. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/22
30 October 2002
(02-5981)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SWEDEN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Vägverket (Swedish National Road Administration)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Kommerskollegium (Swedish National Board of Trade)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Swedish National
Road Administration’s regulation on towed devices, trailers designed to be pulled in a
maximum speed of 50 km/h and terrain trailers (33 pages, in Swedish)
6. Description of content:   The draft regulation specifies requirements on the design and
equipment of towed devices, trailers designed to be pulled in a maximum speed of 50 km/h
and terrain trailers. The new regulation replaces the existing regulation VVFS 1993:17. Thebasic rules regarding design and equipment of vehicles in the former Vehicle Decree
(1972:595) and Off-road Vehicle Decree (1972:594) have been incorporated in the
regulations.
The regulation contains provisions regarding new as well as old vehicles which have been
brought into use with regard to the transitional provisions given in the Vehicle Decree.
Updated requirements have been introduced on brakes, tyres, lighting, direction indicator
lamps and coupling devices.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The new regulation has been prepared as a result of a new Vehicle Act (2002:574) and a
new Vehicle Ordinance (under notification according to directive 98/34/EC) which are
being introduced in Sweden. The aim is also to give the regulation a linguistic and legal
update.
8. Relevant documents: Vehicle Act (2002:574)
Vehicle Ordinance (under notification according to directive
98/34/EC)G/TBT/N/SWE/22
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 May 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 2003
10. Final date for comments:   10 January 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           