Article 24
Invalid Clauses
(1) Clauses in license contracts or relating to such contracts shall be invalid in so far as
they impose on the licensee, in the industrial or commercial sphere, restrictions not deriving
from the rights conferred by the registration of the industrial design or not necessary for the
upholding of such rights.
(2) Recognition of the invalid clauses referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be done
by the civil court at the request of any interested party.
TITLE V
PENALTIES
Article 25
Penalties for Infringement of Rights
Any knowingly committed violation of the rights guaranteed by this Annex shall be
liable to punishment with a fine of 1,000,000 to 6,000,000 CFA francs.
Article 26
Penalties in the Event of Recidivism
(1) In the event of recidivism, or if the offender was employed by the injured party,
imprisonment for a term of one to six months shall be imposed in addition to the fine under
Article 25.
(2) Recidivism shall be deemed to have occurred when, within the preceding five years,
the offender has already received a first conviction for one of the offenses specified in this
Annex.
(3) The provisions of the national legislation of member States on extenuating
circumstances shall apply to the offenses provided for in this Annex.
Article 27
Deprivation of Electoral Rights
(1) Offenders may, in addition to receiving the penalties provided for in Articles 25 and
26 above, be deprived of the right to participate in elections to professional groups such as
chambers of commerce and industry and chambers of trade for a period not exceeding ten
years.
(2) The court may order the display of the judgment and its publication in full or in the
form of extracts in the newspapers that it shall designate, all at the expense of the offender.
Article 28
Confiscation
(1) Confiscation in favor of the injured party of objects infringing the rights guaranteed
by this Annex shall be ordered by the court even in the case of acquittal.
(2) The court may also, in the case of conviction, order confiscation of the implements
that served specially for the making of the offending objects.