The policyholder may only exclude a member from the group insurance contract if the relationship between them is broken or if the member ceases to pay the premium.
Exclusion may only take place at the end of a period of forty days from the date on which the policyholder sends a registered letter of formal notice. This letter may only be sent ten days at the earliest after the date on which the sums due must be paid.
At the time of the formal notice, the policyholder informs the subscriber that, on expiry of the period stipulated in the previous paragraph, failure to pay the premium may result in exclusion from the contract.
This exclusion may not, where applicable, prevent the payment of benefits acquired in return for premiums or contributions previously paid by the insured.