In the event of force majeure resulting from adverse weather conditions or epizootic diseases of an exceptional nature, a decree issued on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agriculture may authorise one or more of the companies governed by this section, once their available resources have been exhausted, to immediately pay only part of the claims due to these causes. The companies which have obtained such authorisation must allocate, as a priority, any surplus income subsequently recorded to the payment of the balance of the compensation still due to each entitled party.
The provisions of this article do not apply to companies operating in one or more of the classes mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.