  
 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NOR/3 
29 November 2004 
 
 (04-5176) 
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:   NORWAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Ministry of 
Health and Care Services 
2. Agency responsible:   The Norwegian Food Control Authority 
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):   Cosmetics, paint used in 
tattoo, cosmetics for animals, liquids for injecting with a cosmetic purpose 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   - 
6. Description of content:   The Act replaces the Act of 19 May 1933 No. 3 relating to the 
inspection of cosmetics and body care products pr evious Act on cosmetics.  The changes are 
in general of a technical character, but new areas are also included:  cosmetics for animals, 
paint used in tattoos, liquids for injection, environment and animal ethics. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that co smetic products do not represent a risk to human 
or animal health and that consumer interests,  animal welfare, ethical issues, environmental 
considerations, food safety and quality are take n into consideration in the manufacture, 
processing, distribution, import, export and placing on the market of such products. 
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Act relating to cosmetic products 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Spring 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
 
The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care  Services, PO Box 8011 – Dep, N-0030 Oslo 
Telefax:  +47 22248656, E-mail:  postmottak@ hod.dep.no .  
The text is available from:  www.hod.dep.no  
 
 