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Article L335-13 of the French Intellectual Property Code

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 335-10 and in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 335-12, the owner of the copyright or related right may, at his request or at the request of the customs administration, inspect the goods detained.

When inspecting the detained goods, the customs administration may take samples. At the request of the holder of the copyright or related right, these samples may be given 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.

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Article L335-13

Pendant le délai de la retenue mentionnée à l’article L. 335-10 et au second alinéa du I de l’article L. 335-12, le titulaire du droit d’auteur ou du droit voisin peut, à sa demande ou à la demande de l’administration des douanes, inspecter les marchandises retenues.

Lors du contrôle des marchandises mises en retenue, l’administration des douanes peut prélever des échantillons. A la demande du titulaire du droit d’auteur ou du droit voisin, ces échantillons peuvent lui être remis aux seules fins d’analyse et en vue de faciliter les actions qu’il peut être amené à engager par la voie civile ou pénale.

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