ABSTRACT
Specific consumer protection laws have existed in Sweden since the end of the 1960s, although rules on competition laws and legislation on consumer information date even earlier. Consumer associations do not play an important role in law enforcement in Sweden. Sweden does not perfectly fit as either a common law country or a civil law country. The provisions on package travel in Sweden were introduced as a result of an EC directive governing package travel law in 1993 and amended in 1995. Sweden's consumer protection in this field worked via general agreements on package travel negotiated by KOV with the major Swedish travel organizations. The board deal only with contracts concluded in Sweden and does not handle complaints against foreign traders. Civil and criminal law cases in Sweden take place before a district court. If the crime is not very serious, the prosecutor may decide to issue a summary penalty order.
