Lamps, reflectors and signs or equivalent devices for marking wide vehicles and wide indivisible loads onvehicles and vehicle combinations which are granted exemption from width provisions for the transport of suchloads

The Swedish Transport Agency’s general advice on exemptions for journeys with wide vehicles and vehicleswith wide indivisible loads

General advice – directed at the Swedish Transport Administration and municipalities in their capacity asroad management authorities – which provides general recommendations to be applied in connection with saidentities granting exemptions for the road transport of wide indivisible loads. The advice is largely in line withthe rules laid down in TSFS 2023:36, which concern the road transport of wide indivisible loads that may takeplace without an exemption from the road management authorities.

This general advice replaces the Swedish Road Administration’s general advice (VVFS 2000:126) onexemptions from the provisions of the Road Traffic Ordinance (1998:1276) on the width of vehicles and theSwedish Transport Agency’s general advice (TSFS 2009:64) on exemptions for journeys with wide vehicles.
The draft does not include a mutual recognition clause, as it does not contain any provisions that would makesuch a clause relevant.
The draft relates to Council Directive 96/53/EC, but does not go beyond the obligations arising from thatDirective.