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Act on cooperative entities in counties (SFS 2002:34).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Cooperative/producer organization Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Financing Land-use planning Monitoring Local government Urban land
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 1 July 2002. Provisions in article 3 apply from 1 January 2003.
Abstract

This Act sets guidelines on the function and responsibility of cooperative bodies in a municipality. These cooperative bodies are local government decision-making entities with the special task of overseeing regional development issues and are responsible for: A collaborative bodies are responsible for: the implementation of programs for the development of municipalities and county councils intending cooperation with other parties; the coordination of such development efforts; on deciding the use of certain governmental state funds allocated for regional development; on deciding the prioritization of measures relating to infrastructure, establishment of county plans for regional infrastructure etc.; to receiving and preparing applications for subsidy from EU structural funds; to follow up actions and effects of development in counties; and to provide an annual accounting of resulting actions and effects to the Government.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.riksagen.se