. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DNK/41 
19 July 2004 
 (04-3071) 
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:   DENMARK
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Environment, Danish Environmental Protection 
Agency, Strandgade 29, DK 1401 København K, telephone: + 45 3266 0100, telefax: + 45 
3266 0479, e-mail: mst@mst.dk , web-site: www.mst.dk  
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Packaging for 
“alcopops” or alcoholic fruit drinks (mixtures of  soft drinks and alcoholic beverages) and 
cider with an ethanol content of less than 10 % vol. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Statutory Order from 
the Ministry of Environment amending statutory order no. 713 of August 24, 2002, on deposits and collection etc. of packaging for b eer and certain soft drinks (2 pages, in 
Danish). 
6. Description of content:   Extending the present scope of statutory order on packaging to 
include packaging for “alcopops” or alcoholic fruit drinks (mixtures of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages) and cider with an et hanol content of less than 10 % vol.  The 
packaging will be included in the existing depos it and return system for packaging for beer 
and carbonated soft drinks.  It means that di sposable packaging for all “alcopops” and cider 
must be marked with a deposit label. 
An amendment (lowering) of the tax on the in cluded packaging is prerequisite for the 
extension of the deposit and return system as proposed. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Reduce littering. Establishing equal conditions  for packaging for “alcopops” – packaging 
for beer/malt based “alcopops” ar e already included in the mandatory deposit and return 
system. Consumers do not distinguish between “alcopops” based on beer/malt, wine, spirits/ethanol etc. 
To the consumers it will be logical when pack aging for cider products form a part of the 
deposit and return system. Today a major part of  cider products is sold in refillable bottles 
and a deposit is charged on voluntary basis. G/TBT/N/DNK/41 
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8. Relevant documents:   Statutory order no. 713 of August 24, 2002, on deposits and 
collection etc. of packaging for beer and certain soft drinks 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 February 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   2 months from the date of this notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Dansk Standard (Danish Standards Association ),  
Kollegievej 6, 2920  Charlottenlund 
 
 