Chapter I: Compulsory liability insurance.

Any natural or legal person whose ten-year liability may be engaged on the basis of the presumption established by articles 1792 et seq. of the French Civil Code must be covered by insurance. At the start of any worksite, they must provide proof that they have taken out an insurance policy covering this liability. Any candidate for a public contract must be able to prove that he has taken out…

Anyone who has building work carried out for someone else must be covered by liability insurance to cover the damage referred to in articles 1792 and 1792-2 of the Civil Code and resulting from his own actions. The same applies when the building work is carried out with a view to sale.