SWEDEN: METHYLENE CHLORIDE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.224. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: SWEDEN. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: National Chemicals Inspectorate Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 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): Methylene Chloride CAS No. 75-09-Z. Trichloroethylene CAS No. 79-01-6. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: (a) Amendment to the National Chemicals Inspectorate's Regulations with Respect to Exemptions from the Ban in the Ordinance (1991:1289) on Certain Chlorinated Solvents; (1 page). (b) Charges - Methylene Chloride, Trichloroethylene; (1 page). 6. Description of content: Approximately 30 companies have been granted an exemption in the individual case to use Methylene Chloride or Trichloroethylene professionally after the year 1996. The National Chemicals Inspectorate utilizes the possibility in Section 19 of the Act (1985:426) on Chemical Products to levy a charge for these companies. The charge will be decided in each individual case due to the following scale made to pattern: The used amount: 0-0.5 tonnes: Annual charge per site: SKr 20,000. 0.5-2 tonnes: SKr 30,000. 2-5 tonnes: SKr 60,000. greater than 5 tonnes: SKr 100,000. 7. Objective and rationale: The charge is assumed to offset the economic advantage that an exemption may entail. 8. Relevant documents: Act on Chemicals Products. Ordinance on Certain Chlorinated Solvents - TBT/Notif. 91.88. The National Chemicals Inspectorate's Regulations with Respect to Exemptions from the Van in the Ordinance (1991:1289) on Certain Chlorinated Solvents - G/TBT/Notif.95.48. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 20 September 1996. (211)

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