WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/70
15 February 2000
(00-0553)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:   National Maritime Administration
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):   Electrical connection
systems and equipment
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Swedish Maritime
Administration Regulations concerning Shore Connection between Ship and Electrical
Shore based Source  (4 pages)
6. Description of content:   The regulation contains regulations about supply of electricity
from a source on shore to a ship.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The regulations are developed to increase the personal safety when supply of electricity
from a source on shore to a ship is arranged.
8. Relevant documents:   Swedish Maritime Administration Regulation (1971:A15)
concerning electrical installations and equipment on ships.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 July 2000
10. Final date for comments:   25 April 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           