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Article L151-4 of the French Commercial code

Abtaining a business secret is unlawful when it is done without the consent of its legitimate holder and results from:

1° Unauthorised access to any document, object, material, substance or digital file that contains the secret or from which it can be deduced, or unauthorised appropriation or copying of such items;

2° Any other behaviour considered, given the circumstances, to be unfair and contrary to commercial practice.

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Article L151-4

L’obtention d’un secret des affaires est illicite lorsqu’elle est réalisée sans le consentement de son détenteur légitime et qu’elle résulte :


1° D’un accès non autorisé à tout document, objet, matériau, substance ou fichier numérique qui contient le secret ou dont il peut être déduit, ou bien d’une appropriation ou d’une copie non autorisée de ces éléments ;


2° De tout autre comportement considéré, compte tenu des circonstances, comme déloyal et contraire aux usages en matière commerciale.

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