IP/N/1/FIN/23  
IP/N/1/FIN/U/7  
 
28 September 2018  
(18-5991)  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 : ACT ON THE OPENNESS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVI TIES, 21.5.1999/621  
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Act on the Openness of Government Activities, 21.5.1999/621  
Subject matter  Undisclosed information  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4502_00_e.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/4  
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Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Act amending Section 33 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
7 August 2015, 2015/907, entry into force on 1 January 2016  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 33 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 33 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Amendments concern rectifications of charges and  appeals of decisions.  
 IP/N/1/FIN/23 • IP/N/1/FIN/U/7  
 
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  Act amending Section 11 and 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
12 June 2015, 2015/756, entry into force on 1 January 2016  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 11 ja 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 11 och 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
New subparagraph 6a was added to section 11, subsection 2 and subparagraph 7 in the same 
section was amended. New subparagraph 6a was added to section 24 sub section 1.  Amendments 
concern restraining party's right of access to documents and information concerning anonymous 
testifying.  
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
10 April 2015, 2015/405, entry into fo rce on 1 May 2015  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Subparagraph 27 in Section 24, subsection 1 was amended. It states that documents  concerning 
forensic psychiatric mental examination or certain sanction assessments and plans are secret 
official documents.  
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
6 February 2015, 2015/91, entry into forc e on 1 March 2015  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Subparagraph 28 in Section 24, subsection 1 was amended. Amendment that information 
contained in the register on witness protection programs and other information regarding a 
witness protection program are secret official documents.  
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
12 December 2014, 2014/1067, entry into force on 1 January 2015  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Technical amendment to subparagraph 28 in  Section 24, subsection 1. Amendment concern 
reference to Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy.  
 
Act amending Section 11 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
17 October 2014, 2014/825, entry into force on 1 December 2014  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 11 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 11 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Reference to Criminal Investigation Act was added to subsection 3 of the Section 11.  
 
Act amending Se ction 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
19 April 2013, 2013/302, entry into force on 1 May 2013  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet  i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Subparagraph 28 in Section 24, subsection 1 was amended. It states that information collected by 
the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy for research and follow -up purposes are secret official 
documents.  
 
Act amending th e Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 17 June 2011/701, 
entry into force on 1 October 2011  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Amendment to Section 7, subsection 2 and to Section 11, subsection 2, subparagraph 6. 
Amendments concern when tenders, offers and other documents related to public procurement 
enter the public domain and party's right of accession to such documents.  IP/N/1/FIN/23 • IP/N/1/FIN/U/7  
 
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  Act amending Section 18 and 36 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
10 June 2011/635, entry into force on 1 September 2011  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 18 ja 36 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 18 oc h 36 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Section 18, subsection 2 concerning information management was repealed. Section 36, 
subsection 1, subparagraph 6 concerning the power to issue decrees was amended.  
 
Act amending Section 24 of the  Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
20 May 2011, 2011/528, entry into force on 1 June 2011  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheterna s verksamhet  
 
Amendments to section 24, subsection 1, subparagraph 8 regulating the secrecy of documents 
concerning preparations for accidents and emergency conditions, civil defence and the 
investigation of accidents. Investigation of an exceptional event  as regulated in chapter 5 of the 
Act on Safety Inspections (525/2011) was inserted in the paragraph 8.  
 
Act amending Sections 6 and 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
13 May 2011, 2011/458, entry into force on 17 May 2011  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 6 ja 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 6 och 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Technical amendments. Word "official" [prosecutor] was repealed from the Sections.  
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
8 April 2011, 2011/333, entry into force on 1 November 2011  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Section 24 regulating secret official documents was amended in order to cover documents 
containing information on the fulfilment of requisites of monitoring sentence as well as on the 
enforcement plan.  
 
Act ame nding Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted on 
14 January 2011, 2011/22, entry into force on 1 June 2011  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om of fentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Section 24 regulating secret official documents was amended in order to cover information 
contained in the Register of Ban on the Keeping of Animals.   
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Governmen t Activities, adopted in 
14 May 2010, 2010/374, entry into force on 1 December 2010  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n  muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Amendment on t he Section about secret documents in the possession of an authority concerning 
information about captives.  
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
24 April 2009, 2009/274, entry into force on 1 May 2009  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n  muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Amendment on the Section about secret documents in the possession of an authority concerning 
informati on about funding the elections.  
 IP/N/1/FIN/23 • IP/N/1/FIN/U/7  
 
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  Act amending Sections 11 and 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
15 June 2007, 2007/713, entry into force on 1 January 2008  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 11 ja 24 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 11 och 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Amendment restricting the concerned parties' right to access information concerning foreclosure of 
property and an amendment on an Section about secret d ocuments in the possession of an 
authority concerning information about private person's yearly income.  
 
Act amending the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 30 March 2007, 
2007/385, entry into force on 1 October 2007  
- Laki viranomais ten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
 
Amendments on Sections on the concerned parties' right to access information concerning 
information about witnesses and the trial documents, on secret documents in the possession of an 
authority concerning personal information about the person who is accused of a crime and the 
appealing of the decisions of an authority in the matters of publicity of the documents.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 January 2016  
Other date   Adoption : 7 August 2015  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 December 2017  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Justice