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<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Code of Conduct<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

F\u00f6r Swedish Association of Material Sourcing (SAMS) \u00e4r det viktigt att verksamheten bedrivs p\u00e5 ett s\u00e4tt som tydligt h\u00e5ller sig inom konkurrensr\u00e4ttens ramar. Konkurrensr\u00e4ttens syfte \u00e4r att stimulera fri konkurrens vilket har f\u00f6reningens fulla st\u00f6d. SAMS antog uppf\u00f6randekoden januari 2015: koden uppdaterades oktober 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAMS must observe the code within the association and members who apply for membership in the association must commit to following the code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Code of Conduct aims to provide clear rules for SAMS and its members. Violations of the Code may lead to termination of membership. Another consequence is that the association and its member companies, at the initiative of the Swedish Competition Authority, may be ordered by the court to pay a so-called competition fine. Such a fine may amount to exceptionally high amounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following rules must always be observed within SAMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basic working method<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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  • M\u00f6ten med styrelser, kommitt\u00e9er, arbetsgrupper och andra samarbetsorgan f\u00e5r endast \u00e4ga rum efter att deltagarna bjudits in skriftligen. Som skriftlig inbjudan r\u00e4knas \u00e4ven e-post. Inbjudan till m\u00f6tet ska inneh\u00e5lla en dagordning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Protokoll ska f\u00f6ras vid varje m\u00f6te som avses i punkt 1 ovan. Protokollen ska skickas till alla medlemmar av forumet ifr\u00e5ga. De ska f\u00f6rvaras p\u00e5 ett organiserat s\u00e4tt under minst 10 \u00e5r.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Samr\u00e5d och diskussioner inom en styrelse, kommitt\u00e9, arbetsgrupp eller annat samarbetsorgan ska, om \u00e4mnena \u00e4r marknadsrelaterade, vara begr\u00e4nsade till det officiella m\u00f6tet vid vilket protokoll f\u00f6rs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • During consultations, as referred to in paragraph 3 above, the participants may not agree that a particular topic will be discussed during the meeting without minutes being taken. In such cases, the chairman of the meeting shall stop further discussion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    At every meeting of a board, committee, working group or other collaborative body during which market-related topics are discussed, at least one representative from the office shall be given the opportunity to participate. The representative shall be alert to topics that are sensitive from the point of view of competition law. If there is any doubt, the topic may not be discussed until an expert in competition law has been consulted and his advice means that the topic can be discussed without problems or that the framework for the discussion has been clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. F\u00f6rbjudna \u00e4mnen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The following topics are prohibited at meetings with boards, committees, working groups and other collaborative bodies affiliated with SAMS, especially if information exchange on these topics takes place between companies that are competitors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • F\u00f6rs\u00e4ljningspriser, taxor, (planerade) prisjusteringar, rekommenderade priser, rabatter, prish\u00f6jningar och andra prisrelaterade \u00e4mnen avseende medlemsf\u00f6retagens produkter eller tj\u00e4nster;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Market segmentation, for example by allocating a specific geographical area, specific customers or specific groups of customers to specific member companies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Begr\u00e4nsningar avseende produktion eller f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljning;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Consultation in advance regarding responses to requests for quotations from potential customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Exchange of market information concerning individual member companies, i.e. information on production, turnover, sales, investments, divestments, R&D costs and other information insofar as it is related to specific products or services or categories thereof and may be considered commercially sensitive;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Publicering av genomsnittspriser eller prisspann inom branschen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Exclusivity for specific member companies to represent producers and importers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Bojkott av s\u00e4rskilda leverant\u00f6rer eller kunder;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Other topics that may lead to anti-competitive coordination of the market behavior of member companies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Prior consultation between competitors regarding responses to requests for tenders, whether from a public or private buyer;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Agreements between all competitors to add a fee to the bids to compensate the companies that do not win the bidding competition for their bidding costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Topics that may pose a problem<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          The following topics may, under certain circumstances, pose a competition law problem, particularly in a highly concentrated, oligopolistic market, i.e. a market with few players. The topics may therefore only be discussed after consultation with a competition law expert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Allm\u00e4nna leveransbest\u00e4mmelser. Om best\u00e4mmelserna h\u00e4nf\u00f6r sig till k\u00e4nsliga konkurrensparametrar s\u00e5som priser, taxor, s\u00e4tt att indexera, p\u00e5lagor f\u00f6r s\u00e4rskilda kostnader, eller om anv\u00e4ndningen av best\u00e4mmelserna \u00e4r tvingande, kan konkurrensmyndigheterna ha inv\u00e4ndningar;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Begr\u00e4nsningar