The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below:
“Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to reveal a manufacturing secret is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.
The court may also impose, as an additional penalty, for a period of up to five years, the disqualification from civic, civil and family rights provided for by Article 131-26 of the Penal Code. “