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Rights and duties

Que prévoit la Charte de l'environnement ?What does the Environmental Charter (Charte de l’environnement) provide for?

Answer

Le droit de chacun de vivre dans un environnement sain et équilibréEveryone’s right to live in a healthy and balanced environment

Explanation

The Environmental Charter is part of the Constitution. It states that everyone has the right to live in a balanced environment that respects health.

Source: Charte de l'environnement de 2004, article 1Updated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

What the law says

Official text, in French

Charte de l’environnement de 2004, article 1er

Chacun a le droit de vivre dans un environnement équilibré et respectueux de la santé.

Read the article on conseil-constitutionnel.fr 

Official text (Conseil constitutionnel), checked on 16 October 2026.

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

  1. Le droit de chacun de vivre dans un environnement sain et équilibréEveryone’s right to live in a healthy and balanced environment
  2. L'interdiction totale des voitures dans les villesA total ban on cars in towns and cities
  3. La gratuité de l'eau et de l'électricité pour tousFree water and electricity for all
  4. L'obligation pour chacun d'avoir un jardin potagerThe obligation for everyone to have a vegetable garden

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