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| (1) Any act of competition contrary to honest practices in industrial or commercial matters shall constitute an act of unfair competition. |
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| (2) Acts of unfair competition shall include the following:-
| | (a) all acts of such a nature as to create confusion by any means whatsoever with the establishment, the goods, services or the industrial or commercial activities of a competitor; | | |
| | (b) a false allegation in the course of trade of such a nature as to discredit the establishment, the goods, services or the industrial or commercial activities of a competitor; | | |
| | (c) any indication of source or appellation of origin the use of which in the course of trade is liable to mislead the public as to the nature, manufacturing process, characteristics, suitability for their purpose or the quantity of goods; | | |
| | (d) making direct or indirect use of a false or deceptive indication of the source of goods or services or of the identity of their producer, manufacturer or supplier: | | |
| | (e) making direct or indirect use of a false or deceptive appellation of origin or imitating an appellation of origin even if the true origin of the product is indicated, or using the appellation in translated form or accompanied by terms such as " kind", " type ", " mark ", " imitation " or the like. | | |
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| (3) Any person or association of producers, manufacturers or traders aggrieved by any of the acts referred to in subsection (2) may institute proceedings in Court to prohibit the continuance of such acts, and the provisions of Chapter XXXII relating to infringements shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such proceedings. |
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