SWEDEN: EXPLOSIVES, PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPORT AND TRANSFER The following notification has been received in Gatt document TBT/Notif. 96.214. Dated 11 July 1996. 1. Member to agreement notifying: Sweden if applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: The National Swedish Inspectorate of Explosives and Flammables 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): Explosives. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Provisions related to import and to transfer of explosives. 6. Description of content: Provisions on import from third country and transfer within and between EEA-Countries, on safety management, on storing, controlling and returning of explosives and legal penalties. 7. Objective and rationale: Adaptation of the Swedish rules to Directive 93/15/EEC concerning transfer and revision of the provisions on import. 8. Relevant documents: Act (1988:868) and Ordinance (1988:1145) on flammables and explosives. 9. Proposed date of adoption: October 1996 proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 16 September 1996. (240)

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