According to EU Regulation 2019/1148 and the Explosives Precursors Act (2014:799), individuals must have a permit from Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency to acquire, introduce, possess and use "restricted explosives precursors".
This applies to products containing:
• More than 16% nitromethane by weight (equivalent to more than 12% by volume for RC fuels)
• More than 3% nitric acid by weight
• More than 15% sulfuric acid by weight
• More than 12% hydrogen peroxide by weight
A prerequisite for obtaining a permit is that the product in question is necessary to carry out the activity or hobby and that the applicant is not unfit to possess the product. The applicant's suitability to possess the product . Detailed information about the rules can be found on the authority's website
More detailed information about the rules can be found on our website
www.mcf.se/prekursorer - please read the fact sheet for private individuals that is available there.
Permits issued by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) continue to be valid until the date specified.
Before applying, please consider this:
• Consider whether you actually have a need before you apply, or if you can use other products, for example with a lower content of the substance in question.
• If you are under 18 years of age, it is your guardian who must make the application.
• If you have previously had a corresponding permit, state the case number for this in your application.
•If you want to change a permit that is valid for at least another year, you should not apply again. Instead, contact the administrator specified in the decision for a change.
• It takes about a month to process an application. It will not be faster if you apply several times.
• If you have questions about your application, call Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency on 0771-240240 and say that you want to talk to someone in the explosives section.
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