Norway and ISPM 15

08 January 2008

Copy of WTO Notice
 

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION G/SPS/N/NOR/23
 

24 July 2007 (07-3136)
 

Committee on Sanitary and 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): Wood packaging material that is actually in use or has been in use in the

transport of objects of all kinds, including packing cases and boxes, crates, drums and similar

packing, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, as well as wood used to

wedge or support cargo. Wood and wood packing material consisting exclusively of raw

wood of 6 mm thickness or less and wood and wood packing material consisting exclusively

of processed wood produced by glue, heat and pressure, or a combination thereof, are not

included.

4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: All

countries exporting the products concerned to Norway.

5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Regulations

amending Regulations of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants and measures against

pests (available in English, 6 pages) (available in Norwegian: Forslag til forskrift om endring

av forskrift 1. esember 2000 nr. 1333 om planter og tiltak mot planteskadegjørere)

6. Description of content: The draft regulations amend Regulations of 1 December 2000 no.

1333 relating to plants and measures against pests, concerning import requirements for wood

packaging material. According to the draft regulations wood packaging material entering

Norway must have been treated and marked according to ISPM 15 (FAO International

Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging

material in international trade).

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: FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary

Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade

G/SPS/N/NOR/23

9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Draft Regulations

amending Regulations of 1 December 2000 no. 1333 relating to plants and measures against

pests (available in English)

Forslag til forskrift om endring av forskrift 1. desember 2000 nr. 1333 om planter og tiltak

mot planteskadegjørere (available in Norwegian)

10. Proposed date of adoption: December 2007

11. Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2008

12. Final date for comments: 12 October 2007

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:

Norwegian Food Safety Authority

HK. Box. 383, N-2381 Brumunddal, Norway.

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 draft text(s) can be downloaded from:

http://www.mattilsynet.no/mattilsynet/multimedia/archive/00031/Draft_amendments_to__31
431a.pdf