WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/SWE/O/3
16April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1356)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Sweden
Thepresent document reproduces1thefollowing lawsandregulations, asnotified bySweden
under Article 63.2oftheAgreement (seedocument IP/N/1/SWE/1):
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- TheSecrecy Act(1980:100), Chapter 8,Article 6 2
- TheSecrecy Regulations (1980:657), Regulations by 3
virtue ofChapter 8,Article 6oftheSecrecy Act
1InEnglish onlyIP/N/1/SWE/O/3
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THE MINISTRY OFJUSTICE
Stockholm
THE SECRECY ACT
(ActNo.1980:100)
(Extracts, relating totrade secrets).
CHAPTER 8Secrecy withregard to,inparticular, theprotection ofprivate persons 'economic
interests.
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Article 6.Secrecy applies, totheextent prescribed bytheGovernment, insuchactivities ofpublic
authorities which consist ofstudy, planning, price regulation, grant ofauthorizations, supervision or
assistance, relating toproduction, commerce, transportation orotherwise inindustrial orcommercial
activities, asregards information on
1.private persons 'commercial orindustrial activities, inventions orscientific research results, where
itmaybeassumed thataprivate person willsuffer injury iftheinformation isrevealed,
2.other economic orpersonal circumstances relating toaperson whohasentered intoabusiness
relation orother similar relation withtheperson whoisthesubject oftheactivity ofthepublic authority.
Totheextent thattheParliament hasapproved anagreement withaforeign Stateoranintergovernmental
organization, secrecy applies atapublic authority inanyactivity referred tointhefirstparagraph with
regardtoprivatepersons'economicorpersonalcircumstanceswhichareinthepossessionoftheauthority
onthebasis oftheAgreement. Theprovisions ofChapter 14,Articles 1to3,shallnotapply tothis
secrecy inviolation oftheAgreement.
TheGovernment may, inspecial cases, provide forexceptions from thesecrecy applied byvirtue of
thefirstparagraph, item1.where itconsiders ittobeimportant thattheinformation berevealed.
Asregards information contained inpublic documents, thesecrecy applies fornotmore than20years.
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THE MINISTRY OFJUSTICE
Stockholm
THE SECRECY REGULATION
(Act1980:657).
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Regulations byvirtue ofChapter 8,Article 6oftheSecrecy Act
Section 2.Secrecy applies, totheextent prescribed intheAnnex tothisRegulation, intheactivities
ofpublic authorities which consist ofstudy, planning, price regulation, grant ofauthorizations,
supervision orassistance relating totheproduction, commerce, transportation orotherwise inindustrial
orcommercial activities, asregards information on
1.private persons 'commercial orindustrial activities, inventions orscientific research results, where
itmaybeassumed thataprivate person willsuffer damage iftheinformation isrevealed,
2.other economic orpersonal circumstances relating toaperson whohasentered intoabusiness
relation orother similar relation withtheperson whoisthesubject oftheactivity ofthepublic authority.
Asregards information contained inpublic documents thesecrecy applies fornotmore than20years,
unless otherwise prescribed intheAnnex.
From Chapter 8,Article 6,follows thattheGovernment inspecial cases mayprovide forexceptions
fromthesecrecy provided forinthefirstparagraph, item1,where itconsiders ittobeimportant that
theinformation berevealed.
Note: TheAnnex contains detailed information onthecases where secrecy mayapply byvirtue of
those provisions.