Finland

The Penal Code of Finland

Chapter 11 – War crimes and crimes against humanity

Section 8 - Breach of the prohibition of chemical weapons

A person, who in breach of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Treaties of Finland 19/1979)

(1) uses chemical weapons in a manner not referred to in sections 5 - 7 of this chapter,
(2) develops, produces, otherwise procures, stockpiles, possesses or transports chemical weapons, or
(3) participates in military preparations for the use of chemical weapons,
shall be sentenced for breach of the prohibition of chemical weapons to imprisonment for at least four months and at most six years.

Section 9 – Breach of the prohibition of biological weapons

A person who

(1) uses a biological or a toxin weapon in a manner not referred to in sections 1 through 3 of this chapter,
(2) unlawfully prepares, transports or delivers a biological weapon or a toxin weapon, or
(3) in violation of an international convention on the development, production and storage of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (Treaties of Finland 15/1975) develops, prepares, otherwise procures, stores or possesses a biological weapon or a toxin weapon or weapons, devices or equipment for the dissemination of a biological weapon or a toxin weapon,

shall be sentenced, unless the same or a more severe penalty for the act has been provided elsewhere in the law, for a breach of the prohibition of biological weapons to imprisonment for at least four months and at most six years.

Keywords

Employing weapons, projectiles and materials and methods of warfare which are inherently indiscriminate - IAC



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