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Article 706-14-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 706-14 is applicable to any person who is the victim of the destruction by fire of a terrestrial motor vehicle belonging to him or her and who can prove at the time of the events that he or she had complied with the provisions of the Highway Code relating to the registration certificate and roadworthiness tests, as well as with the obligations set out in article L. 211-1 of the Insurance Code, without having to establish that they are in a serious material or psychological situation; they may then receive compensation when their resources do not exceed 1.5 times the ceiling provided for in the first paragraph of article 706-14.

This article applies where the offence was committed on national territory.

>This article applies where the offence was committed on national territory.

This article applies where the offence was committed on national territory.

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Article 706-14-1

L’article 706-14 est applicable à toute personne victime de la destruction par incendie d’un véhicule terrestre à moteur lui appartenant qui justifie au moment des faits avoir satisfait aux dispositions du code de la route relatives au certificat d’immatriculation et au contrôle technique ainsi qu’aux obligations prévues à l’article L. 211-1 du code des assurances, sans qu’elle ait à établir qu’elle se trouve dans une situation matérielle ou psychologique grave ; elle peut alors bénéficier d’une indemnité lorsque ses ressources ne dépassent pas 1,5 fois le plafond prévu par le premier alinéa de l’article 706-14.

Le présent article s’applique dès lors que le fait a été commis sur le territoire national.

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