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Section 7.08. No Effect on Other Agreements. No provision of this
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Agreement shall be construed so as to negate, modify or affect in any way the
provisions of any other agreement among any of AMD Inc., AMD Holding and AMD
Saxonia except as specifically provided in any such other agreement.
Section 7.09. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
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SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES
EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE APPLICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR
THE SALE OF GOODS OF APRIL 11, 1980.
Section 7.10. Dispute Resolution. Subject to Section 7.10 (j) below,
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arbitration under this Section 7.10 shall be the exclusive means for a party to
seek resolution of any dispute arising out of, relating to or connected with
this Agreement, except that either party may bring an action before a competent
court for the issuance of provisional or protective measures.
(a) The parties hereto agree to submit any dispute, controversy or claim
("Dispute") arising out of, relating to or in any way connected with this
Agreement to final and binding arbitration in Santa Clara County, California,
under the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Supplementary Procedures for
International Commercial Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association
("AAA") then in force except as modified in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 7.10.
(b) The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators, one
appointed by each party, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall, within 15
days appoint a third arbitrator who shall be chosen from a country other than
those of which the parties are nationals, who shall be fluent in English, and
who shall act as Chairman of the tribunal.
(c) In arriving at decisions, the arbitrators shall apply the terms and
conditions of this Agreement in accordance with the laws of California.
(d) The award shall be deemed a U.S. award for purposes of the Convention
on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958 (the "New
York Convention"). The English language shall be used in the arbitral
proceedings and all exhibits and other evidence in a language other then English
shall be accompanied by English translations when submitted into evidence before
the arbitral tribunal.
(e) The arbitrators are empowered to render the following awards in
accordance with any provision of this Agreement or any related agreement: (i)
enjoining a party from performing any act prohibited, or compelling a party to
perform any act required, by the terms of this Agreement
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Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 20, 2001