When the first premium is paid, the insurer must provide the policyholder with the insurance certificate provided for in article L. 223-13 of the new French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code for the period ending on the following 30 June. If the contract is for a period of more than one year or if it is tacitly renewable, the insurer must send the insured each year, either at the insured’s request or automatically, the certificate valid for the annual period starting on the following 1st July, regardless of the expiry date of the current insurance period. Certificates must be issued free of charge and in such a form that the insured can hand them over to the competent authorities without relinquishing his premium receipts.