Article R*214-1 of the French Insurance Code
November 7, 2023
The provisions of this Title shall apply in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion, subject to the provisions of this Section.
The provisions of this Title shall apply in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion, subject to the provisions of this Section.
The supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 to R. 211-21 are only required, in each of the overseas departments, in respect of vehicles registered in that department and vehicles not subject to registration whose usual place of parking is located in that department. The provisions of the fifth paragraph of article R. 211-17 are not applicable in the overseas departments. The obligation to take out insurance is checked…
By way of derogation from the second paragraph of article R. 211-23, frontier insurance taken out for the use in French Guyana of a vehicle that is not normally based in France or in a State mentioned in article L. 211-4 may provide cover for a period of between fifteen days and one year.
The powers exercised by the Minister of the Interior pursuant to article R. 211-1 and article R. 211-18 are devolved to the Minister responsible for the overseas departments and territories.
The insurance obligation instituted by article L. 220-1 applies : a) Vehicles, cabins, seats, harnesses and towing devices which form part of the means of transport listed in article L. 220-1 and which are made available to the public ; b) Corresponding emergency vehicles and equipment; c) Installations intended for the support, traction, steering and braking of the vehicles and equipment mentioned in a and b above. The insurance obligation…
The insurance must guarantee compensation, both to users of the installation and to any other person, for personal injury or damage to property resulting from : 1° Accidents, fires or explosions caused by the equipment mentioned in article R. 220-1, in the course of its operation, by the accessories or products used in this operation and by the persons, objects or substances transported or hauled in; 2° The fall of…
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the obligation to take out insurance does not apply to compensation for : a) Damage caused to the operator, to its representatives if it is a legal entity and, during their service, to the employees or agents of the operator as well as to the personnel of the inspection services ; b) Damage resulting from the direct or indirect effects of an explosion, the release of…
The insurance must be taken out with no upper limit for bodily injury.
The following may not be invoked against victims or their dependants: 1° The excess provided for in Article L. 121-1 ; 2° The reduction in compensation applicable in accordance with Article L. 113-9. In the two cases mentioned above, the insurer pays the compensation on behalf of the liable insured. It may bring an action against the latter for reimbursement of all sums which it has thus paid or set…
An order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance sets out the clauses that must be included in insurance contracts to comply with the requirements of this section.
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