Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date and of the events and whose statutory purpose is to defend or assist students and pupils of educational establishments who are victims of hazing may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the section 3 bis of Chapter V of Title II of Book II of the Penal Code.
However, the association can only bring an 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.