During a period of three years from the date of accession, the Kingdom of Sweden may continue to apply its present national system for the classification of wood in the rough to the extent that its national legislation and administrative arrangements pertaining thereto do not contravene Community legislation relating to the internal market or trade with third countries, and in particular Article 6 of Directive 68/89/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the classification of wood in the rough.
Le linn tréimhse tri bliana ó dháta an aontachais, féadfaidh Ríocht na Sualainne leanúint dá coras náisiúnta láithreach chun adhmad neamhchóirithe a rangú a chur i bhfeidhm a mhéad nach sáraíonn a socruithe náisiúnta reachtaíochta agus riaracháin lena mbaineann reachtaíocht an Chomhphobail maidir leis an margadh inmheánach nó trádáil le tríú tíortha, agus go háírithe Airteagal 6 de Threoir 68/89/CEE maidir le comhfhogasú dhlíthe na mBallstát a bhaineann le hadhmad neamhchóirithe a rangú.