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Law on compulsory ecological insurance (2002).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
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Abstract
The present Law establishes conditions and regulations on compulsory insurance of civil responsibility for the damage caused to life and health of the population, property and environment by environmental pollution as a result of disaster, guarantees protection of property rights of legal and natural persons, as well as of state and municipalities. The document consists of 16 Articles Art. 1 introduces the main concepts. Article 2 specifies legislation on ecological insurance. Article 3 specifies activity and object of ecological insurance. Article 4 classifies insurance cases. Article 5 regards insurers and establishes their rights and duties. Article 6 regards insurants and establishes their rights and duties. Article 7 regards contracts of ecological insurance. Article 8 regards inspection of ecological insurance contracts. Article 9 regards insurance fees. Article 10 regards insurance instalments and tariffs. Article 11 regards insurance payments. Article 12 regards refusal of insurance payments. Article 13 regards insurance reserves. Article 14 defines the deadline for lodging complaints. Article 15 establishes liability for the infringement of the present Law. Article 16 regards dispute settlement.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication.
Notes
Reference number of the document is unavailable.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No