1. Each Member State shall take all measures necessary to ensure that all insurance undertakings covering the risks classified in class 10 of point A of the Annex to Directive 73/239/EEC, other than carrier's liability, appoint a claims representative in each Member State other than that in which they have received their official authorisation.
The claims representative shall be responsible for handling and settling claims arising from an accident in the cases referred to in Article 20(1).
The claims representative shall be resident or established in the Member State where he is appointed.
2. The choice of its claims representative shall be at the discretion of the insurance undertaking.
The Member States may not restrict this freedom of choice.
3. The claims representative may act for one or more insurance undertakings.
4. The claims representative shall, in relation to such claims, collect all information necessary in connection with the settlement of the claims and shall take the me
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