Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)

Type Directive
Publication 2009-10-07
Last updated 2023-12-23
State In force
Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament
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  • (a) an assessment of the financing capacities and financing needs of the compensation bodies in relation to their potential liabilities, taking into account the risk of insolvency of motor insurers in the Member States’ markets;
  • (b) an assessment of the harmonisation of the funding approach of the compensation bodies;
  • (c) if the report is accompanied by a legislative proposal, an assessment of the impact of contributions upon motor insurance contract premiums.
2.

No later than 24 December 2030, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the European Economic and Social Committee evaluating the implementation of this Directive, with the exception of the elements that are concerned by the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1, including in respect of:

  • (a) the application of this Directive with regard to technological developments, in particular with regard to autonomous and semi- autonomous vehicles;
  • (b) the adequacy of the scope of this Directive, considering the accident risks posed by different motor vehicles;
  • (c) in the form of a review, the effectiveness of information exchange systems for the purposes of checks on insurance in cross-border situations, including, if needed, an assessment, for such cases, of the feasibility of using existing information exchange systems, and in any event, an analysis of the objectives of the information exchange systems and an assessment of their costs; and
  • (d) the use by insurance undertakings of systems in which premiums are influenced by the policyholders’ claims-history statements, inter alia, bonus-malus systems or ‘no claims bonus’.

That report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

Article 29

Repeal

Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 90/232/EEC, 2000/26/EC and 2005/14/EC, as amended by the Directives listed in Annex I, Part A, are hereby repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B.

References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 30

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 10a (1) to (12) shall apply from the date of the agreement referred to in Article 10a(13), first subparagraph, or from the date of application of the Commission delegated act referred to in Article 10a(13), fourth subparagraph.

Article 25a (1) to (12) shall apply from the date of the agreement referred to in Article 25a(13), first subparagraph, or from the date of application of the Commission delegated act referred to in Article 25a(13), fourth subparagraph.

However, Articles 10a(1) to (12) and Article 25a(1) to (12) shall not apply before 23 December 2023.

Article 16 , second paragraph, second sentence, and third, fourth and fifth paragraphs shall apply from 23 April 2024 or from the date of application of the Commission implementing act referred to in Article 16, sixth paragraph, whichever is the later.

Article 31

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

ANNEX I

PART A

Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments

(referred to in Article 29)

Council Directive 72/166/EEC (OJ L 103, 2.5.1972, p. 1)
Council Directive 72/430/EEC (OJ L 291, 28.12.1972, p. 162)
Council Directive 84/5/EEC (OJ L 8, 11.1.1984, p. 17) Only Article 4
Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14) Only Article 1
Council Directive 84/5/EEC (OJ L 8, 11.1.1984, p. 17)
Annex I, point IX.F of the 1985 Act of Accession (OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 218)
Council Directive 90/232/EEC (OJ L 129, 19.5.1990, p. 33) Only Article 4
Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14) Only Article 2
Council Directive 90/232/EEC (OJ L 129, 19.5.1990, p. 33)
Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14) Only Article 4
Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and Council (OJ L 181, 20.7.2000, p. 65)
Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14) Only Article 5
Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14)

PART B

List of time limits for transposition into national law and application

(referred to in Article 29)

Directive Time limit for transposition Date of application
72/166/EEC 31 December 1973 —
72/430/EEC — 1 January 1973
84/5/EEC 31 December 1987 31 December 1988
90/232/EEC 31 December 1992 —
2000/26/EC 19 July 2002 19 January 2003
2005/14/EC 11 June 2007 —

