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1. Claims between the Parties in relation to compensation for damage (including the loss of use), injury or death, resulting from the execution of this Agreement shall be waived by the Parties in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article VIII of the NATO SOFA.
2. Third party claims that are the result of damage (including the loss of use), injury or death resulting from the execution of this Agreement shall be dealt with in accordance with applicable international and national laws and regulations. In order to compensate for damage, injury or death resulting from the execution of this Agreement, the Parties involved may indemnify third parties ‘ex gratia’ via an equal share of the total amount of damages between the Sending and the Receiving State, without prejudicial acknowledgment of responsibility. In such case the Party in whose airspace or territory the damage, injury or death occurred, may propose the amount to be paid of such ‘ex gratia’ compensation.