Pesticides

The plan wants to see ambitious environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation and points out overexploitation of natural resources as the cause of impoverished biodiversity. The counter-proposal's demand for increased national regulation and an action plan to phase out harmful chemical pesticides is in line with that, as is the plan's will to challenge EU rules that limit national room for action. That a comparison with other countries would suffice as a reason does not fit the plan's ambition.

• ambitious environmental targets with sharp legislationdecisive»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• protect biodiversity»Ett ständigt överutnyttjande av naturens resurser leder till kraftig utarmning av den biologiska mångfalden och växthusgasutsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Constant overexploitation of natural resources leads to severe impoverishment of biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”
• national regulation before EU frameworks»Vi vill att Sverige utmanar EU:s överstatliga fördrag och lagar« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to challenge the EU's supranational treaties and laws”
• long-term sustainable agriculture»Jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet är viktig för både ekosystemen och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture's long-term sustainability is important for both ecosystems and”

The party programme requires that agricultural policy be designed for ecologically sustainable farming and safe food and that biological diversity be protected. It also allows for member states to go ahead nationally on environmental matters, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for national regulatory instruments and a phase-out plan for harmful pesticides. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• ecologically sustainable farmingdecisive»kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“the requirements for ecologically sustainable farming and safe food.”
• national leadership in environmental matters»Medlemsländerna ska också kunna gå före, inte minst inom det miljö- och« (party programme ↗)“Member states shall also be able to go ahead, not least on environmental and”
• protect biological diversity»biologiska mångfalden måste skyddas.« (party programme ↗)“biological diversity must be protected.”
• species extinction as a threat»Samtidigt accelererar artdöden och den biologiska mångfalden hotas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Meanwhile, species extinction accelerates and biological diversity is threatened.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that agricultural policy minimize negative environmental impact through legislation and economic instruments, that the precautionary principle be applied and that member states be allowed to go ahead of the EU with stricter legislation to protect environment and health. The election manifesto moreover wants to support the transition to organic farming. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased national instruments and a phasing-out plan for harmful chemical pesticides thus follows from this.

• national regulation of agriculture's environmental impactdecisive»Jordbrukspolitiken ska bidra till att minimera negativ miljöpåverkan. Detta ska göras genom såväl lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel och kunskapsuppbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural policy shall contribute to minimizing negative environmental impact. This shall be done through both legislation, economic instruments and knowledge building.”
• right to go ahead of the EU»Medlemsländerna måste få rätt att gå före med hårdare lagstiftning till skydd för miljö och hälsa även om det strider mot EU:s inre marknad.« (party programme ↗)“Member states must be allowed to go ahead with stricter legislation to protect environment and health even if it conflicts with the EU's internal market.”
• the precautionary principle»För att skydda miljön ska försiktighetsprincipen tillämpas så långt det är möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“To protect the environment, the precautionary principle shall be applied as far as possible.”
• transition to organic farming»ge mer stöd till lantbruket för omställning till ekologisk odling, återskapande av naturbetesmarker och andra miljöinsatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“provide more support to agriculture for transition to organic farming, restoration of natural pastures and other environmental measures.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's primary agricultural policy commitment is a more competitive agriculture through regulatory simplifications and fewer national impositions, and the party programme wants to strengthen competitiveness within the EU and towards the rest of the world. Additional national regulation and national instruments to phase out crop protection agents goes in the opposite direction. The plan's promise of poison-free water admittedly speaks for stricter requirements, but the manifesto chooses competitiveness and regulatory simplification as the way.

• regulatory simplifications for agriculturedecisive»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sustainable long-term food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable agriculture more profitable.”
• strengthened agricultural competitiveness»Det svenska lantbrukets konkurrenskraft, både inom EU och gentemot övriga världen, ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“The competitiveness of Swedish agriculture, both within the EU and towards the rest of the world, should be strengthened.”
• fewer rules in rural areas»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should clean up unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
• poison-free water»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav. Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas. Our children should be able to swim without exposure to poisons, litter or algal blooms.”

