Swedish Transport Agency Code of Statutes   THE 
SWEDISH 
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The Swedish Transport Agency’s regulations and 
general recommendations for special equipment in 
taxis;  
adopted on [DATE  YEAR].  
The Swedish Transport Agency hereby prescribes1 the following 
requirements pursuant to Chapter  8, subsection  2a and §  3 of the Government 
regulation on taxis (2012:238) as we ll as §§  18, 19, 20a and 20b of Ordinance 
(2016:623) on booking centres for taxi traffic and adopts the following 
general recommendations.  
Chapter  1 — Introductory provisions  
Scope  
§ 1 The following regulations contain  
1. requirements for the certification  of special equipment for taxis,  
2. requirements established for manufacturers of special equipment,  
3. the requirements that apply for special equipment which will be used in 
taxis that do not have taxi metering equipment,  
4. the requirements that apply f or accredited inspection bodies, and  
5. inspection requirements for the special equipment.  
§ 2 Goods that are lawfully sold in another Member State of the European 
Union or in Turkey, or that originate from and are lawfully sold in an EFTA 
State that is party to the EEA Treaty, are presumed to be in compliance with 
this measure. Application of this measure is covered by 
Regulation  (EC)  No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
of 9 July 2008 laying down procedures relating to the applicati on of certain 
national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member 
State and repealing Decision No  3052/95/EC (OJ  L 218, 13.8.2008, p.  21). 
 
1 See Directive  (EU)  2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
9 September  2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field 
of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services.  TSFS  2019:C  
Published on  
[DATE  YEAR]  
ROAD TRAFFIC  DRAFT 14  JUNE  2019   
 
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Certification of special equipment for taxis  
§ 3 The special equipment for taxis shall be certif ied by a body that is 
accredited in accordance with Regulation  (EC)  No 765/2008 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 9  July 2008 setting out the requirements for 
accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products 
and re pealing Regulation  (EEC)  No 339/93 with its original wording and the 
Accreditation and Technical Control Act  (2011:791) or by a certifying body 
accredited under an equivalent scheme in some other country within the 
European Economic Area.  
Definitions  
§ 4 These regulations use the following terms with the meanings indicated 
below.  
reporting centre  a booking centre for taxi traffic as described in §  2 in 
the Act  (2014:1020) on reporting centres and booking 
centres for taxi traffic  
the vehicle i.d. 
number  the alphanumeric code assigned to the vehicle by the 
manufacturer in order to assure correct identification 
(chassis number)  
information 
security  preservation of the confidentiality, integrity and 
availability of information assets  
information 
access  information that must be protected  
registration 
number  the number by which a vehicle is registered in the 
Road Traffic Register in accordance with Chapter  7, 
§ 1 of Ordinance (2001:650) on the road traffic 
register  
special 
equipment   equipment described in Chapter  2b, §  1 in the Act 
amending the Taxi Traffic Act  (2012:211), which 
contains software and hardware and collects 
information from the taxi  
technical 
equipment  application that contains software and hardware and 
which receives, collects, stores and provides access to 
data concerning taxi trips completed using taxis 
equipped with special equipment  
manufacturer  any natural or legal person who manufactures special 
equipment (or has such equipment manufactured), 
and markets such equipment under thei r name or 
trademark   3 manufacturer’s 
representative  any natural or legal person who is established within 
the EU or EEA and who, according to a written 
authori sation, has the right to perform tasks specified 
by the manufacturer  
development 
environment  the systems environment where the manufacturer 
develops and manufactures the special equipment  
§ 5 For the purposes of these regulations  
ECE  Regulation  10 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of 
vehicles with regard to electromagnetic 
compatibility  
GNSS (Global 
Navigation 
Satellite Systems)  the common name for the satellite systems that are 
used for global navigation and positioning, for 
example GPS and GLONASS  
Chapter  2 Requirements governing manufacturers of special 
equipment  
Basic provisions  
§ 1 In the production of the special equipment, the manufacturer shall use a 
well-documented production method.  
§ 2 The manufacturer shall test each version of the special equipment in 
order to ensure that it fulfils the requirements of these regulations.  
The te sting method shall be well -documented and the test environment 
shall be separated from the development environment.  
§ 3 The manufacturer shall describe how the special equipment obtains the 
data from the vehicle or via the vehicle. The description shall en compass all 
relevant steps in data retrieval and show how the manufacturer ensures that 
the information resources are not manipulated, corrupted or lost.  
§ 4 The manufacturer shall describe how the special equipment will 
communicate with the technical equi pment at the booking centres.  
§ 5 The manufacturer shall notify the certifying body that certified the 
equipment of all changes to the special equipment which may affect its 
conformity with the requirements of these regulations. Such changes require 
an add itional approval and an updated certificate. Issuing an updated 
certificate will not affect the validity period under Chapter  6, § 5. 
§ 6 The manufacturer shall ensure that vendors are aware of and comply 
with the prescribed requirements applicable to the vendor’s performance of 
its task.  
Information security  
§ 7 Manufacturers shall conduct their operations in accordance with a 
documented management system for information security. The manufacturer  
 
