Sweden
Competition Act (2008:579)
| Year of current version: | 2011 |
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| Date of entry into force of original text: | November 1, 2008 |
| Date of Text (Enacted): | June 18, 2008 |
| Type of Text: | IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Subject Matter: | Competition, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) |
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| Available Texts: | |
| English | Competition Act (2008:579) |
| Swedish | Konkurrenslag (2008:579) |
| Historical Versions: | Repeals
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| WIPO Lex No.: | SE119 |
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The Act aims to regulate three types of actions that limits or distorts competition, namely anti-competitive cooperation between companies (Chapter 2), unilateral conduct of companies constituting abuse of dominant position (Chapter 3), and structural changes relating to control of mergers between undertakings (Chapter 4).
Article 12 refers to the exemption to the duty to disclose business secrets of a technical nature.