FINLAND ECJ
March 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE FINNISH government has been ordered by the European Commission to change legislation that disqualifies car passengers from insurance cover when the driver is drunk and involved in an accident. Brussels says this exclusion of passengers' injuries contravenes the EU's second motor insurance directive, which seeks to harmonise national regulations for the sector and to safeguard the interests of persons who may be injured in a motor vehicle accident.The Commission also claims Finland's rule contravene a ruling by the European Court of Justice in ...
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