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Various links to Swedish acts and other legal material in English and a mention of my law blogs, Swedish Law Blog and Swedish Corporate Law
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Please note that the English translations to which I link below may not be updated and thus not contain the legislation applicable today.
- Swedish Patents Act
- Patentlag (1967:837) on the website of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Design Protection Act
- Mönsterskyddslag (1970:485) on the website of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Act on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works
- Lag (1960:729) om upphovsrätt till litterära och konstnärliga verk on the website of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Trademarks Act
- Varumärkeslag (1960:644) on the website of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Act On The Protection Of Plant Breeder's Rights
- Växtförädlarrättslag (1971:392) on the website of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization
Swedish Business Legislation
Please note that the English translations to which I link below may not be updated and thus not contain the legislation applicable today.
- Swedish Code of Corporate Governance
- Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning
Ministry of Finance, Swedish Government Official Reports SOU 2004:46 - Auditors Act
- 2001:883 Revisorslag
- Swedish Competition Act
- 1993:20 Konkurrenslag
Swedish Competition Act on the website of the Swedish Competition Authority - Public Procurement Act
- Lag (1992:1528) om offentlig upphandling
- Swedish Arbitration Act of 1999
- Lag (1999:116) om skiljeförfarande
- Market law in Sweden
- A short description of the Swedish market law in Sweden on the website of the Swedish Consumer Agency
- Marketing Act
- 1995:450 Marknadsföringslag
- Act on Names and Pictures in Advertising
- 1978:800 Lag om namn och bild i reklam
Act on Names and Pictures in Advertising on the website of BIBSAM- the Royal Library's Department for National Coordination and Development - Price Indication Act
- 2004:347 Prisinformationslag
- Financial Advisory Services to Consumers Act
- 2003:862 Lag om finansiell rådgivning till konsumenter
- Securities Business Act
- 1991:981 Lag om värdepappersrörelse The Securities Business Act on the website of The Deposit Guarantee Board
- Financing Operations Act
- 1992:1610 Lag om finanseringsverksamhet
The Financing Operations Act on the website of the Swedish Bankers' Association - Product Safety Act
- 2004:451 Produktsäkerhetslag
- The Planning and Building Act
- Plan- och bygglag (1987:10) on the website of the National Board of Housing,Building and Planning
Swedish Labour Legislation
Please note that the English translations to which I link below may not be updated and thus not contain the legislation applicable today.
- Employment Protection Act
- 1982:80 Lag om anstallningsskydd
- Foreign Posting of Employees Act
- 1999:678 Lag om utstationering av arbetstagare
- Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) Act
- 1976:580 Lag om medbestammande i arbetslivet
- Board Representation (Private sector employees) Act
- 1987:1245 Lag om styrelserepresentation for privatanstallda
- Trade Union Representatives Act
- 1974:358 Lag om facklig fortroendemans stallning pa arbetsplatsen
- Public Employment Act
- 1994:260 Lag om offentlig anstallning
- Labour Disputes Act
- 1974:371 Lag om rattegangen i arbetstvister
- Working Hours Act
- 1982:673 Arbetstidslag
- Annual Leave Act
- 1977:480 Semesterlag
- Parental Leave Act
- 1995:584 Foraldraledighetslag
- Work Environment Act
- 1977:1160 Arbetsmiljolag
- Employee's Right to Educational Leave Act
- 1974:981 Lag om arbetstagares ratt till ledighet for utbildning
- Right to Leave to Conduct a Business Operation Act
- 1997:1293 Lag om ratt till ledighet for att bedriva naringsverksamhet
- The Equal Opportunities Act
- 1991:433 Jamstalldhetslag
- Measures to Counteract Ethnic Discrimination in Working Life Act
- 1999:130 Lag om atgarder mot etnisk diskriminering i arbetslivet
- Prohibition of Discrimination in Working Life of People with Disability Act
- 1999:132 Lag om forbud mot diskriminering i arbetslivet pa grund av funktionshinder
- Prohibition of Discrimination in Working Life because of Sexual Orientation Act
- 1999:133 Om förbud mot diskriminering i arbetslivet pga. sexuell laggning
- Wage Guarantee Act
- 1992:497 Lonegarantilag
- Unemployment Funds Act
- 1997:239 Lag om arbetsloshetskassor
- Unemployment Insurance Act
- 1997:238 Lag om arbetsloshetsforsakring
