G/SPS/N/NOR/39  
 
22 September 2021  
(21-7049) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NORWAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Norwegian Food Safety 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):  Honeybees (HS Code: 01 06 41 00)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft amendments to § 16 of Regulations relating to 
plants and measures against pests - March 2021 . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NOR/21_5886_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Temporary movements to Norway of consignments of honeybees 
is forbidden without prior authorisation by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.  
This measure aims to prevent the introduction and spread of Erwinia amylovora  (Burrill) 
Winslow et.al.  
7. Objectiv e and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standa rd: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Con vention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 1: 
"Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade"  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NOR/39  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Regulations of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants and measures against pests  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 November 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point:  
Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food  
P.O. Box 8007 Dep  
0030 Oslo  
Norway  
Tel: +(47) 22 24 9090  
Fax: +(47) 22 24 9559  
E-mail: postmottak@lmd.dep.no  
 
Agency responsible:  
Norwegian Food Safety Authority  
P.O. Box 383  
N-2381 Brumunddal  
Tel: +(47) 22 40 0000  
E-mail: postmottak@mattilsynet.no  
Website: https://www.mattilsynet.no/  
 
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