. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NOR/10 
15 September 2006 
 (06-4432) 
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:   NORWAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
The Royal Ministry of Health and Care Services 
2. Agency responsible:   The Norwegian Food Safety Authority 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Products for cutaneous 
injection for cosmetic purposes: All substances  or combinations of substances which are 
meant to be introduced into the skin of humans or animals to change th e appearance in ways 
other than those encompassed by the regulatio n of xx.xx.2006 concerning tattooing products.  
Regions or countries likely to be affected:All trading partners . 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:    
Draft of new regulations of xx.xx.2006 conc erning product for cutaneous injection for 
cosmetic purposes (10 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   The draft regulations encompass all situations associated with 
developing, producing, importing, processing, distributing, expo rting and selling of products 
for cutaneous injection for cosmetic purposes and Norwegian health personnel’s duty to report 
any side effects when using such products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health:   The regulations are intended to supplement the Norwegian Act 
of 21 December 2005 No. 126 concerning cosmetics and body care products etc.  In effect, 
products for cutaneous injecti on can be very similar to ta ttooing products, pharmaceuticals 
and to certain kinds of medical device.  Cons equently, like the said categories of products, 
products for cutaneous injection ma y frequently involve health risks.  For this reason, such 
products should be more strictly regulated than other cosmetic products. 
8. Relevant documents:    
A. TBT-notification: G/TBT/N/NOR/3 
B. Contemporary TBT notifications of th e three related Norwegian regulations 
concerning:  
− External Health Care Products 
− Tattooing Products 
− Products for Care and Marking of Animals  G/TBT/N/NOR/10 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 January 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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