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shall ensure that such a system is developed and put in pla ce. The system shall 
be updated regularly and upon major organisational changes.  
§ 8 The manufacturer shall ensure that the relevant personnel follow the 
management system for information security.  
Development environment  
§ 9 The manufacturer shall ensure that roles, qualification requirements and 
responsibilities are clearly defined in the business operations. The 
manufacturer shall also ensure that defined roles are held by persons who are 
suitable, have adequate qualifications  and understand their respon sibilities.  
§ 10 The manufacturer shall ensure that routines are established for the 
handling and follow -up of safety incidents, and for incident reporting 
regarding the development environment.  
§ 11 The manufacturer shall, by way of authori sation checks, ensure that 
the development environment is protected from unauthori sed system access 
during the production of the special equipment.  
Access modes shall be restricted and based on approved permission, area 
of responsibility  and assigned role.  
Any changes to  the development environment shall be traceable at the 
individual level with date and time information. Information on changes shall 
remain accessible for as long a period as the certifying body deems to be 
adequate in view of the lifespan of the equipment . 
§ 12 The manufacturer shall use a well -documented methodology for 
version management. Information on version management shall be stored and 
be made available for as long a period as the certifying body judges to be 
adequate in view of the lifespan of the  equipment.  
Documentation  
§ 13 The manufacturer shall document  
1. the routines which ensure that the manufacturing is carried out in such 
a way that the special equipment meets the requirements of these regulations,  
2. the development method used as referr ed to in §  1, including the 
documentation that is required under this development method,  
3. the testing method used as referred to in §  2, including the 
documentation that is required under this testing method,  
4. description of how the information will b e obtained in accordance with 
§ 3, 
5. description of how the special equipment will communicate with the 
technical equipment at the booking centres in accordance with §  4, 
6. the management system for information security as referred to in §  7, 
7. the development environment in accordance with §§  9-12, 
8. the system architecture,  
9. the equipment’s hardware, including functional descriptions,  
10. the equipment’s software, including functional descriptions,   5 11. type -approved in accordance with ECE Regulation No  10, and  
12. label design in accordance with Chapter  3, § 17. 
§ 14 The manufacturer shall keep  
1. the certificate referred to in Chapter  6, § 3, 
2. any annexes to the certificate, and  
3. the documentation referred to in §  13. 
Documents shall b e retained for at least 10  years after the final item of 
special equipment has been manufactured.  
Chapter  3 Inspection requirements for the special equipment  
Basic provisions  
§ 1 The manufactured special equipment shall comply with the version that 
has bee n assessed and approved at the time of certification.  
§ 2 The prescribed characteristics of said special equipment shall not be 
altered by any other equipment being connected to or integrated with it. 
Neither shall its characteristics be altered by any fea ture of the equipment 
itself or by any other device that communicates with the equipment.  
§ 3 The software which governs the prescribed functional requirements 
shall have a unique version designation. The software shall be protected from 
interference by ot her software or equipment. If interference occurs despite 
this requirement, this shall be traceable for as long a period as the certifying 
body judges to be adequate in view of the lifespan of the equipment.  
§ 4 The special equipment shall not contain func tions which allow the data 
it collects and provides to be altered or manipulated.  
Furthermore, the equipment shall not have functions that allow pre -
programmed settings to be altered.  
§ 5 The special equipment shall include functions that provide both chan ge 
protection and traceability in the event of changes, to ensure that the 
information handled has not been distorted or manipulated. If alterations still 
occur, they must be traceable.  
§ 6 The special equipment shall be designed in such a way that is suit able 
for the operating conditions and environment where it will be used.  
The equipment shall be designed to withstand the temperatures and 
humidity levels it is intended to be used within. As a minimum requirement, 
it must be designed for condensing humidi ty and be able to withstand an upper 
temperature limit of +55  °C and a lower temperature limit of –25 °C. 
§ 7 The special equipment shall fulfil the Electromagnetic Compatibility 
(EMC) requirements in accordance with  ECE Regulation  10. 
§ 8 It shall be poss ible to seal the special equipment in accordance with the 
manufacturer’s instructions in such a way as to ensure the prescribed 
characteristics when the equipment is in use. There must be a physical seal, 
though an electronic seal may also be used. The sea l and any effects on the 
equipment shall be easy to identify.   
 
