Traduction de «Personne présentant une demande d’indemnisation » (Français → Anglais) :

Question No. 279 Hon. Judy Sgro: With respect to the Veterans Affairs program for the compensation of those who were exposed to Agent Orange: (a) how did the government come to the decision on the years that would be covered for those who were exposed; (b) how did the government arrive at the compensation amount of $20,000; (c) why will the government not compensate the widows of those who were exposed and met the qualifying conditions, but who have since passed away; (d) how many applications for compensation has the government received to date; (e) how many of those applications have been approved; (f) how many applications have b ...[+++]een denied; (g) how many of those denied were refused because the veteran has since passed away; (h) how many of the applications denied were due to a medical condition that was not deemed to meet the government’s criteria; (i) what mechanisms did the government use to determine which illnesses would be covered and which would not be considered for compensation; (j) how many cheques have been issued and delivered; and (k) was the departmental funding cut of $33.6 million completely due to a program criteria which resulted in lower than expected numbers of beneficiaries?

We have managed to eliminate differential treatment according to the applicant's nationality.

(29) Even though Member States may provide that the claim against the compensation body may be subsidiary, the injured person should not be obliged to present his claim to the person responsible for the accident before presenting it to the compensation body; in this case the injured party should be in at least the same position as in the case of a claim against the guarantee fund under Article 1 ...[+++](4) of Directive 84/5/EEC.

In this case, injured parties may not present a claim to the compensation body if they have presented a claim for compensation directly to the insurance undertaking of the vehicle the use of which caused the accident and if they have received a reasoned reply within three months of presenting the claim.

The compensation body shall take action within two months of the date when the injured party presents a claim for compensation to it but shall terminate its action if the insurance undertaking, or its claims representative, subsequently makes a reasoned reply to the claim.

the Directive would cover cases where compensation is sought in connection with accidents caused by vehicles registered and insured outside the victim's home Member State; victims of such accidents would have a right of direct action, i.e. the right to make a direct claim for compensation to the third-party-liability insurer of the person responsible for the accident; each insurer providing cover for motor-vehicle third-party liability would have to appoint a claims representative in each Member State in which the insurer is not established; if this condition were not met, authorisation to operate in this class of insurance would no ...[+++]t be granted by the home Member State, in accordance with the rules laid down in the third non-life insurance Directive (Directive 92/49/EEC); each Member State would have to establish a penalty system so as to ensure that the compensation procedure is carried out rapidly; each Member State would have to set up an information centre responsible for dealing with questions relating to identification of the insurer of the vehicle involved in the accident and, more generally, any question concerning motor vehicle insurance; each Member State would have to set up a compensation body for "visiting motorists" who are victims of car accidents.