French Insurance Code

For the application of Articles L. 421-11 and L. 421-12, the guarantee fund reimburses the French central bureau for the sums paid by this body in connection with the compensation of accident victims or their dependants by a foreign national bureau of insurance under the conditions laid down by agreement between the national bureaux of insurance. The terms and conditions of this reimbursement are set out in articles R. 421-65…

The French central office must inform the guarantee fund either that there is no insurance guarantee or, if there is one, of the reasons why this guarantee is refused in whole or in part. The French central office shall forward to the guarantee fund information relating to the identification of the perpetrator, the liability and the damage suffered by the victims and in particular : a) The date and place…

The French Central Bureau must justify to the Guarantee Fund the payment made to the foreign National Bureau of Insurance by sending to the Guarantee Fund the receipt signed by the victim(s) or their dependants or any document in lieu thereof, together with a certified statement of the expenses actually incurred in connection with the accident.

Except in the cases provided for in articles R. 421-68 and R. 421-69, the French Central Bureau must also provide proof that the insurer of the liable party has withdrawn its authorisation.

When an insurance contract has been taken out to cover the pecuniary consequences of civil liability arising from the use of the vehicle which caused the accident and if the insurer invokes an exception to refuse its cover or reduce its scope, the guarantee fund must meet the obligation to reimburse provided for in article R. 421-64. In the case provided for in the previous paragraph, the insurer must declare…

The guarantee fund shall reimburse the French central office, on behalf of the French State, the sums owed by the latter for accidents for which it is liable in the countries mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 211-4. An agreement entered into by the State with the guarantee fund and the French central office, and approved by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance, sets out…

Subject to the provisions of this Section, Sections I and III and paragraphs I and III of Section IV of this Chapter apply to compensation for motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

When a claim is referred to it in its capacity as a compensation body within the meaning of Article L. 424-1, the Fonds de garantie des assurances obligatoires de dommages shall immediately inform : a) The insurance undertaking of the vehicle whose use caused the accident or its claims representative ; b) The compensation body in the Member State of establishment of the insurance undertaking which took out the contract;…