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§ 9 A serial number shall be programmed in to the special equipment during 
the manufacturing process.  
It shall also be possible to program in a vehicle identification number upon 
installation if  the special equipment does not retrieve the information via the 
vehicle.  
Equipment functions  
§ 10 The special equipment shall have a function to retrieve data for either  
1. the odometer reading, or  
2. the total route mileage the vehicle travelled after th e equipment was 
installed.  
The data shall be retrieved from or via the vehicle and shall be combined 
with information indicating the date and time the data w ere retrieved.  
GNSS technology shall not be used for route calculation.  
General recommendations  
Retrieval of data for total route mileage can be done, for example, via 
the vehicle’s odometer reading, if the standardised signal is available, 
through sensor -based information from wheel sensors, for example, or 
through calculations using standardised speed  signal and time.  
§ 11 The special equipment shall either  
1. have a function which allows it to retrieve vehicle identification number 
data via a standardised signal in the vehicle, or  
2. provide information on the vehicle identification number programmed 
into the equipment.  
§ 12 The special equipment shall provide information on the serial number 
that is programmed into the equipment at the time of manufacture.  
§ 13 The special equipment shall include a function that allows the booking 
centre’s technical e quipment to collect all data in accordance with §§  10-12 
when the technical equipment requests the data.  
§ 14 The technical equipment shall include functionality for secure 
communication with the technical equipment.  
§ 15 The special equipment shall store the data in accordance with §§  10-
12, until the booking centre’s technical equipment has retrieved the data. In 
the event of an interruption in communication between the booking centre 
and the special equipment, the special equipment shall store the data u ntil 
communication is reestablished.  
§ 16 The special equipment shall be synchronised with an external time 
source in order to ensure that accurate times are indicated. The equipment 
shall collect the date and time such that it is easy to determine the tim e 
accurately according to Swedish standard time, adjusted for Summer time.   7 Labelling  
§ 17 Once the special equipment has been found to be in compliance with a 
certificate issued in accordance with Chapter  6, § 3, the manufacture shall fit 
the equipment’s c asing with  
1. the manufacturer’s name,  
2. serial number for the special equipment, and  
3. certificate number.  
All prescribed labels shall be placed in such a way that they can be verified 
by authorities. The markings shall be clear, indelible  and unambiguo us. 
Chapter  4 Requirements for inspection bodies  
§ 1 Inspection of the special equipment shall be performed by an inspection 
body that is accredited in accordance with Regulation  (EC)  No 765/2008 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council of 9  July 2008  setting out the 
requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the 
marketing of products and repealing Regulation  (EEC)  No 339/93 with its 
original wording and the Accreditation and Technical Control Act  (2011:791) 
or by an inspection body accredited under an equivalent scheme in some other 
country within the European Economic Area.  
§ 2 Any inspection body shall fulfil the requirements for inspection bodies 
type C in accordance with the Standard SS -EN ISO/IEC  17020:2012.  
Inspection may be performed by the same fitter who has installed, serviced 
or repaired the special equipment.  
§ 3 The inspection body’s accreditation shall apply to inspection of special 
equipment by specific makes and specific types.  
§ 4 The inspection body’s staff shall be trained by a manufacture or a 
manufacturer’s representative for the makes and types for which the 
inspection body is accredited.  
The inspection body shall ensure that it has continuous access to the 
technical information and other information from  the manufacturer or the 
manufacturer’s representative concerning the special equipment and how it is 
installed in a vehicle.  
§ 5 The inspection body may not  
1. carry out inspection of special equipment on a vehicle that is owned by 
the company or its pare nt company/sister company/subsidiaries or for which 
it holds a right of use and with which the company uses to operate taxi traffic 
pursuant to the Act amending the Taxi Traffic Act  (2012:211), or  
2. allow staff who are authorised to operate taxi traffic o r who have a taxi 
driver’s licence to install or inspect special equipment.   
 
