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Article 2-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

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.

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Article 2-18

Toute association régulièrement déclarée depuis au moins cinq ans qui se propose, par ses statuts, de défendre ou d’assister les victimes d’accidents du travail ou de maladies professionnelles peut exercer les droits reconnus à la partie civile en ce qui concerne les infractions prévues par les articles 221-6, 222-19 et 222-20 du code pénal commises à l’occasion d’une activité professionnelle, lorsque l’action publique a été mise en mouvement par le ministère public ou la partie lésée.

Toutefois, l’association ne sera recevable dans son action que si elle justifie avoir reçu l’accord de la victime ou, si celle-ci est mineure, celui du titulaire de l’autorité parentale ou du représentant légal.

Toute fondation reconnue d’utilité publique peut exercer les droits reconnus à la partie civile dans les mêmes conditions et sous les mêmes réserves que l’association mentionnée au présent article.

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