G/TBT/N/SWE/137  
13 October 2020  
(20-7052) 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:   
Statens Energimyndighet  
Box 310  
631 04 Eskilstuna  
SWEDEN  
registrator@energimyndigheten.se  
http://www.energimyndigheten.se/  
Name and address (including telepho ne 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:   
Kommerskollegium  
Box 6803, 113 86 Stockholm  
SWEDEN  
E-mail: 1535@kommerskollegium.se  
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):  Liquid and 
gaseous fuels for road transportation; Liquid fuels (ICS 75.160.20), Gaseous fuels 
(ICS 75.160.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Swedish 
Energy Agency's regulati ons on the obligation to provide consumers with environmental 
information on fuel (STEMFS 2020:xx) (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Suppliers of liquid and gaseous fuels must inform consumers 
regarding the fuels greehouse gas emissions, feedstock of bio content and origin of bio 
feedstock. This will be presented at fuel station and on suppliers website.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The information to consumers about how the environ mental and climate 
impact of different fuels and fuel products varies is currently limited and is based on 
voluntary initiatives from fuel suppliers, e.g. through various labels and marketing. By 
giving consumers increased knowledge and the opportunity to compare the environmental 
and climate impact of different fuels in a uniform way, they are allowed to make choices 
that might lead to increased use of fuels with a lower climate impact; Consumer 
information, labelling; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/SWE/137  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Impact assessment and more information:  
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tris/sv/inde x.cfm/search/?trisaction=search.detail&year=2020&num
=413&mLang=EN  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  No date set yet  
Proposed date of entry into force:  No date set yet  
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  
S-11386 S tockholm  
SWEDEN  
+(46 8) 690 48 00  
registrator@kommerskollegium.se  
http://www.kommerskollegium.se  
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tris/sv/index.cfm/search/?trisaction=search.detail&year=2020&num=413&m
Lang=EN  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SWE/20_6131_00_e.pdf