WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.95
17April 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1395)
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: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Refrigeration equipment andheatpumps
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendment ofthe
Refrigerants Order (SNFS 1992:16)
6. Description ofcontent: TheRefrigerants Order contains rules onprecautionary
measures when handling theozone depleting substances andHFC inconnection with
construction, manufacturing, installation, care and maintenance ofrefrigeration
equipment andheatpumps. There arealsoprovisions intheregulation about handling
andtaking careofsuchrefrigerants anddemands ofcompetence ofthestaffcarrying out
service, maintenance, installation andcontrol ofrefrigeration equipment andpumps.
Theproposed alterations imply thatdemands inconnection withcertification of
staffworking withrefrigeration equipment andheatpumps, arechanged. Demands of
education andexperience arereplaced bydemands onacertain competence. Remaining
changes oftheregulation aremainly editorial andtheaimistosimplify the
understanding ofthese rules.
7. Objective andrationale: Simplification andadaption tonew law(national and
EU-based).
8. Relevant documents: Earlier notification TBT/Notif.92.50
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1October 1996
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1November 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 17June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: