French Intellectual Property Code

The guarantees intended for the possible compensation of the holder of the goods, in the event that the infringement is not subsequently recognised, which may be required of the holder of the copyright or related right, who has taken civil or criminal action, shall be fixed by the judicial authority.

The definition of perishable foodstuffs is specified by order of the minister responsible for customs.

The costs relating to the detention measure or precautionary measures ordered by the civil court charged to the holder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 include the costs of storage, handling, transport and destruction of the goods. The methods for calculating the costs referred to in…

I.-When the customs administration decides to take a sample, three copies are taken by the customs officers. One is given to the owner of the copyright or related right or his representative, the other is given to the holder or declarant or the representative of one of them and the last is kept by the customs administration. The three samples must, as far as possible, be identical. The sample is…

On notification of the detention, the holder of the goods is invited to inform the owner of the possibility offered to him to oppose the destruction of these goods. The right holder is informed that the detention and, where applicable, the destruction of the goods is carried out under his responsibility.

When they are intended to be destroyed with the consent of the copyright or related right holder and the consent of the holder of the goods, whether or not they are transported in small consignments, the goods remain detained until they are destroyed. The destruction of the goods is carried out under the responsibility of the holder of the copyright or related right. The destruction of the goods is recorded…