WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/32
7 October 2003
(03-5273)
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fire protection
equipment
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulation
concerning fire protection on ships to which SOLAS 74, chapter II-2 is applicable
(amendment)  (3 pages, appendix 103 pages in Swedish)
6. Description of content:   The proposal consists of the 1989 through 1996 and partly 2000
amendments of SOLAS 74, Chapter II-2 (Fire protection).  SOLAS 74 is an international
convention taken by the member states of IMO (International Maritime Organization)
applicable to ships of a certain size in international trade.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The intention with the proposal is to implement the 1989 through 1996 and partly 2000
amendments of SOLAS 74, Chapter II-2 into Swedish law
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption: February 2004
Proposed date of entry into force: April 2004          
10. Final date for comments:   5 December 2003
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:           