av deltagandet i m\u00e4ssor. Generellt g\u00e4ller att alla f\u00f6retag ska vara fria att delta i vilka m\u00e4ssor de vill och f\u00f6retag f\u00e5r inte uppmanas att bojkotta m\u00e4ssor. Begr\u00e4nsningar i friheten att delta \u00e4r endast till\u00e5tna under s\u00e4rskilda villkor. Att medlemsf\u00f6retag f\u00f6rhandlar gemensamt f\u00f6r att erh\u00e5lla b\u00e4ttre pris eller andra villkor fr\u00e5n en m\u00e4ssorganisation utg\u00f6r inte ett konkurrensr\u00e4ttsligt problem;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Speciella krav f\u00f6r medlemskap i en branschf\u00f6rening. S\u00e5 l\u00e4nge leverant\u00f6rens medlemskap inte spelar n\u00e5gon avg\u00f6rande roll f\u00f6r potentiella kunder vid deras val av produkter och tj\u00e4nster, \u00e4r det konkurrensr\u00e4ttsligt inv\u00e4ndningsfritt. Men s\u00e5 snart kunderna anser att s\u00e5dant medlemskap \u00e4r<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            importantly, the requirements for membership in the trade association must meet objective criteria;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Det \u00e4r i princip till\u00e5tet f\u00f6r SAMS att samla in kommersiell information om individuella f\u00f6retag och g\u00f6ra denna information tillg\u00e4nglig f\u00f6r medlemsf\u00f6retagen i aggregerad form. Det f\u00e5r under inga omst\u00e4ndigheter vara m\u00f6jligt att utl\u00e4sa information om individuella f\u00f6retag ur den samlade informationen. De nationella konkurrensmyndigheterna i vissa EU-l\u00e4nder till\u00e5ter bara s\u00e5dana statistiksystem om den insamlade informationen \u00e4r tillr\u00e4ckligt gammal, t.ex. omfattar data som \u00e4r \u00e5tminstone ett \u00e5r gammal, och\/eller om informationen har gjorts allm\u00e4nt tillg\u00e4nglig.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • \u00c4mnen som inte utg\u00f6r ett problem<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                The following topics constitute to a large extent the core business of trade associations such as SAMS. Discussions and consultations on these topics do not normally pose any problems under competition law, provided that the topics listed under point A. above are not affected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Generella cykliska ekonomiska data och uppgifter om aff\u00e4rsklimat, under f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning att diskussionerna om dessa \u00e4mnen inte relaterar till n\u00e5got enskilt f\u00f6retags handlingss\u00e4tt. Diskussioner om dessa \u00e4mnen fokuserar p\u00e5 makroniv\u00e5n och p\u00e5verkar inte enskilda f\u00f6retags marknadsbeteende.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Lobbyingaktiviteter som h\u00e4nf\u00f6r sig till gemensamma intressen inom branschen och som koncentrerar sig p\u00e5 lagstiftning och andra allm\u00e4nna fr\u00e5gor som kan p\u00e5verka branschen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Arbetsr\u00e4tt och sociala fr\u00e5gor. Dessa fr\u00e5gor ber\u00f6rs inte av konkurrensr\u00e4tten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Legala fr\u00e5gor. Dessa fr\u00e5gor \u00e4r per definition av generell natur, eftersom de p\u00e5verkar alla f\u00f6retagsaff\u00e4rer i samma omfattning;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Standardiseringsfr\u00e5gor, om (I) standardiseringsf\u00f6rfarandet \u00e4r transparent och st\u00e5r \u00f6ppet f\u00f6r alla parter som vill delta, (II) det inte f\u00f6religger ett tv\u00e5ng att f\u00f6lja standarden, (III) tillg\u00e5ng till standarden ges p\u00e5 r\u00e4ttvisa, rimliga och icke-diskriminerande villkor och (IV) diskussionerna i samband med standardiseringsf\u00f6rfarandet \u00e4r begr\u00e4nsade till tekniska aspekter. Standardisering syftar till produktkompatibilitet och teknisk utveckling vilket normalt kommer att vara till f\u00f6rdel f\u00f6r slutanv\u00e4ndaren;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • S\u00e4kerhet och h\u00e4lsofr\u00e5gor. SAMS har ett intresse av att fr\u00e4mja s\u00e4kerhet och h\u00e4lsa med avseende p\u00e5 branschens produkter;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Environmental issues. SAMS has an interest in promoting environmental considerations in the use of the industry's products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Application of the Code and Rules of Conduct<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

                  Doubts may sometimes arise as to whether a procedure, particularly those referred to under b) above, is compatible with the Competition Act's prohibition of anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices. The question that should then be asked is what purpose the act has and what effects it has. The procedure is prohibited if the purpose is anti-competitive. The same applies if the effect of the procedure is anti-competitive even if the procedure does not have that purpose. An anti-competitive effect exists if the independent conduct of the undertakings concerned on the market is jeopardised.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  If it is not obvious, based on the above criteria, that the procedure is legal, the person responsible for the activity should stop the ongoing activity and seek advice from competition law experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  Uppf\u00f6randekod F\u00f6r Swedish Association of Material Sourcing (SAMS) \u00e4r det viktigt att verksamheten bedrivs p\u00e5 ett s\u00e4tt som tydligt h\u00e5ller sig inom konkurrensr\u00e4ttens ramar. Konkurrensr\u00e4ttens syfte \u00e4r att stimulera fri konkurrens vilket har f\u00f6reningens fulla st\u00f6d. SAMS antog uppf\u00f6randekoden januari 2015: koden uppdaterades oktober 2025. SAMS ska iaktta koden inom f\u00f6reningen och medlemmar som s\u00f6ker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2969587","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2969587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2969587"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2969587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2970106,"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2969587\/revisions\/2970106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsgruppen.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2969587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}