFINFORMEDOFTHEIR POSSIBILITY:1) LOSSOF, ORDAMAGETO,DATA; 2)INCIDENTALOR INDIRECTDAMAGES,ORFORANYECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; 3)LOSTPROFITS,EVENIFTHEYARISEASANIMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE OFTHEEVENTTHATGENERATEDTHEDAMAGES;OR 4) LOSSOFBUSINESS,REVENUE,GOODWILL, ORANTICIPATED SAVINGS.
FRANCEAND BELGIUM
LimitationofLiability:Thefollowing replacesthetermsof thissectioninits entirety:
Exceptasotherwiseprovidedbymandatorylaw:
1. IBM’s liabilityforanydamagesandlossesthatmayarise asaconsequenceof thefulfillmentof itsobligationsunder orinconnection withthis Statementof Limited Warrantyislimitedtothecompensationof onlythosedamagesand losses provedandactuallyarisingasanimmediateanddirectconsequenceof thenon-fulfillmentof suchobligations(ifIBMisatfault), foramaximumamount equaltothechargesyou paidfortheMachinethathascausedthedamages.
For purposesof thisitem, theterm“Machine”includesMachineCodeand LicensedInternalCode(“LIC”).
Theabovelimitationshallnotapplyto damagesfor bodilyinjuries(including death) anddamagesto realpropertyandtangiblepersonalpropertyfor which IBMislegallyliable.
2. UNDER NOCIRCUMSTANCESISIBM,ITSSUPPLIERSORRESELLERS LIABLEFORANYOFTHEFOLLOWING,EVENIFINFORMEDOFTHEIR POSSIBILITY:1) LOSSOF, ORDAMAGETO,DATA; 2)INCIDENTALOR INDIRECTDAMAGES,ORFORANYECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; 3)LOSTPROFITS,EVENIFTHEYARISEASANIMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE OFTHEEVENTTHATGENERATEDTHEDAMAGES;OR 4) LOSSOFBUSINESS,REVENUE,GOODWILL, ORANTICIPATED SAVINGS.
THEFOLLOWING TERMSAPPLYTOTHECOUNTRYSPECIFIED:
AUSTRIA
WhatthisWarrantyCovers:Thefollowing replacesthefirstsentenceofthefirst paragraph ofthissection:
Thewarranty foranIBMMachinecoversthefunctionalityoftheMachinefor its normaluseandtheMachine’sconformityto itsSpecifications.
Thefollowingparagraphsareaddedto thissection:
Thewarranty periodfor Machinesis12monthsfromthedateofdelivery.The limitationperiodforconsumers inactionfor breachof warrantyisthestatutory periodasaminimum.IncaseIBMoryourresellerisunabletorepairanIBM
Thewarranty periodfor Machinesis12monthsfromthedateofdelivery.The limitationperiodforconsumers inactionfor breachof warrantyisthestatutory periodasaminimum.IncaseIBMoryourresellerisunabletorepairanIBM