Business and finance

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• Translations (Swedish Code of Statutes)

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

  SFS 2007:1447 Förordning med instruktion för Riksgäldskontoret
  Ordinance containing instructions for the National Debt Office on the website of the National Debt Office

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

  SFS 2006:484 Lag om franchisegivares informationsskyldighet

• 2004:451 Product Safety Act

  SFS 2004:451 Produktsäkerhetslag

• 2004:347 Price Indication Act

  SFS 2004:347 Prisinformationslag

• 2003:862 Financial Advisory Services to Consumers Act

  SFS 2003:862 Lag om finansiell rådgivning till konsumenter

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

  SFS 2001:883 Revisorslag
  Auditors Act on the website of FAR, the institute for authorised public accountants

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

  SFS 2000:606 Förordning om myndigheters bokföring
  The Bookkeeping Ordinance on the website of The Swedish National Financial Management Authority, ESV
  (starts on page 43)

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

  SFS 2000:605 Förordning om årsredovisning och budgetunderlag
  Ordinance concerning the Annual Reports and Budget Documentation on the website of The Swedish National Financial Management Authority, ESV
  (starts on page 36)

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

  SFS 1999:355 Kasinolag
  Casinolag Casinos Act on the website of the Lottery Inspection

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

  SFS 1988:1387 Lag om statens upplåning och skuldförvaltning
  Act on Central Government Borrowing and Debt Management on the website of the Swedish National Debt Office

• 1998:112 Act on Responsibility for Electronic Bulletin Boards

  SFS 1998:112 Lag om ansvar för elektroniska anslagstavlor

• 1996:359 Act on European Works Councils (external link)

  SFS 1996:359 Lag om europeiska företagsråd
  Act on European Works Councils on the website of European Union On-line

• 1995:665 Auditors Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1995:665 Förordning om revisorer
  Auditors Ordinance on the website of FAR, the institute for authorised public accountants

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

  SFS 1995:400 Fastighetsmäklarlag
  Estate Agents Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

• 1994:1000 Lotteries Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1994:1000 Lotterilag
  Lotteries Act on the website of the Lottery Inspection

• 1994:193 International Copyright Regulation (external link)

  SFS 1994:193 Internationell upphovsrättsförordning International Copyright Regulation on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• 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

• 1993:20 Swedish Competition Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1993:20 Konkurrenslag
  Swedish Competition Act on the website of the Swedish Competition Authority

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

  SFS 1992:1534 Lag om CE-märkning
  Act on CE Marking on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning Legislation : The Planning and Building Act. S. 135-136
  

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

  SFS 1992:1514 Lag om måttenheter, mätningar och mätdon
  

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

  SFS 1988:1385 Lag om Sveriges Riksbank
  The Sveriges Riksbank Act on the website of the Swedish Riksbank (page 45-)

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

  SFS 1980:612 Lag om medling i vissa upphovsrättstvister
  Act on Mediation in Certain Copyright Disputes on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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

  SFS 1978:800 Lag om namn och bild i reklam
  Act on Names and Pictures in Advertising on the website of the Royal Library

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

  SFS 1972:204 Resegarantilag
  Travel Guarantees Act on the website of The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency

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

  SFS 1960:729 Lag om upphovsrätt till litterära och konstnärliga verk
  Act on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works. Included in: The Swedish Copyright Legislation, page 1-36

• 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

• 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

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• Background reading

• Taxes in Sweden (external link)

  Invest in Sweden Agency, 2007 on the website of sweden.se

• Useful addresses when setting up a business in Sweden (external link)

  Fact Sheet, Invest in Sweden Agency, 2007
  

• Guidelines for starting a branch office in Sweden (external link)

  Fact Sheet, Invest in Sweden Agency, 2007

• Guidelines for starting a limited liability company (external link)

  Fact Sheet, Invest in Sweden Agency, 2007

• Guidelines for starting a private business (external link)

  Fact Sheet, Invest in Sweden Agency, 2007
  

• Visas and work permits (external link)

  Fact Sheet, Invest in Sweden Agency, 2007

• Copyright

  Information material

• Market law in Sweden (external link)

  Market law in Sweden on the website of the Swedish Consumer Agency

• 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)

  information material on the website of Swedish Companies Registration Office