Term/concept
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Description
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| Number of products |
The number of products can be seen as a measure of how common a substance or product is. A large number of products means that a substance is widespread among users. |
| Use |
Use can be described in terms of product types, industrial categories, danger classification or customs number.. |
| Pesticides |
Pesticides can be either plant-protection products or biocidal products. Products under this heading must have been approved in accordance with the current rules before they are placed on to the market. These product types exist in both the pesticides register and the products register. |
| The Pesticides Register |
The pesticides register contains information on around 2,600 preparations, of which approximately 700 are currently approved (including biological pesticides). For just over 800 active substances/organisms (of which approximately 280 are approved) data exists on the area of use, type of product, CAS no. etc. These products also exist in the products register. |
| Industrial category |
The industrial category is described by means of a code in accordance with SNI 92 (Swedish Standard Industrial Classification), also see the SCB website. Companies must state which industrial category the product is sold to in Sweden. Several industrial categories may be given. “Industrial category” corresponds to “category” in the statistics on pesticides. |
| CAS number |
An identification number allocated to chemical compounds in accordance with the Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. The CAS number can be used instead of the name in the search. |
| Danger class |
Chemical products that are a danger to health or the environment must be classified in one or more of the existing danger classifications. |
| Harmful |
Chemical products classified as dangerous to health. |
| Accessability to consumers |
Products that can be sold to ordinary consumers. The entire quantity is then calculated as accessible to consumers even if most is used professionally. |
| Quantity |
This is stated in metric tons and is calculated as an average value. The quantity from the products register relates to total turnover, i.e. quantity imported + quantity manufactured. The quantity relating to pesticides relates to the amount sold. |
| Product |
Chemical products consist of substances or mixtures of substances. The concept of product covers both chemical and other products. |
| Products Register |
The Swedish Chemicals Agency´s (KemI) products register contains approximately 13,000 substances in approximately 65,000 products declared by approximately 2,000 companies. The register contains information on customs numbers, the CAS no. for included substances, area of use, product type, danger classification and quantity, etc. for each product. |
| Product type |
This is indicated by a code that, from 2002 onwards, has been used by all the Scandinavian countries. The product type indicates how the product is used, e.g. complexing agents, raw material for production of rubber or windscreen washer liquids. The product type is known as the function in older statistics. |
| Secrecy in the Pesticides Register |
If the company requests secrecy and if there are fewer than three manufacturers/agents for the same active substance, the data cannot be shown. Excluded data is marked by two dots (..) in the tables. |
| Secrecy in data from the products register |
If fewer than three companies have supplied data or if it is considered that publication of the data may injure the person who supplied it, the data is removed from the results. Excluded data is marked by two dots (..) in the tables. |
| Official Statistics of Sweden |
The official statistics are statistics that have been produced according to the act and regulations on statistics. They are published in accordance with national rules. When official statistics are published, the phrase “Sveriges Officiella Statistik” (Official Statistics of Sweden) and/or a symbol must be included. |
| Time series |
Data for a number of years makes up a time series. |
| Statistical number |
The product code is the first six digits of the KN number (Swedish for Combined Nomenclature, CN) which is the statistical number for classifying goods and products. Definitions are given in Swedish Customs Authority handbooks and Customs Tariffs with product descriptions. Customs numbers that must be notified are listed in the annex to the Chemical Products and Biotechnical Organisms Ordinance (2008:245), available in Swedish only. |
| Active substance |
Pesticides contain one or more active substances. The active substance must give rise to the intended effect in the product. Statistics on pesticides apply only to active substances. |
