For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of article L. 1142-17 :
I. – The first three paragraphs of the article are replaced by the following provisions:
When the damage is compensable under article L. 1142-1, in the version applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the Office will send the victim or his heirs, within four months of receiving the notice, an offer of compensation for the full amount of 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 his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 3 of Order no. 92-1146 of 12 October 1992 extending and adapting the law 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 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road traffic accidents and speeding up compensation procedures, and more generally of compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors for the same loss.
II – The seventh paragraph is replaced by the following provisions:
If the Office that has settled with the victim considers that the sponsor of the research involving the human person is liable, it has a subrogatory action against the sponsor.