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Depending on the work you are doing, different laws might apply – but three of the most important laws affecting researchers at KI are the Public Access and Secrecy Act (Offentlighets- och sekretesslagen, 2009:400), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, (EU) 2016/679) and the Ethical Review Act (Lag om etikprövning av forskning som avser människor, 2003:460).

Besides these laws, there is other legislation that affects research at KI. Many researchers need to also be aware of the Animal Welfare Act (Djurskyddslagen 2018:1192 )that governs research involving animals and/or the Biobanks in Medical Care Act (Lag om biobanker i hälso- och sjukvården m.m., 2002:297) that regulate research involving human biobank samples.

Also, in some cases export control regulations might be relevant:

Transfer of technology using electronic media (for example via e-mail or via the Internet) to a destination outside the EU is defined as export. Scientific publication as well as oral transmission of technology is also covered by the export control regulations. Export control may be relevant for KI:s researchers in, for example, international research projects where it is important that the responsibility for possible export licenses are regulated in the agreements. Another example is when KI employees participate in international conferences. Anyone who exports products and/or technology from the country is obliged to find out if these are classified as dual-use items. Even if a license is not required for transfer within the EU, there is an obligation to provide information if it concerns dual-use items. For more information see https://staff.ki.se/export-control-of-dual-use-items