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Law No. 2018-670 of July 30, 2018, on the Protection of Trade Secrets, France

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Year of Version 2018 Dates Entry into force: August 1, 2018 Adopted: July 30, 2018 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi nº 2018-670 du 30 juillet 2018 relative à la protection du secret des affaires PDF HTML WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Loi nº 2018-670 du 30 juillet 2018 relative à la protection du secret des affaires PDF Spanish Ley N° 2018-670 de 30 de julio de 2018 sobre la Protección del Secreto Empresarial PDF English Law No. 2018-670 of July 30, 2018, on the Protection of Trade Secrets PDF
Legislation Amends (3 text(s)) Amends (3 text(s))
Intellectual Property Code (consolidated version as of June 30, 2022) (FR615)
Code on Administrative Justice (consolidated version as of November 1, 2019) (FR595)
Commercial Code (consolidated version as of September 22, 2018) (FR519)
 Implements (1 text(s)) Implements (1 text(s))
Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (EU218)
 Is implemented by (1 text(s)) Is implemented by (1 text(s))
Decree No. 2018-1126 of December 11, 2018, on the Protection of Trade Secrets (FR567)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/FRA/4
IP/N/1/FRA/U/1
IP/N/1/FRA/E/2
WIPO Lex No. FR515