WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DNK/4
15 November 2001
(01-5806)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Moerkhoej Bygade 19,
2860 Soeberg, Denmark
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):   Ice cream, cheese (cream
cheese)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment of
Government notice concerning milk products (1 page, in Danish)
6. Description of content:   Revocation of Danish food standard on ice cream
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Denmark wished to change the standard for ic e cream so that it must contain cream but this
was found unacceptable in the EU.  We have therefore chosen to revoke the current
standard and let the market develop naturally.
8. Relevant documents:   Government notice concerning milk products.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }3 months after notification
10. Final date for comments:   1 January 2002
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:           