Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident, and whose statutory purpose includes combating sexual violence, sexual harassment or violence against a family member, may exercise the rights granted to a civil party in respect of intentional attacks on life and limb, assaults and other sexual attacks, kidnapping and unlawful confinement and home invasion punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-4, 222-1 à 222-18, 222-23 à 222-33, 224-1 à 224-5, 226-4and 432-8 of the Criminal Code, where the victim of these offences was an adult at the time of the events. However, the association will only be admissible in its action if it can prove that it has received the victim’s agreement. If the latter is an adult under guardianship, the agreement must be given by his or her legal representative.
Any foundation recognised as being in the public interest may exercise the rights recognised to a civil party under the same conditions and subject to the same reservations as the association mentioned in this article.
In the case of wilful bodily harm, if the victim is deceased, the association must prove that it has received the agreement of the victim’s beneficiaries.