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Article L122-5 of the French Insurance Code

In accordance with Article L. 121-7, the insurer is not liable for loss of or damage to the insured item caused by inherent vice; however, it guarantees fire damage resulting from inherent vice, unless it has grounds to claim that the insurance contract is null and void by application of the first paragraph of Article L. 113-8.

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Article L122-5

L’assureur, conformément à l’article L. 121-7, ne répond pas des pertes et détériorations de la chose assurée provenant du vice propre ; mais il garantit les dommages d’incendie qui en sont la suite, à moins qu’il ne soit fondé à demander la nullité du contrat d’assurance par application de l’article L. 113-8, premier alinéa.

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