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U.S

. Departmen t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f th e Secretar

yo f Transportatio n AGREEMEN T 

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### Ai ! Th e undersigne d carri« % (hereinafte rreferre d t o a s 'th e Carriers' ) hereb yagre e a s fallows : 

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. Eac h o f th e Carrier s shall , effectiv e May16,1966 , includ e th e fdlovMn g i n it s condition s o f carnage , Includin g tariff s embodyin g condition s o f carriag e file d b yi t \Mt h an y government : 'Th e Carrie rshal l avai l itsel f o f th e limitatio n of liabilit yprovide d i n th e Conventio n fo rth e Unificatio n of Certai n Rule s Relatir^ t o Internationa l Carriag e b yAi rsigne d at Warsavi / Octobe r12th , 1929 , o rprovide d i n th e sai d Conventio n a s amende d b yth e Protoco l signe d at Th e Hagu e Septembo ' 28th , 1955

. However , i n accordanc e wit h Articl e 22(1 ) of sai d Convention , o rsai 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 e e amende d b ysai d Protocol , which , accordin g t o th e contract of Carriage , include s a pran t i n th e Unite d State s of Americ a a s a poin t of origin , poin t o f destination , 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 t> e th e su m of U S $75,00 0 inclusiv e o f lega l fee s an d costs , excep t that , i n cas e of a dai m brough t i n a Stat e wher e provisio n i s mad e fo rseparat 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 $58,00 0 exclusiv e c f lega l fee s an d costs
. (2 ) Th e Can-ie rsha U not , wit h respect t o an yclai m arisin g ou t o f th e death , wounding , o rothe rbodil yinjuryof a passenger , availitsel 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 bysai d Protocol

. Nothin g hera n shd l b e deone d t o affec t th e right s an d liabilitie s of th e Carrie rwit h regar d t o an yclai m broi^h t by , o n behal f of , o ri n respect cf an yperso n wh o ha s willfull ycause d damag e v«^ic h resulte d i n death , wounding , o rc^e rbodil yinjur yof a passenger. ' 2

. Eac h Carrie rshall , at th e tim e of deliver y o f th e ticket , 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 nctice , wtiic 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 in k contrastin g wit h th e stoc k o n (i ) eac h ticket ; (ii ) a piec e of pape reithe rplace d i n th e ticke t envelop e wit h th e ticke 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 LIMPTATIO N O F LIABIUT Y Passenger s o n a journeyinvolvin g a n ultimat e destinatio n o ra sto p i n a countr yothe rtha n th e countryof origi n ar e advise d tha t th e provision s o f a treat yknow n a s th e Warsa w Conventio n mayb e applicabl e t o th e entir e journey , includin g an yportio n entirel ywithi n th e countr yo f origi 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 of America , th e Conventio n an d specia l contract s of carriag e embodie d i n applicabl e tariff s provid e tha t th e liabilit yo f Helicoptero s Dominicanos , S.A

. i s a partyt o suc h specia l contract s fo rdeat h o f o 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 fiablityu p t o suc h limi t shal l no t depen d o n negligenc e o n th e par t er f th e carrier

. Fo rsuc h passenger s travdin g b ya carie rno t a part yt o suc h specia l contract s o ro n a journe ynot to , from , o rhavin g a n agree d stoppin g plac e i n th e Unite d State s of America , liabilit yof th e carrie rfo rdeat h o rpersona l injuryt 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 of earner s partie s t o suc h specia l contract e ar e availabl e a t a l ticke t office s of suc h carrier s an d mayb 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 w Conventio n o rsuc h specia l contract s o f carriage

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

. [Thi s Agreemen t wa s file d \Mt h th e Civi l Aeronautic s Boan d of th e Unite d States

. Th e Boar d approve d i t b yOrder J ado|:4e d May13,1966

. Th e Agreemen t (Agreemen t 18900 ) becam e effectiv e May16,1966

. O n January1,198 ^ becam e th e responsibilit yof th e Departmen t of Transportatio n (DOT ) b yoperatio n of law

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. Thi s Agreemen t ma yb e signe d i n an ynumbe rof counterparts , al l c ^ whic h shal l constitute ^ brcom e a part yt o thi s Agreemen t b ysignin g a counterpar t hereo f an d depositin g it.;Mi|| h D C 5

. An yCarrie rpart yheret o maywithdra w fro m thi s Agreemen t b ygivin g th e othe rCamer s partie s t o th e Agreement

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OS T For m 452 3 (Formerl yCA B For m 263 )