I. – The political risk guarantee may relate to the following two categories of contract:
1° Any contract contributing directly or indirectly to an export transaction or loan contract entered into with a public administration or with a company entrusted with a public service, or giving rise to an obligation contracted by a public administration or by a company entrusted with a public service;
2° Any contract contributing directly or indirectly to an export transaction other than those mentioned in 1° above and any loan contract concluded with borrowers other than those mentioned in 1° above;
II. – The political risk is realised:
1° For the transactions referred to in 1° of I, when the debtor has not paid its debt or performance of the contract has been interrupted;
2° For the transactions referred to in 2° of I, when the debtor has not paid his debt or performance of the contract has been interrupted, provided that the non-payment or interruption of the contract is due to one of the following causes:
a) Civil or foreign war, revolution, riot or other similar events outside France;
b) Moratorium imposed by the administrative authorities in the debtor’s country of residence;
c) Act or decision of a foreign government or administrative authority preventing performance of the contract;
d) Act or decision of the French administrative authorities or the authorities of the European Union preventing performance of the contract;
3° Notwithstanding the provisions of 1° and 2° above, the political risk shall not be covered by the State guarantee where non-payment or interruption of the contract is due to the non-performance by the beneficiary of the guarantee of the clauses and conditions of the export contract or loan contract, except in cases where the non-performance by the beneficiary is due to the cases mentioned in 2° above.