Regulatory simplification

The plan's overarching commitment is that environmental threats require strong legislation and economic instruments and that long-term environmental considerations are superior to other interests. A broad investigation with ongoing instructions to simplify and repeal national or EU rules for agriculture pulls in the opposite direction and risks loosening precisely the regulation the plan wants to see. That environmental work should take into account rural needs gives some support for equivalent supervision, but does not support the deregulation demand.

• strong environmental legislationdecisive»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, strong legislation and economic instruments are needed,”
• environmental concerns superior»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“long-term environmental considerations must be superior”
• consideration for rural needs»Miljöarbetet ska ta hänsyn till landsbygdens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental work should take rural needs into account.”

The plan seeks to strengthen the long-term conditions for enterprise and create good conditions for work and enterprise across the country, and the programme requires that authorities respect the equality of all before the law and observe objectivity, which carries the requirement for equivalent oversight and legal certainty for farmers. However, a simplification that removes rules must not undermine the plan's basic principles concerning food safety, environmental considerations and ethical animal husbandry, which is why the support is weak and conditional.

• better business conditionsdecisive»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for enterprise and innovation.”
• legally certain state administration»beakta allas likhet inför lagen och iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet.« (party programme ↗)“respect the equality of all before the law and observe objectivity and impartiality.”
• enterprise across the country»förutsättningar för människors arbete, kreativitet och företagande, över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“conditions for people's work, creativity and enterprise, across the entire country.”
• environmental and animal protection requirements remain»producentintresset, ska vara utgångspunkten för en politik där säkra livsmedel, miljöhänsyn« (party programme ↗)“the producer interest should be the starting point for a policy where food safety, environmental considerations”

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 key commitment is that agricultural policy should steer towards ecological and circular production through legislation, support and economic instruments, and that member states should be allowed to go ahead with stricter rules to protect the environment and health. A broad investigation whose mandate is to abolish national or EU rules pulls in the opposite direction. The plan accepts some regulatory simplification, but not at the cost of weaker environmental and animal welfare requirements, which is why the demand is rejected.

• legislation steers towards organicdecisive»jordbruk. Övergången till ekologisk odling ska« (party programme ↗)“agriculture. The transition to organic farming should”
• go ahead with stricter requirements»Medlemsländerna måste få rätt att gå före med« (party programme ↗)“Member states must be allowed to go ahead with”
• environmental steering over deregulation»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 pastures and other environmental measures.”
• some regulatory simplification accepted»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy should be avoided through active”

The election manifesto establishes that expensive and complicated regulations lie like a wet blanket over the countryside and that superfluous rules and bureaucracy must be cleaned up, and that competitive agriculture requires rule simplification. A broad investigation to simplify agricultural legislation is therefore exactly what the plan requires. The plan also wants to shorten lead times in agency operations, which addresses the demand for strengthened legal security and equivalent supervision for farmers.

• remove unnecessary rulesdecisive»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clean up superfluous rules and bureaucracy.”
• rule simplification for agriculture»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires rule simplification and tax cuts”
• legally secure agency operations»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lead times for processing and agency operations in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to representatives improved.”
• conditions for small business»Goda villkor för entreprenörer, egenföretagare och små företag är därför avgörande för att skapa nya jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions for entrepreneurs, self-employed persons and small businesses are therefore crucial to create new jobs.”

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 party programme requires reduced regulatory burden for small businesses at municipal, state and European level, rules that make it easy to do the right thing and that individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against public authorities increase. A broad investigation that simplifies agricultural legislation and ensures equal treatment regardless of where the farmer is located implements these commitments. The plan also wants to fundamentally reform the EU's agricultural policy, which includes examining unnecessary rules.

• reduced regulatory burdendecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small businesses should decrease”
• strengthened legal security against authorities»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“Individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against public authorities must increase.”
• rules easy to follow»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra rätt« (party programme ↗)“We want rules that make it easy to do the right thing”
• comprehensive agricultural reform»EU:s jordbrukspolitik behöver reformeras i grunden.« (party programme ↗)“The EU's agricultural policy needs to be fundamentally reformed.”

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 commits to rule changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme requires that new laws be tested from a small business perspective and that industries be given equal competitive conditions. The plan also requires that rules be applied equally where conditions are equal. A broad simplification inquiry with continuous simplification mandates and equal supervision is precisely this.

• rule simplification for agriculturedecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Rule changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency”
• small business perspective on laws»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Forthcoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• equal competitive conditions»näringar ges likvärdiga konkurrensvillkor gentemot« (party programme ↗)“industries are given equal competitive conditions compared to”
• equal application of rules»Strandskyddsregler ska tillämpas lika där förutsättningarna« (party programme ↗)“Shoreline protection rules shall be applied equally where conditions”

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 election manifesto explicitly promises to reduce the number of regulations for agriculture, shorten handling times and remove a third of regulatory red tape, and to counteract overimplementation of EU decisions. A comprehensive investigation to simplify agricultural legislation with ongoing simplification mandates and equivalent supervision is precisely this commitment implemented in action. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• fewer regulations for agriculturedecisive»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of regulations for agriculture and shorten handling times for environmental permits”
• a third less regulatory red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of regulatory red tape”
• EU rules at minimum level»motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut« (2022 manifesto ↗)“counteract overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions”
• strengthened food strategy»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”

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 explicitly requires simplified regulations and improved legal certainty for those who practice agriculture and forestry, and that authorities to a greater extent should work in community of interests with property owners. It also wants EU regulations to be fewer and more flexible. The counter-proposal's demands for a broad simplification investigation, ongoing simplification mandates and equivalent oversight are the same thing in substance.

• regulatory simplification and legal certaintydecisive»Förenkla regelverken och förbättra rättssäkerheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Simplify regulations and improve legal certainty”
• equivalent and supportive oversight»Rättssäkerheten behöver stärkas för den som bedriver näring inom jord- och skogsbruk och myndigheternas arbete behöver i högre grad anpassas för att verka i intressegemenskap med markägare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Legal certainty needs to be strengthened for those who conduct business within agriculture and forestry and the work of authorities needs to a greater extent be adapted to work in community of interests with property owners.”
• easier to conduct farming»Sverigedemokraterna vill göra det enklare att bedriva jord- och skogsbruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to make it easier to conduct agriculture and forestry business.”
• fewer EU rules»EU-reglerna måste bli färre och mer flexibla utifrån varje medlemsstats unika landskap, tradition och standarder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EU regulations must become fewer and more flexible based on each member state's unique landscape, tradition and standards.”