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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-2

…ther than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, through personal intervention that does not require the use of a technological application, device or existing component,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-1

…punishable by a fine of €3,750 to knowingly undermine, for purposes other than research, an effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, in order to alter the protection of a perfo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-2

…dition of writings, musical composition, drawing, painting or any other production, printed or engraved in whole or in part, in defiance of the laws and regulations relating to authors' property, is a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-2-1

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to:1° Publish, make available to the public or communicate to the public, knowingly and in any form whatsoever, software manif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-8

…on to a fine in accordance with the terms of the'article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties provided for by article 131-39 of the same code. The prohibition mentioned in 2° of article 131-39 of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-2

…ses other than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, by personal intervention not requiring the use of an existing technological application, device or component, designe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3

It is also an infringement offence to reproduce, represent or distribute, by any means whatsoever, a work of the mind in violation of the author's rights, as defined and regulated by law. It is also a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-9

If the perpetrator of one of the offences provided for and punished by this chapter is or has been bound by an agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred shall be doubled..

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4

Any fixation, reproduction, communication or making available to the public, whether in return for payment or free of charge, or any television broadcast of a performance, a phonogram, a videogram, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Community Designs

Article L515-2

The executory clause provided for in Article 71(2) of the Regulation referred to in Article L. 515-1 shall be affixed by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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