WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.343
22 July 1999
(99-3079)
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):           
2. Agency responsible:   Norwegian Food Control Authority          
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):           
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft regulation
banning the production, import or sale of ge netically modified foodstuffs and food
ingredients containing genes coding for resistance to antibiotics.          
6. Description of content:   The regulation bans the production, import and sale of foodstuffs
and food ingredients which contain genes coding for resistance to antibiotics, when such
genes have been introduced by means of genetic modification and can be demonstrated in
the finished product.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
To comply with the decision by the Norwegian parliament banning the production,
import and sale of foodstuffs and food ingredients which contain genes coding for resistance
to antibiotics, when such genes have been introduced by means of genetic modification andcan be demonstrated in the finished product.
8. Relevant documents:   English version of the draft regulation is enclosed.          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Immediately
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Norwegian Food Control Authority
Postbox 8187 Dep.,
0034 Oslo
Norway
Fax No.:  +47 22 24 66 99