Nordic Co-operation on Legislation in the Field of Private Law

Since 1995, Sweden and Finland are members of the European Union. Before this date, Denmark was the only Nordic Member State. The new situation has also changed the basis for Nordic co-operation in various fields. One such field is the co-operation on legislation. Below, I will put forward some conclusions and actions that the changes have brought about in this field. My experience from Nordic co-operation on legislation is drawn from a twelve-year long service in the Ministry of Justice in Sweden, most recently in 1994 1997 as Director General, responsible for legislation in the field of Private Law. The matters concerned are consequently regarded from a Swedish Private Law point of view. Developments until November 1997 have been taken into consideration. Let me first give you some background information.