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Swetic sees that the EU Commission's CSRD directive will play a crucial role in the Union's green transition. Therefore, carefully considered implementation of the directive in Swedish legislation is of utmost importance for the continued competitiveness of Swedish companies. A central part of the directive is the requirement for independent review and verification of sustainability reports. However, Swetic criticizes the inquiry's proposal not to open […]

Swetic is generally positive about the Swedish Food Agency's referral and welcomes the proposed expansion of control. Major innovation is currently underway in both snus-like products and contact materials, which is why increasing the frequency of control is a prerequisite for ensuring safe products on the market and managing any risks to human health and the environment. However, we choose to highlight some […]

Swetic has developed new guidelines for remote technical inspection. The guidelines represent Swetic's position and guidance on the use of methods and technologies for remote technical inspection and conformity assessment. The document is aimed at all TIC stakeholders, including conformity assessment bodies, industry, customers, accreditation bodies, authorities, system owners, employees and insurers. The guidance is intended […]

Who are Swetic? Swetic is a trade association for companies active in testing, inspection, control, calibration and certification, which also includes inspections of rides and fairground equipment. What does Swetic do? Swetic works on behalf of our members to create the best possible conditions for member companies to carry out their tasks as independent accredited bodies. This means, among other things […]

The article primarily criticizes the government's inability to help the country's companies in difficult economic times and emphasizes that the Swedish Work Environment Authority's proposal to require certification of boiler operators does not increase safety but instead is a cost burden of billions for companies. It also highlights the importance of reviewing the regulatory burden on companies to make it easier. To some extent, we are […]

Through inspections, surveys, controls, certifications and calibrations, Swetic members play a crucial role in ensuring that people's everyday lives are safe and sustainable. At Swetic, we are optimistic about the future and believe we have great opportunities to influence both authorities and societal development. Read more about how and why our board gets involved below. Jörgen […]

Please read more about our reasoning in the article, where our chairman Jörgen Backersgård and board member Anna Broekman Roslund participate, here.

You can read more information here: The board of Swetic has taken note of this information and has some comments. It is still unclear what increase will come in 2023, which is worrying if it will be a significant increase. It is unclear how large increases will come before the established level is reached and whether the increases will […]

Four challenges were identified: Competence supply Digitalization and changing landscape Authorities and regulations Swetic's own role and structure The meeting resulted in many good concrete proposals to strengthen the collaboration. Swetic's business plan for 2023 is, among other things, designed with proposals that emerged in connection with the workshop. Below are some of the activities to be carried out in 2023: Environmental monitoring […]

EU regulations are updated regularly and it was time to update the requirements for EU organic production where the previous regulation was established in 2007. At the turn of the year 21/22, the new regulation came into force, which enables more products to become organic. — For consumers, this means that it is possible to find more types of products as organic, for example salt […]

In the article, both the owner of a traveling amusement park and several people active in the industry speak out about the safety routines and inspection obligations that exist today. Swetic's chairman Jörgen Backersgård would like to see assembly inspections introduced for traveling amusement parks. Read the article here!

June 9th is World Accreditation Day. A day that is celebrated around the world. This year's theme is sustainability in economic growth and the environment, with a focus on how accreditation supports several of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. World Accreditation Day is celebrated globally at the initiative of the […]