(1) An individual pursuant to § 1 (2) nos. 1-3 commits scientific misconduct if they do any of the following in particular, either intentionally or with gross negligence: 

1. make misrepresentations (§ 3),
2. appropriate others’ research achievements without justification (§ 4),
3. interfere with others’ research (§ 5),
4. participate in the scientific misconduct of others by way of co-authorship (§ 6) or
5. neglect their supervisory duties (§ 7). 

Anyone who intentionally participates in the misconduct of others is also guilty of scientific misconduct (§ 8). 

(2) A person pursuant to § 1 (2) nos. 4 and 5 commits scientific misconduct if they do any of the following, either intentionally or with gross negligence: 

1. breach confidentiality (§ 9),
2. fail to disclose circumstances that give rise to the appearance of conflict of interest (§ 10) or
3. inadmissibly give unfair preferential treatment to others (§ 11).