. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NOR/9 
15 September 2006 
 (06-4431) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NORWAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
The Royal Ministry of Heal th and Care Services  
2. Agency responsible:   The Norwegian Food Safety Authority 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
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):   Tattooing product: 
Substance or mixture of substances which is me ant to be administered (injected) cutaneously 
on humans or animals to make permanent or l ong-lasting patterns, drawings, lines, fields or 
colours on the skin, including tattooing liquid and permanent makeup.  
Regions or countries likely to be affected:  All trading partners . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft of new 
regulations of xx.xx.2006 conc erning tattooing products ( 13 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   The draft regulations encompass all situations associated with 
developing, producing, importing, processing, distributing, exporting and selling tattooing 
products and Norwegian health pe rsonnel’s duty to report any side effects when using such 
products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
Protection of human health:  The draft regulations are intend ed to supplement the Norwegian 
Act of 21 December 2005 No. 126 concerning cosm etics and body care produ cts etc.  In June 
2003, Norway ratified the Council of Europe’s  Recommendation ResAp(2003)2, concerning 
detailed regulation of tattooing products.  Thus, the object of th ese draft regulations is to 
implement the said Recommendation in Norwegian law. 
8. Relevant documents:   
A. Recommendation of the Council of Europe  concerning detailed regulation of 
tattooing products (ResAp(2003)2). 
B.  Document of the EC’s Joint Research Cent re: Risks and Health Effects from Tattoos, 
Body Piercing and Related Practice”. 
C. TBT-notification: G/TBT/N/NOR/3. G/TBT/N/NOR/9 
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  D. Contemporary TBT notifications of th e three related Norwegian regulations 
concerning:  
− Products for Cutaneous Injection  
− External Health Care Products   
− Products for Care and Marking of Animals  
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 January 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority 
Head Office 
P.O. Box 383 N – 2381 – Brumunddal Norway  Fax:  (+47) 23 21 68 01 E-mail:  postmottak@mattilsynet.no