According to the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, FSC-certified companies violate Swedish forestry law and the FSC standard. Several formal complaints have been left without effective action by the FSC, the Society for Nature Conservation claims."We are very disappointed. We initiated FSC in Sweden some 15 years ago, but today the number of violation of laws and standards is too high," says Mikael Karlsson, President of the society.The decision to leave FSC Sweden was preceded by extensive discussions within the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. At the recent general assembly of FSC Sweden, the society forwarded motions with claims for improvements of the system. One of these proposals was partially adopted by the FSC assembly.