ANNEX II

CORRELATION TABLE

Directive 72/166/EEC Directive 84/5/EEC Directive 90/232/EEC Directive 2000/26/EC This Directive
Article 1, points (1) to (3) Article 1, points (1) to (3)
Article 1, point (4), first indent Article 1, point (4)(a)
Article 1, point (4), second indent Article 1, point (4)(b)
Article 1, point (4), third indent Article 1, point (4)(c)
Article 1, point (4), fourth indent Article 1, point (4)(d)
Article 1, point (5) Article 1, point (5)
Article 2(1) Article 4
Article 2(2), introductory wording Article 2, introductory wording
Article 2(2), first indent Article 2, point (a)
Article 2(2), second indent Article 2, point (b)
Article 2(2), third indent Article 2, point (c)
Article 3(1), first sentence Article 3, first paragraph
Article 3(1), second sentence Article 3, second paragraph
Article 3(2), introductory wording Article 3, third paragraph, introductory wording
Article 3(2), first indent Article 3, third paragraph, point (a)
Article 3(2), second indent Article 3, third paragraph, point (b)
Article 4, introductory wording Article 5(1), first subparagraph
Article 4, point (a), first subparagraph Article 5(1), first subparagraph
Article 4, point (a), second subparagraph, first sentence Article 5(1), second subparagraph
Article 4, point (a), second subparagraph, second sentence Article 5(1), third subparagraph
Article 4, point (a), second subparagraph, third sentence Article 5(1), fourth subparagraph
Article 4, point (a), second subparagraph, fourth sentence Article 5(1), fifth subparagraph
Article 4, point (b), first subparagraph Article 5(2), first subparagraph
Article 4, point (b), second subparagraph, first sentence Article 5(2), second subparagraph
Article 4, point (b), second subparagraph, second sentence Article 5(2), third subparagraph
Article 4, point (b), third subparagraph, first sentence Article 5(2), fourth subparagraph
Article 4, point (b), third subparagraph, second sentence Article 5(2), fifth subparagraph
Article 5, introductory wording Article 6, first subparagraph, introductory wording
Article 5, first indent Article 6, first paragraph, point (a)
Article 5, second indent Article 6, first paragraph, point (b)
Article 5, final wording Article 6, second paragraph
Article 6 Article 7
Article 7(1) Article 8(1), first subparagraph
Article 7(2) Article 8(1), second subparagraph
Article 7(3) Article 8(2)
Article 8 —
Article 1(1) Article 3, fourth paragraph
Article 1(2) Article 9(1)
Article 1(3) Article 9(2)
Article 1(4) Article 10(1)
Article 1(5) Article 10(2)
Article 1(6) Article 10(3)
Article 1(7) Article 10(4)
Article 2(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording Article 13(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording
Article 2(1), first indent Article 13(1), first subparagraph, point (a)
Article 2(1), second indent Article 13(1), first subparagraph, point (b)
Article 2(1), third indent Article 13(1), first subparagraph, point (c)
Article 2(1), first subparagraph, final wording Article 13(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording
Article 2(1), second and third subparagraphs Article 13(1), second and third subparagraphs
Article 2(2) Article 13(2)
Article 3 Article 12(2)
Article 4 —
Article 5 —
Article 6 —
Article 1, first paragraph Article 12(1)
Article 1, second paragraph Article 13(3)
Article 1, third paragraph —
Article 1a, first sentence Article 12(3), first subparagraph
Article 1a, second sentence Article 12(3), second subparagraph
Article 2, introductory wording Article 14, introductory wording
Article 2, first indent Article 14, point (a)
Article 2, second indent Article 14, point (b)
Article 3 —
Article 4 Article 11
Article 4a Article 15
Article 4b, first sentence Article 16, first paragraph
Article 4b, second sentence Article 16, second paragraph
Article 4c Article 17
Article 4d Article 3 Article 18
Article 4e, first paragraph Article 19, first paragraph
Article 4e, second paragraph, first sentence Article 19, second paragraph
Article 4e, second paragraph, second sentence Article 19, third paragraph
Article 5(1) Article 23(5)
Article 5(2) —
Article 6 —
Article 1(1) Article 20(1)
Article 1(2) Article 20(2)
Article 1(3) Article 25(2)
Article 2, introductory wording —
Article 2, point (a) Article 1, point (6)
Article 2, point (b) Article 1, point (7)
Article 2, points (c), (d) and (e) —
Article 4(1), first sentence Article 21(1), first subparagraph
Article 4(1), second sentence Article 21(1), second subparagraph
Article 4(1), third sentence Article 21(1), third subparagraph
Article 4(2), first sentence Article 21(2), first subparagraph
Article 4(2), second sentence Article 21(2), second subparagraph
Article 4(3) Article 21(3)
Article 4(4), first sentence Article 21(4), first subparagraph
Article 4(4), second sentence Article 21(4), second subparagraph
Article 4(5), first sentence Article 21(5), first subparagraph
Article 4(5), second sentence Article 21(5), second subparagraph
Article 4(6) Article 22
Article 4(7) —
Article 4(8) Article 21(6)
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording Article 23(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a), introductory wording Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a), introductory wording
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(1) Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(i)
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(2) Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(ii)
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(3) Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(iii)
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(4) Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(iv)
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(5), introductory wording Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(v), introductory wording
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(5)(i) Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(v), first indent
Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(5)(ii) Article 23(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(v), second indent
Article 5(1), second subparagraph Article 23(1), second subparagraph
Article 5(2), (3) and (4) Article 23(2), (3) and (4)
Article 5(5) Article 23(6)
Article 6(1) Article 24(1)
Article 6(2), first subparagraph Article 24(2), first subparagraph
Article 6(2), second subparagraph, first sentence Article 24(2), second subparagraph
Article 6(2), second subparagraph, second sentence Article 24(2), third subparagraph
Article 6(3), first subparagraph Article 24(3)
Article 6(3), second subparagraph —
Article 6a Article 26
Article 7, introductory wording Article 25(1), introductory wording
Article 7, point (a) Article 25(1), point (a)
Article 7, point (b) Article 25(1), point (b)
Article 7, point (c) Article 25(1), point (c)
Article 8 —
Article 9 —
Article 10(1) to (3) —
Article 10(4) Article 28(1)
Article 10(5) Article 28(2)
Article 29
Article 11 Article 30
Article 12 Article 27
Article 9 Article 7 Article 7 Article 13 Article 31
Annex I
Annex II

[^E0001]: OJ L 172, 4.7.1988, p. 1.

[^E0002]: Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1).

[^E0003]: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

[^E0004]: Regulation (EU) 2016/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 (OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 11).

[^E0005]: Commission Decision 2004/9/EC of 5 November 2003 establishing the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee (OJ L 3, 7.1.2004, p. 34).

[^E0006]: Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

[^E0007]: OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

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