Draft statute
Swedish Chemicals Agency’s
Code of Statutes
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KIFS 2023:2 – Regulations amending the KIFS
Swedish Chemicals Agency’s Regulations (KIFS 2023:X
2017:7) on Chemical Products and
Published on
Biotechnological Organisms
27 June 2023
Adopted on 14 June 2023.
By virtue of Section 25(7) and (14) of the Ordinance
(2008:245) on chemical products and biotechnological
organisms and Section 11 of the Ordinance (2012:861) on
hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment, the Swedish Chemicals Agency prescribes1,
with regard to the Swedish Chemicals Agency’s
regulations (KIFS 2017:7) on chemical products and
biotechnological organisms:
that Chapter 12, Section 5 shall cease to apply;
that Chapter 4, Section 3, Section 3a, Section 5 and
Annex 4 shall read as follows;
that a new section – Chapter 4, Section 3b – with the
following wording shall be inserted.
Chapter 4
Section 3 The provisions of Sections 7 and 9-14 of the
Ordinance (2008:245) shall not apply to sodium hydroxide
and potassium hydroxide as substances or in mixtures. Nor
1 Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/171 of 28 October 2022 amending, for
the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption
for hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps.
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shall the provisions apply to explosives, fuel oils or fuels
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intended for engine operation.
Section 3a By way of derogation from Section 3,
however, authorisation is required 1. for professional
transfer in accordance with Section 7(2) of the Ordinance
(2008:245) of methanol products intended as fuel for
engine operation. Otherwise, such methanol products may
be handled without the authorisation referred to in
Section 7(1) of the Ordinance (2008:245),
2. for handling that is not in a professional capacity in
accordance with Section 7(1) of the Ordinance (2008:245)
of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide as
substances or in mixtures intended for clearing or cleaning
drains. For the aforementioned products the provisions of
Section 9(2) of the Ordinance (2008:245) also apply.
Section 3b2 The provisions laid down in Section 7(1) and
Section 9(2) of the Ordinance (2008:245) shall not apply to
liquids for electronic cigarettes and for refill containers for
electronic cigarettes containing not more than 20 mg/ml
nicotine.
The provisions concerning the authorisation requirement
for professional transfer in accordance with Section 7(2) of
the Ordinance (2008:245) shall not apply to chemical
products classified as Skin Corrosive in hazard category
1A which are considered to be particularly hazardous
products solely because of their corrosive properties.
Section 5 Records do not need to be kept when
transferring:
1. chemical products covered by the exemptions under
Section 3;
2 Most recent wording of previous Section 3a KIFS 2021:8.
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2. chemical products classified as Skin Corrosive in
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hazard category 1A which are considered particularly
dangerous products solely because of their corrosive
properties and which are transferred for professional
handling.
In the case of methanol products intended as fuel for
engine operation, records shall be kept on professional
transfers.
Chapter 4, Section 3, Section 3a, Section 3b and Section
5 of these regulations shall enter into force on 1 January
2025; all other provisions on 1 September 2023.
On behalf of the Swedish Chemicals Agency
PER ÄNGQUIST
Gerda Lind
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Section 3 The provisions of Sections 7 and 9-14 of the Ordinance (2008:245) shall not apply to sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide as substances or in mixtures. Nor shall the provisions apply to explosives, fuel oils or fuels intended for engine operation.
Uses exempted from the prohibition in Sections 8-9 of the
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Ordinance (2012:861) on hazardous substances in
Annex 4
electrical and electronic equipment3
Exemption Scope and application
date
9.a.II Up to 0.75 % hexavalent The exemption applies to
chromium by weight, used categories 1 to 7 and 10
as an anticorrosion agent in and expires on 21 July
the cooling solution for 2021.
carbon steel cooling systems
in absorption refrigerators
— intended to operate fully
or partly with electrical
heater, having an average
utilised power input of ≥ 75
W at constant running
conditions;
— intended to fully operate
with non-electric heater.
9.a.III Up to 0.7 % hexavalent The exemption applies to
chromium by weight, used category 1 and expires on
as an anticorrosion agent in 31 December 2026.
the working fluid of the
carbon steel sealed circuit of
gas absorption heat pumps
for space and water heating.
3 Most recent wording of the Annex KIFS 2022:6.
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Section 3a By way of derogation from Section 3, however, authorisation is required

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2. for handling that is not in a professional capacity in accordance with Section 7(1) of the Ordinance (2008:245) of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide as substances or in mixtures intended for clearing or cleaning drains. For the aforementioned products the provisions of Section 9(2) of the Ordinance (2008:245) also apply.
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