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Penal Code (Act No. 39 of December 19, 1889, as amended up to Act No. 650/2003 of June 27, 2003), Finland
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2003
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Adopted:
December 19, 1889
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Other,
Industrial Property
Notes
This consolidated version of the Penal Code incorporates all the amendments up to Act No. 650/2003 of June 27, 2003, which entered into force on January 1, 2004 (see section 9, subsection 2 under Chapter 10 of this consolidated version for the amendments introduced by the said Act No. 650/2003).
Chapter 30 of this consolidated version of the Penal Code contains, inter alia, provisions regarding business espionage (section 4), violation of a business secret (section 5), misuse of a business secret (section 6), definition of business secret (section 11), and criminal liability for the misuse of business secret (section 13).
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