WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DNK/18
16 May 2003
(03-2652)
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 Environmental Protection Agency, Strandgade 29, 1401
Copenhagen K, Tel. No. +45 3266 0100
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 [     ], 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):   Biocidal Bottom Paint to
Pleasure Boats.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Statutory order on
restrictions on import, sale and use of biocidal bottom paint  (Available in Danish.  English
version is planned).
6. Description of content:   Introduction of threshold limits for the release of copper to the
marine environment . A ban on substances for antifouling labelled with risksentence R53according to EU-directive 67/548/EEC is postponed from January 2003 to January 2006.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To reduce the environmental effects caused by copper in the aquatic environment.
8. Relevant documents:   (Basic Act):  Act of Chemical Substances and products,
consolidation act. No. 21 16 January 1996.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }As soon as the notification procedure isfinalised.
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the reception date
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:
Danish EPA,
Strandgade 29,
1401 Copenhagen K.