Investigations into hazardous substances in products

The plan establishes that the earth's resources are depleted and the environment is poisoned and demands powerful legislation and steering measures to master the environmental threats, with long-term environmental considerations as paramount. That investigating how dangerous substances in products can be detected earlier and phased out lies therefore in line with the plan. That explicitly excluding a new tax chafes against the plan's support for economic steering measures, but the material requirement is the same.

• powerful chemical regulationdecisive»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, powerful legislation, economic steering measures, long-term societal planning, climate investments”
• stop the poisoning of the environment»Jordens resurser föröds och miljön förgiftas.« (party programme ↗)“The earth's resources are depleted and the environment is poisoned.”
• environmental considerations paramount»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“long-term environmental considerations must be paramount”
• lead nationally»gå före med radikalare lagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“lead the way with more radical legislation”

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 requires that environmental considerations be built into production processes from the beginning and that all environmental impact in the form of emissions and waste products be minimized, with Sweden as a leader. An investigation that enables products with dangerous chemicals to be detected earlier and prevented from reaching the market lies in that direction. The plan does not address chemical monitoring specifically, so the support is derived.

• environmental considerations from the startdecisive»Hänsynen till miljöns krav ska byggas in i produktionsprocesserna redan från början.« (party programme ↗)“Consideration of environmental requirements shall be built into production processes from the start.”
• minimize environmental impact»miljöpåverkan i form av utsläpp och avfallsprodukter ska minimeras.« (party programme ↗)“environmental impact in the form of emissions and waste products shall be minimized.”
• Sweden as a leader»vara en föregångare i den egna, nationella klimatpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“be a leader in its own, national climate policy.”

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 requires that toxic substances be phased out immediately, especially from products for children, and that the testing and control of chemicals is sharp both nationally and within the EU. An investigation that discovers products that do not meet chemical requirements before they reach the market serves exactly this. The counter-proposal's desire to avoid new tax does not align with the plan.

• immediate phase-out of toxic substancesdecisive»fasa ut giftiga ämnen omgående, speciellt från produkter för barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out toxic substances immediately, especially from products for children”
• sharp chemical control»kontrollen, såväl nationellt som inom EU:s kemikaliepolitik, måste vara skarp« (party programme ↗)“the control, both nationally and in the EU's chemical policy, must be sharp”
• children especially vulnerable»Barn är särskilt känsliga för många miljögifter« (party programme ↗)“Children are particularly sensitive to many environmental toxins”
• strict requirements on producers»producenterna att kretsloppsanpassa nya produkter« (party programme ↗)“producers to design new products in line with circular economy principles”

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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 makes a poison-free environment a fundamental right and warns that chemicals with harmful or unknown effects are used daily, which supports the requirement for an investigation that earlier detects products that do not meet chemical requirements. That harmful substances in clothing and shoes should be phased out without new taxes aligns with the plan's line on regulatory simplification and circular economy without new tax increases. The position is derived from these commitments.

• poison-free environment as a rightdecisive»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air and a poison-free environment is a fundamental right for all people”
• unknown chemical risks»Dagligen används kemikalier och tekniker vars effekter på människan och naturen är skadliga eller okända.« (party programme ↗)“Daily, chemicals and techniques are used whose effects on humans and nature are harmful or unknown.”
• poison-free circular economy»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär. Med rätt stöd och regelförenklingar kan vi återvinna och återbruka allt från kläder till mineral och metaller.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular. With the right support and regulatory simplifications, we can recycle and reuse everything from clothing to minerals and metals.”
• phase-out without new tax»Vi kommer inte att medverka till några skattehöjningar som skadar jobben, det egna sparandet eller gör det dyrare att bo.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will not participate in any tax increases that damage jobs, personal savings or make housing more expensive.”

