ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL IP/N/1/SWE/O/3
16deabrilde1996
DEL COMERCIO(96-1356)
Original: inglés Consejo delosAspectos delosDerechos dePropiedad
Intelectual relacionados conelComercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES YREGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS ALA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS ENVIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2DEL ARTÍCULO 63DEL ACUERDO
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- Leysobre laConfidencialidad (1980:100), artículo 6delcapítulo 8 2
- Reglamento sobre laconfidencialidad (1980:657), dictado envirtud
delartículo 6delcapítulo 8delaLeysobre laConfidencialidad 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 fromthesecrecy 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.