G/SPS/N/NOR/35  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3762) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: En glish 
 
  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): Numerous positions under chapters 6 (Live trees and 
other plants), and 44 (Wood and articles of wood)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exten t relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Regulations amending regulations relating to 
plants and measures against pests.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 13 
6. Description of content: The draft regulation introduces amendments to "Forskrift 1. 
desember 2000 nr. 1333 om planter og tiltak mot plante skadegjørere" (Regulations of 
1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants and measures against pests). Agrilus 
anxius  (Gory), Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire), Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) and 
Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) are added to Annex 1 (Pests which are 
prohibited to introduce and spread in Norway) and specific requirements to the import of 
host plants,  wood and bark originating in countries were these pests are present 
(Amendments to Annex 3, 4A and 5A).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protec t territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal H ealth (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 
standard number 1: "Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosani tary 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/35  
 
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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) : 1 November 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2 017 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/ mm/yy) : 10 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National No tification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Notification Authority:  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
P.O. Box 8114 Dep  
0032 OSLO  
Norway  
Tel: +(47) 23 95 00 00  
Fax: +(47) 23 95 00 99  
E-mail: post@mfa.no  
 
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  
Fax: +(47) 23 21 68 01  
E-mail: postmottak@mattilsynet.no  
Website: http://www.mattilsynet.no/language/english/plants/