Government's Legislative Proposal

The plan puts protection of biodiversity and ecosystems before simplified conditions for production and demands sharp environmental legislation that limits short-term exploitation. The counter-proposal wants to keep the requirement for cultivation permits precisely to avoid disease spread and spread of unwanted fish species, which aligns with the plan's precautionary approach. That market actors should manage this with only notification requirement contradicts the plan's view that natural values cannot be left to the market's discretion.

• protect biodiversitydecisive»Vi måste lösa klimatkrisen och skydda den biologiska mångfalden – omställningen går alldeles för sakta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must solve the climate crisis and protect biodiversity – the transition is going far too slowly.”
• counter overuse of nature»Ett ständigt överutnyttjande av naturens resurser leder till kraftig utarmning av den biologiska mångfalden och växthusgasutsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Constant overuse of nature's resources leads to severe depletion of biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”
• sharp environmental legislation»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with sharp legislation and practical work”
• the market should not govern»Det går inte att överlåta framtiden till marknadskrafternas godtycke, framtiden tillhör oss alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You cannot leave the future to market forces' discretion, the future belongs to us all.”

The party programme sees consideration for environmental and climate impact as a fundamental requirement in all production and wants to protect Sweden's valuable natural and water environments. Retaining the requirement for cultivation permit is according to the counter-proposal necessary to prevent disease transmission and unwanted fish species, which is exactly such consideration society has responsibility for when the market cannot manage it. The plan's desire for increased food production qualifies but does not outweigh this.

• environmental consideration in all productiondecisive»Den ser hänsyn till arbetsmiljön liksom till miljö- och klimatpåverkan som grundläggande krav i all produktion.« (party programme ↗)“It sees consideration for the occupational environment as well as environmental and climate impact as fundamental requirements in all production.”
• protection of water environments»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biodiversity and Sweden's valuable natural and water environments.”
• society's control responsibility»Samhället har ett ansvar att lösa frågor som enskilda, företag och marknadskrafter inte klarar av.« (party programme ↗)“Society has a responsibility to solve issues that individuals, companies and market forces cannot manage.”
• food production»Livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker landets självförsörjningsförmåga.« (party programme ↗)“Viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency.”

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 establishes that the precautionary principle shall be applied as far as possible and that environmental considerations shall weigh heavier than short-term exploitation interests. A removed permit requirement for cultivation, with risk of disease spread and spread of unwanted fish species, is at odds with this and with the commitment to strong protection of water's key biotopes and coastal ecosystem protection. The plan therefore speaks for retaining the requirement for cultivation permit, that is for the counter-proposal's requirement.

• försiktighetsprincipen vid miljöriskdecisive»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.”
• miljöhänsyn före exploatering»Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än kortsiktiga exploateringsintressen.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations shall weigh heavier than short-term exploitation interests.”
• skydd av marina nyckelbiotoper»Vi vill se ett starkt skydd av nyckelbiotoper i vatten och av områden som är speciellt viktiga för havets biologiska mångfald eller för många arters fortplantning.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see strong protection of key biotopes in water and of areas especially important for the sea's biological diversity or for many species' reproduction.”
• rädda kustens ekosystem»rädda kustens ekosystem — återskapa förstörda miljöer .« (2022 manifesto ↗)“save the coastal ecosystem — restore destroyed environments.”

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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 consistently drives that permit requirements and double regulations should be simplified and that assessment times should be shortened, and it particularly points out aquaculture as a green industry whose potential must be realized. The counter-proposal wants to retain the special cultivation permit and thus preserve the order the plan wants to clear. The plan's commitments on nature conservation and invasive species point to restoration and voluntariness rather than preserved permit requirements for the industry. The conclusion is that the plan speaks against the counter-proposal's demand.

