The Charter of Road Traffic Victims’ Rights can “constitute a principle solution” for both the Green Card and Orange Card systems. That is the view of the Bureau Unifié Automobile Tunisien (BUAT), also known as the Tunisian Green Card Bureau, who have become an official supporter of the Charter – the first African based organisation to do so.
BUAT is a non-profit association that joined the Green Card system in 1969. BUAT is responsible for facilitating the entry of motorists insured by its member insurance companies into foreign countries by issuing international insurance cards, settling accidents in Tunisia caused by motorists carrying insurance cards issued by foreign companies, and guaranteeing the settlement of claims abroad for motorists insured with an international motor insurance card (IMIC) issued by its member companies. Over the years, BUAT has promoted cross-border motor insurance, enhanced road safety, and ensured the protection of all road users, while working closely with insurers, authorities, and international partners to improve road traffic management and support victims of road accidents.
As well as being a member of the Green Card system, BUAT is also a founder of the ‘Orange Card’ system, which operates primarily across Arabian countries in North Africa and the Middle East.
The Charter of Road Traffic Victims’ Rights was created by COB, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Institute for European Traffic Law (IETL). It contains a list of 10 principles and was developed as a code of conduct for all those involved in the compensation of road traffic victims, inspired by the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The growing list of supporters includes insurance companies, claims handling offices, brokers, Green Card Bureaux, Compensation Bodies and Guarantee Funds from across Europe and now Africa too.
Speaking about their decision to officially support the Charter, Mr Ahmed Hadroug, General Manager of BUAT said, “As we are a part of the Green Card system which aims to protect victim rights to be reimbursed in the best and suitable conditions, as we are also a founder of the Orange Card system with the same goals and principles applicable, our bureau is in an ongoing process in the implementation and the consolidation of these notable and fundamental principles that protect human rights, and for which the adoption and application of the Charter can constitute a principle solution.
“We believe it is important to support the principles of the Charter of Road Traffic Victims’ Rights because it promotes justice, protection, and assistance for victims of road traffic accidents. We are confident that this initiative will be positively received by our members, as it reflects shared values and our collective responsibility towards supporting victims,” Mr. Hadroug concluded.
Further information about the Charter of Road Traffic Victims’ Rights is available on https://www.crtvr.org/
