. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NOR/20 
15 September 2006 
 (06-4439) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NORWAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  The Royal Ministry of Health and Care 
Services  
2. Agency responsible:  The 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):   Product for external use for care a nd marking using chemical means of 
animals:  Substance or combination of substances which is used for external care of animals for hygienic purposes or for reasons of welfar e, appearance or protection, and substances 
which are injected in animals subcutaneously to mark them.   External care also encompasses 
care of bodily orifices (mouth, teeth, etc).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft of regulation of 
XXXX 2006 concerning products for external use for care and marking using chemical means 
of animals (Available in Eng lish and Norwegian;  10 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The draft regulation encompasses all situations associated with 
developing, producing, importing, processing, distributing, expo rting and selling of products 
for external use for care and marking using chemical means of animals and animal health care personnel's duty to report any side effects when  using such products.  Products meant for use 
in the eyes or which are consum ed orally are not included.  Pr oducts which are fixed items are 
not included.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests   
The draft regulation is intended to supplemen t the new Norwegian Act of 21 December 2005 
No. 126 concerning cosmetics and body care pr oducts etc.  Whereas pharmaceutical products 
for animals are subject to strict regulation, at present there is no regulation directed explicitly 
at cosmetic products inte nded for use on animals.  From an ethical and from an animal welfare 
point of view, however, there are weighty arguments for introducing such regulation. 
Primarily, animals should not be exposed to health risks when cosmetic products are applied 
to them.  Like human beings, animals can deve lop allergic reactions and chronic intestinal 
injuries from various substances.  Studies s how that many ingredie nts which are strictly 
regulated when used in cosmetic products for humans are in frequent and unregulated use in 
products intended for animals.  G/SPS/N/NOR/20 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
A.  TBT-notification: G/TB T/N/NOR/3 (notification issued 29 November 2004)   
B.  Contemporary SPS and TBT notifications of the three rela ted Norwegian draft regulations 
concerning:  
− Products for Cutaneous Injection; 
− Tattooing Products;  and 
− External Health Care Products. 
Available in English and Norwegian   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  15 November 2006 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 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