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Chapter  5 Installation, sealing and inspection of the special 
equipment  
§ 1 The special equipment shall be securely mounted, installed, sealed and 
inspected in accordance with the methods specified by the manufacturer or 
the manufacturer’s representative.  
Mounting and installation may be performed by a party other than the 
accredited inspection body that will inspect and seal the equipment.  
§ 2 The special equipment shall be mounted  and installed in the taxi in a 
dependable manner. It shall also be placed in such a way that it can be 
inspected by a police officer or vehicle inspector during an on -road inspection 
and in such a way that inspection can be performed by an inspection body  in 
accordance with §  4. 
If the equipment does not have a function that retrieves the vehicle 
identification number data in accordance with Chapter  3, § 11 subsection  1, 
the number shall be programmed in the equipment when it is installed in the 
vehicle.  
Inspection  
§ 3 The special equipment shall be inspected by an accredited inspection 
body in accordance with Chapter  4, § 1, no later than 1  year from the date of 
installation or the most recent inspection.  
Inspection shall also be performed if the prescribe d seals have been 
broken.  
§ 4 Inspection shall include verification that  
1. installation and mounting have been done in accordance with §  2, 
2. the seal has been done in accordance with §  5, 
3. the special equipment accurately reports  
a) the vehicle’s odom eter reading or the cumulative route mileage,  
b) the vehicle identification number,  
c) the equipment’s serial number, and  
d) the date and time in accordance with Chapter  3, § 16, 
The inspection body shall also verify  
1. whether there are any signs of tampering,  
2. if the certificate is valid, and  
3. if any taxi metering equipment is installed.  
Seal 
§ 5 After the equipment has been inspected and installed, the special 
equipment and any power sources and mounting equipment in the vehicle 
shall be permane ntly sealed by an inspection body. Only accredited inspection 
bodies are permitted to establish and break a seal.  
Seals shall have one or two seal surfaces and be designed so they may be 
securely and permanently attached.  
If an electronic seal is used, the  seal shall be executed according to the 
manufacturer’s instructions.   9 § 6 Each individual seal shall be marked with an identification mark that is 
unique to the inspection body according to what is shown in Fig.  1 or 2 below. 
XXXX in the figure refers to the unique number combination that the Swedish 
Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (Swedac) has assigned 
to the inspection body and for which the Swedish Transport Agency has been 
notified. YY in the figure refers to the letter combination ‘S U’ (special 
equipment for taxis).  
The seals and sealing tools shall be kept in good condition and stored in a 
locked area when not in use. In the event that tools are lost or seals are not 
used, Swedac shall be notified immediately.  
 
Figure  1 Single -sided seal 
 
Figure  2 Double -sided seal  
 
Front  Back  
Inspection report  
§ 7 The inspection body shall establish an inspection report for the 
inspection. The inspection report shall  
1. be drawn up according to the form, ‘Kontrollrapport Särskild utrustning 
för taxifordon’ (Inspection report - Special equipment in taxis) which has 
been created by the Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity 
Assessment (Swedac),  
2. be series numbered, and  
 
