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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NOR/10
19 September 2003
(03-5004)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NORWAY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Norwegian Food Control 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):  Disinfectants, cleaning agents and ot her similar products for use in food
industry, etc.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  -
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft regulation relating
to the approval of disinfectants, cleaning ag ents and similar products for use in the food
industry, etc. Number of pages: 6
6. Description of content: The regulation establishes a list of approvals concerning
disinfectants, cleaning agents and similar produc ts for use in the food industry, etc.  The
competent authority approves the products after an evaluation done by the Norwegian
Institute of Public Health.  The evaluation is based on certain documentation mentioned in
the Annex 1 of the regulation.  The regulation also contains certain requirements for labellingof these products.  For disinfectants and sim ilar products the approval period will be five
years.  For cleaning agents the approval period will be ten years.  The applicant has to send a
new application by the end of thes e periods to get a new approval.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] 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
relating to the approval of disinfectants, clea ning agents and similar products for use in the
food industry, etc.  (Availabl e in Norwegian and English on:
http://www.snt.no/rettsregler/horinger/)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 December 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 December 2003G/SPS/N/NOR/10
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12. Final date for comments:  20 November 2003
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:   The Norwegian Food Control Authority
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The Norwegian Food Control Authority,
Department for Food Additives, Contaminants, Food Labelling and QualityP.O. Box 8187 Dep
N-0034 Oslo, Norway
Telephone:  +47 23 21 70 00
Telefax:  +47 23 70 01