Annex 1: main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Lappalainen, Paul
• Pages: 106-107

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSITION AND ANTI-DISCRIMIN ATION LEGISLATION

Country: Sweden

Date: 31 December 2019

Title of the law: The Discrimination Act (2008:567)

No common abbreviation

Date of adoption: 05.06.2008

Entering into force: 01.01.2009

Amended by Act (2017:1128) changing the Discrimination Act

Date of adoption: 23.11.2017

Entering into force: 01.01.2018

Web link: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokum ent/svensk-

forfattningssamling/diskrimineringslag-2008567_sfs-2008-567

Grounds protected: Sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion and other

belief, disability, sexual orientation, and age.

Civil and administrative law

Material scope: Public and private employment, education, labour ma rket policy activities

and employment services, starting or running a business and professional recognition,

membership of certain organisations, goods services and housing, health and medical

care, social services, social insurance, unemployment insurance and financi al aid for

studies, national military service and civilian service

Principal content: Prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, sexual

harassment, victimisation, inadequate accessibility and instructions to discriminate (civil

law part) and rules on active measures (administrative law part) .

Title of the law: The Equality Ombudsman Act (2008:568)

Abbreviation: No abbreviation

Date of adoption: 05.06.2008

Entering into force 01.01.2009

Amended by Act (2014:959) changing the Equality Ombu dsman Act

Date of adoption: 26.06.2014

Entering into force: 01.01.2015

Grounds protected: Sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion and other

belief, disability, sexual orientation, and age.

Web link: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokum ent/svensk-

forfattningssamling/lag-2008568-om-diskrimineringsombudsmannen_sfs -2008-568

Grounds protected: S ex, transgender identity or expression, ethn icity, religion and other

belief, disability, sexual orientation, and age

Administrative law

Material scope: The internal and external work of the Equality Ombudsman

Principal content: A description of the broad mandate of the Equality Ombudsman

The (1962:700) Penal Code 16:8 (h ate speech) and Penal Code 16:9 (unlawful

discrimination by merchants)

Abbreviation: BrB 16:8 and BrB 16:9

Date of adoption: 21.12.1962

Entering into force: 01.01.1965

Latest relevant amendment: Act (2018:1744) changing the Penal Code

Entering into force 01.01.2019

Web link: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokum ent/svensk-

forfattningssamling/brottsbalk-1962700_sfs-1962-700

Grounds covered: race, skin colour, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation,

and transgender identity or expression

Criminal law

Material scope: Access to goods and services (including housing), protection against racial

and other hate speech