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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-1

The database producer has the right to prohibit: 1° Extraction, by permanent or temporary transfer of all or a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial part of the contents of a database to another…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-1

…reporting to the Minister responsible for industrial property.The mission of this establishment is:1° To centralise and disseminate all information necessary for the protection of innovations and for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3

…hen a database is made available to the public by the rightholder, the rightholder may not prohibit:1° The extraction or re-utilisation of a non-substantial part, assessed qualitatively or quantitativ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…tected by copyright or related rights, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique performs the following functions:1° It ensures that the technical measures referred to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-1

…effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, by one of the following processes: 1° By manufacturing or importing a technological application, device or component, for purposes othe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-14

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a copyright or related right are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 335-10 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered copyrig…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-18

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-16; 2° The conditions under which goods likely to infringe a copyri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-10

…written request of the holder of a copyright or related right, accompanied by proof of his right, detain as part of its controls goods that the holder claims to constitute an infringement. This deten…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-8

The following are not eligible for protection: 1° An appearance whose characteristics are exclusively imposed by the technical function of the product; 2° The appearance of a product whose exact shape…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-14

…duties mentioned in Article L. 331-12, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall have at its disposa…

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