The Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée may lodge a complaint and bring a civil action before the examining magistrate in respect of acts constituting the offence of counterfeiting, within the meaning of Article L. 335-3 of this code, of audiovisual works that are prejudicial to the resources allocated to it under Articles L. 115-1 to L. 116-5 of the Code du cinéma et de l’image animée (French Code of Cinema and the Moving Image) for the performance of its duties under Article L. 111-2 of the same code.
He may also exercise the rights granted to the civil party with regard to the offence of counterfeiting, within the meaning of article L. 335-3 of this Code, of audiovisual works and the offence provided for in article L. 335-4 with regard to the rights of performers of audiovisual works and producers of videograms, when the public prosecution has been initiated by the public prosecutor or the injured party.