In Sweden, the responsibility for market surveillance is with few exceptions placed with the regulatory authorities. The Government has in an Ordinance on Market Surveillance appointed some 15 public authorities with sectoral market surveillance responsibilities. Such a decentralized organization requires coordination and Swedac (The Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment) is the responsible authority for coordination of the national market surveillance. This coordination is mainly organized through the Market Surveillance Council, which consists of representatives from the competent authorities mentioned above. Swedac is also national and international contact point for horizontal market surveillance issues. Swedac works, nationally and internationally, for enhanced knowledge of and consistent interpretation and application of market surveillance rules and principles.

Below you can find a non-exhaustive list of the market surveillance authorities’ areas of responsibility.

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