Chapter II: The obligation to insure - The Central Tariff Office.

Any person subject to compulsory insurance who, having applied to take out a policy with an insurance undertaking covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in France, is refused, may refer the matter to a central pricing office, the conditions of constitution and operating rules of which are laid down by the decree of the Conseil d’Etat provided for in article L. 211-1. The exclusive…

Any clause in reinsurance treaties that excludes certain risks from the reinsurance guarantee on the basis of the pricing adopted by the central pricing office is null and void.

Any insurance undertaking covering the risk of third party liability arising from the use of land motor vehicles which continues to refuse to cover the risk for which the premium has been set by the Central Rates Office shall be deemed no longer to be operating in accordance with the regulations in force. Depending on the case, it may be liable either to the withdrawal of the authorisations provided for…