. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NOR/15 
1 December 2005 
 (05-5733) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NORWAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Agriculture and Food  
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):  Host plants of Erwinia amylovora  (Burr.) Winslow et al., the causal agent of 
fireblight  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries exporting the relevant plants to Norway  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Regulation 
amending Regulations related to plants and measures against pests, of 1 December 2000  No. 
1333, 2 pages      
6. Description of content:  Two amendments to the list of host plants of Erwinia amylovora  
(Burr.) Winslow et al.: 1) Aronia  Medik. is added, 2) the exemption of Sorbus intermedia  
(Ehrh.) Pers. is removed.   Some add itional amendments of technical character.  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] 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:  Draft  Regulation 
amending Regulations related to plants and me asures against pests, of 1 December 2000, No. 
1333, 2 pages. Available in Norwegian with  an unofficial translation in English  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Intended date of adoption is 1 February 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Intended to enter into force on 1 February 2006  G/SPS/N/NOR/15 
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12. Final date for comments:        
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Norwegian Food Safety Authority,  National Centre for Plants and 
Vegetable Food, Box 383, N-2381 Brumunddal, Norway, Fax.: +47 23 21 68 01, e-mail: 
postmottak@mattilsynet.no 
 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  The electronic 
version of the unofficial English text can be downloaded from:  
http://www.mattilsynet.no/english/plant_health/d raft_regulation_amending_regulations_rela
ting_to_plants_and_measures_against_pests_of_1_december_2000_no_1333_29201  
 
The Authority designated to handle comments is the Norwegian Food Safety Authority,  National Centre for Plants and Vegetable Food, Box 383, N-2381 Brumunddal, Norway,  
Fax.: +47 23 21 68 01 E-mail: postmottak@mattilsynet.no