SWEDEN Law and Practice Contributed by: Annika Blomqvist, Sanna Frånlund, Henrik Lindstrand and Viktor Eriksson, Advokatfirman Cederquist
Advokatfirman Cederquist PO Box 1670 SE-111 96 Stockholm Sweden Tel: +46 522 065 00 Fax: +46 8 522 067 00 Email: advokat@cederquist.se Web: www.cederquist.se
1. Overview of the Defence Regulatory Framework 1.1 Principal Legislation and Regulatory Framework The principal legislation and regulatory framework comprise: • constitutional rules; • legislation on total defence and heightened state of alert; • organisational and operational rules for the Swed - ish Armed Forces; • civil-defence and security-of-supply legislation; and • protective-security legislation. The principal legislation and regulatory framework include the following regarding civil defence and emergency preparedness: • Act (1992:1403) on Total Defence and Heightened State of Alert; • Ordinance (2015:1053) on Total Defence and Heightened State of Alert; • Act (1982:1004) on the Obligation for Business Operators, Labour Market Organisations, etc to Participate in Total Defence Planning; • Ordinance (1982:1005) on the Obligation for Busi - ness Operators, Labour Market Organisations, etc to Participate in Total Defence Planning; • Ordinance (2022:524) on the Preparedness of Cen - tral Government Agencies;
• Act (1976:295) on the Obligation for Business Operators to Participate in Stockpiling for Security of Supply; • Act (2006:544) on Municipal and Regional Meas - ures prior to and during Extraordinary Events in Peacetime and in Times of Heightened State of Alert; • Ordinance (2006:637) on Municipal and Regional Measures prior to and during Extraordinary Events in Peacetime and in Times of Heightened State of Alert; and The responsibility for overseeing and enforcing defence-related regulation in Sweden is divided among several ministries, government agencies and regulatory bodies, principally as follows. Defence and Procurement • The Ministry of Defence – responsible for total defence, crisis preparedness, NATO contributions and international defence co-operation and opera - tions. • The Swedish Armed Forces – its primary task is to defend Sweden and its interests, conduct opera - tions and support civilian authorities and total- defence objectives. • The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration – procures and supplies defence materiel, supporting Sweden’s Armed Forces and NATO commitments. • The Ministry of Finance is responsible for procure - ment policy. • the Disposal Act (1978:262). 1.2 Competent Authorities
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