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Article 9 Final provisions

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a) The legal venue for cases involving commercial customers is the place of jurisdiction of the main offices of the vendor. In disputes involving non-commercial customers, the legal venue is the place of jurisdiction of the place of residence or business of the defendant.

b) In the event that any of the preceding clauses are rendered or found to be invalid, said invalid provisions are to be replaced by provisions which approximate as closely as possible the business intent of the contract in question, taking into account the respective interests of the parties to the contract. In cases of uncertainty regarding interpretation, the original German version of these provisions shall take precedence.