Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by the legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in article L. 421-10 and articles R. 421-58 and R. 421-59, the guarantee fund shall pay compensation due to victims of accidents occurring in the territories referred to in article R. 421-58.
However, the following are not covered
a) Damage caused by land motor vehicles for which road insurance is not compulsory under the regulations of these territories;
b) Damage caused by an identified perpetrator who has complied with the insurance obligation in force in the territory in question and which would not be covered by the guarantee fund in mainland France if the insurance obligation had been complied with there.
Derogations from the provisions of b above may be authorised by joint order of the Minister for Overseas Departments and Territories and the Minister for the Economy and Finance, depending on the particular conditions of motor traffic or the system of compensation for victims of motor vehicle accidents in the above-mentioned overseas territories.
Coverage by the guarantee fund applies only to the consequences of accidents occurring after the date of entry into force provided for in article R. 421-63.