WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/69
15 February 2000
(00-0552)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 Maritime Administration
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   National Board of Trade
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):   Fire extinguishing
systems
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Swedish Maritime
Administration Regulations Concerning Amendment to Swedish Maritime Administration
Regulation (SJÖ 1985:24) Concerning Fire Safety Measures in Ships to which the
1974 Convention on Safety of Life at Sea Applies
6. Description of content:   The regulation contains guidelines for installation and
construction for fire-extinguishing systems as alternative to halon fire-extinguishing
systems.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The aim with the regulations is to recognize th e urgent necessity to provide guidelines for
alternative arrangements for halon fire-extinguishing systems which are prohibited to beinstalled on board ships.
8. Relevant documents:   Swedish Maritime Administration Regulation (SJÖFS 1985:24)
concerning fire safety measures in ships to which the 1974 Convention on Safety of Life at
Sea applies.
MSC/Circ. 668, Alternative arrangements for halon fire extinguishing systems in machinery
spaces and pump rooms.
MSC/Circ. 728, Revised test method for equivalent water based fire extinguishing systemsfor machinery spaces of category A and cargo pump rooms contained in MSC/Circ. 668.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 June 2000
10. Final date for comments:   25 April 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           