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CHAPTER I: INTERFERENCE WITH COMPUTER SYSTEMS
SECTION I: INTERFERENCE WITH THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Article 431-8
Anyone who fraudulently accesses or attempts to access all or part of a computer system
shall be punished with a prison term of six (6) months to three (3) years and/or a fine of
1,000,000 to 10,000,000 francs.
Anyone who fraudulently obtains or attempts to obtain any advantage for himself or for
another person by accessing a computer system shall be punished with the same
penalties.
Article 431-9
Anyone who fraudulently maintains or attempts to maintain a presence in all or part of a
computer system shall be punished with a prison term of six (6) months to three (3) years
and/or a fine of 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 francs.
SECTION II: INTERFERENCE WITH THE INTEGRITY OF COMPUTER
SYSTEMS
Article 431-10
Anyone who obstructs or distorts or attempts to obstruct or distort the operation of a
computer system shall be punished with a prison term of one (1) to five (5) years and a
fine of 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 francs.
SECTION III: INTERFERENCE WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF COMPUTER
SYSTEMS
Article 431-11
Anyone who fraudulently accesses or attempts to access or fraudulently inputs or
attempts to input data into a computer system shall be punished with a prison term of one
(1) to five (5) and/or a fine of 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 francs.
CHAPTER II: INTERFERENCE WITH COMPUTERIZED DATA
SECTION I: GENERAL INTERFERENCE WITH COMPUTERIZED DATA
Article 431-12
Anyone who fraudulently intercepts or attempts to intercept, by technical means, nonpublic transmissions of computerized data to, from or within a computer system shall be
punished with a prison term of one (1) to five (5) years and/or a fine of 5,000,000 to
10,000,000 francs.