. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NOR/2 
29 September 2004 
 (04-4088) 
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
 
Royal Ministry of Trade and Industry,  
Department for Industrial and Trade Issues 
P.O. BOX 8014 Dep N-0030  Oslo Norway If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Norwegian Metrology Service (Justervesenet)   
Fetveien 99 N-2007 Kjeller Norway  
Tel: +47 64 84 84 84 
Fax: + 47 64 84 84 85 Email: www.justervesenet.no 
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):   Heat meters 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Regulation regarding 
essential requirements for heat meters (10 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   Heat meters being sold or offere d for sale in Norway shall have a 
type approval issued by the Norwegian Metrolog y Service (Justervesenet).  They shall also 
have an initial verification. 
To be type approved and verified a heat mete r shall comply with the minimum requirement 
stated in annex 1 and 2.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   - 
8. Relevant documents:   The requirements are in accordance with the EU Directive 
2004/44/EC Annex MI 004 “Heat Meters”. G/TBT/N/NOR/2 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   20 December 2004 
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:        
 