§ 5: Interference with the research activities of others

A person interferes with the activities of others in a way that is specifically relevant to research if they: 

  1. make research activity impossible for another person or significantly impede that person in their research by damaging, destroying or manipulating experimental set-ups, devices, documents, hardware, software, chemicals or other items that are needed for the purpose of the research (sabotage);
  2. falsify research data or documents or remove these without authorisation or
  3. falsify the documentation of research data or remove such documentation without authorisation.

The commentary on this paragraph is currently being prepared.