Preliminary title: General provisions

In the case of offences provided for in Books II or III of the Criminal Code, Chapter III of Title III of Book IV of the same Code or by the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press committed against a person invested with a public elective office by reason of his functions or office, may exercise the rights granted to the civil party, if the…

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose articles of association aim to defend the moral and material interests of tenants, owners and lessors of multi-family residential buildings may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in cases of intentional personal injury or destruction, damage and deterioration punishable by the articles 222-1 to 222-18 and 322-1 to 322-13…

Any approved association that has been registered for at least three years and whose purpose is the study and protection of the heritage defined in Article L. 1 of the Heritage Code, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences punishable under Articles 311-4-2 et 322-3-1 of the Criminal Code as well as Article L. 114-1 of the Heritage Code and directly or indirectly harming…

Any association, professional union or trade union of employees in the branch concerned that has been duly registered for at least two years on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose includes the defence of the collective interests of undertakings and employees may exercise the rights recognised to a civil party in respect of the offences defined in Book II of Part E of the Labour Code even…

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose includes the fight against slavery, human trafficking, procuring or social action on behalf of prostitutes may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of offences punishable by the articles 224-1 A to 224-1 C, 225-4-1 à 225-4-9,225-5 à 225-12-2,225-14-1 and 225-14-2 of the Criminal Code, where…

Any approved association that has been registered for at least five years on the date on which the civil party is brought, proposing by its articles of association to combat corruption, may exercise the rights granted to the civil party in respect of the following offences: 1° Offences reflecting a breach of the duty of probity, punishable under Articles 432-10 to 432-15 of the Criminal Code; 2° The offences of…

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…

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose statutory purpose includes the fight against violence, insults, defamation, moral harassment, hate speech or the disclosure of information of which the victims are public servants may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of intentional attacks on life and limb, hate speech or the disclosure of information against…

The civil action may be brought at the same time as the public action and before the same court. It will be admissible for all counts of damage, both material and bodily or moral, arising from the acts that are the subject of the prosecution.

The civil action for compensation for the damage caused by the offence provided for in Article 2 may be brought before a civil court, separately from the public action. However, judgment on this action shall be stayed until a final decision has been given on the public action where the latter has been brought. The institution of the public prosecution does not require the suspension of the judgment of other…