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Common Law
damage to or loss of
property
Civil Law
damage to or loss of
property
Title of the Legislative Text
State Immunity Act,
R.S.C. (1985), c. S-18
Provision
6. A foreign state is not immune from the jurisdiction of a court in any proceedings that relate to
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(b) any damage to or loss of property
that occurs in Canada.
Problem
The French version uses
the notion of dommages matériels without
describing its components, unlike the English version.
Solution
In the French version,
the term dommages matériels is
replaced by dommages aux biens ou perte de ceux-ci.
Harmonized Provision
(amendment to the French version only)
6. A foreign state is not immune from the jurisdiction of a court in any proceedings that relate to
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(b) any damage to or loss of property
that occurs in Canada
Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1, S.C. 2001, c. 4, s. 121(2)
