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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NOR/12 
28 February 2005 
 (05-0830) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NORWAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Environment in Norway 
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):  Products covered terrestrial such as pollinators ( Bombus ), invertebrates for 
sport fishing (e.g. mosquito-larvae and angle- worms), for hobby and exhi bition purposes (e.g. 
scorpions and spiders), feed for other organisms, research and fo r pest control in cowsheds.   
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries where terrestrial invertebra tes mentioned in no. 3 are marketed.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposal for a 
Regulation concerning import of terrestrial invertebrates to Norway. 
6. Description of content:   
The proposed regulation introduces a requirement  for approval based on an environmental 
and health risk assessment prior to import of  alien terrestrial invertebrates to Norway. 
Organisms that are known not to represent risks to health or the environment are exempted 
from the requirement. 
An application for approval shall provide the following information: scientific name of 
organism, for what purpose the organism is to be imported, name of importer, necessary 
information to assess the product, and an a ssessment of whether or not the product may 
represent risks to health or the environment.  
The proposed regulation also contains packaging and labelling requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Convention on Biological Diversity, Article 8(h) 
and Decision VI/23 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The proposed 
regulation is only available in Norwegian. G/SPS/N/NOR/12 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   Spring 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Spring 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  15 March 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministry of the Environment 
Box 8013 Dep. 
N- 0030 Oslo Att: Anita Myrmael  maito:  amy@md.dep.no
, phone:  +4722245897, fax:  +4722242756