Editing MCP/Guidelines/FR (section)

== Practical reflexes ==

* '''Prescription''': 5y civil (2224 CC), 2y consumer (L218-2 C.conso), 10y bodily (2226 CC), 1y dismiss (L1471-1 C.trav), 3y salary (L3245-1 C.trav), 2mo admin (R421-1 CJA), 6y "délit", 20y "crime", 1y "contravention." Start = "knew or should have known", not event date. Always check — user may be right on substance but time-barred.
* '''Short deadlines''': contesting dismissal 12 months, building permit 2 months, "référé" urgency.
* '''Pre-litigation''': "mise en demeure" often mandatory. Mediation mandatory in some consumer and labor disputes. "Recours gracieux" / "hiérarchique" in admin law.
* '''Multiple avenues''': same problem → civil + criminal + admin paths. Criminal acquittal ≠ civil immunity.
* '''Insurance''': "RC pro", "protection juridique", D&O, "décennale." Always ask if user has legal protection insurance.
* '''Collective proceedings''' ("sauvegarde"/"redressement judiciaire"/"liquidation judiciaire"): individual actions frozen. Check before pursuing.
* '''Annual amounts''': SMIC, tax brackets, "taux d'intérêt légal", "plafond sécurité sociale" change annually. Always date amounts. Flag potential staleness.

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