Title V: Information organisation

An information body is responsible for informing persons residing in a Member State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, when they are injured in a road traffic accident: a) Occurring in the territory of one of these States, with the exception of their State of residence, or in a third State whose national bureau has joined the international insurance card scheme ; b) Involving…

I.-The information body mentioned in article L. 451-1 is responsible for setting up a file of land motor vehicles insured in accordance with Chapter I of Title I of Book II and State vehicles not subject to this insurance obligation, with a view to providing information, based on the registrations, technical data and civil liability insurance cover of the said vehicles, to : 1° The persons referred to in article…

The information body referred to in article L. 451-1 provides the State, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, with information relating to all land motor vehicles likely not to comply with the insurance obligation provided for in Chapter I of Title I of Book II. When the State so requests as part of its task of monitoring compulsory motor third party liability insurance,…

I. – All insurance undertakings covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in the territory of the French Republic, excluding carrier’s liability, shall join the information body referred to in article L. 451-1. Any insurance undertaking which fails to comply with this obligation shall be deemed no longer to be operating in accordance with the legislation in force. It shall incur, as appropriate, the penalties…

In the event of a road traffic accident involving a vehicle normally based in the territory of the French Republic, the information centre shall provide the information specified in 1° to 5° of article L. 451-1 to the insurance companies of the injured parties, to the guarantee fund mentioned in article L. 421-1, to the compensation body mentioned in article L. 424-1 and to the national insurance bureau mentioned in…

I.- Within the framework of the missions provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-1-2 and L. 451-3, the information body mentioned in article L. 451-1 of the present code and the insurance companies, through its intermediary, have access, under the conditions provided for in article L. 330-5 of the highway code, to the registrations and technical data in the file of administrative documents and decisions provided for in…

A monitoring committee shall be set up to ensure that the files provided for in article L. 451-1-1 function properly. The members of the committee are appointed by regulation.