WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/23
1 November 2002
(02-6045)
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:   Vägverket (Swedish National Road 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:
Kommerskollegium (Swedish 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):
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Swedish National
Road Administration’s regulations on national type-approval of vehicles (37 pages, in
Swedish)
6. Description of content:   The regulation contains provisions concerning national type-
approval of vehicles. The new regulation replaces the existing provisions concerning type-
approval according to the former Vehicle Decree (1972:595). The following importantchanges have been introduced:
· The provisions are similar to EC type-approval of whole vehicles.
· The Swedish National Road Administration will issue type-approval.
· Type-approval can only be issued to the manufacturer.
· The manufacturer must have a quality assurance system that has been checked and
approved.
· The production will be subject to regular inspections.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The new regulation has been prepared as a result of a new Vehicle Act (2002:574) and a
new Vehicle Ordinance (under notification according to directive 98/34/EC) which are
being introduced in Sweden.
8. Relevant documents: Vehicle Act (2002:574)
Vehicle Ordinance (under notification according to directive
98/34/EC)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 March 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 2003
10. Final date for comments:   10 January 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           