WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/71
15 February 2000
(00-0554)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ICELAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture
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):   Fertilizer
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulation
Concerning 3rd Change of Regulation 398 /1995 on Fertilizers and Soil Improvers.
6. Description of content:   The draft Regulation reduces the allowed quantity of cadmium
(Cd) in fertilizers from 50 mg to 10 mg per kg phosphor (P)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of the proposed Regulation is to improve the quality of P fertilizers by
reducing its content of heavy metal cadmium, which is deemed to harmful to the
environment and cause danger to human health.
8. Relevant documents:   Regulation 398/1995 on Fertilizers and Soil Improvers.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }October 2000
10. Final date for comments:   15 April 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Raudararstig 25,
IS-150 Reykjavik,
ICELAND
Fax: +354 562 4878
Email: bryndis.kjartansdottir@utn.stjr.is