WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.434
19December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5369)
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: Ministry oftheEnvironment
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): Snowmobiles andother
off-road scooters
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TheNoise and
Exhaust Fumes Prevention from Off-Road Scooters Ordinance
6. Description ofcontent: Snowmobiles andother off-road scooters placed onthemarket
shallsatisfy thefollowing requirements. Noise: 75dB(A). Exhaust emissions: carbon
monoxide 200,hydrocarbons 80,nitrogen oxides 10andparticles 4.0g.perkWh. The
manufacturer orhisrepresentative inSweden areresponsible fortheconformance ofthe
vehicles withthese requirements.
7. Objective andrationale: Toreduce exhaust emissions andnoise disturbance from
snowmobiles andother off-road scooters.
8. Relevant documents: TheNoise andExhaust Fumes Prevention from Off-Road
Scooters Act
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Spring 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1July1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 10February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: