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Article 2226 of the French Civil Code

An action for liability arising from an event resulting in bodily injury, brought by the direct or indirect victim of the resulting injury, shall be barred after ten years from the date of consolidation of the initial or aggravated injury.

However, in the case of injury caused by torture or acts of barbarism, or by violence or sexual assault committed against a minor, an action for civil liability shall be barred after twenty years.

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Article 2226

L’action en responsabilité née à raison d’un événement ayant entraîné un dommage corporel, engagée par la victime directe ou indirecte des préjudices qui en résultent, se prescrit par dix ans à compter de la date de la consolidation du dommage initial ou aggravé.

Toutefois, en cas de préjudice causé par des tortures ou des actes de barbarie, ou par des violences ou des agressions sexuelles commises contre un mineur, l’action en responsabilité civile est prescrite par vingt ans.

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