1. Damage to property covered by the guarantee fund in application of the 2nd paragraph of article R. 421-1 is any damage resulting from an accident involving a land motor vehicle in circulation, as well as its trailers and semi-trailers, when the person responsible for the damage is identified.
In this case, the guarantee fund does not cover damage to the vehicle involved in the accident or damage to the property of the driver of the same vehicle.
Where the vehicle involved in the accident has been stolen, any accomplices to the theft and, in general, all persons transported in the vehicle are excluded from the benefits of the guarantee fund. This exclusion is only applicable if the guarantee fund provides proof of the knowledge of the theft by the persons transported.
If the perpetrator of the damage remains unknown, the guarantee fund will also cover all damage to property provided that the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident, or any other person, has suffered personal injury resulting in death, hospitalisation for at least seven days followed by temporary incapacity equal to or greater than one month, or partial permanent incapacity of at least 10%.
However, the persons named in this article may invoke the guarantee of the fund when the accident has been caused by another land motor vehicle, to the extent of the liability of the person who has custody of this vehicle.
Where a contract of insurance has been taken out to cover the pecuniary consequences of civil liability arising from the use of the vehicle which caused the material damage, the guarantee fund may only be called upon to compensate the victim or his dependants in the event of the nullity of the contract, the suspension of the contract or the guarantee of non-insurance or partial insurance, enforceable against the victim or his dependants. The insurer must notify the guarantee fund without delay of accidents for which it intends to invoke one of these exceptions. It must notify the victim or his/her beneficiaries, specifying the policy number.
2. The provisions of articles R. 421-13 to R. 421-16 apply to compensation for damage to property.
3. The guarantee fund does not cover property damage suffered by the State.
4. When the guarantee fund provides compensation under the fifth paragraph of article L. 421-1 for damage to property resulting from the accidents mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs of the same article, and where the person responsible for the damage is unknown or the animal is not identified, the fund will only pay for this damage if the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident or any other person has suffered physical injury resulting in death, or hospitalisation for at least seven days followed by temporary incapacity equal to or greater than one month or partial permanent incapacity of at least 10%.