Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and whose articles of association propose to defend or assist victims of accidents at work or occupational diseases may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the Penal Code committed in the course of a professional activity, where the public prosecution has been initiated by the public prosecutor or the injured party.
However, the association will only be admissible in its action if it can prove that it has received the agreement of the victim or, if the victim is a minor, that of the holder of parental authority or the legal representative.
Any foundation recognised as being in the public interest may exercise the rights recognised as a civil party under the same conditions and subject to the same reservations as the association mentioned in this article.