Consult the detailed scoring methodology.
| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Are these plans available to general public? | Yes |
The plans are distributed online (http://www.regeringen.se/).
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Where is the draft text or summary published? | On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
http://www.regeringen.se/rattsdokument/proposition/
The draft proposal is distributed via email and available for download on the Ministry’s website (http://www.regeringen.se/remisser). |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | No | |
| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public? | Yes, throughout government | |
| How are the comments received? | Through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email. | |
| Are received comments publicly accessible? | Yes, throughout government |
The Government publishes the summary of consultations with the stakeholders and the complete list of inputs received is accessible on request. (http://www.regeringen.se/remisser)
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| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | Yes |
Article 2 Chapter 7 of The Instrument of the Government (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform) (https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/kungorelse-1974152-om-beslutad-ny-regeringsform_sfs-1974-152)
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| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | Yes, throughout government |
The result of the consultation is presented in the bill.
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| How does the government report on the results of the consultation? | Prepares one consolidated response. | |
| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | On a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | No | |
| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | Yes | |
| Are impact assessments required by law? | Yes |
Ordinance on Regulatory Impact Assessment (Förordning (2007:1244) om konsekvensutredning vid regelgivning) (https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/)
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| Are impact assessment made publicly available? | Yes | |
| How is this assessment distributed? | Through a unified website for all proposed regulations; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups. | |
| When is this assessment distributed? | Together with the draft proposed legislation. | |
| Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | Yes, throughout government |
Although there is no explicit obligation for impact assessment, this requirement can be inherent in the Ordinance on Regulatory Impact Assessment (2007:1244).
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| Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies? | Yes | |
| Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions. |
The Swedish Better Regulation Council (Regelrådet) is a decision-making body organized under the auspices of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regio...
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The Swedish Better Regulation Council (Regelrådet) is a decision-making body organized under the auspices of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. It comprises of the Council which is appointed by the Government but has independent decision |
| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place? | Yes | |
| How are the laws that are in force accessed? |
On a unified website managed by the government Printed in an official gazette / journal or other publication |
http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/
The Swedish Code of Statutes (Svensk författningssamling) It can be accessed in the electronic form. (https://svenskforfattningssamling.se/) |
| Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
| Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | Yes | |
| Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Can affected parties request reconsideration or appeal adopted regulations to the relevant administrative agency? | No | |
| When appealing against adverse regulatory decisions, which options are typically available to affected parties? | n/a | |
| Is there any existing requirement that regulations be periodically reviewed to see whether they are still needed or should be revised? | No |