G/SPS/N/NOR/33  
 
28 July 2014  
(14-4347)  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 Ministry of Climate and Environment 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Living or viable alien organisms 
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 regulations relating to alien organisms  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 14 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_02_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_03_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_04_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_05_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_06_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/NOR/14_3310_07_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Draft regulations related to alien organisms. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NOR/33 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Act 
relating to the management of biological, geological and landscape diversity (Nature Diversity Act) 
Nature Diversity Act (Norwegian): http://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2009-06-19-100  
Nature Diversity Act (English): http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/nature-
diversity-act.html?id=570549  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2015 or later 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment  
P.O. Box 8013 Dep 0030 Oslo  Norway 
Tel: +(47) 22 24 90 90 
Fax: +(47) 22 24 95 60 E-mail: postmottak@kld.dep.no