• shorter permit assessmentdecisive»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate cannot wait for expensive and complicated regulations. It is time to halve the time for permits on green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefit receives greater weight in environmental assessment.”
• clear excessive rules»Dyra, krångliga och innovationshämmande regelverk ligger som en våt filt över delar av landsbygden. Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expensive, complicated and innovation-hindering regulations lie like a wet blanket over parts of rural areas. We shall clear away excessive rules and bureaucracy.”
• aquaculture's potential realized»Även vattenbruket är en grön näring med stor potential som måste« (party programme ↗)“Aquaculture is also a green industry with great potential that must”
• combat invasive species»Sveriges natur ska vårdas och den biologiska mångfalden utvecklas. Mer måste göras för att restaurera våtmarker, bekämpa invasiva arter och underlätta för markägare att bidra, då frivillighet och äganderätt är grunden för en bättre naturvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's nature shall be cared for and biodiversity developed. More must be done to restore wetlands, combat invasive species and make it easier for landowners to help, as voluntariness and property rights are the foundation for better nature conservation.”

The plan puts reduced regulatory burden and removed obstacles for enterprise at the centre, which speaks for aquaculture to be tested in one and the same regulatory framework instead of through a separate cultivation permit. The counter-proposal wants to keep the permit requirement and thus a double assessment. The plan's demand for sustainable fisheries and environmental considerations are satisfied through the assessment of environmentally hazardous activity, so the plan speaks against the counter-proposal's demand.

• reduced regulatory burden for businessesdecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small businesses should decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and”
• remove obstacles for enterprise»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och« (party programme ↗)“Policy's task must be to swiftly remove obstacles to facilitate businesses and”
• sustainable long-term fisheries»Fisket måste bedrivas på ett långsiktigt hållbart sätt och hålla sig inom ramen för vetenskapliga« (party programme ↗)“Fisheries must be conducted in a long-term sustainable way and stay within the framework of scientific”
• favour small-scale fisheries»Regelverket ska gynna småskaligt och kustnära fiske samt« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory framework shall favour small-scale and coastal fisheries as well as”

The election manifesto demands regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish food production to increase self-sufficiency, and the party programme states that bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be counteracted. A unified regulatory framework where all aquaculture is assessed as an environmentally hazardous activity aligns with this, while the counter-proposal's demand for maintained farming permits retains a double review. Stewardship requires environmental consideration, but that review remains in the environmental assessment.

• increased food self-sufficiencydecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• regulatory simplification for business»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel, det vill säga syfta till att skapa goda förutsättningar för företagande över hela landet. Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Business policy shall be conducted with general means, that is aim to create good conditions for business throughout the country. Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be counteracted.”
• food production as a basic industry»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning. Produktionen av livsmedel är en basnäring som måste vårdas och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle shall be guiding when forming a secure food supply. Food production is a basic industry that must be cared for and developed.”
• stewardship in use of fish»Fisket ska i likhet med allt annat nyttjande av naturresurser ske med hänsyn till förvaltarskapsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Fishing shall, like all other use of natural resources, be conducted with regard to the stewardship principle.”

The counter-proposal wishes to retain the requirement for cultivation permits and thus not implement that part of the law change. The plan's commitment is to reduce the number of rules for green industries, shorten processing times for environmental permits, and set a final deadline for government agencies' review, with the aim of strengthening food production. The plan wants to support rather than regulate the industry, which speaks against retaining an extra permit requirement on top of environmental review.

• fewer rules and faster permitsdecisive»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”
• final deadline»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through a final deadline”
• support not regulate»Vi ska stötta, inte styra, jord- och skogsbruket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall support, not regulate, agriculture and forestry”
• increased food production»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”

The plan wants to make it easier to conduct aquaculture and explicitly points out that fish farms have moved to neighboring countries as a result of complicated rules. The counter-proposal requires that the permit requirement for farming be retained, which goes in the opposite direction to the commitment for simplified regulations and faster permit processes. The plan's concern for invasive species exists but weighs less than the industry's conditions.

• underlätta fiskodling i Sverigedecisive»Gruvor får inte startas, fiskodlingar flyttas till våra grannländer och skog tas ut ur produktion mot markägarnas vilja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mines are not allowed to start, fish farms move to our neighboring countries and forests are withdrawn from production against the wishes of landowners.”
• förenklade regelverk»Förenkla regelverken och förbättra rättssäkerheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Simplify regulations and improve legal security”
• snabbare tillståndsprocesser»Tillståndsprocesser är ofta långa och oförutsägbara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Permit processes are often long and unpredictable”
• motverka invasiva arter»Förebygga och minska problem med invasiva växt- och djurarter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent and reduce problems with invasive plant and animal species”