1. National law
According to Article 1246 of the Civil Code, “any person responsible for environmental damage is required to remedy it.” To understand the scope of a company’s environmental liability, it is necessary to first outline the conditions for its application, then the admissibility of a claim for compensation, and finally, the consequences of such liability.
1.1 Implementation Requirements
Three conditions must be met: ecological damage, a triggering event, and a causal link between the event and the damage. The burden of proof for these elements rests with the parties bringing a civil liability action to seek compensation for ecological damage. If such proof is established, the claim is considered well-founded.
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