WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/9
18 January 2002
(02-0243)
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):   National Board
of Trade
2. Agency responsible:   National Gaming Board
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:   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):   Lottery tickets,
HS: 49 11 99
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Conditions for
Lottery Tickets and Random Number Ge nerators  (40 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Security requirements for lottery tickets and random number
generators for use in Swedish lotteries
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of these conditions is to prevent any form of cheating with lottery tickets and
random number generators, and thereby fulfil the requirements of the Swedish Lotteries Act
concerning consumer protection against fraud and other crimes.
8. Relevant documents:   Swedish Lotteries Act (SFS 194:100)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 August 2002        
  
10. Final date for comments:   15 April 2002
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:           