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7 September 2020  
(20-6031) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  DENMARK   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Food and Environment  
Webaddress: mfvm.dk  
Slotsholmsgade 12 1216 København K  
TLF.: +45 38 14 21 42  
Email: mfvm@mfvm.dk  
CVR: 12854358  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if a vailable) 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):  
No particular product code, as the rules cover a multitude of pesticides and biocides  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document:  Bekendtgørelse 
om bekæmpelsesmidler (48 page(s), in Dan ish) 
6. Description of content:  There is already a requirement in the order § 29, that sale of 
toxic or very toxic pesticides and biocides requires a permission from the Danish 
Environment al Agency. With this new draft of the order it is proposed that this permission 
be acquired through a digital IT -system and that the fee in § 47 for a permission will be 
adjusted. The fee will also be paid through the It -system moving forward.  
7. Objectiv e and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of the proposal changes is to digitalize existing rules; National 
security requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Bekendtgørelse om bekæmpelsesmidler  
• Kemikalieloven  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  30 November 2020  G/TBT/N/DNK/101  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Danish Standards  
Göteborg Plads 1  
Nordhavn  
DK-2150  
+ (45) 39 96 61 40  
+ (45) 39 96 61 01 (Fax)  
wto@ds.dk  
http://www.ds.dk  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/DNK/20_5308_00_x.pdf  
 