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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-15

All insurance undertakings covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in the territory of the French Republic must be members of the competent national insurance bureau…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The National Insurance School.

Article L412-1

I. - Expenses of all kinds arising from the operation of the Ecole Nationale d'Assurances are covered by direct or indirect payments from insurance companies, their professional bodies and national fe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book IV: Organisations and special insurance schemes

Article L400-1

For the purposes of this Book, the words "in France", "France" and "territory of the French Republic" mean mainland France and the territorial collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution…

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Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article L431-14

…compensation fund has been set up to contribute, within the framework of agreements that may be concluded for this purpose with the insurance companies concerned, to the compensation of claims affecti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-1

A compensation body shall compensate injured parties resident in France who are entitled to compensation for any loss or injury resulting from accidents occurring on the metropolitan territory of a St…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book V: Insurance distributors

Article L500-1

For the purposes of this Book, the words "in France" mean mainland France, the territorial collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, as well as Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Sain…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Risk of attack.

Article L431-10

The Caisse Centrale de Réassurance is authorised to reinsure risks resulting from attacks or acts of terrorism, with the guarantee of the State.

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Chapter III: Provisions relating to surety undertakings

Article L443-1

…carry out surety business which have provided a surety bond, an endorsement or a guarantee, whether legal, regulatory or contractual in origin, have recourse by operation of law and in all cases again…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee fund for risks relating to the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge

Article L425-1

I. - A guarantee fund for risks associated with the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge is responsible for compensating farmers and owners of agricultural and forestry land for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Miscellaneous provisions and penalties.

Article L514-1

Breaches of the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book V are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €6,000, or by one of these two penalties only.

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