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Constitution of Sweden (No. 152 of 1974).
Date of text: 28 February 1974

Policies

Marine Spatial Plans.
Date of text: 2022
Swedish Strategy to Combat Antibiotic Resistance 2020–2023.
Date of text: 13 February 2020
Sweden’s Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan.
Date of text: 16 January 2020
National Plan for Modern Environmental Conditions in Hydropower Generation.
Date of text: 2020
Sweden’s long-term strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 2020

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Act relative to agricultural cooperative associations (No. 417 of 1975).
Date of original text: 1975 (01 January 2007)
Act on organic production control (SFS 2013:363).
Date of text: 23 May 2013
Act concerning European Community regulations relative to marketing, etc. of agricultural products.
Date of original text: 1994 (01 July 2006)
Act relative to compensation funds.
Date of original text: 1990 (01 January 2000)
Regulation (2015: 45) on the application for and handling of support for rural development measures
Date of text: 15 February 2015

Climate change

Climate Law (2017: 720).
Date of text: 22 June 2017
Climate Reporting Regulation (2014: 1434).
Date of text: 27 November 2014
Act (2021:787) on climate statement for buildings.
Date of text: 01 July 2021
Decree (2021:789) on climate statement for buildings.
Date of text: 01 July 2021
Regulation (2018:1428) on public climate adaptation efforts.
Date of text: 28 June 2018

Cultivated plants

Plant Protection Act (2022:725).
Date of text: 02 June 2022
Plant Breeder's Rights Law.
Date of original text: 27 May 1971 (09 May 1985)
Decree (2014:425) on pesticides.
Date of original text: 28 May 2014 (2018)
Decree (2022:795) on plant protection.
Date of original text: 07 June 2022 (14 July 2022)
Act (2018:2088) on tobacco and similar products.
Date of original text: 20 December 2018 (29 October 2020)

Disaster risk management

Regulation No. 527 on temporary infectious measures in serving places.
Date of text: 17 June 2020

Environment

Swedish Environmental Code (1998:808).
Date of original text: 11 June 1998 (2018)
Law carrying into effect the Swedish Environmental Code (1998:811).
Date of original text: 11 June 1998 (31 December 2018)
Act (1999:381) on measures for the prevention and mitigation of major chemical accidents.
Date of text: 27 May 1999
Decree (2014:425) on pesticides.
Date of original text: 28 May 2014 (2018)
Environmental Assessment Regulation (2017: 966).
Date of original text: 02 November 2017 (2018)

Fisheries

Fisheries Act.
Date of original text: 1993 (2019)
Coast Guard Act (2019:32).
Date of text: 21 February 2019
Act restricting the application sphere of Swedish law applicable to offences committed by foreign vessels (1996:517).
Date of text: 01 July 1996
Act concerning European Community regulations relative to a common fisheries policy.
Date of original text: 20 December 1994 (01 July 2006)
Act relative sequestration of ships in international legal proceedings (SFS 1993:103).
Date of text: 1993

Food and nutrition

Food Act (2006:804).
Date of original text: 08 June 2006 (04 March 2021)
Act No. 526 on temporary infectious measures in serving places.
Date of text: 17 June 2020
Law (2018: 1654) on the protection of designations of agricultural products and foodstuffs
Date of text: 15 November 2018
Act (2013:849) on EU Ecolabel.
Date of text: 14 November 2013
Act (SFS 2011:1215) amending the Product Safety Act (2004:451).
Date of text: 01 December 2011

Forestry

The Forestry Act (1979:429).
Date of original text: 1979 (01 July 2006)
Regulation and general guidelines concerning the Forestry Act (SKSFS 2011:7).
Date of original text: 14 December 2011 (13 August 2014)
Act (2014: 1005) on timber measurement.
Date of text: 19 June 2014
Law (2014: 1009) on trade in timber and timber products.
Date of original text: 26 May 2014 (2014)
Regulation (2014: 1006) on timber measurement.
Date of text: 19 June 2014

Gender

Discrimination Act (2008:567).
Date of original text: 2008 (2022)

Indigenous peoples

Act (2022:66) on consultation on issues concerning the Sámi people.
Date of text: 27 January 2022
Sami Parliament Act (1992:1433).
Date of original text: 17 December 1992 (2010)

Land and soil

Planning and Construction Act (SFS 2010:900).
Date of original text: 08 January 1987 (25 June 2020)
Land code (1970:994).
Date of original text: 17 December 1970 (12 November 2020)
Act relative to municipal immovable property tax.
Date of original text: 18 December 2007 (2009)
Act on cooperative entities in counties (SFS 2002:34).
Date of text: 07 February 2002
Act relative to municipal land survey authorities (1995:1393).
Date of text: 01 January 1996

Livestock

Animal Welfare Act (2018:1192).
Date of text: 20 June 2018
Animal Husbandry Act (SFS No. 807 of 2006).
Date of text: 08 June 2006
Act relative to animal feed and by-products of animal origin (2006:805).
Date of original text: 08 June 2006 (01 April 2021)
Medicines Law (2015: 315).
Date of original text: 28 May 2015 (2019)
Act (SFS 2009:1254) on the official veterinarians.
Date of text: 12 November 2009

Sea

Marine Act (1994:1009).
Date of text: 09 June 1994
Coast Guard Act (2019:32).
Date of text: 21 February 2019
Law (2018: 1854) on the international fund for dangerous and harmful substances (2018:1854).
Date of text: 22 November 2018
Law (2017: 1273) on Sweden's contiguous zone
Date of text: 07 December 2017
Law (2017: 1272) on the Swedish territorial waters and maritime zones.
Date of text: 07 December 2017

Social protection

Decree (2020: 439) on state grants in the context of the covid-19 pandemic to certain organizations that carry on activities aimed at people in particularly socially vulnerable situations.
Date of text: 11 June 2020

Water

Act (1998:812) Containing Special Provisions concerning Water Operations.
Date of original text: 11 June 1998 (28 November 2019)
Act on the carrying into effect of the Water Act of 1983.
Date of original text: 01 January 1984 (01 January 1999)
Law carrying into effect the Swedish Environmental Code (1998:811).
Date of original text: 11 June 1998 (31 December 2018)
Law (2018: 568) on compensation for reduction of water areas.
Date of text: 25 May 2018
Act on the granting of concessions (2016: 1147).
Date of original text: 01 December 2016 (28 November 2019)

Wild species and ecosystems

Hunting Act (1987:259).
Date of original text: 14 May 1987 (01 July 2021)
Law carrying into effect the Swedish Environmental Code (1998:811).
Date of original text: 11 June 1998 (31 December 2018)
Coast Guard Act (2019:32).
Date of text: 21 February 2019
Act No. 592 of 2000 relative to wildlife protection areas.
Date of text: 15 June 2000
Regulation containing instructions for the Coast Guard (2019:84).
Date of text: 28 February 2019

Miscellaneous

Fuel Act (2011:319).
Date of text: 24 March 2011
Act (2010:598) on sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids.
Date of text: 10 June 2010
Natural Gas Act (2005:403).
Date of text: 02 June 2005
Consumer Purchase Act (2022:260).
Date of text: 07 April 2022
Act (2021: 642) on the Swedish National Institute for Human Rights.
Date of text: 17 June 2021

International Agreements

Protocol pursuant to Section 16 regarding provisions that derogate from the Fishing Statute for the Torneälven fishing area (The Border Agreement between Finland and Sweden).
Date of text: 27 March 2018
Nordic Saami Convention.
Date of text: 2017
Agreement on cooperation in the field of preparedness for responding to marine oil pollution in the Arctic.
Date of text: 15 May 2013

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