G/SPS/N/NOR/34
12 February 2015
(15-0892)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plants (other than seeds an d fruit) and live pollen for 
pollination of Malus  Mill., Pyrus  L. and Cydonia  Mill. (HS Code: 06.02) 
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 amending regulations relating to 
plants and measures against pests   Language(s): English  Number of pages: 6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NOR/15_0685_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Regulations of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants 
and measures against pests (Amendments of Forskrift 1. desember 2000 nr. 1333 om 
planter og tiltak mot planteskadegjørere):  
Specific requirements to allow the import of plants intended for planting (other than seeds 
and fruit) of Malus Mill., Pyrus L. and rootstock of  Cydonia Mill., originating in countries in 
which Erwinia amylowora  (Burrill) Winslow et al. exist, are proposed.   
Erwinia amylovora , Candidatus  phytoplasma mali and Candidatus  phytoplasma pyri are 
prohibited to introduce and spread in Norway if these are present in plants intended for 
planting (other than seeds and fruit) of Malus  Mill., Pyrus  L. and Cydonia  Mill. 
7. Objective 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 stan dard? 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
ISPM standard number 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 G/SPS/N/NOR/34 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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 http://www.mattilsynet.no/langua ge/english/plants/regulatio ns_related_to_plants_and_
measures_against_pests__august_2013.7593/binary/Regulations%20related%20to%20
plants%20and%20measures%20against%20pests%20-%20August%202013    
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) : 13 April 2015 
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. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
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