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← 🇫🇷 Assemblée nationale/AMENDMENTan-amendment-AMANR5L17PO883517B2841P0D1N001060

I. – L’article 2226 du code civil est complété par un alinéa ainsi rédigé : « Lorsque l’action publique est imprescriptible en application du dernier alinéa de l’article 7 du code de procédure pénale, l’action civile en réparation du dommage causé par ces infractions est également imprescriptible. L’action publique s’éteint

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This amendment proposes to update the French Civil Code to ensure that civil actions for damages are not subject to time limits (imprescriptible) when the corresponding public criminal prosecution is also imprescriptible. This ensures victims can seek compensation regardless of how much time has passed for specific grave offenses. This change primarily affects victims of crimes where public action is imprescriptible and the legal practitioners handling these civil reparation claims in France.