Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (Fourth motor insurance Directive)
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 32000L0026
- Official Journal: JOL_2000_181_R_0065_01
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1997/0264(COD), 1997/0264/COD
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Dates
Date of document: - May 16, 2000
- July 20, 2000
- July 20, 2000
- Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 11
- July 19, 2002
- Adoption See Art 10.1
- January 19, 2003
- Application See Art 10.1
- October 26, 2009
- Repealed by 32009L0103
Modified by
Modified by:
- Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 amending Council Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/EEC and 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
Modifies
Modifies:
- First Council Directive 73/239/EEC of 24 July 1973 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking-up and pursuit of the business of direct insurance other than life assurance
- Second Council Directive 88/357/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and laying down provisions to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom to provide services and amending Directive 73/239/EEC
Affected by case
- Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 december 2005. Autohaus Ostermann GmbH v VAV Versicherungs AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Landesgericht Innsbruck - Austria. Article 104(3) second paragraph of the Rules of Procedure - Automobile civil liability insurance - Directive 2000/26/EC - Period for insurance undertaking to assess compensation claims. Case C-447/04.
- A04P6
- Case C-102/10: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 28 October 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Focșani — Romania) — Frăsina Bejan v Tudorel Mușat (Rules of Procedure — Articles 92(1) and 103(1) and 104(3), first and second subparagraphs — Approximation of laws — Compulsory motor civil liability insurance system — Optional insurance contract — Inapplicability)
- Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 28 October 2010. Frăsina Bejan v Tudorel Muşat. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Judecătoria Focşani - Romania. Rules of Procedure - Articles 92(1) and 103(1) and 104(3), first and second subparagraphs - Approximation of laws - Compulsory motor civil liability insurance system - Optional insurance contract - Inapplicability. Case C-102/10.
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016. Alberto José Vieira de Azevedo and Others v CED Portugal Unipessoal, Lda and Instituto de Seguros de Portugal - Fundo de Garantia Automóvel. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relação do Porto. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability — Directive 2000/26/EC — Article 4(5) — Insurance undertaking — Claims representative — Sufficient powers of representation — Notifications of proceedings before the courts. Case C-558/15.
- A04
- A01
- Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 January 2013. Jožef Grilc v Slovensko zavarovalno združenje GIZ. Article 104(3), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 2000/26/EC — Compensation bodies — Claim for compensation brought before a national court. Case C‑541/11.
- A06P1
- Case C-558/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relaçăo do Porto (Portugal) lodged on 2 November 2015 — Alberto José Vieira de Azevedo and Others v CED Portugal Unipessoal, Lda, Institituto de Seguros de Portugal — Fundo de Garantia Automóvel
- article 4 paragraph 8
- article 4 paragraph 4
- article 4 paragraph 5
- recital 16A
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title III: Free movement of persons, services and capital Chapter 2: Right of establishment Article 47 Article 57 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 57 - EEC Treaty
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Approximation of laws
- Transport accident
- Approximation of laws
- Other sectors for approximation of laws
- Freedom of establishment
- Indemnification
- Internal market - Principles
- Motor vehicle insurance
- Insurance
- Civil liability