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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.544
6 November 1998
(98-4372)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:  Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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 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:  Decree with Regulations
on Exhaust Emission Inspection - (A40-Regulations), (10 pages, Swedish)
6. Description of content:  The Regulation defines what is needed to establish compliance with
the basic provisions of the Vehicle Emissions Act and the Vehicle Emissions Ordinance.  It
applies to vehicles at national type inspection, initial registration inspection and inspections
of vehicles in use e.g. roadworthiness testing (both periodic at inspection stations and spotchecks on the road).
The basic rule stipulates that each new vehicle registered in Sweden must be of a
type covered by an appropriate type approval according to the Directives 70/220/EEC and
88/77/EEC.  Such vehicles shall belong to environmental class three.  On the request from
the manufacturer vehicles may also be classified in environmental two or one if they fulfillthe appropriate emission limits according to the Vehicle Emission Ordinance.  Furthermore,
the equipment essential from the emission aspect must be in proper working order.  A visual
control of the existence and the function of this equipment shall be done at vehicle
inspections.  The inspection shall also include measurement of tail-pipe exhaust emissions
or the exhaust gas opacity according to Directive 92/55/EEC.  If a vehicle fails to meet the
limit values or if the exhaust system is not in proper working order the vehicle shall be
failed and subject to remedial actions.
The Regulation also includes exemptions from the basic rules, i.e. personal property
of people who move to Sweden, inherited goods, diplomat's goods, amateur built vehicles,
manufacturer's test vehicles and rally cars.  Such vehicles may be registered for road use
although they do not conform to the requirements.  For vehicles imported by individuals for
personal use the manufacturer's certificate required can be replaced by other properdocumentation from either the manufacturer (e.g. EEC-Certificate of Conformity) or his
representative in Sweden or alternatively, the Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Company.
Special regulations apply to vehicles that previously have been registered and put to service
in other EEA countries.  Such vehicles can be accepted under the following provisions:G/TBT/Notif.98.544
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6. Description of content (cont'd):
- 1989 model passenger cars and later - the vehicles are acceptable if they
meet the requirements of Directive 70/220/EEC as amended by
Directive 91/441/EEC;
- other vehicles - are acceptable if it can be shown that they have previously
been registered and put to service in the other country.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
main objective is to ascertain that vehicles when in use fulfill the stipulated requirements on
exhaust emission control and to encourage the vehicle owner to properly maintain the
emission control system.
The revisions of concern here are caused by changes of the Vehicle Exhaust
Emissions Act and Ordinance concerning rule s for vehicles that previously have been
registered and put to service in other countries within the EEA.  Furthermore, it is proposed
that petrol-fuelled vehicles imported from countries outside the EEA can be acceptedprovided they are fitted with three-way catalytic converter and are imported for personal use
only.
8. Relevant documents:  -
9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force:  Entry into force when the information
procedure (Directive 83/189) is completed.
10. Final date for comments:  11 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: