French Public Health Code
In forceFor the application of article L. 1142-17 in Wallis and Futuna :
1° The first three paragraphs are replaced by the following provisions:
Where the damage is compensable under article L. 1142-3 as it applies to Wallis and Futuna, the Office shall, within four months of receipt of the notice, make an offer of compensation to the victim or his heirs seeking full reparation for the damage suffered.
This offer will indicate the assessment made, where appropriate on a provisional basis, for each head of loss and the amount of compensation due to the victim or those entitled on his behalf, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 3 of Order no. 92-1146 of 12 October 1992 extending and adapting thelaw to the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of certain provisions of Law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 designed to improve the situation of victims of road traffic accidents and to speed up compensation procedures, and more generally compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors for the same loss.
2° The seventh paragraph is replaced by the following provisions:
If the Office that has reached a settlement with the victim considers that the sponsor of the research involving the human person is liable, it may bring a subrogatory action against the sponsor.
