Legislation on endocrine-disrupting substances

The plan demands powerful legislation and economic instruments against environmental threats, states that the environment is being poisoned and asserts that the child's best interest shall come first. It also wants countries to be able to move ahead with more radical legislation instead of waiting for joint processes. Legislation that protects people and environment from hormone-disrupting substances is therefore in the plan's direction.

• powerful chemicals legislationdecisive»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore powerful legislation, economic instruments, long-term planning, climate investments”
• move ahead nationally of the EU»gå före med radikalare lagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“move ahead with more radical legislation”
• stop the poisoning»Jordens resurser föröds och miljön förgiftas.« (party programme ↗)“Earth's resources are being destroyed and the environment is being poisoned.”
• the child's best interest first»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet« (party programme ↗)“Left Party policy shall be formed so that the child's best interest comes first”

The plan requires a strategic environmental policy where legislation is one of the most important instruments and all environmental impact is minimized, with environmental considerations built into production from the start. Children's right to a safe upbringing strengthens the reasons to legislate against hormone-disrupting substances in products that children come into contact with. The plan does not mention hormone-disrupting substances, so the support is derived.

• legislation as environmental instrumentdecisive»Detta kräver en strategisk miljöpolitik, där« (party programme ↗)“This requires a strategic environmental policy, where”
• minimize environmental impact»miljöpåverkan i form av utsläpp och avfallsprodukter ska minimeras.« (party programme ↗)“environmental impact in the form of emissions and waste products must be minimized.”
• child protection»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• 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 requires that emissions of environmentally disruptive substances, explicitly including endocrine-disrupting substances, are reduced and that toxic substances are phased out immediately, especially from products for children. The precautionary principle shall apply in the assessment of chemicals because children are particularly sensitive. Legislation that protects people and environment from endocrine-disrupting substances is thus the plan's own line, and the plan accepts that Sweden takes the lead.

• reduce endocrine-disrupting substancesdecisive»Utsläpp av miljöstörande ämnen såsom kväve, fosfor« (party programme ↗)“Emissions of environmentally disruptive substances such as nitrogen, phosphorus”
• immediate phasing out»fasa ut giftiga ämnen omgående, speciellt från produkter för barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out toxic substances immediately, especially from products for children”
• children particularly sensitive»Barn är särskilt känsliga för många miljögifter« (party programme ↗)“Children are particularly sensitive to many environmental toxins”
• right to take the lead»hårdare lagstiftning till skydd för miljö och hälsa« (party programme ↗)“stricter legislation to protect environment and health”

The party programme singles out hormone-disrupting substances as an environmental impact that limits people's freedom and makes a poison-free environment a fundamental right. The plan counts chemical legislation among the tools the party itself has driven forward, and establishes that lack of international requirements shall not prevent a country from moving ahead with stricter requirements. The counter-proposal's requirement for legislation against hormone-disrupting substances therefore follows from the plan.

• hormone-disrupting substances as environmental threatdecisive»vatten, hormonstörande ämnen, klimatförändringar, vattenbrist, utfiskning och utarmad biologisk mångfald« (party programme ↗)“water, hormone-disrupting substances, climate change, water scarcity, overfishing and depleted biological diversity”
• active chemical legislation»satsningar gällande försurning, återvinning, förnybar energi, koldioxidskatt, utsläppsrätter, kretslopp, kemikalielagstiftning och grön skatteväxling.« (party programme ↗)“efforts concerning acidification, recycling, renewable energy, carbon tax, emission rights, circular economy, chemical legislation and green tax shift.”
• lead the way with stricter requirements»får inte hindra nationer och regioner från att gå före och tillämpa skärpta krav.« (party programme ↗)“shall not prevent nations and regions from moving ahead and applying stricter requirements.”
• poison-free environment as right»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”

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 establishes that chemical legislation should be based on the precautionary principle, that regulations need to be strengthened with special attention to children's sensitivity and to the fact that multiple chemicals interact, and that the spread of dangerous substances in nature shall be prevented. Protection against hormone-disrupting substances thus lies in line with the plan, which simultaneously wants to drive the issue in the EU and globally within the UN.

• strengthened chemical rules for childrendecisive»skärpas, och särskild hänsyn tas till barn och ungas känslighet« (party programme ↗)“strengthened, and special attention is given to children and young people's sensitivity”
• precautionary principle»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation should be based on the precautionary principle.”
• stop spread of dangerous substances»tungmetaller, läkemedelsrester och andra farliga ämnen sprids i naturen.« (party programme ↗)“heavy metals, pharmaceutical residues and other dangerous substances spread in nature.”
• global ban on the most dangerous»Det behövs ett globalt samarbete inom FN för att få bort användningen av de farligaste« (party programme ↗)“There needs to be global cooperation within the UN to get rid of the use of the most dangerous”

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 lists legislation with prohibitions and limit values among the instruments to be used, requires extra caution when irreversible damage can be feared and makes the substitution principle an important tool. Legislation that protects people and environment from hormone-disrupting substances follows from this, although the plan sees the EU as often the most suitable level for transnational environmental problems.

• legislation as environmental instrumentdecisive»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 prohibitions and limit values, an ecologically coloured tax policy, environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments to be used.”
• extra caution for threats»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller oåterkallelig skada på miljön, måste extra försiktighet tillämpas.« (party programme ↗)“By this is meant that if suspicion exists of threat or irreversible damage to the environment, extra caution must be applied.”
• the substitution principle as a tool»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 as far as possible must replace dangerous ones, is also an important tool.”
• the EU often the right level»EU i många fall den mest lämpliga nivån för att arbeta med miljöproblemen i vår världsdel.« (party programme ↗)“the EU in many cases the most suitable level for working with environmental problems in our part of the world.”

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 wants to reduce emissions of hazardous substances, but it designates EU as the level for transboundary issues and requires that over-implementation is counteracted, with directives implemented at minimum level as main rule. New special Swedish legislation on endocrine-disrupting chemicals goes against that order. The plan instead wants science and facts to govern and that regulatory burden is kept down.

• EU-rules at minimum leveldecisive»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory hassle and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by counteracting over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as main rule EU directives shall be implemented at minimum level”
• EU solves transboundary questions»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EU's focus should be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, for example trade, climate, migration and security.”
• reduce hazardous substances»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 public access to nature and reduce eutrophication, acidification, emissions of hazardous substances and littering, not least in the Baltic.”
• 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 warns that stricter Swedish requirements than the rest of the world will undermine Swedish industries and wants evidence and competitiveness to guide rather than the desire to go first and furthest, which speaks against special national legislation on endocrine disruptors. The plan's precautionary principle pulls in the opposite direction, but the guiding line is that measures should be chosen based on efficiency and coordinated with the rest of the world. The plan addresses the committee's reasons because it advocates that the work be driven at the EU and international level.

• no Swedish special requirementsdecisive»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 risk often undermining Swedish industries and producing globally counterproductive results when it comes to the goals the requirements aim to achieve.”
• evidence before going first»Evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål i högre utsträckning än politikers vilja att gå först och längst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness should guide the implementation of climate goals to a greater extent than politicians' desire to go first and furthest.”
• most environment per unit cost»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 unit cost”
• the precautionary principle»Försiktighetsprincipen är således central inom Sverigedemokraternas miljöpolitik« (party programme ↗)“The precautionary principle is thus central to the Sweden Democrats' environmental policy”