During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 614-32 and in the second paragraph of I of article L. 614-34, the owner of the patent or of the supplementary protection certificate attached to a patent or the person entitled to exploit the patented invention or the subject of the supplementary exploitation certificate 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.