WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/31
20 August 2003
(03-4331)
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:   Swedish Rescue Services Agency
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:           
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):   Flammables and
explosives
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   S w e d i s h  R e s c u e
Services Agency regulations regarding classification and labelling of and material safety
data sheet on flammables and explosives (37 pages, in Swedish)
6. Description of content:   The proposal aims into law the directive 1999/45/EC concerning
the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances, which are
flammable and explosive.  The proposal makes regulations of directive applicable on
explosives brought into the market for the purpose to obtaining an explosive or pyrotechniceffect.  The proposal will consequently include all explosives.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of the proposal is to unify the regulations for classification, packaging and
marking of explosives independently even if they are covered by directive 1999/45/EC or
not.  National regulations regarding marking, notification and material safety data sheets for
explosives are found in National Inspectorate of Flammables and Explosives legislation
SIND-FS 1983:7 (marking), SÄIFS 1994:9 (n otification), respectively SÄIFS 1994:5
(material safety data sheet).  National Inspectorate of Flammables and Explosives ceased to
exist as an agency the 1 October 2001, and all its activities were transferred to Swedish
Rescue Services Agency.
8. Relevant documents:   Ordinance on flammables and explosives (1988:1145)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }November 2003
10. Final date for comments:   17 October 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           