French undertakings authorised on 23 July 1976 to conduct one or more of the classes mentioned in 1 to 17 of article R. 321-1, and whose total annual written premiums or contributions as at 31 July 1978, including incidentals and after deduction of cancellations, do not reach six times the minimum amount of the guarantee fund, may be exempted by the Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et des Mutuelles from any obligation concerning the amount of the guarantee fund, until the end of the financial year in which the total annual premiums or contributions as defined above exceed six times the minimum amount of the guarantee fund.