RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/NOR/1
5January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0021)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NORWAY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Potatoes 07.12.1000
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Communication of17November
from Ministry ofAgriculture toNorwegian Agricultural Inspection Service (1page).
5. Description ofcontent: Allconsignments withpotatoes from theNetherlands shallbefree
from allsigns ofPseudomonas solanacearum .Thetests andanalyses shall bein
accordance withmethods accepted bytheStanding Committee forplant health inEU.
Thephytosanitary certificate shallprove thattherequirements arefulfilled.
6. Objective andrationale: Plant protection
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Pseudomonas solanacearum hasbeenpointed outin
many consignments from around 40different places intheNetherlands.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents: Cfr.point 4
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 20November 1995
11. Texts available from/comments to: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax
number ofother body: