Section I: Persons liable.

Any natural person or any legal entity other than the State, who may be held liable for damage suffered by third parties as a result of personal injury or damage to property caused by a vehicle, must, in order to use the vehicle, be covered by insurance guaranteeing this liability, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d’Etat. For the purposes of this article, “vehicle”…

The insurance contract provided for in article L. 211-1 stipulates that when the policyholder of a technically or economically irreparable vehicle does not accept the compensation proposal provided for in article L. 327-1 of the Highway Code, the cancellation of the insurance contract is conditional upon the provision of proof that the vehicle has been destroyed, repaired or that a contract has been taken out with a new insurer. A…

The provisions of Article L. 211-1 do not apply to damage caused by railways and tramways.