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## •ANSPORWIO N :i^FTOPFRATION $ Tli e undersigne d can^ier s (hereinafte rreferre d t o a s "tli e Carriers" ) hereb yagre e a s follows : ^^. ^ ., > ^ n o 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 f carriage , in'cluciin g tariff s emBbdyin g condition s o fcarnag 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 f Certai 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 y th 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 f 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 a s amende d b ysai d Protocol , which , accordin g t o th e contrac t o f Carriage , include s a poin t i n th e Unite d State s o fAmeric a a s a poin t o forigin , poin t o f destination , o ragree d stoppin g plac e (1 ) Th e limi t o fliabilit yfo reac h passenge rfo rdeath , wounding , o rothe rbodil yinjuryshal l b e th e su m o f U S $75,00 0 inclusiv e o flega l fee s an d costs , excep t that , i n cas e o fa clai m brough t i n a Stat e wher e provisio n i s mad e fo rseparat e awar d o flega 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 o f lega 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 yinjuryo f a passenger , avai l itsel fo fan 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 fan yperso n wh o ha s willfull ycause d damag e whic h resulte d i n death , wounding , o rothe rbodil yinjuryo f a passenger. " 2

. Eac h Carrie rshall , a t th e tim e o fdeliveryo fth 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 in k contrastin g wit h th e stoc k o n (i ) eac h ticket ; (ii ) a piec e o fpape 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(ill ) o n th e ticke t envelope : "ADVIC E T O INTERNATIONA L PASSENGE R O N LIMITATIO 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 countryothe rtha n th e countryo f origi n ar e advise d tha t th e provision s o fa 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 countryo forigi n o rdestination

. Fo rsuc h passenger s o n a journe yto , from , o rwit h a n agreed 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 f carriag e embodie d i n applicabl e tariff s provid e tha t th e liabilit yo f [certai n ] * [(nam e o fcarrier ) an d certai n other ] carrier s partie s t o suc h specia l contract s fo rdeat h o f o rpersona l injuryt 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 part 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 r o n a journe yno t to , from , o rhavin g a n agreed stoppin g plac e i n th e Unite d State s o f America , liabilit yo f th e carrie rfo rdeat h o r persona 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 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 f suc 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 insurance fro m a privat e company

. Suc h insuranc e i s no t affecte d b yan ylimitatio n o fth e carrier' s liabilit yunde rth e Warsa wConventio 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 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 Ma y13 , 1966

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

. O n January1 , 1985 , thi s Agreemen t becam e th e responsibilit yo fth e Departmen t o fTransportatio n (DOT ) b yoperatio n o f law. ] 4

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

. An yCarrie rma y becom e a part yt o thi s Agreemen t b ysignin g a counterpar t hereo f an d depositin g i t wit h DOT

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. An yCarrie rpart yheret o ma ywithdra wfro m thi s Agreemen t b ygivin g twelv e (12 ) months ' writte n notic e o f withdrawa l t o DO T an d th e othe rCarrier s partie s t o th e Agreement

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