17th & 18th October 2001
FRANCE
•« Control system » for 60 or 70 years
•« Loi SPINETTA » 1978
•Compulsory system applicable only to buildings
•« inspection agency » (SOCOTEC/VERITAS) must be engaged
•All parties (architect, engineer, contractor) must be (separately) insured
•All parties jointly liable in « eyes of the law »