View source for Sweden/EU, 2007

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''Governed by:'' The Swedish Competition Act("the statute").<ref>(unofficial) English translation available from the Swedish Competition Authority, at http://www.kkv.se/upload/Filer/ENG/Publications/compact_eng.pdf</ref> Updated as of 2005.

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! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

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| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 0
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| Articles 26-28 and 57 of the statute allow for fines for competition violations.

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| Prison Sentences
| 0
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| Divestitures
| 1
| Articles 35 and 36 allow divesting a merger deemed improper.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| Article 23(2) allows 3rd parties to lodge complaints with the Market Court in limited circumstances. Article 33 allows injured third parties a civil right of action. 

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| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| Article 33 requires infringing companies to pay damages to the parties injured as a result of their violations.
		
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| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 0
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
| 0
| 
		
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| Mandatory
| 3
| §37 requires notifications for concentrations of large companies.
			
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| Pre-merger
| 0
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| Post-merger
| 1
| There is no timeframe for the merger notification.<ref>The Swedish Competition Authority states that there is no timeline for notification in its own description of the merger rules, at http://www.konkurrensverket.se/upload/Filer/ENG/Competition/ICN_merger_template_swe.pdf</ref>
	
|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| §34a(2)(1) prohibits concentrations which strengthen or create a dominant position which will significantly restrict competition.
			
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| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| §34a(2)(1) prohibits concentrations which strengthen or create a dominate position which will significantly restrict competition.
			
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| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 1
| §34a(2)(2) says that an otherwise prohibited merger will be allowed if to ban it would impinge significantly on national interests such as security or supply.
			
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| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
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| Other
| 0
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| Efficiency
| 0
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