 
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3. contain information on the inspection body’s name, 
personal/company /co-ordination identification number, post address and 
telephone number.  
The inspection report shall be signed by an authorised signatory or a person 
designated by the signatory and by the party carrying out the inspection.  
§ 8 The following information sh all be noted in the inspection report : 
1. Installation date.  
2. Inspection date.  
3. Reason for inspection.  
4. Vehicle registration number.  
5. The vehicle’s odometer reading.  
6. The make, type and serial number for the special equipment.  
It shall also note whether the equipment has the prescribed seals. Each 
physical seal shall be reported in the report, with an indication of the sealed 
unit, the seal’s placement, the mark used and the seal status.  
If there is an electronic seal and it has been broken, this shall be noted.  
§ 9 After an inspection, the results shall be recorded in an inspection report.  
The inspection report shall certify that the special equipment has been 
inspected and sealed in accordance with these regulations and that the 
equipment was found to be in compliance with the requirements in §  4 at the 
time of inspection.  
§ 10 The inspection report shall be drawn up in two original copies of which 
one original is given to the taxi licence holder and one copy is retained by the 
inspection body f or 7 years.  
Upon request by a police officer or vehicle inspector, the inspection body 
shall present the inspection report.  
Chapter  6 Certification of the special equipment  
Application for certification  
§ 1 The application for certification shall be made to a certifying body as 
stated in Chapter  1, § 3. 
The application shall include documentation in accordance with Chapter  2, 
§ 13. 
Assessment at the time of certification  
§ 2 The inspection body shall assess and document whether the 
manufacturer and the spe cial equipment fulfils the requirements in Chapters  2 
and 3.  
The assessment must contain the following at a minimum  
1. tests to verify that the special equipment which is representative of an 
anticipated manufacturing meets the requirements laid down in th ese 
regulations,  
2. on-site examination at the manufacturer’s premises in order to ensure 
that the manufacturer can produce equipment that meets the requirements,   11 3. checks to ensure traceability in the event that information resources in 
the equipment are  manipulated, altered or erased,  
4. evaluation and assessment of how the manufacturer ensures that the 
software provides the functionality required with a consistently high security 
level, and  
5. review of the software, if necessary.  
Certificates  
§ 3 The c ertifying body shall issue a certificate if the assessed version of the 
special equipment meets the requirements laid down in these regulations.  
§ 4 The certificate shall contain  
1. the manufacturer’s name, address and organisation number or 
equivalent, an d, where appropriate, the name, address and organisation 
number or equivalent of its representative,  
2. the date of certification and any terms and conditions for the certificate’s 
validity, and  
3. the information necessary for identifying the special equi pment or the 
units and the information that is included in the equipment.  
The certificate may have one or more annexes attached.  
§ 5 The certificate shall be valid for 5  years from the date of issue and may 
be renewed for another 5  years at a time.  
Before a certificate is renewed, the certifying body shall take into 
consideration the results of the evaluations and monitoring under § 7, as well 
as other information they receive, and subsequently decide on any necessary 
tests or examination.  
§ 6 The certifyin g body shall immediately publish current information 
concerning issued certificates on its website.  
Review, amendment and revocation of certificates  
§ 7 At least once a year, the certifying body shall evaluate the special 
equipment from the manufacturer an d monitor the manufacturer’s ongoing 
product control.  
§ 8 The certifying body must revoke a certificate if the body becomes aware 
that an item of technical equipment certified by the body fails in some 
material aspect to fulfil the requirements of these re gulations. A certificate 
shall also be revoked if the manufacturer has otherwise done something which 
means that the special equipment would not have been approved at the time 
of certification or would not be approved for a renewed certification.  
§ 9 If it recalls a certificate, the certifying body must immediately notify the 
Swedish Transport Agency and the Swedish Board for Accreditation and 
Conformity Assessment (Swedac) and state the reason for revocation.   
 
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Documentation retention  
§ 10 The certifying bod y shall retain documentation of assessments and 
tests under §  2, including copies of documentation under Chapter  2, § 13, 
until the validity of the certificate expires.  
Chapter  7 — Exemptions  
§ 1 The Swedish Transport Agency may grant exemptions from these  
regulations.  
 
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This statute shall enter into force on 1  September  2020 in respect of 
Chapters  4 and 5, and otherwise, on 1  January  2021.  
 
On behalf of the Swedish Transport Agency  
 
JONAS BJELFVENSTAM  
Jenny Bragg  
(Road and rail)