During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 521-14 and the second paragraph of I of l’article L. 521-16, the owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation 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 owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right, these samples may be given to him solely for the purposes of analysis and with a view to facilitating any actions he may have to take through civil or criminal channels.