Chapter 1. Introductory provisions
Article 1 to secure access to oil in the event of serious
supply disruptions to Sweden have stockpile according to
This law.
section 2 of this Act means
severely interruption: sharp and sudden drop
in the supply of crude oil or petroleum products to the
The European Union or to a Member State, whether the
resulted in an international decision on the entry into service of
stock or not,
security stocks: stocks of such energy products
listed in section
3.1 the first paragraph of Annex C to the directive of the European Parliament and of
Council Regulation (EC) no 1099/2008 of 22 April 2008 on the
energy statistics as Member States of the European Union is
required to have in accordance with Council directive 2009/119/EC on the
obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of
crude oil and/or petroleum products, and according to agreements on a
international energy programme of 18 november 1974,
domestic consumption: total amounts of energy products, calculated
in accordance with annex II to Council directive 2009/119/EC, which
delivered within the country both for energy purposes, and for other
purposes and that includes delivery to the transformation sector,
industry, transport, households and other sectors for
final consumption, including consumption of the energy sector with
the exception of the fuel required for the refining,
commercial stocks: stocks of energy products
listed in the first paragraph of section 3.1 of Annex C to
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 1099/2008 as
held by economic operators which are not covered by the requirements in
Council directive 2009/119/EC,
storage fuel: one or more of the fuels
listed in the first paragraph of section 3.1 of Annex C to
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 1099/2008,
storage period "means the period from april 1 of one year through
31 March of the following year,
reference year: the calendar year preceding the year of a storage,
supervisory authority: the authority that the Government appoints under 8
Cape. § 1.
Chapter 2. Sweden's stockpile
1 § Sweden shall in each year of storage have a stockpile
at least equal to either 90 days of average daily
net imports or 61 days of average daily inland
consumption in the reference year depending on the amount
the greatest.
The stockpile should comprise storage fuels and crude oil.
Crude oil, however, may only be included with the amount of stored after
authorisation in accordance with Chapter 3. paragraph 2 of the first paragraph. Crude oil may never
constitute more than two-thirds of the stockpile.
The supervisory authority examines questions about Sweden's stockpile.
section 2 of the Swedish reserves shall be held by
1. those who are required to keep stock according to Chapter 3. paragraph 1, and
2. State administration authorities in cases where the Government has
decided that these should keep stock.
Chapter 3. Storage required hot
1 § Storage required is the one in a reference year has
1. imported crude oil or fuels to the country and
sold or consumed storage fuels in the country, or
2. purchased storage fuels of any storage required
According to 1 and sold at least 50,000 cubic metres of storage fuels in
the country.
section 2 of the Storage obligation shall be fulfilled with such
storage fuels the storage obligation has sold or
consumed during the reference year. Permission may be given for
fulfill the obligation in other storage fuels or
with crude oil.
The storage obligation should be fulfilled with storage fuels
the storage obligation owns. If the storage obligation has
instructed someone else to keep stock according to Chapter 4. paragraph 1 may
However, the storage obligation fulfilled with storage fuels
the warehouse owner.
paragraph 3 of the Storage extent obligation shall be determined on the basis
of the amount of each storage fuel as the storage obligation
have sold or consumed during the reference year.
section 4 of the supervisory authority examines the issues of retention required hot
under this chapter.
Decisions about storage required hot shall be taken for each storage year.
A decision on storage required device may be amended during the
"storage period if it is necessary for the size of Sweden's
stockpile.
5 § the storage required under this Act shall, on
the request of the supervisory authority, supply the information needed
for questions about the storage required to be examined. quorum
Chapter 4. Warehousing of someone other than the person who is
storage required and storage outside the country
1 § Storage within or outside the country may be carried out by
someone other than the storage obligation if it is
storage required and who will perform the storage permit
It also requires the State to ... the one that is
the storage required to obtain your own inventory outside the country.
section 2 of the supervisory authority examines the issues under this chapter.
Chapter 5. Storage of inventory and notification obligations by
bankruptcy, etc.
1 § Storage under this Act shall be made in a way that is
satisfactory from preparedness and control point of view.
The bearings should always be accessible and located at a
such a way that they can reach end users and markets within the
time frames and conditions which can relieve the supply problem that
may have occurred when a serious supply disruption.
section 2 On a stock that is held under this Act fully or partially
will be subject to a decision of seizure or attachment
or held by a corporation that is bankrupt or has
entered into an arrangement with creditors, for the person who is
the storage obligation or the storage for another
immediately inform the supervisory authority.
When the regulatory authority has been informed of a situation
specified in the first subparagraph, the Agency shall investigate how Swedish
reserves affected by the measures and ensure that
the size of the stockpile that Sweden is required to have
According to Chapter 2. section 1 is maintained.
Chapter 6. Record of inventory and statistical compilations
section 1 the supervisor shall keep a register of the stock
to be held under this Act.
section 2 of the supervisory authority shall draw up monthly statistics
compilations of the stocks are held under this Act, and
of commercial stocks in the country.
These statements shall be forwarded to the European
the Commission.
In the statistical summary of stocks held
under this law, all or part of the stock will not be included
If these are subject to a decision of seizure or
enforcement action or held by the company that is rendered
bankruptcy or has entered into an arrangement with creditors.
3 § The obligation which is the storage and storage access
any other according to Chapter 4. § 1 shall before the end of each month
send information to the supervisory authority of the actual
inventory levels at the end of the preceding month as well as on
any deficiencies in inventory during a month in relation to the
set the storage required and other information
authority requests.
