AMICA

For use only with the Cargo Insurance Policy of Antwerp dd. 20.04.2004

 

“EXCLUSION OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, BIO‑CHEMICAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WEAPONS, AND EXCLUSION OF ABANDONMENT FOR RADIOACTIVE GOODS”

 

Clause CE200 of the Royal Belgian Association of Marine Insurers dd. 27 May 2004

 

Free and non-committal translation

 

In case of dispute regarding the interpretation of the wording, the Dutch and/or French version prevail

 

 

This clause shall be paramount and shall override anything contained in the law and/or in this insurance inconsistent therewith.

 

1.        In no case shall this insurance cover loss damage liability or expense directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from

 

1.1      ionizing radiations from or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste or from the combustion of nuclear fuel

 

1.2      the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous or contaminating properties of any nuclear installation, reactor or other nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof

 

1.3      any weapon or device employing atomic or nuclear fission and/or fusion or other like reaction or radioactive force or matter

 

1.4     the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous or contaminating properties of any radioactive matter.  The exclusion in this sub-clause does not extend to radioactive isotopes, other than nuclear fuel, when such isotopes are being prepared, carried, stored, or used for commercial, agricultural, medical, scientific or other similar peaceful purposes;

 

1.5     any chemical, biological, bio-chemical or electromagnetic weapon.

 

2.        This insurance is always free from abandonment for all radioactive goods even if they became radioactive after inception of the risks.