During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 335-10 and in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 335-12, the owner of the copyright or related right may, at his request or at the request of the customs administration, inspect the goods detained.
When inspecting the detained goods, the customs administration may take samples. At the request of the holder of the copyright or related right, these samples may be given to him solely for the purposes of analysis and with a view to facilitating any actions that he may have to take through civil or criminal proceedings.