Legislative part

Any natural or legal person other than the State, operating a funicular or cog railway, a cable car, a ski lift or any other mechanical lift using suspension or traction cables for the transport of passengers, under any legal regime whatsoever, must be covered by insurance guaranteeing its civil liability for any damage caused by this means of transport.

Anyone who knowingly contravenes the provisions of article L. 220-1 will be punished by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros, or one of these two penalties only. As soon as the lack of insurance is established, the Prefect will suspend the operating licence until the situation has been rectified.

No operating licence shall be granted unless proof is provided of the existence of the insurance contract referred to in article L. 220-1.

Any person subject to compulsory insurance who has been unable to obtain a policy for the risks referred to in article L. 220-1 from at least three of the undertakings authorised in the class corresponding to these risks may refer the matter to a central pricing office, the conditions of constitution and operating rules of which are laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. The exclusive role of the…

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter, and in particular the nature and extent of the cover that must be included in the insurance contract.

Any insurance contract covering the civil liability of the operator of one of the means of transport mentioned in article L. 220-1 is, notwithstanding any clause to the contrary, deemed to include guarantees at least equivalent to those set out in the Conseil d’Etat decree mentioned in article L. 220-6.

Decrees of the Conseil d’Etat issued under the conditions laid down by decree no. 60-406 of 26th April 1960 relating to the adaptation of the legislative regime and administrative organisation of the departments of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Reunion, set the date of entry into force and the terms of application and adaptation of this chapter for these departments.