RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.300
19October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3171)
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: Ministry oftheEnvironment
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],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):
Mercury.
Chemical compounds andpreparations containing mercury.
Certain goods containing mercury.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Ordinance Amending the
Ordinance (1991:1290) onCertain Goods Containing Mercury (1page)
6. Description ofcontent: Banontheexport andother professional transport outof
Sweden ofmercury, chemical compounds andpreparations containing mercury and
certain goods containing mercury.
7. Objective andrationale: Partofthereduction inSweden oftheuseofmercury on
environmental grounds andtocounteract theriskofmercury andcertain goods
containing mercury spreading ontheinternational market.
8. Relevant documents: Ordinance (1991:1290) oncertain Goods Containing Mercury -
TBT/Notif.91.86; TBT/Notif.92.207 (exemptions)
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1July1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 18December 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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