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Article L615-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Without prejudice, where appropriate, to the more serious penalties laid down in respect of breaches of State security, anyone who knowingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 614-2, Article L. 614-4 and the first paragraph of Article L. 614-5 will be punishable by a fine of €6,000. If the infringement has been detrimental to national defence, a five-year prison sentence may also be imposed.

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Article L615-16

Sans préjudice, s’il échet, des peines plus graves prévues en matière d’atteinte à la sûreté de l’Etat, quiconque aura sciemment enfreint l’une des obligations ou interdictions prévues au second alinéa de l’article L. 614-2, à l’article L. 614-4 et au premier alinéa de l’article L. 614-5 sera puni d’une amende de 6 000 euros. Si la violation a porté préjudice à la défense nationale, une peine d’emprisonnement de cinq ans pourra, en outre, être prononcée.

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