WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.58
26February 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0810)
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): Timber structures, glued
laminated timber, masonry clayunits, masonry mortar, masonry, building lime, cement,
lightweight concrete products, steelforthereinforcement ofconcrete, structural steels.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendments ofthe
Boards Design Regulations, BKR 94
6. Description ofcontent: Amended requirements onglued laminated timber, possibility to
useD-mortar (amortar withlower strength). Anewfreeze-test formasonry clayunits
isrecommended.
7. Objective andrationale: Relevant levels ofsecurity, possibility tousealternative
solutions, adaption totechnical progress andnewstandards.
8. Relevant documents: ActonTechnical Requirements forConstruction Works etc.with
Decree, SFS1994:847, 1994:1215. Design Regulations 94,BFS1993:58 (amended
BFS1995:18).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: EndofMay1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1July1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 5May1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: