Swedish Consumer Agency ( sv, Konsumentverket) is a

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government agency that answers to the

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. Its director general is also designated Consumer ombudsman (''Konsumentombudsmannen, KO''). The agency, with a staff of around 120 located in Karlstad, provides the Swedish general public with consumer affairs assistance, acting in the collective interest of

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s. It is active in the fields of

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and contract terms, consumer information and product safety. The task of resolving individual consumer disputes, however, is handled by the National Board for Consumer Complaints.

External links

Official website
Consumer rights agencies Consumer Agency Ombudsmen in Sweden {{Sweden-gov-stub

See also

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