WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.24
28 January 1999
(99-0328)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 Environmental Protection Agency           
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):  Products for antifouling
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Statutory Order on the
Limitation on Import, Sale and Use of Substances for Antifouling (2 pages, available in
Danish)          
6. Description of content:  Ban on products cont aining the biocides "Diuron" and "Irgarol",
ban on antifouling for non-commercial boats in fresh water and in salt water for non-
commercial boats under the weight of 200 kg.  Also from 1 January 2003, a ban on
substances for antifouling labelled with Risksentence R53 according toEU-Directive 67/548/EEC.          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment (aquatic)          
8. Relevant documents (basic act):  Consolidated Act on Chemical Substances and Products
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 July 1999
10. Final date for comments:  1 April 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           