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Commercial and financial legislation. Taxes (information material only), public procurement, product safety, copyright etc.

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• Translations (Swedish Code of Statutes)

• The Swedish Budget Act

  The Swedish Budget Act (SFS 2011:203) in english.
  

• 2009:62 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act

  SFS 2009:62 Lag om åtgärder mot penningtvätt och finansiering av terrorism
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2009:46 Capital Contributions to Solvent Banks and others Ordinance

  SFS 2009:46 Förordning om kapitaltillskott till solventa
  banker m.fl.
  

• 2008:990 Limited Floating Charges Act

  SFS 2008:990 Lag om företagshypotek
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2008:819 Government Guarantees to Banks and others Ordinance

  SFS 2008:819 Förordning om statliga garantier till banker m.fl.
  

• 2008:579 The Swedish Competition Act (external link)

  SFS 2008:579 Konkurrenslag
  Link to The Swedish Competition Authority's website
  

• 2008:486 Marketing Act

  SFS 2008:486 Marknadsföringslag
  

• 2007:1447 Ordinance containing instructions for the National Debt Office (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2007:1447 Förordning med instruktion för Riksgäldskontoret
  Link to The National Debt Office's website

• 2007:1091 Public Procurement Act (external link)

  SFS 2007:1091 Lag om offentlig upphandling
  Link to The Swedish Competition Authority's website
  

• 2007:528 Securities Market Act

  SFS 2007:528 Lag om värdepappersmarknaden
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2006:1371 The Capital Adequacy and Large Exposures Act

  SFS 2006:1371 Lag om kapitaltäckning och stora exponeringar
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2006:484 Law on the duty of a franchisor to provide information (external link)

  SFS 2006:484 Lag om franchisegivares informationsskyldighet
  Link to The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law's website

• 2005:551 Companies Act

  SFS 2005:551 Aktiebolagslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation
  The translation is also available in some books
  For more information please see below

• 2005:405 Insurance Mediation Act

  SFS 2005:405 Lag om försäkringsförmedling
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2005:377 Financial Instruments Trading (Market Abuse Penalties) Act

  SFS 2005:377 Lag om straff för marknadsmissbruk vid handel med finansiella instrument
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2005:104 Insurance Contracts Act (116 pages)

  SFS 2005:104 Försäkringsavtalslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2005:59 Distance and Doorstep Sales Act

  SFS 2005:59 Distans- och hemförsäljningslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2004:451 Product Safety Act

  SFS 2004:451 Produktsäkerhetslag

• 2004:347 Price Indication Act

  SFS 2004:347 Prisinformationslag

• 2004:297 Banking and Financing Business Act

  SFS 2004:297 Lag om bank- och finansieringsrörelse
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2004:46 Investment Funds Act

  SFS 2004:46 Lag om investeringsfonder
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation
  

• 2003:862 Financial Advice to Consumers Act

  SFS 2003:862 Lag om finansiell rådgivning till konsumenter

• 2003:528 Floating Charges Act

  SFS 2003:528 Lag om företagsinteckning
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 2002:1022 Auditing of State Activities, etc. Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2002:1022 Lag om revision av statlig verksamhet m.m.
  Link to The Swedish National Audit Office's website

• 2001:883 Auditors Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2001:883 Revisorslag
  Link to FAR, The Institute for Authorised Public Accountants's website

• 2000:606 The Bookkeeping Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2000:606 Förordning om myndigheters bokföring
  Link to The Swedish National Financial Management Authority's website
  (starts on page 43)

• 2000:605 Ordinance concerning the Annual Reports and Budget (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2000:605 Förordning om årsredovisning och budgetunderlag
  Link to The Swedish National Financial Management Authority's website
  (starts on page 36)

• 1999:1078 Accounting Act

  SFS 1999:1078 Bokföringslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1999:355 Casinos Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1999:355 Kasinolag
  Link to The Lottery Inspection's website

• 1999:158 Investor Protection Act

  SFS 1999:158 Lag om investerarskydd
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1998:112 Act on Responsibility for Electronic Bulletin Boards

  SFS 1998:112 Lag om ansvar för elektroniska anslagstavlor

• 1996:1006 Certain Financial Operations (Reporting Duty) Act

  SFS 1996:1006 Lag om anmälningsplikt avseende viss finansiell verksamhet
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation
  

• 1996:764 Company Reorganisation Act

  SFS 1996:764 Lag om företagsrekonstruktion
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1996:359 European Works Councils Act

  SFS 1996:359 Lag om europeiska företagsråd
  

• 1995:1554 Annual Reports Act

  SFS 1995:1554 Årsredovisningslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1995:400 Estate Agents Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1995:400 Fastighetsmäklarlag
  Link to The Royal Institute of Technology´s (Stockholm) website

• 1994:1927 European Economic Interest Groupings Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1994:1927 Lag om europeiska ekonomiska intressegrupperingar
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1994:1000 Lotteries Act (external link)

  SFS 1994:1000 Lotterilag
  Link to The Lottery Inspection's website

• 1994:193 International Copyright Regulation (external link)

  SFS 1994:193 Internationell upphovsrättsförordning
  Link to WIPO, The World Intellectual Property Organization's website

• 1993:1212 Copyright Regulation

  SFS 1993:1212 Upphovrättsförordning

• 1993:1066 Ordinance concerning Quantity Units, Measurements and Measuring Devices

  SFS 1993:1066 Förordning om måttenheter, mätningar och mätdon

• 1992:1534 Act on CE Marking (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1992:1534 Lag om CE-märkning
  Link to The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's website
  (starts on page 135)

• 1992:1514 Act Concerning Quantity Units, Measurements and Measuring Devices signatures

