G/TBT/N/DNK/132  
21 August 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  DENMARK  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency  
Tolderlundsvej 5  
5000 Odense C  
Phone: + 45 72 54 40 00  
E-mail: mst@mst.dk  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses , if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Business Authority  
Langelinie Allé 17  
DK-2100 Copenhagen 0  
Denmark  
Phone: ´45 35 29 10 00  
E-mail: notifikationer@erst.dk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  ARMS AND 
AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (HS code(s): 93)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order on 
weapons and ammunition which can be used for hunting etc. (5 page(s), in Danish); (5 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Regulatory act which allows hunting with bow and arrow on the 
bigger species of deer (red deer, fallow deer and sika de er). It regulates certain conditions 
to hunting on these species, for example, the impact energy has to be minimum 80 Joule 
and the weight of the arrow must be minimum 33 grams. Furthermore, the arrowhead 
must be with a fixed tip, with minimum 3 blades and  a cutting diameter on minimum 25 
mm. It is forbidden to use a blunt on the arrowhead for hunting on these mentioned 
species.  
The act itself is expected to enter into force on 1 december 2023.  G/TBT/N/DNK/132  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pr oblems where 
applicable:  There has been etablished an time limited attempt regarding hunting with 
bow and arrow on red deer, fallow deer and sika deer. The objective was to collect further 
information on this topic and evaluate wheither this form of huntin g on these species 
could be allow permanently. The attempt had a specific focus on an efficient and ethical 
kill on these species and showed that there was basis for an acceptable form for hunting 
with certain bows and arrows. In spring 2023, The minister of environment decided to 
allow a permanent option for hunting with bow and arrow on the mentioned species as a 
result of the attempt.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Draft of the Regulatory act and officiel references.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 November 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 December 2023; Draft of the Regulatory act is 
also notified after Directive 2015/1535 and may have an impact on the date of entry into 
force.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body: