. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NOR/18 
15 September 2006 
 (06-4436) 
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 cutaneous injection for co smetic purposes: A ll substances or 
combination of substances whic h are meant to be introduced into the skin of humans or 
animals to change the appearance in ways other than those encompassed by the regulation of xx.xx.2006 concerning tattooing products.  
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 new regulation 
of xx.xx.2006 concerning product for cutaneous inje ction for cosmetic pur poses (Available in 
English and Norwegian;  10 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation encompasses all situations associated with 
developing, producing, importing, processing, distributing, expo rting and selling of products 
for cutaneous injection for cosmetic purposes a nd health personnel's duty to report any side 
effects when using such products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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 product s etc.  In effect, products for cutaneous 
injection can be very similar to tattooing pr oducts, pharmaceuticals an d to certain kinds of 
medical device.  Consequently, like the said ca tegories of products, products for cutaneous 
injection may frequently involve health risks.  For this reason, such products should be more 
strictly regulated than other cosmetic products.  
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:   G/SPS/N/NOR/18 
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  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 External Use for Care a nd Marking using Chemical Means of 
Animals; 
− 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