Small câlinothérapie session for journalists on Thursday morning. signed Emmanuel Macron. During the presentation of his vows to the press, the Minister of Economy announced that the provisions on trade secrets contained in the Macron law currently being debated in the National Assembly, would be amended to ensure “freedom of press, freedom of information, freedom of inquiry. “
” The business secret protection “had been included in the Commercial Code on 17 January by the special committee of the Assembly Macron the law. This notion, so far non-existent in French law, would aim to prevent damage that may occur to companies in this field.
Voted by both the opposition and the majority, the text establishes the general principle of the prohibition of violating the secrecy. He plans to punish anyone who becomes aware reveals without authorization or misappropriates any information protected as business secrets of a sentence of three years imprisonment and a 375,000 euros fine. The penalty could be increased to seven years in prison and 750,000 euro fine for infringement of security or essential economic interests of France. The only attempt of the offense should be liable to the same penalties.
“A new censorship in France”
The introduction of secrets has aroused the concern of the press and NGOs. “Under the guise of fighting against industrial espionage, the legislature established as a new massive deterrent against journalism a” secrets “whose definition allows nothing less than unprecedented censorship in France”, denounced several media representatives in a forum published Wednesday by Le Monde, signed by companies including journalists and corporate editors of AFP, BFM, Europe 1 and Le Parisien.
Calling “the complete withdrawal simple “text, the signatories journalists also expressed concern about the fate of” whistleblowers, the famous sources without which certain matters would not come out. (…) With Macron law, you never heard of the scandal of the Mediator or that of asbestos (…), hidden strategies of the tobacco giants, but also Elf records, Karachi, Tapie-Crédit Lyonnais. “
” We journalists refuse to be content with copying press releases for you, citizens, stay informed, continuing the signatories to the rostrum. And as George Orwell said: “Journalism is to publish what others would not want published. Everything else is public relations”
Four amendments
As of Wednesday morning, Michel Sapin played deminers service. On RTL, the finance minister had said that the provision creating a business confidentiality would be amended. It is not, “especially not to question the so-called whistleblowers,” he explained.
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This Thursday morning, Emmanuel Macron has in turn explained that four amendments would be proposed. The first will leave companies the task of “classifying themselves the secrets to protect.” The second will not make employees, and therefore unions responsible. The third provides that the liability of whistleblowers will not be accepted and the last that the offense created will “not applicable when it comes to freedom of expression and information.” In Clearly, the minister said he will “not be applicable to journalists”
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