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Land and Environment2024.01.24

Foyen has successfully represented Eolus Vind AB

Foyen has successfully represented Eolus in the Land and Environment Court regarding the construction of a solar park with a total capacity of 2 MW in the municipality of Båstad.

Land and Environment, Wind power2023.12.05

Foyen advises Sveriges Vindkraftkooperativ ek.för’s. acquistion of Dragaliden wind farm from Enercon

Land and Environment2023.04.04

New proposed EU regulation to secure a sustainable supply of critical raw materials

On 16 March 2023, the EU Commission published its proposal for a new Regulation establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (the Regulation).

Land and Environment2022.11.11

Foyen Advokatfirma has represented Eolus Vind AB

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Land and Environment2022.11.10

New rules lead to extended producer responsibility for packaging waste management

As a consequence of the Government's adoption of the Producer Responsibility for Packaging Regulation (2022:1274), extended producer responsibility for waste management of packaging will enter into force on 1 January 2023. The aim of the regulation is to reduce the amount of packaging, limit the harmful environmental impact of packaging, reduce litter, and achieve recycling targets. The regulation is aimed at ensuring that packaging waste is handled acceptably from health and environmental perspectives, and that the producers assume operational or financial responsibility for collecting and treating packaging waste.

Energy and Innovation, Land and Environment2021.05.25

Foyen has advised NTR in connection with its investment in 20 wind turbines in Jönköping

Land and Environment2021.03.12

FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE HABITATS DIRECTIVE – COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REJECTS SWEDISH CASE LAW

As part of a recently issued preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified that the prohibitions regarding the impact of measures or activities on animal species as laid out in the Habitats Directive apply not only to the species as a whole but also on an individual level.

Land and Environment2021.02.19

THE GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM GAS AND INSTRUCTS THE SWEDISH ENERGY AGENCY TO DRAW UP A HYDROGEN STRATEGY

Land and Environment2020.10.12

Increased demands on waste producers – who do they apply to and what do they entail?

During the summer of 2020, several new rules regarding waste were enacted. These changes in waste legislation were part of the implementation of the Waste Framework Directive and the ongoing work towards a more circular economy. One of the changes is that commencing on 1 November 2020, waste producers must report hazardous waste to a national waste register. Below is an overview of what rules applies with respect to the reporting of hazardous waste.

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