6. Expert status
A priori, the expert can work either as a :
Most of them are self-employed (i.e. "freelance");
employee.
This is the case of the expert employed by an appraisal firm, which is quite common in insurance appraisals, but rarer in legal appraisals (although some public or private laboratories are on the lists of courts of appeal).
If the expert is an employee of a public body or a private company whose purpose is not actually to provide expertise, he must only accept a mission with the written agreement (or convention) of his superiors. Failure to do so may, in the private sector, result in prosecution for misuse of corporate assets.
Fees relating to the technician's mission are invoiced and received either by the organization...
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Bibliography
Websites
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AAIA EENPC – Association amicale des ingénieurs anciens élèves de l'école nationale des ponts et chaussées – Construction insurance reform
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CNCEJ – Conseil national des compagnies d'experts de Justice – Le livre blanc de l'expertise judiciaire – Vade...
Regulations
Law no. 78-12 of January 4, 1978 on liability and insurance in the construction industry (known as the Spinetta Law).
(Official Journal of January 5, 1978).
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Responsibilities
Article 1 – Article 1792 of the French Civil Code is replaced by the following provisions:
Art. 1792. – Every builder...
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