As a step towards the introduction of the new European product standard SS-EN 13450 for Railway track ballast in Sweden, SP was given the commission to make a survey of older test results and compare testing of selected materials with test methods in accordance with the old and the new regulations/standards. Test results for the past 10 years, from most Swedish producers, were collected, evaluated and compared with the old and new requirements. 10 aggregates were chosen for a detailed study of almost all properties specified in the new standard. The outcome is a recommendation for properties to be declared and categories to be used in the new Swedish standard. The most difficult part is how to deal with conformity criteria since no such are given in EN 13450! It is not stated whether the categories shall be interpreted as absolute values or if they can be used to compare with e.g. characteristic values, mean values … It has also to be defined in a special document how old test results can be used for the conformity assessment. The following properties will be used in Sweden: Petrographic composition, Particle size distribution, Los Angeles Value, micro-Deval, Shape index, Water absorption and density. Depending on the value of the water absorption, a frost resistance test will also be required. For basalts of unknown origin, a “Sonnenbrand test” will most likely be required. Key words: Railway ballast, Standards, Aggregates, European standard, Swedish norms