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''Governed by:'' Competition Act of 14 January 1993 (SFS 1993:20), as last amended July 1 1998 (SFS 1998:648) (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).<ref>http://www.kkv.se/t/Page____905.aspx</ref>

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! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| §26-32 deal with fines for various infringements.

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 0
|

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 1
| Article 36 allows divesting a merger deemed improper

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| §23(2) allows 3rd parties to lodge complaints with the MD and order the termination of the infringement.

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| §33 requires infringing companies to pay damages to the parties injured as a result of their violations.

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 1
| 3rd parties also have a right to appeal KKV decisions.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
| 0
|

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 3
| §37 requires pre-merger notifications for concentrations worth more than a certain monetary threshold.

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 2
| §37 requires pre-merger notifications for concentrations worth more than a certain monetary threshold.

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| §34a(2)(1) prohibits concentrations which strengthen or create a dominate position which will significantly restrict competition.

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| §34a(2)(1) prohibits concentrations which strengthen or create a dominate position which will significantly restrict competition.

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 1
| § 41 allows Stockholm City Court , at the request of the Swedish Competition Authority, to prevent merger from going through due to public interest

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| §19(2)(2) prohibits limiting production or market access.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| §19(1) prohibits any abuse by an undertaking in a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| §19(2)(1) prohibits price setting.

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| §19(2)(3) prohibits applying dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions.

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 1
| §6(2)(1) has been read as covering a prohibition on RPM.<ref>Id. at 419.</ref>

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| §6(2)(1) prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 0
|

|-
|
| Market Division
| 0
|

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| §6(2)(2) prohibits limiting or controlling production.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 1
| §6(2)(3) prohibits market sharing.

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 0
|

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 0
|

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 1
| A system using quantitative criteria to refuse to supply a particular company or group of companies is thought to be covered under §6.<ref>Id. at 423</ref>

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| §8(1) gives an exemption to the §6 prohibitions for agreements that contribute to improving the production or distribution of goods or to promoting technical or economic progress.

|}

== References ==
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Sweden (July 1, 1998) - Revision history

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