WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/12
23 April 2002
(02-2337)
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 Environmental Protection 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:   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):   Shotguns, a specific type
of shotgun ammunition, rifles and instruction for traps
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Hunting Order,
(16 pages, in Swedish)
6. Description of content:    Ban of certain types of shotguns and rifles for hunting. Ban of
certain type of shotgun ammunition, the "Double Impact" type.  Demand for instruction for
use of traps, when traps are sold.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Ban concerning certain types of shotguns and certain types of rifles for hunting is due to the
fact that weapons of military type are not suitable for hunting.  Ban of short barrels in
shotguns and rifles for hunting is due to the fact that the gunpowder cannot burn efficientlyin short barrels.  Short barrels results in loss of impact power in game and increased risk of
crippled game.  Ban of the "Double Impact" shotgun ammunition is due to very poor
performance with increased risk of crippled game and human injuries.  The poor
performance is due to the fact that this type of ammunition has two separated loads of lead
shot.  Demand for instruction for use of traps, when traps are sold, is due to the need forknowledge in handling the traps.  Without such knowledge risk of inhumane trapping is
increased.
8. Relevant documents:   Hunting Act (1987:259) and Hunting Ordinance (1987:905)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }August 2002
10. Final date for comments:  28 June 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:           