WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.317
28 June 1999
(99-2675)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:   Civil Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety Department
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):   Procedures for the
issuing of certificates of airworthiness for ai rcraft produced in Sweden as well as imported
aircraft.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Swedish Civil
Aviation Regulations, Airworthiness Requirements, BCL-M 1.7 Certificate of
Airworthiness - Inspection, 6 pages, Swedish
6. Description of content:   The proposed requirements concern the procedures for issuing
certificates of airworthiness for aircraft.  The proposal consists of extended requirements on
reporting when the certificate of airworthiness is to be renewed for an aircraft which is
15 years or older.  The extended demands on reporting concern the technical status of theaircraft with reference to the special requirements for old aircraft stated in the airworthiness
directives published by the Aviation Authority in the manufacturing country.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Many aircraft registered in Sweden have reached an age of 15 years or more and may be
subject to extensive measures in order to maintain their airworthiness.  These measures
follow specific programmes and may consist of an isolated action (modification) or
recurrent inspections.  In order to ensure the c ontinuity in the follow-up of these actions it is
suggested to increase the demands on reporting when the certificate of airwortiness for an
older aircraft is to be renewed.
8. Relevant documents:   18, 19, 22 and 23 §§ of the Swedish Aviation Order (1986:171)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }As soon as possible
10. Final date for comments:   30 August 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           