G/TBT/N/SWE/144  
25 July 2022  
(22-5588) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SWEDEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs  
Government Offices  
Switchboard: +46 8 405 10 00  
Street address: Herkulesgatan 17  
Postal address: SE 103 33 Stockholm  
E-mail: socialdepartementet.registrat or@regeringskansliet.se  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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 Sweden  
P.O. Box 6803  
S-113 86 Stockholm  
Sweden  
Phone: +46-8-690 48 00  
E-mail: registrator@kommerskollegium.se  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tobacco -
free nicotine products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance on 
amending the Ordinance on tobacco -free nicotine products (2022:1263); (2 page(s), in 
Swedish)  
6. Description of content:  The ordinance on amending the Ordinance on tobacco -free 
nicotine products (2022:1263) proposes supplementary provisions to the Act on tobacco -
free nicotine products (202 2:1257) concerning the various requirements on 
manufacturers, importers and retailers that offer tobacco -free nicotine products to 
consumers. The ordinance regulates, for example, how a product declaration is to be 
formulated, what requirements are to be p laced on the products, how the products are to 
be labelled and detailed provisions on the obligation to report.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The aim of the proposals in the Ordinance on tobacco -free nicotine products 
is to reduce access to tobacco -free nicotine products and limit the health risks and 
detrimental effects associated with use of those products, particularly to protect children 
and young people.; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/SWE/144  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Search the database - European Commission (europa.eu)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On 21 June 2022, the Riksdag approved the proposal for 
an act on tobacco -free nicotine products in the Government bill 'Tougher rules for nicotine 
products' (Govt Bill 2021/22:200). The Government now intends to decide on 
supplementary provisions in the Or dinance on tobacco -free nicotine products.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The amendments to the Ordinance on tobacco -free 
nicotine products enter into force on 1 January 2024 as regards product declaration 
(Sections 4–6) and the obligation to report (S ections 14–15) and the remainder enter 
into force on 1 January 2023.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Board of Trade (for Articles 10.1 -3) 
Swedish WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Kommerskollegium  
Box 6803  
Stockholm  
Tel: +(46 8) 690 48 00  
Fax: +(46 8) 690 48 40  
Email: registrator@kommerskollegium.se  
Website: www.kommerskollegium.se  
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