WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.425
18 August 1998
(98-3252)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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):  Norwegian
Ministry of the Environment
2. Agency responsible:           
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 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):  Nickel-cadmium batteries
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations Amending
Regulations on Environmentally Harmful Batteries of 17 July 1990 (4 pages)
6. Description of content:  Take back obligation for retailers of NiCd-batteries.  Obligation for
producers/importers to collect and recycle NiCd-batteries.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Increase
level of separate collection for NiCd batteries
8. Relevant documents:  Regulations on Environmentally Harmful Batteries of 17 July 1990
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } -
10. Final date for comments:  -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  State Pollution Control Authority, P.O. Box 8100, 0032 Oslo, Norway.