If you purchase an IBM 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 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.
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