When a Bureau Sample Clauses

When a Bureau is informed of an accident occurring in the territory of the country for which it is competent, involving a vehicle from another country it shall, without waiting for a formal claim, proceed to investigate the circumstances of the accident. It shall as soon as possible give notice of any such accident to the insurer who issued the Green Card or policy of insurance or, if appropriate, to the Bureau concerned. 3.1 The first paragraph of this sub-article binds the Bureau of the country of accident to commence investigation to enable a quick resolution of the case once an injured party presents a claim (see definition of this term in Article 2.8). It specifically points out its obligation to provide information to the insurer at risk or the Guarantor Bureau, that is to say the Bureau of which said insurer is a member (see Article 6). This rule does not allow the Bureau of the country of accident to invite a claim but, at the same time, it anticipates a proactive approach to cases reported to the Bureau including, if necessary, making contact with the Injured Party. It is customary to ensure that the insurer, or the guarantor Bureau, is promptly informed of any potential claim. This rule does not include any sanction in case of an occasional failure to provide information but where there is a regular failure on the part of a Bureau to give early notice of a potential claim the guarantor Bureau (or Bureaux) should seek to resolve the situation by bilateral talks. If such dealings do not lead to the expected change then the guarantor Bureau (or Bureaux) should inform the Council of Bureaux as such behaviour might be regarded as a breach of the Council of Bureaux Constitution. We also note that the provisions commented on here respond to the stipulations of Article 5 of Directive 72/166/EEC (currently laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2009/103/EC) to which the Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA) are bound. This article provides that: “ Each Member State shall ensure that, where an accident is caused in its territory by a vehicle normally based in the territory of another Member State, the national insurers' bureau shall (…) obtain information: - as to the territory in which the vehicle is normally based, and as to its registration mark, if any; - in so far as is possible, as to the details of the insurance of the vehicle, as they normally appear on the green card, which are in the possession of the person having custody of the vehicle, to the exten...
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When a Bureau or the agent it has appointed for the purpose has settled all claims arising out of the same accident it shall send, within a maximum period of one year from the date of the last payment made in favour of an injured party, by fax or e-mail to the member of the Bureau which issued the Green Card or policy of insurance or, if appropriate, to the Bureau concerned a demand for reimbursement specifying: 5.1.1 the sums paid as compensation to injured parties under either an amicable settlement or a court order; 5.1.2 the sums disbursed for external services in the handling and settlement of each claim and all costs specifically incurred for the purposes of a legal action which would have been disbursed in similar circumstances by an insurer established in the country of the accident; 5.1.3 a handling fee to cover all other charges calculated under the rules approved by the Council of Bureaux.
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  • Cooperation Between the Parties The College and UFE shall supply each other with requested information reasonably needed to facilitate the processing of the grievance. Meetings to discuss any grievance shall be scheduled at mutually convenient times.

  • Independence of Obligations The covenants and obligations of Stockholder set forth in this Agreement shall be construed as independent of any other agreement or arrangement between Stockholder, on the one hand, and the Company or Parent, on the other. The existence of any claim or cause of action by Stockholder against the Company or Parent shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of any of such covenants or obligations against Stockholder.

  • Agency Neither Party is, nor will be deemed to be, an employee, agent or representative of the other Party for any purpose. Each Party is an independent contractor, not an employee or partner of the other Party. Neither Party shall have the authority to speak for, represent or obligate the other Party in any way without prior written authority from the other Party.

  • Disputes between the Contracting Parties (1) Disputes between the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this I Agreement should, as far as possible, be settled through negotiation. (2) If a dispute between the Contracting Parties cannot thus be settled within six months from the ist time the dispute arose, it shall upon the request of either Contracting Party be submitted to an arbitral tribunal. (3) Such an arbitral tribunal shall be constituted for each individual case in the following way. by Within two months of the receipt of the request for arbitration, each Contracting Party shall appoint one its member of the tribunal. Those two members shall then select a national of a third State who on approval by the two Contracting Parties shall be appointed Chairman of the tribunal. The Chairman shall be appointed within two months from the date of appointment of the other two members. (4) If within the periods specified in paragraph (3) of this Article the necessary appointments have in not been made, either Contracting Party may, in the absence of any other agreement, invite the President of the International Court of Justice to make any necessary appointments. If the President is a national of either Contracting Party or if he is otherwise prevented from discharging the said function, the Vice President shall be invited to make the necessary appointments. If the Vice President is a national of either Contracting Party or if he too is prevented from discharging the said function, the Member of the International Court of Justice next in seniority who is not a national of either Contracting Party shall be invited to make the necessary appointments. (5) The arbitral tribunal shall reach its decision by a majority of votes. Such decisions shall be binding on both Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall bear the cost of its own member of the tribunal and of its representation in the arbitral proceedings; the cost of the Chairman and the remaining costs shall be borne in equal parts by the Contracting Parties. The tribunal may, however, in its decision direct that a higher proportion of costs shall be borne by one of the two Contracting Parties, and this award shall be binding on both Contracting Parties. The tribunal shall determine its own procedures.

  • COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES A copy of all communications relating to the subject matter of this Agreement between the Issuer and any Paying Agent (other than the Agent) shall be sent to the Agent.