French Insurance Code
In forceThe Chairman and the members of the Central Pricing Office instituted by Articles L. 125-6, L. 212-1, L. 215-1, L. 215-2, L. 220-5, L. 243-4 and L. 252-1 , as well as their alternates, are appointed for a renewable period of three years, by order of the Minister responsible for the economy, subject to the provisions of the last sentence of 4° and 5° of the fourth paragraph of this Article.
The chairman and deputy chairman are chosen from among members of the Conseil d'Etat, members of the Cour de Cassation, senior members of the Cour des Comptes or active or honorary university law professors.
The Central Pricing Board is assisted by rapporteurs, who are responsible for examining the cases, referred to as necessary by the Chairman and chosen from a list drawn up by order of the Minister for the Economy, after consultation with the Chairman of the Central Pricing Board. During meetings, the rapporteurs present their reports and answer questions from members, but do not take part in the deliberations of the Central Rates Office.
In addition to the chairman, the Central Rates Office comprises the following members
1° When it rules on natural catastrophe risks pursuant to Article L. 125-6, one to three members representing insurance companies operating in the territory of the French Republic, appointed on the recommendation of professional bodies, one representative of the Caisse centrale de réassurance, ex officio member, and one to three members representing policyholders, appointed on the recommendation of the consumer college of the Conseil national de la consommation ;
2° When it rules on land motor vehicle insurance pursuant to Article L. 212-1, one to six members representing insurance companies providing motor vehicle insurance in the French Republic, appointed on the recommendation of professional bodies, and one to six members representing persons subject to compulsory insurance, appointed on the recommendation of professional bodies: one by the permanent assembly of presidents of chambers of agriculture, one by CMA France, one by the most representative professional bodies for public road transport of passengers or goods and three by the consumer college of the National Consumer Council;
3° When it rules on the insurance of ski-lift equipment and the insurance of construction work pursuant to Articles L. 220-5 and L. 243-4, one to six representatives of insurance companies operating in the territory of the French Republic, appointed on the recommendation of the professional bodies, and one to six representatives of those subject to compulsory insurance, appointed on the recommendation of the professional bodies, with one representative representing the operators mentioned in Article L. 220-1, and five representatives of persons subject to the obligations under Articles L. 241-1 to L. 242-1, in particular architects, contractors, manufacturers of prefabricated materials, property developers and industrial clients, nominated by the most representative organisations;
4° Where it rules on compulsory medical liability insurance as defined in article L. 251-1, one to six members representing insurance companies providing medical liability insurance as defined in the same article in the territory of the French Republic, appointed on the recommendation of professional bodies, and one to six members representing those subject to this compulsory insurance. The latter are appointed by order of the Minister for Social Security for a renewable period of three years, on the recommendation of the professional organisations, on the basis of :
a) At least one member representing self-employed healthcare professionals on a proposal from the Union nationale des professionnels de santé ;
b) At least one member nominated by the professional bodies representing health establishments;
c) At least one member nominated by the professional bodies representing the producers, operators and suppliers of finished health products referred to in Article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code, excluding 5°, 11°, 14° and 15°.
5° When it rules under Articles L. 215-1 and L. 215-2 on insurance against civil liability for rental property or civil liability for co-owners or co-ownership associations, one to six members representing insurance companies operating in the territory of the French Republic, on the proposal of the professional bodies, and one to six members representing those subject to the insurance obligations mentioned in these Articles. The representatives of those subject to the obligations are appointed by order of the Minister for Housing on the recommendation of organisations representing tenants or organisations representing owners, co-owners and co-ownership associations.
For each of the panels mentioned in 1° to 5° of this article, the Bureau central de tarification includes, in addition to its chairman, an equal number of representatives of insurers and representatives of those liable.
