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IP/N/1/FRA/U/1  
IP/N/1/FRA/E/2  
 
7 October 2022  
(22-7561)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
FRANCE: LAW NO. 2018 -670 OF 30 JULY 2018  
ON TRADE SECRET PROTECTION  
Notifying Member  FRANCE  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Law No. 2018-670 of 30 July 2018 on trade secret protection  
Subject matter  Protection of undisclosed information; Enforcement  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/FRA/22_5457_00_f.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Law No. 2018 -670 of 30 July 2018 on trade secret protection transposes 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 against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. This law 
amends the Commercial Code to specify protectable subj ect matter and the conditions for trade 
secret protection; to set out the preventive measures, injunctions and compensation for 
infringement of trade secrets; and to introduce general measures to protect trade secrets through 
civil or commercial courts.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text  French  
Entry into force  31 July 2018  
Other date   
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  18 July 2022  IP/N/1/FRA/4 • IP/N/1/FRA/U/1 • IP/N/1/FRA/E/2  
 
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  Other information  IP/N/1/EU/6, IP/N/1/EU/U/3  
(Directive (EU) 2016/943/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council)  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible   
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  