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Article 2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

A civil action for compensation for damage caused by a felony, misdemeanour or contravention belongs to all those who have personally suffered damage directly caused by the offence.

Waiver of the right to bring a civil action may not halt or suspend the prosecution, subject to the cases referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 6.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 2
L’action civile en réparation du dommage causé par un crime, un délit ou une contravention appartient à tous ceux qui ont personnellement souffert du dommage directement causé par l’infraction.

La renonciation à l’action civile ne peut arrêter ni suspendre l’exercice de l’action publique, sous réserve des cas visés à l’alinéa 3 de l’article 6.

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