. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DNK/74 
19 February 2008 
 (08-0726) 
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:   DENMARK
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Ministry of the Environment 
Danish Environmental Protection Agency Strandgade 29, DK 1401 København K, 
Tel: (+45) 7254 4000 
Fax: (+45) 3332 2228 
Email: mst@mst.dk
  
Website: www.mst.dk  
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):   Packaging for beer, 
carbonised and non carbonised soft drinks a nd mineral water, spring water, water, 
“alcopops” and cider. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amended “Statutory 
Order from the Ministry of Environment on deposits and collection etc. of packaging for certain beverages” (41 pages +  41 pages annexes in Danish). 
6. Description of content:    
The draft Statutory Order eases the administrative and economical burdens on producers 
and importers while testing the market for new products. Marking requirements for 
disposable packaging kept in a stockroom is  specified. A handling remuneration shall be 
paid to registered grocery stores for sorting of empty disposable packaging similar to the 
present system for refillable packaging. In  continuation of the present and a former 
investment programme subsidies shall be paid to registered grocery stores for measures to 
increase efficiency of the sorting of packag ing accepted as returns in the store’s bottle 
department. Deposits which have not been redeemed can be used to cover more items of 
expenditure which till now have been paid vi a the fees on packaging paid by producers and 
importers. The date of the repeal of the Stat utory Order is altered from 4 September 2008 to 
4 September 2013.   G/TBT/N/DNK/74 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To ease the administrative and economical burdens on producers and importers test 
marketing new products in hotels and restaurants and providing samples for marketing purposes. Specifying marking requirements for disposable packaging. Whole or partial 
compensation for the wages grocery stores pay for sorting increasing amounts of empty 
disposable packaging. Increased efficiency of the sorting of  packaging and increase the use 
of deposit which have not been redeemed will  reduce the costs paid by fees. Prolong the 
limited period in which Dansk Retursystem A/ S can manage and run the deposit and return 
system. 
8. Relevant documents:    
- Statutory Order no. 113 of 1 February 2007 on deposits and collection etc. of packaging 
for certain beverages. 
- Notification G/TBT/N/DNK/67: This amen dment has not yet entered into force. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    -  
4 September 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   2 months from the date of this notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: