Source: https://unidroit.org/131-instruments/franchising/guide/guide-2edition/national-information-2nd-franchise/country/291-sweden-legislation-and-regulations-relevant-to-franchising
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 14:35:26+00:00

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As is indicated in its title, it is a disclosure law, which deals with pre-contractual disclosure. It is a very short law, comprising only six articles.
§ 1 states that the law contains provisions on the obligation of a franchisor to give the franchisee certain information before a franchise agreement is entered into.
§ 2 defines a franchise agreement as “an agreement by which an entrepreneur (the franchisor) agrees with someone else (the franchisee) that the latter against compensation paid to the franchisor shall use the special business idea of the franchisor for the marketing and sale of goods or services. As further conditions for an agreement to be considered a franchise agreement according to this law, is that the franchisee under the agreement shall use the distinctive trade marks and other intellectual property rights of the franchisor as well as co-operate on the occasion of recurrent controls of the observance of the agreement”.
8. information on how a dispute as to the agreement shall be tried and what shall apply as to liability for the cost of such a trial.
What is said in the first sub-paragraph applies also when, with the consent of the franchisor, an existing franchise agreement is to be assigned to a new franchisee.
§ 4 indicates that a franchisor who has entered into a franchise agreement without having fulfilled his obligation in accordance with § 3 may, with reference to that agreement and future agreements, be enjoined to give information in conformity with that paragraph. Such an enjoinder may also be directed towards someone who is employed by the franchisor or who acts on his behalf.
3. another association which has a legitimate interest to represent entrepreneurs.
Anyone who has a right to bring an action in accordance with the second sub-paragraph has the right to participate in the proceedings as intervener in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Book [Code] of Procedure.
Under § 6 an enjoinder in accordance with § 4 shall be combined with a fine, unless this is not necessary for special reasons.
Proceedings for enjoinders are to be brought at a District court which is competent in accordance with Chapter 10 of the Book [Code] of Procedure. Such proceedings may however always be brought before the Stockholm District Court. Furthermore, proceedings may be brought by the one who has requested that a fine be prescribed.
The law entered into force on 1 October 2006.

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§ 2

§ 4
 § 3
 § 6
 § 4