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Article L335-6 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences provided for in articles L. 335-2 to L. 335-4-2 may also be ordered, at their own expense, to remove from commercial channels the objects deemed to be infringing and any thing that has served or was intended to commit the infringement.

The court may order the confiscation of all or part of the revenue generated by the infringement as well as that of all infringing or unlawfully reproduced phonograms, videograms, objects and copies as well as equipment specially installed with a view to committing the offence.

It may order the destruction, at the expense of the convicted person, or the return to the injured party of the objects and things withdrawn from commercial channels or confiscated, without prejudice to any damages.

It may also order, at the expense of the convicted person, the posting of the judgment or the broadcasting of the judgment pronouncing the sentence, under the conditions provided for in Article 131-35 of the Penal Code.

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Article L335-6

Les personnes physiques coupables de l’une des infractions prévues aux articles L. 335-2 à L. 335-4-2 peuvent en outre être condamnées, à leurs frais, à retirer des circuits commerciaux les objets jugés contrefaisants et toute chose qui a servi ou était destinée à commettre l’infraction.

La juridiction peut prononcer la confiscation de tout ou partie des recettes procurées par l’infraction ainsi que celle de tous les phonogrammes, vidéogrammes, objets et exemplaires contrefaisants ou reproduits illicitement ainsi que du matériel spécialement installé en vue de la réalisation du délit.

Elle peut ordonner la destruction, aux frais du condamné, ou la remise à la partie lésée des objets et choses retirés des circuits commerciaux ou confisqués, sans préjudice de tous dommages et intérêts.

Elle peut également ordonner, aux frais du condamné, l’affichage du jugement ou la diffusion du jugement prononçant la condamnation, dans les conditions prévues à l’article 131-35 du code pénal.

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