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Sweden

Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 3 published so far.

SPS measures and EU-wide technical rules that apply in Sweden are notified to the WTO by the European Union: see European Union updates. National technical rules (TBT) are notified under Sweden's own name and appear on this page.

Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.

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3 updates

  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    The Swedish Transport Agency's regulations on thermal oil systems on board ships

    Safety requirements for thermal oil systems on board Swedish ships with respect to design, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance. Unofficial translations will be available via the EU TRIS-database here: Detalj anmälan | TRIS - European Commission

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SWE/162Comments until 11 January 2027

  2. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    The Swedish Transport Agency's regulations and recommendations on lifts and escalators on board ships

    Safety requirements for lifts and escalators on board Swedish ships with respect to design, installation, inspection, operation and maintenance. Ensuring an adequate level of safety for ships, crew and persons on board in relation to lifts and escalators on board Swedish ships. Unofficial…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SWE/161Comments until 29 December 2026

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Ordinance on Invasive Alien Species

    The purpose of the proposal is to prevent the entry, release and dispersal of invasive alien species that have or may have adverse impacts on biological diversity, which is consistent with Sweden’s duty as a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity Article 8 (h). The species covered by the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SWE/1Comment period closed

What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food safety, animal and plant health

Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

Technical product rules

Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.

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