IP/N/1/FIN/35  
IP/N/1/FIN/E/9  
 
23 January 2019  
(19-0393)  Page: 1/3 
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 : CRIMINAL CODE 1889/3 9: 1889/39 - CHAPTER  49 
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Criminal Code 1889/39: 1889/39 - Chapter 49  
Subject matter  Enforcement  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
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Notification statu s [  ] 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/E/2  (The Penal Code of Finland, Chapter 49 – Amendments up 
to 22.12.2009/1281 included – CHAPTER 49 (Violation of ce rtain intellectual 
property rights (21.4.1995/578) ) 
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  Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Criminal Code 1889/39: Chapter 49: On Offences against Certain Intellectual Property Rights, 
adopted on 21 April 1995/578  
-  Rikoslaki 49 luku: Eräiden aineettomien oikeuksien loukkaamisesta  
-  Strafflag 49 kapitel: Om kränkning av vissa immaterialla rättigheter  
 
The criminalisation on offences against intellectual property rights.  
 
Act amending Chapter 49, Section 2 of the Criminal Code, adopted on 5 August 2016, 2016/617, 
entry into force on 1 September 2016  
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 49 kap. 2 § i strafflagen  
 
Technical amendment changing a reference on a trade symbol  to an exclusive right to a trademark.  
 
Act amending Chapter 15, Section 12 and Chapter 49, Section 2 of the Criminal Code, adopted on 
8 January 2016, 2016/27, entry into force at the time specified by the Decree of the Council of State  
- Laki rikoslain 1 5 luvun 12 §:n ja 49 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 15 kap. 12 § och 49 kap. 2 § i strafflagen  
 
Amendments concerning Agreement on the Unified Patent Court.  
 
Act amending the Criminal Code, adopted 13 May 2011, 2011/441, entry into force 17 May 2011  
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen  
 
Technical amendment: word "official" [prosecutor] was deleted.  
 
Act amending Section 2 of Chapter 49 of the Criminal Code, adopted on 22 December 2009/1281, 
entry into force on 1 Jan uary 2010  
-  Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring 49 kap. 2 § i strafflagen  
 
Amendment of the Section on an offence against the industrial property rights that are protected 
elsewhere in the Finnish legislation.  
 
Act amending the C riminal Code, adopted 11 May 2007/540, entry into force 1 September 2007  
-  Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av strafflagen  
 
Addition of a Section concerning the criminal liability of a legal person in copyright related cases.  
 
Act amending Chapter 49 of the Criminal Code, adopted 14 October 2005/822, entry into force 
1 January 2006  
-  Laki rikoslain 49 luvun muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 49 kap. i strafflagen  
 
Amendments of the Sections on offence against industrial property rights prot ected elsewhere in the 
legislation and the evasion of technical protecting measures. Addition of Sections of the offence of 
the evasion of technical protection measures and the electronical administration and the right to 
institute criminal proceedings.  
 
Act amending Section 1 of Chapter 49 of the Criminal Code, adopted 3 April 1998/251, entry into 
force 15 April 1998  
-  Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 1 §:n muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av 49 kap. 1 § i strafflagen  
 
Technical amendments, caused by the inclusion of protection of databases into the Copyright Act.  
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  Act amending the Criminal Code, adopted 21 August 1995/1010, entry into force 1 September 1995  
-  Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av strafflagen  
 
Technical amendments, caused by the inclusion of protection of photographic pictures into the 
Copyright Act and the repeal of Act on Rights in Photographic Pictures  
 
Act amending the Criminal Code, adopted 21 April 1995/578, entry into force 1 September 1995  
-  Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta  
-  Lag om ändring av strafflagen  
 
Addition of the Chapter 49 to the Criminal Code.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Finnish, Swedish  
Entry into force  1 September 2016  
Other date   Adoption: 5 August 2016  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  25 July 2018  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Justice