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Article L152-7 of the French Commercial code

The court may order any measure to publicise the decision relating to the unlawful obtaining, use or disclosure of a business secret, in particular its display or publication in full or in extracts in the newspapers or on the online public communication services it designates, in accordance with the terms it specifies.

When ordering such a measure, the court shall ensure that business secrecy is protected under the conditions set out in Article L. 153-1.

The measures are ordered at the expense of the infringer.

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Article L152-7

La juridiction peut ordonner toute mesure de publicité de la décision relative à l’obtention, l’utilisation ou la divulgation illicite d’un secret des affaires, notamment son affichage ou sa publication intégrale ou par extraits dans les journaux ou sur les services de communication au public en ligne qu’elle désigne, selon les modalités qu’elle précise.


Lorsqu’elle ordonne une telle mesure, la juridiction veille à protéger le secret des affaires dans les conditions prévues à l’article L. 153-1.


Les mesures sont ordonnées aux frais de l’auteur de l’atteinte.

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