During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 716-8 and in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 716-8-2, the owner of the registered trademark 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 goods detained, the customs administration may take samples. At the request of the proprietor of the registered trade mark or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right, these samples may be handed over 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.