CHAPTER IIUNIFORM RULES

Article 7Insurance contracts

1

This Article shall apply to contracts referred to in paragraph 2, whether or not the risk covered is situated in a F1relevant state, and to all other insurance contracts covering risks situated inside the territory of the F2relevant states. It shall not apply to reinsurance contracts.

2

An insurance contract covering a large risk as defined in F3Article 13(27) of Directive 2009/138/EU shall be governed by the law chosen by the parties in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.

To the extent that the applicable law has not been chosen by the parties, the insurance contract shall be governed by the law of the country where the insurer has his habitual residence. Where it is clear from all the circumstances of the case that the contract is manifestly more closely connected with another country, the law of that other country shall apply.

3

In the case of an insurance contract other than a contract falling within paragraph 2, only the following laws may be chosen by the parties in accordance with Article 3:

a

the law of any F4relevant state where the risk is situated at the time of conclusion of the contract;

b

the law of the country where the policy holder has his habitual residence;

c

in the case of life assurance, the law of the F4relevant state of which the policy holder is a national;

d

for insurance contracts covering risks limited to events occurring in one F4relevant state other than the F4relevant state where the risk is situated, the law of that F4relevant state;

e

where the policy holder of a contract falling under this paragraph pursues a commercial or industrial activity or a liberal profession and the insurance contract covers two or more risks which relate to those activities and are situated in different F5relevant states, the law of any of the F5relevant states concerned or the law of the country of habitual residence of the policy holder.

Where, in the cases set out in points (a), (b) or (e), the F5relevant states referred to grant greater freedom of choice of the law applicable to the insurance contract, the parties may take advantage of that freedom.

To the extent that the law applicable has not been chosen by the parties in accordance with this paragraph, such a contract shall be governed by the law of the F4relevant state in which the risk is situated at the time of conclusion of the contract.

4

The following additional F6rule shall apply to insurance contracts covering risks for which a F7relevant state imposes an obligation to take out insurance:

a

the insurance contract shall not satisfy the obligation to take out insurance unless it complies with the specific provisions relating to that insurance laid down by the F7relevant state that imposes the obligation. Where the law of the F7relevant state in which the risk is situated and the law of the F7relevant state imposing the obligation to take out insurance contradict each other, the latter shall prevail;

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5

For the purposes of paragraph 3, third subparagraph, and paragraph 4, where the contract covers risks situated in more than one F9relevant state, the contract shall be considered as constituting several contracts each relating to only one F9relevant state.

6

For the purposes of this Article, the country in which the risk is situated shall be determined in accordance with F10Article 13(13) of Directive 2009/138/EU and, in the case of life assurance, the country in which the risk is situated shall be the country of the commitment within the meaning of F11Article 13(14) of Directive 2009/138/EU.