For storage outside the country as described in Chapter 4. section 1 information
under the first subparagraph shall be submitted to the supervisory authority of the
country of storage.
Chapter 7. The use of reserves
section 1 of the Government may decide that a stocks held pursuant to
This law should be used in whole or in part if
1. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has decided to make
crude oil or petroleum products available to the market
by stock to put into use or other complementary
measures shall be taken, and this decision will affect one or more
Member States,
2. The European Commission has concluded that there is a
severely interruption and has given permission to the
to the layer in question is used,
3. in the case of a first effort in an urgent case,
or
4. in the case of a local crisis.
The European Commission shall immediately be informed of the decision
under the first subparagraph.
section 2 of the supervisory authority shall draw up a contingency plan for how
Sweden's stockpile will be used in the event of serious
supply disruptions and about how a restriction of consumption
of storage shall be conducted at such interruptions fuels.
§ 3 When a stock that is held under this Act has been used to
it restored to the size and composition that have
decided for the current storage year.
Chapter 8. Inspection and charges, etc.
Supervision
§ 1 the authority the Government supervises
to this Act and the regulations in connection
the law is followed. The authority will also supervise the
stockpiles held in the country on behalf of a
the storage required in another Member State of the European Union
Council directive 2009/119/EC on the obligation of
Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or
petroleum products.
section 2 of the one who is or has been guilty of storage or the like
perform or have performed the stocking for someone else under 4
Cape. to be on the regulator's request
information and documents necessary for
supervision.
Anyone who is or has been guilty of storage or the like
perform or have performed the stocking for someone else under 4
Cape. should the regulator's request to let the authorities get
access to facilities and the premises and areas covered
to such installations to the extent that the authority
need for regulatory oversight.
The police authority shall, on request, provide the necessary assistance
for such access. Such a request may be made only if the
1. the particular circumstances give reason to suspect that
the action cannot be taken without a police man's special
powers under section 10 of the law on police (1984:387)
used, or
2. There are serious reasons.
Law (2014:750).
paragraph 3 of the European Commission has the right to request
information and access to facilities and the premises and
areas as set out in section 2.
Obligation to retain data
4 § The obligation which is the storage and storage access
any other according to Chapter 4. section 1 will save data on layers
held under this Act within five years from the end of the
"storage period to which the data relate.
Injunction
§ 5 supervisory authority may notify the injunctions
needed to
1. the obligation arising from Chapter 3. section 5 or 6
Cape. paragraph 3 shall be fulfilled,
2. the storage required to keep the stocks
decided,
3. an inventory should be kept and be accessible in ways that
referred to in Chapter 5. paragraph 1, or
4. the law should be followed.
A decision on the injunction may be subject to a penalty.
Revocation of authorization
section 6 a licence under this Act or the regulations that have
issued by virtue of the law shall be revoked if
the conditions for authorisation are no longer fulfilled.
Storage fee and late fee
section 7 a storage fee will be taken out of a storage required as
do not hold the stock to the extent that a decision has been made.
The storage fee will be calculated per day and meet the
the capital cost of the quantity of fuel shortages in inventory
amount to, with a supplement of up to 1000% of
the cost of capital.
A storage fee may be reduced or waived if the
There are serious reasons.
section 8, a late fee of 10 000 kroons shall be imposed on anyone who
is the storage required under this Act if the information
referred to in Chapter 3. section 5 or in Chapter 6. paragraph 3 has not come into
the supervisory authority within the prescribed time limit.
A second late fee of 25 000 kroons shall be imposed on the
the data have not been submitted to the supervisory authority within
seven working days from the notification of a
late fee has been collected have been sent to the person
the storage required.
A late fee may be reduced or waived if the
There are serious reasons.
Recovery
section 9 If a storage fee or a late fee has not
paid after the demand for payment, the fee is paid for
recovery. Upon recovery, enforcement under
the enforcement code occur.
Chapter 9. Appropriations
section 1 of the Government may provide for storage.
The Government may announce further provisions on supervision,
storage fee and late fee.
section 2 of the Government or the authority, as the Government determines
may provide for
1. calculation of the Swedish reserves,
2. the storage required and on exemptions and exemption from
storage required,
3. the conditions for authorisation in accordance with Chapter 3. section 2 and Chapter 4.
section 1,
4. storage of inventory and on notification obligations pursuant to 5
Cape. section 2,
5. register of stocks held under this Act and if the
statistical compilations, and
6. contingency plan, operation and restoration of stocks
held under this Act.
10 Cape. Appeal
paragraph 1 of the decision on storage required hot according to Chapter 3. paragraph 4 of the decision on
authorisation in accordance with Chapter 3. section 2 and Chapter 4. paragraph 1, decisions on
injunction that has joined together with liquidated damages in accordance with Chapter 8. section 5,
decision on the withdrawal of authorisation pursuant to Chapter 8. section 6, if
storage fee in accordance with Chapter 8. 7 and if the late payment fee
in accordance with Chapter 8. section 8 may be referred to the General
Administrative Court.
section 2 of the leave to appeal is required for an appeal to
the administrative court.
paragraph 3 of the decision under this Act or under the regulations
has been granted by virtue of the Act apply to immediately if any
unless otherwise specified in the decision.
Transitional provisions
2012:806
1. this law shall enter into force on 30 december 2012 when the law
(1984:1049) If emergency storage of oil and coal will end
to apply.
2. Storage year instituted on 1 July 2012 should end
on March 31, 2013.
3. The repealed law continues to apply for the "storage period
instituted on 1 July 2012.