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Article L211-10 of the French Insurance Code

In its first correspondence with the victim, the insurer is required, on pain of relative nullity of any settlement that may be reached, to inform the victim that he may obtain from the insurer, on simple request, a copy of the police or gendarmerie investigation report and to remind him that he may, at his own discretion, be assisted by a lawyer and, in the event of a medical examination, by a doctor.

Under the same penalty, this correspondence shall inform the victim of the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 211-9 and those of article L. 211-12.

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Article L211-10

A l’occasion de sa première correspondance avec la victime, l’assureur est tenu, à peine de nullité relative de la transaction qui pourrait intervenir, d’informer la victime qu’elle peut obtenir de sa part, sur simple demande, la copie du procès-verbal d’enquête de police ou de gendarmerie et de lui rappeler qu’elle peut à son libre choix se faire assister d’un avocat et, en cas d’examen médical, d’un médecin.

Sous la même sanction, cette correspondance porte à la connaissance de la victime les dispositions du troisième alinéa de l’article L. 211-9 et celles de l’article L. 211-12.

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