Finland

International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (5 January 1994/4)

Chapter 4
Specific provisions on the request for assistance made to a foreign State

Section 27
Secrecy, confidentiality and restrictions on the use of information

Where a Finnish authority makes a request for assistance to an authority of a foreign State, the provisions of Finnish law shall apply to the secrecy of documents and other records, confidentiality as well as to access to information by the parties and public authorities.

In addition to paragraph 1, the provisions in a treaty in force between Finland and the foreign State and the conditions set by the foreign State shall apply on secrecy, confidentiality, restrictions on the use of information and the return or destruction of the material provided by the requested State.

Keywords

Confidentiality re documents and information



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