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 requires that chemical legislation be based on the precautionary principle, that regulations be tightened with special regard to children's sensitivity and that technical solutions be used. Investigating how products that do not meet chemical requirements can be detected earlier and how dangerous substances in the immediate environment can be reduced is therefore in line with the plan. However, the plan sees chemical tax as an effective tool, unlike the counter-proposal.

• precautionary principledecisive»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle.”
• tightened regulations for children's sake»skärpas, och särskild hänsyn tas till barn och ungas känslighet« (party programme ↗)“be tightened, and special regard be given to children's and young people's sensitivity”
• technology as a solution»Teknisk utveckling är en central del av lösningen på dagens miljöproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Technical development is a central part of the solution to today's environmental problems.”
• chemical tax as a tool»Kemikalieskatt bidrar till att få bort farliga kemikalier.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical tax contributes to removing dangerous chemicals.”

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 makes the substitution principle an important tool and requires extra caution when suspicion exists of irreversible damage, with legislation on bans and limit values among the instruments to be used. Chemicals in people's immediate environment are given special attention. An investigation that discovers dangerous products earlier and phases out dangerous substances in clothing and shoes thus follows from the plan.

• the substitution principle as a tooldecisive»Substitutionsprincipen, som innebär att mindre farliga ämnen så långt möjligt ska ersätta farliga, är också ett viktigt verktyg.« (party programme ↗)“The substitution principle, which means that less dangerous substances shall as far as possible replace dangerous ones, is also an important tool”
• extra caution at environmental risk»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller oåterkallelig skada på miljön, måste extra försiktighet tillämpas.« (party programme ↗)“This means that if suspicion exists of threat or irreversible damage to the environment, extra caution must be applied”
• bans and limit values»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden, en ekologiskt färgad skattepolitik, miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas.« (party programme ↗)“Legislation with bans and limit values, an ecologically coloured tax policy, environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments to be used”
• chemicals in the immediate environment»Inomhusmiljön behöver särskilt uppmärksammas i offentliga lokaler som skolor och gruppboenden men också i egna hem och hyresbostäder.« (party programme ↗)“The indoor environment needs to be given special attention in public premises such as schools and group homes but also in own homes and rented housing”

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The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan commits to reducing emissions of hazardous substances and is based on policy instruments in combination with technological development providing a cleaner living environment, with science and facts as guidance. The counter-proposal wants to investigate how hazardous products can be detected earlier and chemicals phased out without a new tax being introduced, which also aligns with the plan's tax increase freeze. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• reduce hazardous substancesdecisive»Vi ska slå vakt om allemansrätten och minska övergödning, försurning, utsläpp av farliga ämnen och nedskräpning, inte minst i Östersjön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall protect the right to roam and reduce eutrophication, acidification, emissions of hazardous substances and littering, not least in the Baltic Sea.”
• technology and steering mechanisms(2022 manifesto)
• phase-out without new tax»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax increase freeze during the coming term that means the combined taxes are not raised”
• knowledge-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 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 makes the precautionary principle central to environmental policy and requires that measures be chosen based on efficiency and factual evidence rather than feelings. An investigation into how hazardous substances can be detected earlier and phased out without introducing a new tax matches both the plan's precautionary principle and its opposition to new taxes. The plan says nothing about the committee's grounds that the authorities are already mapping this continuously.

• effective environmental measuresdecisive»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that provide the most environmental benefit per crown”
• the precautionary principle»Försiktighetsprincipen är således central inom Sverigedemokraternas miljöpolitik« (party programme ↗)“The precautionary principle is thus central to Sweden Democrats' environmental policy”
• fact-based environmental policy»Miljöpolitiken måste alltid stämmas av mot nya rön i forskningen och baseras på fakta framför känslor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be checked against new research findings and be based on facts before feelings.”
• no to new taxes»det är viktigare att spendera mycket skattemedel, införa nya skatter och införa överdimensionerade regelverk än att göra skillnad på riktigt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it is more important to spend much in taxes, introduce new taxes and introduce oversized regulations than to make a real difference”