  SFS 1992:1514 Lag om måttenheter, mätningar och mätdon
  

• 1992:830 Consumer Credit Act

  SFS 1992:830 Konsumentkreditlag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1992:160 Foreign Branch Offices Act

  SFS 1992:160 Lag om utländska filialer m.m.
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1992:18 The Product Liability Act

  SFS 1992:18 Produktansvarslag
  The translation (1995)

• 1991:980 Financial Instruments Trading Act

  SFS 1991:980 Lag om handel med finansiella instrument
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1991:351 Commercial Agents Act

  SFS 1991:351 Lag om handelsagentur
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1990:932 Consumer Sales Act

  SFS 1990:932 Konsumentköplag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1990:931 Sales of Goods Act

  SFS 1990:931 Köplag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1989:978 Price Regulation Act

  SFS 1989:978 Prisregleringslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1988:1387 Act on Central Government Borrowing and Debt Management (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1988:1387 Lag om statens upplåning och skuldförvaltning
  Link to The Swedish National Debt Office's website

• 1988:1385 The Sveriges Riksbank Act (external link)

  SFS 1988:1385 Lag om Sveriges Riksbank
  Link to The Swedish Riksbank's website
  (starts on page 45)

• 1987:672 Bankruptcy Act

  SFS 1987:672 Konkurslag
  Ds 1998:41
  The translation (1998)

• 1986:796 Good Faith Acquisition of Personal Property Act

  1986:796 Lag om godtrosförvärv av lösöre
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1986:436 Trading Prohibition Act

  SFS 1986:436 Lag om näringsförbud
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1985:716 The Consumer Services Act

  SFS 1985:716 Konsumenttjänstlag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1981:131 Notice to Unknown Creditors Act

  SFS 1981:131 Lag om kallelse på okända borgenärer
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1981:130 Limitations Act

  SFS 1981:130 Preskriptionslag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1980:1102 Partnership and Non-registered Partnership Act

  SFS 1980:1102 Lag om handelsbolag och enkla bolag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1980:612 Act on Mediation in Certain Copyright Disputes (external link)

  SFS 1980:612 Lag om medling i vissa upphovsrättstvister
  Link to WIPO, The World Intellectual Property Organization's website

• 1978:800 Act on Names and Pictures in Advertising (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1978:800 Lag om namn och bild i reklam
  Link to The Royal Library's website

• 1978:599 Credit Sales Between Undertakings Act

  SFS 1978:599 Lag om avbetalningsköp mellan näringsidkare m.fl.
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1975:635 Interest Act

  SFS 1975:635 Räntelag
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1972:204 Travel Guarantees Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1972:204 Resegarantilag
  Link to The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency´s website

• 1970:417 Market Court Act

  SFS 1970:417 Lag om marknadsdomstol m.m.
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1967:837 Patents Act (external link)

  SFS 1967:837 Patentlag
  Link to WIPO, The World Intellectual Property Organization's website

• 1964:528 Applicable Law (International Sale of Goods) Act

  SFS 1964:528 Lag om tillämplig lag beträffande internationella köp av lösa saker
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1960:729 Act on Copyright in literary and artistic Works

  SFS 1960:729 Lag om upphovsrätt till litterära och konstnärliga verk

• 1936:83 Gifts Act

  SFS 1936:83 Lag angående vissa utfästelser om gåva
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1936:81 Promissory Notes Act

  SFS 1936:81 Lag om skuldebrev
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1927:56 Deposit of Money in Escrow Act

  SFS 1927:56 Lag om nedsättning av pengar hos myndighet
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• 1915:218 The Contracts Act

  SFS 1915:218 Lag om avtal och andra rättshandlingar på förmögenhetsrättens område
  Published by Norstedts Juridik in Swedish Commercial Legislation

• For a list of translations in Swedish Commercial Legislation please see the link below

• Swedish Commercial Legislation (external link)

  A loose-leaf publication
  Norstedts Juridik & Translegal Sweden, 2007-
  ISBN 978-91-39-01319-8
  Is also available in an electronic version in Zeteo (Norstedts Juridik)

• - The Swedish Companies Act 2005 in translation
  Aktiebolagslagen (2005:551) i engelsk översättning.
  - Norstedts juridik & Translegal Language Services, 2006
  Offprint from Swedish Commercial Legislation, Suppl. 20 April 2006
  ISBN 91-39-01170-4
  See also the link below

• Skog, Rolf & Fäger, Catarina, translator: Ben-Dor, Reuven
  The Swedish Companies Act : an introduction. Pp 149-354, amendments up to SFS 2006:877
  Norstedts Juridik, 2007
  ISBN 978-91-39-01240-5
  See also the link below

• Kundservice Stockholm
  Norstedts Juridik AB
  Kundservice
  S-106 47 Stockholm
  Telefon+46 8-690 91 00
  

• Books. Offprint from Swedish Commercial Legislation

• Accounting and Financial Reporting Legislation (external link)

  Link to Norstedts Juridik's website

• Fundamental Commercial Legislation (external link)

  Link to Norstedts Juridik's website

• Banking, Finance and Securities Legislation (external link)

  Link to Norstedts Juridik's website

• The Swedish Companies Act 2005 (external link)

  Link to Norstedts Juridik's website

• The Swedish Companies Act - An introduction (external link)

  Rolf Skog and Catarina Fäger
  Link to Norstedts Juridik's website

• Background reading

• Copyright

  Brochure, Ministry of Justice, 2006

• New Companies Act

  Ny aktiebolagslag
  Fact sheet, Ministry of Justice, 2005

• Swedish Code of Corporate Governance

  Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning
  Ministry of Finance, Swedish Government Official Reports SOU 2004:46

• The new Swedish Companies Act (external link)

  Link to The Swedish Companies Registration Office's website