Unlawful acquisition, disclosure and commercial use of trade secrets and know-how are prohibited under the Civil Code and the competition law. Furthermore, EU Directive 2016/943 on the harmonisation of this type of information came into force in July 2016. Transposition must be completed before June 2018. See: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.157.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2016:157:TOC