. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NOR/31 
12 November 2010  
 (10-6048) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NORWAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Norwegian Food Safety Authority 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants for planting, plant products a nd other regulated articles requiring 
phytosanitary certification for import to Norway 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Regulation on amendments  of Regulations relating 
to plants and measures against pests  Language:  English  Number of pages:  8 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/NOR/10_4319_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendments of Forskrift 1 desember 2000 nr. 1333 om planter 
og tiltak mot planteskadegjørere (Regulations of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to 
plants and measures against pests).  Amendments relating to: 
• General requirements concerning phytosanita ry certificates and certificates for re-
export 
• List of regulated pests ( Colletotrichum acutatum  Simmonds to be removed from 
annex 2) 
• List of countries for which requirements concerning Tilletia indica  Mitra apply 
• Defining the use of the term "European countries"  
• Clarifications of wording of provisions of the regulations 
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.    G/SPS/N/NOR/31 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM No.5, 
ISPM No. 7 and ISPM No. 12  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Regulations 
of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants  and measures against pests (available in 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  14 February 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  21 February 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  7 March 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 January 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Norwegian Food Safety Authority  
Felles postmottak, Postboks 383  N-2381 Brumunddal 
Fax:  + (47) 23 21 68 01 
E-mail:  postmottak@mattilsynet.no  Website:  http://www.mattilsynet.no/english/plant_health