While the Criminal Code provided for generic protection of secrets, there was no specific protection on know-how and trade secrets until the a new law on the protection of trade secrets was introduced in 2018. See also EU Directive 2016/943 on harmonisation of this type of information came into force in July 2016. 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