The right to enforce damage claims within the framework of Paragraph 9 remains unaffected.</p>9 Liability<p> <strong>9.1</strong> . Subject to the regulation in Paragraph 9.2 AV-TEST is liable for damages due to any legal basis for amounts corresponding to the following provisions:</p> <p> <strong>a.</strong> Liability of AV-TEST for damages which are caused by AV-TEST intentionally or by gross negligence shall be unlimited by their amounts;</p> <p> <strong>b.</strong> AV-TEST shall bear limited liability as to the amount in case of foreseeable, typical damages occurring due to violation of essential duties under contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) by slight negligence.