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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-5

This chapter does not apply to damage for which compensation is governed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book III of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.Also excluded from the sco…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-4

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the cover referred to in article L. 125-1 of this code includes reimbursement of the cost of geotechnical studies made necessary in advance to restore bu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1-2

A contact person for the management of the consequences of natural disasters and their compensation is appointed by prefectoral order to the representative of the State in the département. Without pre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters

Article L128-1

In the event of an accident at an installation covered by Title I of Book V of the Environmental Code and damaging a large number of properties, the state of technological disaster is declared by a de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1

Insurance contracts taken out by any natural or legal person other than the State and covering fire damage or any other damage to property located in France, as well as damage to the bodies of land mo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1-1

I.-The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters is responsible for issuing an annual opinion on the relevance of the criteria used to determine recognition of the state of natural disaster, w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters

Article L128-3

An insurance company acting under the terms of Article L. 128-2 is subrogated to the rights of insureds who have received compensation up to the amount of the sums paid in this respect.Any person who…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters

Article L128-4

In the zones and sectors, as defined in article L. 515-16 of the Environment Code, delimited by a technological risk prevention plan approved under the conditions provided for in article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters.

Article R128-1

A state of technological disaster is declared in the event of an accident rendering more than five hundred homes uninhabitable. The prefect appoints the departments responsible for gathering the infor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters.

Article R128-4

When the amount of compensation paid to the victim under articles L. 128-1 to L. 128-3 : 1° Is less than 2,000 euros, in respect of damages other than those affecting a land motor vehicle;2° Is less t…

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