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Article L212-1 of the French Insurance Code

Any person subject to compulsory insurance who, having applied to take out a policy with an insurance undertaking covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in France, is refused, may refer the matter to a central pricing office, the conditions of constitution and operating rules of which are laid down by the decree of the Conseil d’Etat provided for in article L. 211-1.

The exclusive role of the central rates office is to set the amount of the premium for which the insurance undertaking concerned is obliged to underwrite the risk which has been proposed to it. It may, under the conditions laid down by the aforementioned Conseil d’Etat decree, determine the amount of an excess to be paid by the insured. It is obliged to rule on requests submitted to it.

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Article L212-1

Toute personne assujettie à l’obligation d’assurance qui, ayant sollicité la souscription d’un contrat auprès d’une entreprise d’assurance couvrant en France les risques de responsabilité civile résultant de l’emploi de véhicules terrestres à moteur, se voit opposer un refus, peut saisir un bureau central de tarification dont les conditions de constitution et les règles de fonctionnement sont fixées par le décret en Conseil d’Etat prévu à l’article L. 211-1.

Le bureau central de tarification a pour rôle exclusif de fixer le montant de la prime moyennant laquelle l’entreprise d’assurance intéressée est tenue de garantir le risque qui lui a été proposé. Il peut, dans les conditions fixées par le décret en Conseil d’Etat susmentionné, déterminer le montant d’une franchise qui reste à la charge de l’assuré. Il est tenu de statuer sur les demandes qui lui sont adressées.

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