GE or BHGE, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (without duplication) from any and all payments made under this Agreement to the extent that such amounts are required to be deducted and withheld under the Code, or any provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that such amounts are so withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authority, such withheld and deducted amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made. GE and BHGE will reasonably cooperate with one another to avoid the imposition or minimize the amount of any such withholding Tax to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.