Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

When a case is referred to it for the purposes of infringement seizure pursuant to Article L. 332-1 or Article L. 332-4, the court may ex officio order the provisional sequestration of the seized items in order to ensure the protection of business secrecy, under the conditions provided for in article R. 153-1 of the French Commercial Code.

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 332-2 is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place.

The period provided for in Article L. 332-3 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place. .

The period provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 332-4 and given to the claimant to bring a civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place. .