available within 50 kilometers of an IBM authorized service provider. You are responsible for
transportation costs for Machines located outside 50 kilometers of an IBM authorized service
provider.
Governing Law:
The applicable laws that govern, interpret and enforce rights, duties, and obligations of each of
us arising from, or relating in any manner to, the subject matter of this Statement, without regard
to conflict of laws principles, as well as Country-unique terms and competent court for this
Statement are those of the country in which the warranty service is being provided, except that
in 1) Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, the laws of
Austria apply; 2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the laws of Finland apply; 3) Algeria, Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and
Tunisia, this Agreement will be construed and the legal relations between the parties will be
determined in accordance with the French laws and all disputes arising out of this Agreement or
related to its violation or execution, including summary proceedings, will be settled exclusively
by the Commercial Court of Paris; 4) 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, United Kingdom, West Bank/Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, this
Agreement will be governed by English Law and disputes relating to it will be submitted to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts; and 5) in Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal, and Spain
any legal claim arising out of this Statement will be brought before, and finally settled by, the
competent court of Athens, Tel Aviv, Milan, Lisbon, and Madrid, respectively.
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO THE COUNTRY SPECIFIED:
AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
The IBM Warranty for Machines: The following replaces the first sentence of the first
paragraph of this Section:
The warranty for an IBM Machine covers the functionality of the Machine for its normal use
and the Machine's conformity to its Specifications.
The following paragraphs are added to this Section:
The minimum warranty period for Machines is six months. In case IBM or your reseller is
unable to repair an IBM Machine, you can alternatively ask for a partial refund as far as justified
by the reduced value of the unrepaired Machine or ask for a cancellation of the respective
agreement for such Machine and get your money refunded.
Extent of Warranty: The second paragraph does not apply.
Warranty Service: The following is added to this Section:
During the warranty period, transportation for delivery of the failing Machine to IBM will be at
IBM's expense.
