French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compensation for ecological damage
Article 1246
Any person responsible for ecological damage is obliged to make reparation for it.
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Any person responsible for ecological damage is obliged to make reparation for it.
Action for compensation for ecological damage is open to any person with standing and an interest in bringing an action, such as the State, the French Biodiversity Office, local authorities and their…
…r, if the claimant is unable to take appropriate measures to this end, to the State. The assessment of the loss takes into account, where applicable, any reparation measures already taken, in particul…
The manufacturer is liable for damage caused by a defect in its product, whether or not it has a contractual relationship with the victim.
Expenses incurred to prevent the imminent occurrence of damage, to avoid its worsening or to reduce its consequences constitute compensable loss.
One is liable not only for the damage caused by one's own act, but also for that caused by the act of persons for whom one is answerable, or of things in one's custody. However, a person who holds, in…
Everyone is liable for damage caused not only by their own actions, but also by their negligence or imprudence.
The owner of a building is liable for damage caused by its ruin, where this is the result of a lack of maintenance or a defect in its construction.
The owner of an animal, or the person who uses it, while it is in his use, is liable for any damage caused by the animal, whether the animal was in his custody or whether it was lost or escaped.
Any act whatsoever by man which causes damage to another person obliges the person through whose fault it occurred to make reparation for it.
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