Equipment element: Resurrection of article 1792-7 of the Civil Code

Cass, 3rd civ, 6 March 2025, No. 23-20.018, Published in the bulletin Article 1792-7 of the Civil Code provides that the element of equipment, including its accessories, whose exclusive function is to enable the exercise of a professional activity in the work, is excluded from the 10-year guarantee scheme of the builders. Thus, exclusively professional equipment is excluded from the law of construction, even though the work carried out constitut…