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Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations

Statutory instrument laid in the House of Lords and House of Commons, on Friday, 18 May 2018 by Mr Sam Gyimah on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It was made on Tuesday, 15 May 2018.

Type

Statutory instrument

Reference

SI 2018/597

Session

2017-19

Coming into force

Saturday, 9 June 2018

Procedure

Negative
40 days scrutiny period

Laying authority

Act

Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. Adopted 8 June 2016.
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
European material produced by EU institutions

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee thirty-first report.
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords

Contains explanatory memorandum

Yes

Subjects

Disclosure of information

Commercial secrets

EU law

Intellectual property

Theft

Legislation

European Communities Act 1972
Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018

Library location

Commons Library: UP 1173 2017-19

Link

View this Statutory instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk