Manuel Carvalho Ferreira Santos v Companhia Europeia de Seguros SA (C-484/09)

Judgment of 17 Mar 2011

law://eu/cjeu/2009/c-484-09/para_31@2026-11-14

31It should however be noted that the obligation to provide insurance cover against civil liability for damage caused to third parties by motor vehicles is separate from the extent of the compensation to be afforded to them on the basis of the civil liability of the insured person. Whereas the former is defined and guaranteed by EU legislation, the latter is, essentially, governed by national law (see, to that effect, Case C-356/05 Farrell [2007] ECR I-3067, paragraph 32).

Manuel Carvalho Ferreira Santos v Companhia Europeia de Seguros SA (C-484/09)

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