Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

The Fonds de garantie des victimes des actes de terrorisme et d’autres infractions (Guarantee Fund for Victims of Terrorism and Other Offences) set up by Article L. 422-1 is managed by a Board of Directors comprising : 1° A Chairman appointed by joint order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance and the Minister of Justice from among serving or honorary members of the Conseil d’Etat who have at…

The articles of association of the guarantee fund are approved by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Insurance.

The guarantee fund is subject to supervision by the Minister responsible for insurance, who appoints a Government Commissioner to supervise the overall management of the fund on his behalf. The Government Commissioner may attend all meetings of the Board of Directors or the committees set up by the Board. He may ask to see all the books and accounting documents. Decisions taken by the Board of Directors or by the…

Fund transactions are accounted for in accordance with the rules applicable to insurance companies.

I.- The income generated by the guarantee fund comprises the proceeds of the contribution provided for in article L. 422-1, compensation received from liable parties and recoveries made from compensation debtors, income from invested funds and profits on reimbursements and the realisation of assets, payments from the State budget, donations and legacies and any other resources that may be allocated to the guarantee fund. Expenditure includes compensation and costs paid…

As soon as an act of terrorism occurs, the public prosecutor or the competent diplomatic or consular authority informs the guarantee fund without delay of the circumstances of the event and the identity of the victims. In addition, any person who considers themselves to be the victim of an act of terrorism may refer the matter directly to the guarantee fund. The guarantee fund assists victims in putting together their…

In the event of a medical examination being carried out on the victim of an act of terrorism at the request of the guarantee fund, the latter shall inform the victim at least fifteen days before the date of the examination of the identity and qualifications of the doctor responsible for carrying out the examination, as well as the purpose, date and place of the examination. They will also be…

The offer of compensation for personal injury made to the victim of an act of terrorism shall indicate the assessment made by the Fund for each head of loss and the amount of compensation due to the victim taking into account the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 and compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors for the…

Compensation or provisions allocated pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are paid by the guarantee fund under the conditions set out in article R. 50-24 of the same code.

Articles R. 422-1 to R. 422-9 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020.