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Article L151-6 of the French Commercial code

The obtaining, use or disclosure of a business secret shall also be deemed unlawful where, at the time of obtaining, using or disclosing the secret, a person knew, or ought to have known in the circumstances, that the secret had been obtained, directly or indirectly, from another person who was using or disclosing it unlawfully within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article L. 151-5.

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Article L151-6

L’obtention, l’utilisation ou la divulgation d’un secret des affaires est aussi considérée comme illicite lorsque, au moment de l’obtention, de l’utilisation ou de la divulgation du secret, une personne savait, ou aurait dû savoir au regard des circonstances, que ce secret avait été obtenu, directement ou indirectement, d’une autre personne qui l’utilisait ou le divulguait de façon illicite au sens du premier alinéa de l’article L. 151-5.

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