The formation of agricultural mutual insurance and reinsurance companies or funds remains governed by article L. 771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the terms and conditions for the application of this article and shall define the operations referred to in article L. 310-1 which they may be authorised to carry out; their membership may be limited to persons exercising an agricultural profession or a profession related to agriculture, or may be extended to all other categories of natural or legal persons provided for in their articles of association.