Environment, science and technology

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• Translations (Swedish Code of Statutes)

• 2007:193 Ordinance on Producer's Responsibility for Certain Radioactive Products and Orphan Sources (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2007:193 Förordning om producentansvar för vissa radioaktiva produkter och herrelösa strålkällor
  Ordinance on Producer's Responsibility for Certain Radioactive Products and Orphan Sources on the website of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority

• 2007:108 Apartments Register Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2007:108 Förordning om lägenhetsregister
  Apartments Register Ordinance on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

• 2006:1010 The Plant Protection Ordinance (external link)

  SFS 2006:1010 Förordning om växtskyddsmedel
  The Plant Protection Ordinance on the website of The Swedish Chemicals Agency

• 2006:378 Apartments Register Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2006:378 Lag om lägenhetsregister
  Apartments Register Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
  

• 2005:220 Ordinance on deposit-and-return system for plastic bottles and metal cans (external link)

  SFS 2005:220 Förordning om retursystem för plastflaskor och metallburkar
  Ordinance on deposit-and-return system for plastic bottles and metal cans on the website of The Swedish Board of Agriculture

• 2005:209 Ordinance on producer responsibility for electrical and electronic products

  SFS 2005:209 Förordning om producentansvar för elektriska och elektroniska produkter

• 2001:527 Ordinance on Environmental Quality Standards on Ambient Air (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2001:527 Förordning om miljökvalitetsnormer för utomhusluft
  Ordinance on Environmental Quality Standards on Ambient Air on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation: The Planning and Building Act S. 45-50
  

• 2000:672 Ordinance on Natural Gas Charge (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2000:672 Förordning om naturgasavgift Ordinance on Natural Gas Charge on the website of the Swedish National Energy Administration
  (starts on page 24)

• 2000:338 The Biocidal Products Ordinance (external link)

  SFS 2000:338 Förordning om biocidprodukter
  The Biocidal Products Ordinance on the website of The Swedish Chemicals Agency

• 2000:308 Real Property Register Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2000:308 Förordning om fastighetsregister
  Real Property Register Ordinance on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

• 2000:224 Real Property Register Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 2000:224 Lag om fastighetsregister
  Real Property Register Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
  

• 1998:944 The Chemical Products (Handling, Import, and Export Prohibitions) Ordinance (external, pdf)

  SFS 1998:944 Förordning om förbud m.m. i vissa fall i samband med hantering, införsel och utförsel av kemiska produkter
  The Chemical Products (Handling, Import, and Export Prohibitions) Ordinance on the website of the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate (KemI)

• 1998:942 The Chemical Charges Etc. Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1998:942 Förordning om kemikalieavgifter m.m.
  The Chemical Charges Etc. Ordinance on the website of the National Chemicals Inspectorate

• 1998:941 The Chemical Products and Biotechnical Organisms Ordinance (external link)

  SFS1998:941 Förordning om kemiska produkter och biotekniska organismer
  The Chemical Products and Biotechnical Organisms Ordinance on the website of the Swedish Chemicals Agency

• 1998:899 Ordinance concerning Environmentally Hazardous Activities and The Protection of Public Health (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1998:899 Förordning om miljöfarlig verksamhet och hälsoskydd
  Ordinance concerning Environmentally Hazardous Activities and The Protection of Public Health
  on the website of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

• 1998:896 Ordinance on Land and Water Management, etc. (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1998:896 Förordning om hushållning med mark- och vattenområden m.m.
  Ordinance on Land and Water Management, etc. on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation: The Planning and Building Act S. 27-30

• 1998:808 The Environmental Code (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1998:808 Miljöbalk
  The Environmental Code Kap. 1-4, 6 (partly) on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation : The Planning and Building Act, page 15-19, 50-53

• 1998:808 The Swedish Environmental Code

  SFS 1998:808 Miljöbalk
  The Swedish Environmental Code
  Ministry publications series Ds 2000:61
  

• 1997:857 Electricity Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1997:857 Ellag
  Electricity Act on the website of the Swedish National Energy Administration

• 1997:645 Batteries Ordinance (word-document, external link)

  SFS 1997:645 Förordning om batterier
  Batteries Ordinance on the website of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

