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M 13183-25 AI generated

Individual firm environmental penalty decision dismissed as individual firms lack independent legal personality.

Case Number M 13183-25
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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Legislator summary

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The Mark- och miljööverdomstolen (MÖD) quashed an environmental penalty decision originally issued against a sole proprietorship. Although only the administrative board appealed the decision, the court exercised reformatio in melius to overturn the ruling. The court held that a sole proprietorship is not an independent legal subject and thus cannot be the target of a penalty decision.

Legislator headnote

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Miljöbalken 2011:0400 kap. 11 §; Miljöbalken 2011:0400 kap. 12 §: A penalty decision cannot be directed against an individual firm because it lacks independent legal personality, and the court may quash such a decision even if only the authority appealed.

Keywords

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individual firm legal personality environmental penalty decision reformatio in melius sole proprietorship status administrative penalty recipient

Cited Legislation

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Miljöbalken 2011:0400 kap. 11 §
Miljöbalken 2011:0400 kap. 12 §
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M 13606-24
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M 8329-01
Court upheld environmental fine for starting a new C-class business without prior notification under Swedish environmental regulations.
M 6241-05
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Ett beslut om miljösanktionsavgift har riktats mot en enskild firma. En enskild firma är inte ett självständigt rättssubjekt och ett beslut om sanktionsavgift kan därför inte riktas mot en sådan. Trots att endast nämnden överklagat beslutet med yrkande till nackdel för den enskilde har MÖD upphävt beslutet om miljösanktionsavgift (reformatio in melius).