Where the parties are required to choose the applicable law in one of the cases referred to in Article L. 181-1, this choice must be express or must be clear from the terms of the contract or the circumstances of the case. Failing this, the contract is governed by the law of whichever of the States referred to in the previous article is most closely connected with it. It is…
Articles L. 181-1 and L. 181-2 may not preclude the public policy provisions of French law applicable regardless of the law governing the contract. However, the court may give effect on the territory of the French Republic to the public policy provisions of the law of the Member State of the European Economic Area where the risk is situated or of a Member State which imposes the obligation to insure,…
Subject to the provisions of articles L. 181-1 to L. 181-3 and for the rest, the general rules of private international law relating to contractual obligations are applicable.
Contracts intended to satisfy an insurance obligation imposed by French law are governed by French law.
Where the commitment is made, within the meaning of article L. 310-5, on the territory of the French Republic, the law applicable to the contract is French law, to the exclusion of any other. However, if the policyholder is a natural person and a national of another Member State of the European Economic Area, the parties to the insurance contract may choose to apply either French law or the law…
The provisions of Article L. 183-1 may not preclude the public policy provisions of French law applicable regardless of the law governing the contract. However, the court may give effect on the territory of the French Republic to the public policy provisions of the law of the Member State of the undertaking if the law of that State provides that these provisions are applicable regardless of the law governing the…
The Insurance Code is applicable to risks located in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, subject to the following provisions.
The risk is deemed to be situated in the said departments: 1° If the property is located in these départements, where the insurance relates either to buildings or to buildings and their contents; 2° Where the insurance relates to vehicles of any kind registered in these départements; 3° If the contract was taken out in these départements, in the case of a contract with a duration of four months or…
The provisions of this Title may not be amended by agreement, except those which give the parties a simple option and which are contained in Articles L. 191-7, L. 192-2 and L. 192-3.
In the event of breach of an obligation incumbent on the insured after the occurrence of the loss, the insured shall only be liable for forfeiture in the event of gross negligence or wilful default on his part.
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