Claims for compensation must be accompanied by a copy of the court decision or a certified copy of the deed of settlement for the final determination of the compensation.
If the guarantee fund is unable to reach an agreement with the victim or those entitled under him/her, either on the settlement reached, or on the determination of the compensation when the person responsible for the damage is unknown or when the court decision invoked is not enforceable against the guarantee fund, or on the existence of the various conditions for entitlement to compensation, the victim or those entitled under him/her shall refer the matter to the court. The dispute may be brought before the court of the place where the accident occurred.
Apart from the cases mentioned in the previous paragraph and the disputes to which the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article R. 421-15 may give rise, the guarantee fund may not be summoned to court by the victim or his rightful claimants, in particular to declare a joint judgment for the application of article L. 421-1.