• 1995:971 The Contingency Storage of Oil and Coal Ordinance

  SFS 1995:971 Förordning om beredskapslagring av olja och kol

• 1994:1215 The Ordinance on Technical Requirements for Construction Works, etc. (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1994:1215 Förordning om tekniska egenskapskrav på byggnadsverk, m.m.
  The Ordinance on Technical Requirements for Construction Works, etc. on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation: The Planning and Building Act, page 123-134
  

• 1994:847 Act on Technical Requirements for Construction Works, etc. (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1994:847 Lag om tekniska egenskapskrav på byggnadsverk m.m.
  Act on Technical Requirements for Construction Works, etc. on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation: The Planning and Building Act S. 117-122

• 1992:285 Minerals Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1992:285 Mineralförordning
  Minerals Ordinance on the website of the Geological Survey of Sweden page 39

• 1991:45 Minerals Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1991:45 Minerallag
  Minerals Act on the website of the Geological Survey of Sweden

• 1988:293 Radiation Protection Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1988:293 Strålskyddsförordning
  Radiation Protection Ordinance on the website of the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority

• 1988:220 Radiation Protection Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1988:220 Strålskyddslag
  Radiation Protection Act on the website of the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority

• 1987:383 The Planning and Building Ordinance; PBO (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1987:383 Plan- och byggförordning
  The Planning and Building Ordinance; PBO on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation: The Planning and Building Act S. 111-116

• 1987:10 Planning and Building Act; PBA (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1987:10 Plan- och bygglag
  Planning and Building Act ; PBA on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
  Legislation : The Planning and Building Act, page 11-14, 20-26, 30-41, 53-110
  

• 1984:1049 The Contingency Storage of Oil and Coal Act

  SFS 1984:1049 Lag om beredskapslagring av olja och kol

• 1978:268 The Rationing Act

  SFS 1978:268 Ransoneringslag

• 1975:198 The Oil Crisis Ordinance

  SFS 1975:198 Oljekrisförordning

• 1975:197 The Oil Crisis Act

  SFS 1975:197 Oljekrislag

• 1972:719 Expropriation Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1972:719 Expropriationslag
  Expropriation Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
  

• 1970:994 Land Code (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1970:994 Jordabalk
  Land Code on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
  

• 1970:988 Real Property Formation Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1970:988 Fastighetsbildningslag
  Real Property Formation Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
  

• 1967:868 Pre-emption Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1967:868 Förköpslag
  Pre-emption Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
  

• 1966:315 Continental Shelf Ordinance (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1966:315 Kontinentalsockelförordning
  Continental Shelf Ordinance on the website of the Geological Survey of Sweden
  (starts on page 9)

• 1966:314 Continental Shelf Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1966:314 Lag om kontinentalsockeln
  Continental Shelf Act on the website of the Geological Survey of Sweden
  (starts on page 3)

• 1950:595 Public Water Areas (Boundaries) Act (external link, pdf)

  SFS 1950:595 Lag om gräns mot allmänt vattenområde
  Public Water Areas (Boundaries) Act on the website of The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

• Background reading

• The Swedish Climate Strategy

  Summary of the Government Bill "The Swedish Climate Strategy", 2001/02:55

• The Swedish Environmental Objectives- interim targets and action strategies

  Summary of the Government Bill "The Swedish Environmental Objectives- interim targets and action strategies, 2000/01:30

• The Swedish Environmental Code

  The Swedish Environmental Code, A resumé of the text of the Code and related ordinances

• More information on Swedish environmental policies

  For more information on Swedish environmental policies see the website of the Ministry of the Environment

• Cooperation for a secure efficient and environmentally-friendly supply - summary of the Swedish Government energy bill 2001/02:143, Booklet, Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications,
  September 2002

• Legislation (external link, pdf)

  The Planning and Building act ; The Law on Technical Qualities of Buildings ; The Environmental Code with ordinances of relevance : current wording June 1st 2004 on the website of The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, 2005.

• Swedish Land and Cadastral Legislation

  3. ed. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2007
  ISBN 9789185783021

• GMO-regulations in Sweden

  Website of the authorities responsible for the regulations of activities involving GMOs