SWEDEN: REGULATIONS ON EXHAUST EMISSION The following notification has been received in Gatt Document TBT/Notification G/95.200 dated 4 July 1995. 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. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicles subject to the provision of the Vehicle Emission Ordinance i.e. ``Passenger Cars'', ``Light Goods Vehicles'' and ``Heavy Goods Vehicles'' - new as well as vehicles in use. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft decree with regulations on exhaust emission inspection - (A40-Regulations). 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 spot checks on the road). The basic rule stipulates that each vehicle registered in Sweden must be of a type covered by a manufacturer's certificate, it has to conform to the requirements and the concerned engine family must be covered by an exhaust emission approval. Furthermore, the equipment essential from the emission aspect must be in proper working order. A visual control of the existence and the functioning of this equipment shall be performed at vehicle inspections. The inspection shall also include measurement of tail-pipe exhaust emission or the exhaust gas opacity in accordance with 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 some categories that are exempted from the basic rules. These are migrant property, inheritance goods, diplomats' goods, amateur built vehicles, manufacturers' test vehicles and rally cars. Such vehicles may be registered for road use even though they do not conform to the requirements. For vehicles imported by private persons for personal use the manufacturer's certificate required can be replaced by other proper documentation from either the manufacturer (E.G. EEC-Certificate of Conformity), his representative in Sweden, the Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Company or competent type approval authorities/technical services in another member state. 7. Objective and Rationale: The main objective is to ascertain that vehicles when in use fulfil the stipulated requirements on exhaust emission control and to encourage the vehicle owner to properly maintain the emission control system. 8. Relevant Documents: Vehicle Emissions Act (SFS 1986: 1386). Vehicles Emissions Ordinance (SFS 1991:1481). The new regulation will be published in the statute book of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: 1 September 1995 and 1 October 1995. 10. Final date for comments: 15 September 1995. (200)

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