Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives.

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the regional council or a regional councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of the same article for unintentional acts committed in the exercise of his functions if it is established that he did not take the normal care…

The president of the regional council, the vice-presidents or the regional councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the region in accordance with the rules laid down by the penal code, special laws and the present code. The region is obliged to protect the president of the regional council, the vice-presidents or the regional councillors who have been delegated against any…