IP/N/1/FIN/26  
IP/N/1/FIN/U/9  
 
23 January 2019  
(19-0382)  Page: 1/4 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
FINLAND : UNFAIR BUSINESS PRAC TICES ACT, 1978/1061  
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Unfair Business Practices Act, 1978/1061  
Subject matter  Undisclosed information  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/FIN/19_0257_00_x1.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/FIN/19_0257_00_x2.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/FIN/U/3  
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Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Act amending Section 11 a of the Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 25 August 2016, 
2016/719,  entry into force on 1 January 2017  
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain 11 a §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 11 a § i lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet  
 
Technical amendment: reference to the Courts Act (673/2016) was changed.  
 
Act amending the Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 30 December 2015, 2015/1619, entry 
into force on 1 January 2016  
-  Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av  lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet  
 
Section 5 on entrepreneurs' right to keep its store in commercial centre closed for one day in a week 
was added to the Act.  
 IP/N/1/FIN/26 • IP/N/1/FIN/U/9  
 
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  Act amending the Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 31 January 2013, 2013/117, entry into 
force on 1 September 2013  
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet  
 
Amendments concerning the centralisation of intellectual property matters to the Market Court.  
Sections 7, 8 and 11 were amended. New sections 7a, 8a, 10a, 10b and 11a were inserted.  
 
Act amending Section 11 of the Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 13 May 2011, 2011/481, 
entry into force on  17 May 2011  
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain 11 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 11 § i lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet  
 
Amendment relating to the adoption of a new Act on the Prosecution Servi ce (439/2011).  
 
Act repealing Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 11 March 2011, 
2011/231, entry into force on 15 June 2011  
-  Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain 3 §:n 1 ja 2 momentin 
 kumoa misesta  
-  Lag om upphävande av 3 § 1 och 2 mom. i lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet  
 
Amendments relating to changes in the Consumer Protection Act. Sections 3.1 and 3.2. concerning 
lotteries were repealed.  
 
Act amending the Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 29 August 2008/562, entry into force on 
1 October 2008  
-  Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet  
 
Additio n of a Section which includes the regulation on comparative advertising.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Finnish, Swedish  
Entry into force  1 January 2017  
Other date   Adoption : 25 August 2016  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  25 July  2018 
Other information  Related legal instruments:  
 
Criminal Code  
 
Act amending Chapter 30, Section 13 of the Cr iminal Code, adopted on 
7 April 2017, 2017/213, entry into force on 1 June 2017  
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 13 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om  ändring av 30 kap. 13 § i strafflagen  
 
Amendment to legal persons liability on aggravated accounting offence.  IP/N/1/FIN/26 • IP/N/1/FIN/U/9  
 
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   Act amending Chapter 30, Section 10 a of the Criminal Code, adopted on 
18 September 2015, 2015/1211, entry into force 1 January 2016  
-  Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 10 a §:n muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 30 kap. 10 a § i strafflagen  
 
Technical amendment changing reference to the Audit Act.  
 
Act amending Chapter 30, Section 3 a of the Criminal Code, adopted on 
30 November 2012, 2012/683, entry i nto force 1 January 2013  
-  Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 3 a §:n muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 30 kap. 3 a § i strafflagen  
 
Technical amendment changing reference on the Consumer Authority to the 
Competition and Consumer Authority.  
 
Act amending the Crimi nal Code, adopted on 10 June 2011, 2011/637, entry 
into force on 1 October 2011  
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen  
 
Amendments relating to the Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law 
Convention on Corruption (Strasbourg 15 May 2 003). Sections 7, 8 and 13 of 
chapter 30 of the Criminal Code concerning business offences were amended 
and new sections 7a, 8a, 14 and 15 were inserted.  
 
Act amending the Criminal Code, adopted on 13 May 2011, 2011/441, entry 
into force on 17 May 2011  
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen  
 
Amendments relating to the adoption of a new Act on the Prosecution Service 
(439/2011). Section 12 of chapter 30 and section 6 of chapter 49 were 
amended.  
 
Act amending Chapter 30, Section 3 of the Criminal Code, adopted on 
27 August 2010, 2010/750, entry into force 1 December 2010  
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 3 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. 3 § i strafflagen  
 
Technical amendments relating to the adoption of a new chapter 7 in the 
Consumer Protection Act regulating consumer credits (implementation of 
directive 2008/48/EC).  
 
Act amending the Criminal Code, adopted on 14 August 2009, 2009/641, entry 
into force on 1 November 2009  
-  Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av straf flagen  
 
Amendments of Chapter 30 of the Criminal Code including criminalisation of 
the marketing of alcohol products, right to institute criminal proceedings and 
criminal liability of a legal person.  
 
Act amending Chapter 30 of the Criminal Code, adopted 1 9 December 2008, 
2008/940, entry into force on 1 July 2009  
-  Laki rikoslain 30 luvun muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 30 kap. i strafflagen  
 
Addition of a section on charter trip company violation and charter trip 
company offence.  
 IP/N/1/FIN/26 • IP/N/1/FIN/U/9  
 
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   Act amending Chapter 30 of the Criminal Code, adopted 13 April 2007, 
474/2007, entry into force 1 July 2007  
-  Laki rikoslain 30 luvun muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 30 kap. i strafflagen  
 
Addition of a section on auditing offence.  
 
Act amending Chapter 30, Section  12 of the Criminal Code, adopted on 
8 June 2006, 2006/467, entry into force 1 July 2006  
-  Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 12 §:n muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 30 kap. 12 § i strafflagen  
 
Amendment on the Section about the right to institute criminal proceedings.  
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment