G/SPS/N/NOR/36  
 
14 September 2017  
(17-4859) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Organic fertilisers containing sewage sludge  (under 
Chapter  31.01.0000)  
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 the Regulations on 
fertilisers etc. of organic origin and the Regulations relating to the payment of fees for 
specific services provided by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority ("sewage sludge -based 
fertiliser" etc.) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NOR/17_3978_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed regulations amend the Regulations on fertilisers 
etc. of organic origin and the Regulations relating to the payment of fees for specific 
services provided by the No rwegian Food Safety Authority ("sewage sludge -based 
fertiliser"  etc.). The proposed regulations  introduce  amendments to the national 
regulations concerning o rganic fertilisers  containing, amongst other components, also 
sewage sludge.  
The proposal introduces the following amendments:  
 Product s with the product designation " sewage sludge -based fertiliser " is to be subject 
to less stringent use -restriction c ompare d to other sewage -sludge;  
 The use of the product designation is to be subject to an authorisation from the 
Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Authorisation may only be given if the product has 
been treated using methods where the temperature during the hygie nisation period is 
at least 55 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, the product must have a balanced nutrient 
content adapted to the annual needs of the plants and be suitable for use with at 
maximum addition of 100 kg dry matter per decar e per year o f the sewage sludge 
component;  
 All operators in the delivery -chain are required to keep a record with information 
necess ary for tracing the products. The users of "sewage sludge -based fer tiliser"  are 
also required to keep a record stating which enterprise the sludge pr oduct was 
received from, the product's trade name, the quantity received and the date on which 
it was received. The record shall also contain outline maps showing the areas where 
the sludge has been used. It must be stated what quantity of sludge has been used 
per decare and th e date on which it was spread;  
 The record s must be stored for at least ten  years. The op erator is to pay a fee of 
3,675  NOK for the authorisation.  G/SPS/N/NOR/36  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect 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 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 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 Notification 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/