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. Departmen t o fTransportatio n Offic e o f th e Secretar yo fTransportatio n AGREEMEN T

T)i e undersigne d carrier s (hereinafte rreferre d t o a s "th e Carriers' ) hereb yagre e a s follows : 1

. Eac h o fth e Carrier s shall , effectiv e Ma y16,1966 , includ e th e followin g i n it s condition s o fcarriage

. Includin g tariff s embodyin g condition s o f carriag e file d b yi t wit h an ygovernment :

"Th e Carrie rshal l avai l Itsel fo fth e limitatio n o fliabilit yprovide d I n th e Conventio n fo rth e Unificatio n o fCertai n Rule s Relatin g t o Internationa l Carriag e b yAi rsigne d a t Warsa wOctobe r12th , 1929 , o rprovide d i n th e sai d Conventio n a s amende d b yth e Protoco l signe d a t Th e Hagu e Septembe r28th , 1955

. However , i n accordanc e wit h Articl e 22(1 ) o fsai d Convention , o r sai d Conventio n a s amende d b ysai d Protocol , th e Carrie ragree s that , a s t o al l internationa l transportatio n b yth e Carrie ra s define d i n th e sai d Conventio n o rsai d Conventio n a s amende d b ysai d Protocol , which , accordin g t o th e contrac t o fCarriage , include s a poin t i n th e Unite d State s o fAmeric a a s a poin t o f origin , poin t o fdestination , o ragree d stoppin g plac e (1 ) Th e limi t o f liabilit yfo reac h passenge rfo rdeath , wounding , o rothe rbodil yInjur yshal l b e th e su m o fU S $75,00 0 inclusiv e o flega l fee s an d costs , excep t that , i n cas e o f a clai m brough t i n a Stat e wher e provisio n i s mad e fo r separat e awar d o f lega l fee s an d costs , th e limi t shal l b e th e su m o f U S 358,00 0 exclusiv e o flega l fee s an d costs

. (2 ) Th e Carrie rshal l not , wit h respec t t o an yclai m arisin g ou t o f th e death , wounding , o rothe rbodil yinjur yo f a passenger , avai l itsel f o f an ydefens e unde rArticl e 20(1 ) o f sai d Conventio n o rsai d Conventio n a s amende d b ysai d Protocol

. Nothin g herei n shal l b e deeme d t o affec t th e right s an d liabilitie s o f th e Carrie rwit h regar d t o an yclai m brough t by , o n behal f of , o ri n respec t o f an yperso n wh o ha s willfull ycause d damag e whic h resulte d I n death , wounding , o rothe rbodil yinjur y o f a passenger. "

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. Eac h Carrie rshall , a t th e tim e o f deliver yo f th e ticlcet , furnis h t o eac h passenge rwhos e transportatio n i s governe d b yth e Convention , o rth e Conventio n a s amende d b yth e Hagu e Protocol , an d b yth e specia l contrac t describe d i n paragrap h 1 , th e followin g notice , whic h shal l b e printe d i n typ e a t leas t a s larg e a s 1 0 poin t moder n typ e an d i n inl < contrastin g wit h th e stocl < o n (i ) eac h ticket ; (ii ) a piec e o f pape reithe rplace d i n th e ticlce t envelop e wit h th e ticlce t o rattache d t o th e ticket ; o r(iii ) o n th e ticke t envelope : "ADVIC E T O INTERNATIONA L PASSENGE R O N LlfWllTATIO N O F LIABILIT Y

Passenger s o n a journe yinvolvin g a n ultimat e destinatio n o ra sto p i n a countr yothe rtha n th e countr yo forigi n ar e advise d

, . tha t th e provision s o f a treat yknow n a s th e Warsa wConventio n ma yb e applicabl e t o th e entir e journey , includin g an yportio n entirel ywithi n th e countr yo forigi n o rdestination

. Fo rsuc h passenger s o n a journe yto , from , o rwit h a n agree d stoppin g plac e i n th e Unite d State s o fAmerica , th e Conventio n an d specia l contract s o fcarriag e embodie d i n applicabl e tariff s provid e tha t th e liabilit yo f [certai n ] * [(nam e o f carrier ) an d certai n other ] canrier s partie s t o suc h specia l contract s fo rdeat h o fo rpersona l injur yt o passenger s i s limite d i n mos t case s t o prove n damage s no t t o excee d U S $75,00 0 pe rpassenger , an d tha t thi s liabilit yu p t o suc h limi t shal l no t depen d o n negligenc e o n th e par t o fth e carrier

. Fo rsuc h passenger s travelin g b ya carrie rno t a part yt o suc h specia l contract s o ro n a journe yno t to , from , o rhavin g a n agree d stoppin g plac e I n th e Unite d State s o fAmerica , liabilit yo f th e earne r fo rdeat h o rpersona l injur yt o passenger s i s limite d i n mos t case s t o approximatel yU S $10,00 0 o rU S $20,000

. Th e name s o fCarrier s partie s t o suc h specia l contract s ar e availabl e a t al l ticke t office s o fsuc h carrier s an d ma yb e examine d o n request

. Additiona l protectio n ca n usuall yb e obtaine d b ypurchasin g insuranc e fro m a privat e company
. Suc h insuranc e i s no t affecte d b yan ylimitatio n o f th e carrier' s liabilit yunde rth e Warsa wConventio n o rsuc h specia l contract s o fcarriage

. Fo rfurthe r informatio n pleas e consul t you rairiin e o rinsuranc e compan yrepresentative. ' 3

. [Thi s Agreemen t vra s file d wit h th e Civi l Aeronautic s Boar d o f th e Unite d States

. Th e Boar d approve d i t b yOrde rE

23680 , adopte d r^a y13,1966

. Th e Agreemen t (Agreemen t 18900 ) becam e effectiv e Ma y16,1966

. O n Januar y1,1985 , thi s Agreemen t becam e th e responsibilit yo f th e Departmen t o fTransportatio n (DOT ) b yoperatio n o flaw. ]

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. Thi s Agreemen t ma yb e signe d i n an ynumbe ro fcounterparts , al l o fwhic h shal l constitut e on e Agreement

. An yCarrie r ma ybecom e a part yt o thi s Agreemen t b ysignin g a counterpar t hereo fan d depositin g i t wit h DOT

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