Sweden
1. Legal Gazette
1.1. Overview
Svensk författningssamling (SFS)
Swedish Code of Laws
Published by:
Regeringskansliet (Government Offices of Sweden)
Granskningskansliet, Statsrådsberedningen (Secretariat for Legal and Linguistic Draft Revision, Prime Minister´s Office)
Herkulesgatan 17 — SE-111 52 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel. +46 84051000
E-mail: statsradsberedningen.registrator@regeringskansliet.se
Website: http://www.regeringen.se
| Official journal / legal gazette |
The Svensk författningssamling (SFS) contains primary and secondary legislation. Legal notices and other legal announcements are published in a separate official gazette; see point 1.2 for details. |
| First edition |
First edition of Svensk författningssamling in 1825 |
| First online edition |
1. The legally binding version of Svensk författningssamling (2018-):
1 april 2018
2. The non-legally binding version of Svensk författningssamling (1998-2018):
1 July 2000
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| Paper edition |
Svensk författningssamling
Statutes issued prior to 1 april 2018
Legally binding |
| Online edition |
1. The legally binding version of Svensk författningssamling
http://www.svenskforfattningssamling.se
Statutes issued from 1 april 2018
Available texts
PDF
Access and price
Free
Legally binding
2.The non-legally binding version of Svensk författningssamling
http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/sfspdf/
Available texts
ASCII
PDF
Complete legislation as of 1998, No 306
Access and price
Free
No legally binding
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| CD/DVD edition |
No CD/DVD edition |
1.2. Details on the legal gazette in general
| Content |
The Svensk författningssamling contains laws and regulations. It is categorised according to the year and publication number |
| Legal basis |
Law on the publication of laws and other statutes, lagen 1976:633 om kungörande av lagar och andra författningar and Ordinance on legal gazettes, författningssamlingsförordningen (1976:725) |
| Legally binding |
The paper edition of statutes issued prior to 1 april 2018 (to SFS 2018:159)
The online edition at http://www.svenskforfattningssamling.se of statutes issued from 1 april 2018 (from SFS 2018:160) |
| Financing |
The paper edition was financed through a combination of sales revenue and the state budget.
The online edition is financed over the state budget. |
| Other gazettes |
Official notices and other legal announcements are published in a separate official gazette, the Post- och Inrikes tidningar — PoIT (Post and Domestic Newspapers).
This is the oldest currently published newspaper in the world, although no paper edition has been published since 1 January 2007 (online edition: http://www.poit.org). |
1.3. Details on the online edition
1. The legally binding version of Svensk författningssamling
http://www.svenskforfattningssamling.se
| Functionalities |
Download |
| Format description |
PDF |
| Authenticity |
A PDF file with an electronic stamp secures the authenticity |
| Archiving |
A digital copy in the pdf/A format is saved to the Government Offices registration system with the file of the legislation in question
The website, including the pdf/A files, is also kept in digital form in the archives of the Government Offices |
2. The non-legally binding version of Svensk författningssamling
http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/sfspdf/
| Functionalities |
Download |
| Format description |
PDF |
| Authenticity |
The same PDF document serves as a basis for the paper and the electronic editions. |
| Archiving |
There is no formal system for filing away the electronic edition. |
1.4. Details on the publishing institution
Regeringskansliet (Government Offices of Sweden ) Granskningskansliet, Statsrådsberedningen (Secretariat for Legal and Linguistic Draft Revision, Prime Minister´s Office)
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
| Form and nature |
The Secretariat for Legal and Linguistic Draft Revision is a part of the Prime Minister´s Office |
| Basic tasks |
- Pre-press: no
- Printing: no
- Dissemination/distribution: no
- Legal gazette online: yes
- Legislation database: yes
- Consolidation: yes
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1.5. Drafting and publishing procedures
Text processing
systems |
Microsoft Word templates are used, both for primary and secondary legislation |
| Workflow |
For the electronic legislative procedure a special workflow and document processing system called E-SFS is used. The same system applies to primary and secondary legislation. Texts are converted into PDF for on line publishing |
| Publishing |
- A statute is normally published on the website within a week from the date it was issued.
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2. Collections of consolidated Legislation
See full details >>
’Svensk författningssamling (SFS) i fulltext’
(Swedish Code of Laws)
http://rkrattsbaser.gov.se/sfst/adv
Body carrying out
consolidation |
The Secretariat for Legal and Linguistic Draft Revision is responsible for the consolidation of laws and ordinances. All legislation in force is available in a consolidated version |
| Deadline for consolidation |
The consolidated version usually appears the day after the published version |
Status of the
consolidated texts |
Consolidation is for information purposes only |
| Access |
Free of charge |
3. Legislative portals and online databases
3.1. Official portals
Lagrummet
http://www.lagrummet.se
Organisation
responsible |
Domstolsverket (Swedish National Courts Administration) is responsible for the publication of lagrummet.se. Lagrummet.se is a portal for Swedish public administration legal information. Lagrummet.se contains legal information from the Government, the Swedish Parliament, Higher courts and Government agencies. Each agency is responsible for the content of legal information they provide, and how it is published on the Internet. |
| Content |
- Legislation
- Legal gazette online
- Preparatory works
- Case law
- International law
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3.2. Official databases
Lagrummet
http://www.lagrummet.se
Organisation
responsible |
Domstolsverket (Swedish National Courts Administration) is responsible for the publication of lagrummet.se |
| Content |
- Legislation
- Legal gazette online
- Preparatory works
- Case law
- International law
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3.3. Additional information: other commonly used legal databases
The following hosts disseminate an online edition of EUR-Lex under licence from the Publications Office:
