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Article 1250 of the French Civil Code

In the event of a penalty payment, this shall be liquidated by the judge in favour of the claimant, who shall allocate it to the repair of the environment or, if the claimant is unable to take the useful measures to this end, in favour of the State, which shall allocate it to the same end.

The judge reserves the power to liquidate it.

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Article 1250

En cas d’astreinte, celle-ci est liquidée par le juge au profit du demandeur, qui l’affecte à la réparation de l’environnement ou, si le demandeur ne peut prendre les mesures utiles à cette fin, au profit de l’Etat, qui l’affecte à cette même fin.

Le juge se réserve le pouvoir de la liquider.

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