Art.1. If a public official entrusted with the exercise of the public power of the State or of a public entity has, in the conduct of his official duties, inflicted intentionally or through negligence any damages on another person through an illegal act, the State or the public entity concerned shall be under obligation to make compensation therefor. If, in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the public official has perpetrated the act intentionally or through gross negligence, the State or the public entity concerned shall have the right to obtain reimbursement from the said public official.

Art.2. If a person has been damaged through the existence of any defect in the construction or management of highways, rivers or other public installations, the State or the public entity concerned shall be under obligation to make compensation for it. If, in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, there exists any other person who is responsible for causing the damages, the State or the public entity concerned shall have the right to obtain reimbursement from him.

Art.3. If, in cases where the State or a public entity has an obligation to make compensation for a damage in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two Articles, the State or the public entity charged with the matters of the appointment or supervision of the public official in question or of the establishment or management of the public installation in question, is different from that which defrays the salary, allowance or other expenses of such public official or the expenses necessary for the establishment or management of such public installation, then the latter shall also be under obligation to make compensation for the said damage. In the case referred to in the preceding case, the State or the public entity that has made compensation for the damages shall have the right to obtain reimbursement from the person under obligation to make compensation for the said damage within the State or the public entity itself.

Art.4. Except as provided in the preceding three Articles, the provisions of_the Civil Code shall apply to the liability for damages of the State or a public entity.

Art.5. If otherwise provided in any statute besides the Civil Code, those provisions shall apply to the liability for damages of the State or a public entity.

Art.6. In cases where a foreigner is the injured party, this statute shall apply only if the compensation is reciprocally guaranteed.