WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.379
6August 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3328)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SWEDEN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Board ofHousing, Building andPlanning
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Balcony glazings, railings/balustrades
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendments ofthe
Boards Building Regulations, BBR94
6. Description ofcontent: Increased safety requirements forchildren atglazed balconies
andrailings/balustrades
7. Objective andrationale: Relevant levels ofsecurity
8. Relevant documents: Seenotification G/TBT/Notif.97.57
9. Proposed dateofadoption: November/December 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1January 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 10October 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: