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Article L181-3 of the French Insurance Code

Articles L. 181-1 and L. 181-2 may not preclude the public policy provisions of French law applicable regardless of the law governing the contract.

However, the court may give effect on the territory of the French Republic to the public policy provisions of the law of the Member State of the European Economic Area where the risk is situated or of a Member State which imposes the obligation to insure, if, according to the law of these countries, these provisions are applicable regardless of the law governing the contract.

Where the contract covers risks situated in several Member States of the European Economic Area, the contract shall be deemed, for the purposes of this article, to constitute several contracts, each of which relates to only one State.

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Article L181-3

Les articles L. 181-1 et L. 181-2 ne peuvent faire obstacle aux dispositions d’ordre public de la loi française applicables quelle que soit la loi régissant le contrat.

Toutefois, le juge peut donner effet sur le territoire de la République française aux dispositions d’ordre public de la loi de l’Etat membre de l’Espace économique européen où le risque est situé ou d’un Etat membre qui impose l’obligation d’assurance, si, selon le droit de ces pays, ces dispositions sont applicables quelle que soit la loi régissant le contrat.

Lorsque le contrat couvre des risques situés dans plusieurs Etats membres de l’Espace économique européen, le contrat est considéré, pour l’application du présent article, comme constituant plusieurs contrats dont chacun ne se rapporte qu’à un seul Etat.

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