 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SWE/40 
5 July 2004 
 (04-2862) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 Maritime 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:         
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):   Ships radio equipment 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations 
concerning ships radio equipment, (18 pages, in Swedish) 
6. Description of content:   The regulations contain demands regarding ships radio equipment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The regulations aim to incorporate Chapter IV of the International Convention for the 
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, including amendments up to IMO-resolution MSC.69(69) 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   3 September 2004 
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:        
 