G/TBT/N/DNK/127  
3 March 2022  
(22-1976) Page: 1/2 
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):  Ministry 
of Environment of Denmark  
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:   
Danish 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Bombs, 
grenades, torpedos, mines, missiles, cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and 
parts thereof, incl. buckshot, shot and cartridge wads, n.e.s (HS 9306)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of t he notified document:  Draft Order on 
weapons and ammunition which can be used for hunting etc. (4 page(s), in Danish)  
6. Description of content:  Regulatory act which impose restrictions on hunters in 
Denmark. It bans use and bringing bullets for hunting a mmunition to rifles which contains 
a concentration of lead that is equal or greater than 1 % w/w (percentage weight) for 
hunting and derogation shooting.  
The ban includes only centrefire hunting ammunition and is expected to enter into force 
on 31 March 20 24 after a transition phase. The act itself is expected to enter into force 
on 1 July 2022.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective is to protect the environment and decrease the amount of lead 
in the nature and food chain. Lead is a toxic heavy metal which can cause lead poisoning 
to wild animals and humans through comsumption of wild meat. Wild meat can contain 
lead if  it has been shot with leaded ammunition. It is estimated that 2000 kilograms of 
lead is exposed to the nature as a result of hunting with rifles in Denmark.; Protection of G/TBT/N/DNK/127  
 
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  human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of  the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Draft of the Regulatory act and offici al references.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Proposed date of entry into force will be 31 March 
2024; 6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Danish Standards  
Göteborg Plads 1  
Nordhavn  
DK-2150  
+ (45) 39 96 61 40  
+ (45) 39 96 61 01 (Fax)  
wto@ds.dk  
http://www.ds.dk  
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