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Article L521-17 of the French Intellectual Property Code

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 521-14 and the second paragraph of I of l’article L. 521-16, the owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation 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 owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right, these samples may be given to him solely for the purposes of analysis and with a view to facilitating any actions he may have to take through civil or criminal channels.

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Article L521-17

Pendant le délai de la retenue visée à l’article L. 521-14 et au second alinéa du I de l’article L. 521-16, le propriétaire du dessin ou du modèle déposé ou le bénéficiaire du droit exclusif d’exploitation 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 propriétaire du dessin ou du modèle déposé ou du bénéficiaire du droit exclusif d’exploitation, 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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