The introduction via a parliamentary amendment of a business secret in the commercial code, accompanied by heavy penalties imprisonment and fines on the grounds of protecting economic espionage, worried the press and NGOs
Read decrypting. The freedom of information she would be really threatened by the “secrets”?
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE FOUR
During the presentation of his wishes to the press, the Minister recalled that “freedom of the press is essential . and the text in any way that I wear has sought to restrict the freedom of the press . “
He said that four amendments will be proposed. The first will leave companies with the task of “classify themselves secrets to protect,” the second will not make the employees, so trade unions leaders. The third provides that the liability of whistleblowers will not be accepted and the last that the offense will be created “not applicable when it comes to freedom of expression and information” , that is to say, “not apply to journalists” said Mr. Macron.
Moreover, an exception will be scheduled “explicitly” , “when it comes to freedom of expression and freedom of information” . As a measure of protection of journalistic sources, promised by President François Hollande, the “will go to the end” , has he said. “This text walks” .
When considering a special committee in the Assembly, the text was amended to establish this business confidentiality, a provision to address against industrial espionage.
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