Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and whose articles of association propose to assist victims of offences may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16 where the public prosecution has been initiated by the public prosecutor or the injured party. Any duly registered association whose statutory purpose is to defend the victims of…

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that, by virtue of its articles of association, is dedicated to combating the social or cultural exclusion of people living in extreme poverty or because of their family situation, or against substandard housing and accommodation incompatible with human dignity, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties with regard to the…

Any association, duly declared for at least five years on the date of the events and registered with the National Office for Veterans and Victims of War under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, which proposes by its articles of association to defend the moral interests and honour of veterans and victims of war and those who have died for France may exercise the rights recognised as…

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 combat road traffic crime and to defend or assist the victims of such crime may exercise the rights granted to the civil party in respect of the offences of manslaughter or unintentional injury committed while driving a land motor vehicle when the public prosecution service…

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose is the defence and protection of animals may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the code pénal and articles L. 215-11 and L. 215-13 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code) punishing…

Any duly registered association whose articles of association propose the defence of the French language and which is approved under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of infringements of the provisions of the texts adopted for the application of the articles 2,3,4,6,7and 10 de la loi n° 94-665 du 4 août 1994 relative à l’emploi de…

A duly registered association whose statutory purpose is to defend the victims of an accident occurring in public transport or in a place or premises open to the public or in private property for residential or professional use and which groups together several of these victims may, if it has been approved for this purpose, exercise the rights granted to the civil party with regard to this accident when the…

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat drug addiction or drug trafficking may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 222-34 to 222-40 and by article 227-18-1 of the Penal Code when the public prosecution has been initiated by…

Any association recognised as being in the public interest, which has been duly registered for at least five years at the date of the events and which proposes by its articles of association to defend and assist the individual or to defend individual and collective rights and freedoms, may, in respect of acts committed by any natural or legal person as part of a movement or organisation whose purpose or…

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…