WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/11
19 February 2002
(02-0840)
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:   National Board of Housing and Planning
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):   Reaction to fire for
building products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment of the
Building Regulations (60 pages, in Swedish)
6. Description of content:   Incorporation of new European fire classes for reaction to fire.
Changes on technical demands for staircases that can be used as a single escape route and
changes on demands for floorings and linings in certain premises.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To implement harmonized European fire classes for reaction to fire in the Swedish Building
Regulations (BBR)
8. Relevant documents:   Planning and Building Act (1987:10), Act(1994:847) and Decree
(1994:1215) on Technical Requirements for Construction works, etc.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2002
10. Final date for comments:   15 April 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:           