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On April 23, 2026, the Government of Sweden submitted a legislative proposition to adapt Swedish legislation in response to amendments to the European Union's Capital Requirements Directive, commonly referred to as the Banking Package. The Banking Package contains changes designed to harmonise supervision of financial institutions' activities across the European Union. The proposition introduces several key amendments to Swedish law affecting banks, credit market enterprises, very large securities firms, and certain holding companies. These include: introducing licensing requirements for companies from countries outside the European Economic Area seeking to provide central banking-related services through a Swedish branch; extending suitability requirements applicable to credit institution management to very large securities firms and certain holding companies; requiring companies to notify the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) in advance of new management appointments, such as board members or chief executives; obligating companies to conduct suitability assessments of certain senior personnel, with Finansinspektionen conducting assessments at larger firms; introducing application procedures for certain transactions; and implementing a cooling-off period for certain employees and contractors of Finansinspektionen, preventing them from taking employment at financial institutions within a specified timeframe. The proposed amendments are set to enter into force on July 1, 2026, with the exception of the licensing requirement for non-European Economic Area companies, which is proposed to take effect on January 11, 2027. The proposition is referenced as Prop. 2025/26:253. REFERENCES: Government of Sweden, Ministry of Finance. "Nya lagförslag kring tillsyn av banker" (New Legislative Proposals on Banking Supervision). April 23, 2026. Available at: https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2026/04/nya-lagforslag-kring-tillsyn-av-banker/