. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/6
15 November 2001
(01-5814)
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 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:   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):   Goods that according to
the Act of transportation of dangerous goods (SFS 1982:821), is to be treated as dangerous
goods; and packing
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations
concerning transportation of packaged dangerous goods at sea, (2 pages, appendix900 pages, Swedish)
6. Description of content:   The UN body IMO (International Maritime Organization) has
drawn up the 30:th amendment to the Inte rnational Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
(IMDG Code) which comes in force on the 1 of January 2002.  These draft regulations will
implement the 30th amendment to Swedish law.  The IMDG Code contains regulations
concerning transportation of packaged dangerous goods at sea and is divided into
seven parts:
1. General rules, definitions and education;
2. Classification;
3. Dangerous goods list;
4. Packaging and tank instructions;
5. Consignment procedures;
6. Construction and testing of package, intermediate bulk containers, large
packagings, UN tanks and road tank vehicles;
7 Operative requirements concerning transportation.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The intention is to implement the 30th amendment to the International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code into Swedish law.G/TBT/N/SWE/6
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8. Relevant documents:   Act (1982:821) and Ordinance ( 1982:923) of transport of dangerous
goods
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2002
10. Final date for comments:   14 January 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:           