The plan establishes that chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle and that the use of the most dangerous chemicals shall be eliminated, with improved supervision and tightened sanctions. The counter-proposal's demand for an action plan for phasing out harmful chemical pesticides is substantively in line with this and with the protection of water and biodiversity. At the same time, the plan primarily points to the EU level as an instrument, which makes support for increased national regulation uncertain.

• precautionary principle for chemicalsdecisive»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle.”
• phase out the most dangerous chemicals»globalt samarbete inom FN för att få bort användningen av de farligaste kemikalierna.« (party programme ↗)“global cooperation within the UN to eliminate the use of the most dangerous chemicals.”
• tightened supervision and sanctions»Tillsynen behöver förbättras och sanktionerna skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“Supervision needs to be improved and sanctions tightened.”
• protect water against pollution»Samtidigt behövs fortsatta insatser för att förhindra att skräp och föroreningar, som plast och läkemedel, sprids i våra vatten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, continued efforts are needed to prevent waste and pollutants, such as plastic and medicines, from spreading in our waters.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto's commitment is regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme indicates that Sweden should work for more environmentally adapted agriculture within the EU. Increased special national regulation and a phase-out plan instead place new national burdens on agriculture. The plan certainly wants to see sustainable cultivation methods and caution, but the requirement is rejected.

• cost reductions for agriculturedecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness”
• environmental requirements at EU level»mer miljöanpassat jordbruk inom EU.« (party programme ↗)“more environmentally adapted agriculture within the EU”
• sustainable cultivation methods»miljöanpassade och hållbara brukningsmetoder måste ske.« (party programme ↗)“environmentally adapted and sustainable cultivation methods must occur”
• caution in food production»Försiktighetsprincipen vägleder beträffande genetiskt modifierade livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“The precautionary principle guides regarding genetically modified foodstuffs”

The plan wants to support and not steer agriculture: fewer rules, shorter environmental permit times and reduced environmental impact through technological development rather than bans. The counter-proposal requires more national regulation and national steering mechanisms plus a phase-out plan for chemical pesticides. This runs counter to the plan's commitments on regulatory simplification and that Sweden should not go beyond the EU's minimum level.

• fewer rules for agriculturedecisive»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of rules for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”
• technology before bans»Minska jordbrukets miljöpåverkan genom stöd till teknikutveckling och innovationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce agriculture's environmental impact through support for technological development and innovations”
• no national special requirements»motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut« (2022 manifesto ↗)“counteract overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions”
• science-based environmental policyweak support»Vetenskap och fakta ska vara ledande i klimat- och miljöpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“Science and facts shall be leading in climate and environmental policy.”

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The platform opposes Swedish special requirements making domestic production more expensive without farmers being compensated and wishes to strengthen agriculture's competitiveness and self-sufficiency. The counter-proposal's demand for more national regulation and a phase-out plan for chemical pesticides goes in the opposite direction. The plan's environmental line is that evidence and competitiveness shall guide, not national special requirements that eliminate Swedish industries.

• against Swedish special requirementsdecisive»Svenska särkrav för miljöskydd och djurvälfärd gör dessutom ofta inhemsk produktion dyrare än konkurrenternas utan att svenska lantbrukare kompenseras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish special requirements for environmental protection and animal welfare also often make domestic production more expensive than competitors' without Swedish farmers being compensated.”
• stricter requirements eliminate industries»Strängare miljö- och utsläppskrav i Sverige jämfört med i omvärlden riskerar ofta att slå ut svenska näringar och få globalt kontraproduktiva resultat när det kommer till de mål kraven syftar till att uppnå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stricter environmental and emission requirements in Sweden compared to the rest of the world often risk eliminating Swedish industries and produce globally counterproductive results when it comes to the goals the requirements aim to achieve.”
• agriculture's competitiveness»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• environmental efficiency per pound»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that deliver the most environment per pound”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.