WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/SWE/36 
10 May 2004  
 
(04-2071) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Swedish Maritime 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:   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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Life Saving Appliances 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   The Swedish 
Maritime Administration’s regulations con cerning Life Saving Appliances on ships not 
governed by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (44 pages, in 
Swedish) 
6. Description of content:   Regulations concerning Life  Saving Appliances on passenger 
ships in domestic trade and cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnes.  Equipment needs to 
comply with European (EN) and international (ISO, IMO) standards only. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To update references to European  and International standards.  
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  October 2004 
10. Final date for comments :  9 July  2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
 