. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SWE/80 
12 February 2007 
 (07-0610) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   National Post and Telecom Agency 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Kommerskollegium (National Board of Trade) 
Box 6803 
S-113 86 Stockholm 
Tel:  (+46) 8 690 48 00 
Fax:   (+46) 8 30 67 59 
Email :   registrator@kommers.se 
Website:  www.kommers.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):   The draft regulations are 
a comprehensive review of existing regulati ons and also contain several new license 
exemptions, e.g. UWB equipment, hearing aids  and social alarms, medical telemetry and 
tank level probing radars. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   The National Post and 
Telecom Agency Regulations and General Advice on Exemption from the License Obligation for Certain Radio Transmitters (8 pages, in Swedish)  
6. Description of content:   Under the Electronic Communications Act (2003:389), the use of 
radio transmitters in Sweden is subject to a license requirement.  The National Post and 
Telecoms Agency may issue regulations to exempt certain radio transmitters from the 
license obligation.  The present draft regulations  are the result of a comprehensive review 
and contain a clear description of radio interfaces for license exempt equipment.  Where a provision implements an EU or other inte rnational decision or recommendation, the 
provision should adhere to the wording of the international document.  References to 
harmonized standards are provided in a dditional non-binding general advice, since 
standards are not mandatory under community law (Directive 99/5/EC). 
The draft regulations contain several new licen se exemptions, e.g. UWB equipment, hearing 
aids and social alarms, medical telemetry and tank level probing radars.  Also, some 
obsolete exemption provisions are removed.  A large number of editorial adjustments are 
proposed. G/TBT/N/SWE/80 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The purpose of the draft regulations is to exem pt certain radio transmitters from the license 
obligation, which lessens the administrativ e burden for users and for the Agency. 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    24 May 2007 
15 June 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   10 May 2007 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Kommerskollegium (National Board of Trade) 
Box 6803 S-113 86 Stockholm 
 
Tel:  (+46) 8 690 48 00 Fax:  (+46) 8 306 7 59 E-mail
:  registrator@kommers.se 
Web-site:  www.kommers.se