Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable the following services to be carried out in Sweden:

1. (a)

   large sorted non-priority shipments in metropolitan areas;

2. (b)

   domestic standard business to business parcel services;

3. (c)

   domestic standard business to consumer parcel services;

4. (d)

   domestic express and courier parcel services;

5. (e)

   domestic pallet services (also called light goods services);

6. (f)

   third and fourth party logistics;

7. (g)

   philatelic services; and

8. (h)

   international parcel services.