Act 2004
Lag (2004:297) om bank- och finansieringsrörelse (Banking and Financing Business Act)
Issued by Finansinspektionen
Plain-English summary
Governs banking and financing business: licensing requirement (ch. 2), licences for Swedish companies (ch. 3), foreign companies' operations in Sweden (ch. 4) and Swedish companies' operations abroad (ch. 5), general operating provisions including outsourcing notified to FI (ch. 6, outsourcing in s. 7), recovery plans (ch. 6 a), handling of credits (ch. 8), supervision (ch. 13), assessment of owners' suitability (ch. 14), interventions (ch. 15) and appeals (ch. 17). Issued 19 May 2004; amendments shown up to SFS 2026:1080.
Who it applies to
Banking
Topics
Prudential & Capital Operational Risk & Outsourcing
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