Draft European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles

Opinion 29 (1958)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

(a) The question was the subject of Recommendation 100, adopted on 22nd October 1956.<br>(b) 26th June 1958, request by the Committee of Ministers for an Opinion, Doc. 835.;br; (c) 29th September 1958, tabling of the Report of the Legal Committee, Doc. 864. (d) 17th October 1958, debate in the Assembly (22nd Sitting of the 10th Session). The Opinion was adopted unanimously.

Having been consulted by the Committee of Ministers on the text of a draft European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles (Document 835) drawn up by a Committee of Experts of the Committee of Ministers in accordance with Recommendation 100 (1956) of the Assembly ;

Noting that the Experts have omitted or weakened certain provisions of the draft Convention contained in Recommendation 100 (1956) ;

Noting that the Committee of Experts has found it necessary to add to the list of optional reservations ;

Trusting that the Governments will make such reservations only in case of absolute necessity ;

Recognising, however, that the experts have introduced a number of improvements into the draft Convention drawn up by the Assembly ;

Considering that the draft Convention, in its present form, guarantees proper compensation to victims of accidents caused by motor vehicles and protects motorists against their liability to third parties injured by such vehicles,

Recommends to the Committee of Ministers that the Convention be submitted to Member Governments for signature as soon as possible.