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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NOR/9
11 April 2003
(03-1987)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NORWAY
If applicable, name of local government involved:  The Norwegian Ministry of Health
2. Agency responsible:   Norwegian Food Control Authority
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Food supplements
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Regulation on
Food Supplements.
6. Description of content:  National minimum and maximum limits for vitamins and minerals
in food supplements per daily dose of product as recommended according to labelling, cf.
attachment.  The notified vitamins and minerals are Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E,
Vitamin K, Tiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic acid, Vitamin B 6, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin
B12, Biotin, Vitamin C, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Iron, Copper, Iodine, Zinc,
Manganese, Selenium, Chromium, Molybdenum, Sodium, Potassium, Fluoride and
Chloride.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests.  This draft regulation implements directive 2002/46/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council relating to food supplements and is based on this
directive.  In directive 2002/46/EC there are no maximum or minimum limits set for the
products, cf. Annex I of the directive.  Limits will be given later according to procedures
set in Article 13 of directive 2002/46/EC.  In unwanted quantities, vitamins and minerals
represent a health risk.  Until harmonized limits are established in the European Union(estimated to be established in 2004), Norwegian authorities will continue existing national
minimum- and maximum limits.
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/NOR/9
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Directive 2002/46/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to food supplements.  Previous
Norwegian Regulation is Regulation of 25 September 1986 No 1918 relating to production
and placing on the market of vitamins and minerals.  (The Regulation is only available in
Norwegian.)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 July 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 August 2003
12. Final date for comments:  1 June 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
The Norwegian Food Control Authority
PO Box 8187 Dep.
N-0034 OsloNorway
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The Norwegian Food Control Authority
PO Box 8187 Dep.
N-0034 OsloNorway
Telephone:  (47) 23 21 70 00
Telefax:  (47) 23 21 70 01E-mail:  postmottak@snt.no