Swedish Law on Economic Associations (No. SFS 1987:667). Country/Territory Sweden Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Law, consisting of 16 Chapters, establishes the general principles applicable to economic associations and regulates their activity. Producer cooperatives play an important role in the Swedish food processing industry in certain sectors, e.g. cereals and dairy. Producer organizations are also economic associations. Full text Swedish Website www.riksdagen.se