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FREE PARTICULAR AVERAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Law of the Sea
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A marine insurance clause providing that partial loss or damage is not insured under American conditions (F.P.A.A.C.). Partial loss is not insured unless caused by the vessel being sunk, stranded, burned, on fire, or in collision. English conditions (F.P.A.E.C.). Partial loss not insured unless a result of the vessel sunk, stranded, burned, on fire, or in collision.

CONT

Free of particular average. Underwriters are not liable for partial loss, other than general average loss. Usually understood to mean the same as Institute F. P. A. Conditions.

OBS

free of particular average : Term standardized by CGSB.

Key term(s)
  • free of particular average clause

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit de la mer
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Clause [...] qui limite les indemnités dues par les assureurs seulement aux dommages ou pertes partielles des marchandises consécutivement à des abordages, incendies, échouements ou autres circonstances [...] énumérées dans les polices, à moins [...] qu'il y ait perte totale.

OBS

L'expression «franc d'avaries» constitue une locution adverbiale; l'adjectif «franc» y est donc invariable.

OBS

«Avaries particulières» est inusité au singulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Derecho del mar
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

La cobertura del seguro abarca la pérdida total y no los daños parciales. Este seguro no cubre más que los riesgos de avería común.

Key term(s)
  • FPA
  • libre de averías particulares
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Record 2 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Law of the Sea
CONT

Free of particular average absolutely. Underwriters are not liable for partial loss, other than general average loss. The term "absolutely" is used to make it clear that the insurance does not contain any terms which break the F. P. A. warranty as it does in the Institute F. P. A. clauses.

OBS

It is unusual to use this form of cover for cargo insurance ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit de la mer
DEF

Assurance Corps dont les avaries particulières sont exclues, les assureurs ne répondant que de la perte totale, des cas de délaissement, des avaries communes, des recours de tiers et des dépenses d'assistance et de sauvetage.

OBS

L'expression «franc d'avaries» constitue une locution adverbiale; l'adjectif «franc» y est donc invariable.

OBS

«Avaries particulières» est inusité au singulier.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Water Transport
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A clause in a document of insurance which will cover the partial loss or damage to goods while in transit. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

OBS

unlike "free from particular average".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Transport par eau
  • Commerce extérieur
Key term(s)
  • avec avarie particulière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Transporte por agua
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Cláusula que en seguros cubre no solamente los daños totales, sino también los parciales.

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