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Article 2-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat crimes against humanity or war crimes or to defend the moral interests and honour of the Resistance or deportees may exercise the rights recognised to civil parties in respect of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

A foundation recognised as being in the public interest may exercise the rights recognised to civil parties under the same conditions and subject to the same reservations as the association mentioned in this article.

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Article 2-4

Toute association régulièrement déclarée depuis au moins cinq ans qui se propose, par ses statuts, de combattre les crimes contre l’humanité ou les crimes de guerre ou de défendre les intérêts moraux et l’honneur de la Résistance ou des déportés peut exercer les droits reconnus à la partie civile en ce qui concerne les crimes de guerre et les crimes contre l’humanité.

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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