Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that, by virtue of its articles of association, is dedicated to combating the social or cultural exclusion of people living in extreme poverty or because of their family situation, or against substandard housing and accommodation incompatible with human dignity, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties with regard to the discrimination punishable by articles 225-2,225-14 and 432-7 of the Penal Code. However, the association will only be admissible in its action if it can prove that it has received the victim’s agreement or, if the victim is a minor or a protected adult, that of his or her legal representative.
A foundation recognised as being in the public interest may exercise the rights granted to a civil party under the same conditions and subject to the same reservations as the association mentioned in this article.