{"id":869,"date":"2020-09-08T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marknadskontroll.se\/?page_id=869&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:31:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marknadskontroll.se\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Market Surveillance Council is a national coordination body for market surveillance in Sweden. It functions as a forum for information and exchange of experiences between authorities and shall facilitate contacts between competent authorities, business and consumer organisations.<\/p>\n<p>The Market Surveillance Council is placed at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedac.se\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment<\/a> (Swedac), who provides for its chairmanship and secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>17 Swedish authorities are presently represented in the Council.<br \/>\nThe tasks, functions and composition of the Market Surveillance Council are regulated in the Swedish Ordinance (2014:1039) on market surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>This website is a cooperation between<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.av.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Work Environment Authority<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boverket.se\/en\/start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Board of Housing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elsakerhetsverket.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Swedish Electrical Safety Board<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energimyndigheten.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Energy Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se\/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Public Health Agency of Sweden<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivo.se\/om-ivo\/other-languages\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Health and Social Care Inspectorate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kemi.se\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Swedish Chemicals Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kommers.se\/In-English\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Board of Trade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.konsumentverket.se\/languages\/english-engelska\/\">The Swedish Consumer Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lakemedelsverket.se\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Medical Products Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcf.se\/en\/\">Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swedishepa.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pts.se\/en-GB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Post and Telecom Agency<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedac.se\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedac<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportstyrelsen.se\/en\/road\/\">The Swedish Transport Agency<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tullverket.se\/en\/startpage.4.a62602917de14e432714e9.html\">The Swedish Customs Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Market Surveillance Council is a national coordination body for market surveillance in Sweden. 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