G/TBT/N/SWE/146  
20 June 2023  
(23-4197) 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:   
Arbetsmiljöverket, Swedish Work Environment Authority  
Box 9082, 171 09 Solna  
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 s hall be indicated if different from above:   
Kommerskollegium (The National Board of Trade Sweden)  
Box 6803, 113 86 Stockholm Sweden  
0046-690 48 00  
1535@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):  Ladders, 
trestles, work baskets designe d for use with cranes or forklifts, safety nets for protection 
of persons, scaffolding and weather shelters and certain pressurised equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Swedish 
Work Environment Authority's reg ulations and general advice products - ladders, 
scaffolding, and certain other equipment for work at height, as well as certain pressurised 
equipment.; (43 page(s), in Swedish)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulation involves regulation of the above -
mentioned product categories. There are partly rules with requirements on the physical 
properties of the products, and partly certain requirements for type approval of the 
products.  
The proposal involves that certain references to s tandards are updated compared to 
previous regulations, and that several different rules are collected into one single 
regulation booklet.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of the regulations is to protect human life and health by 
regulating certain physical properties and type approval of the products in question.  
 
By referring to EN -standards, the free movement of goods is supported, without lowering 
the safety level for the products in quest ion. G/TBT/N/SWE/146  
 
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  Based on the risks (serious injury or death) that are associated with the use of the 
products, we are of the opinion that the requirements for certain physical properties and 
type approvals must be considered as proportionate  
By the use of current EN -standards, obstacles for the free movement of goods are 
minimized. The proposed measures are less of an impediment than to keep the rules in 
its current form, and are therefore more proportionate.  
; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
https://technical -regulation -information -system.ec.europa.eu/en/notification/23552   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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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