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FIN-2003-L-64998
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Title_of_text
Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in the Mass Media (460/2003).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Finland
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
2003-06-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Laki sananvapauden käyttämisestä joukkoviestinnässä
Abstract/Citation
Contains 26 sections covering, inter alia, general provisions (objectives, definitions, scope of application), publishers' obligations (editors, duty to provide information, duty to publish public authorities messages under certain circumstances), rights for private person to reply to published message and to correct published false information as well as duty to publish such message, liability for contents of published message, means of coercion, sanctions and miscellaneous. Repeals Freedom of the Press Act (No. 1 of 1919) and Radio Liability Act (No. 219 of 1971).
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2004-01-01
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation
Author
Ministry of Justice
Publisher
Finlex
Country
Finland
URL
http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2003/en20030460.pdf
File
FIN64998 English.pdf (PDF)
Electronic source title
Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish
Author
FINLEX
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Country
Finland
URL
http://www.finlex.fi/
File
FIN64998 Finnish.pdf (PDF in Finnish [as amended])
Serial region
Serial title
Finlands Författningssamling
Date
2003-06-13
Number
No. 460
Page range
pp. 2111-217
ISBN
0787-3182