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Article L151-3 of the French Commercial code

The following are methods of lawfully obtaining a trade secret:

1° An independent discovery or creation;

2° The observation, study, dismantling or testing of a product or object that has been made available to the public or is lawfully in the possession of the person obtaining the information, unless a contractual stipulation prohibits or limits the obtaining of the secret.

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Article L151-3

Constituent des modes d’obtention licite d’un secret des affaires :


1° Une découverte ou une création indépendante ;


2° L’observation, l’étude, le démontage ou le test d’un produit ou d’un objet qui a été mis à la disposition du public ou qui est de façon licite en possession de la personne qui obtient l’information, sauf stipulation contractuelle interdisant ou limitant l’obtention du secret.

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