Chapter I: Scope of application

The producer of a database, understood as the person who takes the initiative and the risk of the corresponding investments, benefits from protection of the contents of the database when the constitution, verification or presentation of the latter attests to a substantial financial, material or human investment. This protection is independent and is exercised without prejudice to those resulting from copyright or another right in the database or one of…

The following shall be eligible for the benefit of this Title: 1° Database producers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or who have their habitual residence in such a State; 2° Companies or undertakings formed in accordance with the legislation of a Member State and having their registered office, central administration or…