Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Draft Regulations amending the Regulations on fertilisers etc. of organic origin and the Regulations relating to the payment of fees for specific services provided by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority ("sewage sludge-based fertiliser" etc.).


WTO code G/SPS/N/NOR/36
Date notice 14/09/2017
Notice type Regular
Title Draft Regulations amending the Regulations on fertilisers etc. of organic origin and the Regulations relating to the payment of fees for specific services provided by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority ("sewage sludge-based fertiliser" etc.).
Summary

The  proposed  regulations  amend  the  Regulations  on  fertilisers etc.  of  organic  origin  and  the  Regulations  relating  to  the  payment  of  fees  for  specific services  provided  by  the  Norwegian  Food  Safety  Authority  ("sewage  sludge-based fertiliser"  etc.).  The  proposed  regulations  introduce  amendments  to  the  national regulations  concerning  organic  fertilisers  containing,  amongst  other  components,  also sewage sludge.
The proposal introduces the following amendments:
-  Products with the product designation "sewage sludge-based fertiliser" is to be subject to less stringent use-restriction compared to other sewage-sludge;
-  The  use  of  the  product  designation  is  to  be  subject  to  an  authorisation  from  the Norwegian  Food  Safety  Authority.  Authorisation  may  only  be  given  if  the  product  has been treated using methods where the temperature during the hygienisation period is at  least  55  degrees  Celsius.  Furthermore,  the  product  must  have  a  balanced  nutrient content  adapted  to  the  annual  needs  of  the  plants  and  be  suitable  for  use  with  at maximum  addition  of  100kg  dry  matter  per  decare  per  year  of  the  sewage  sludge component;
-  All  operators  in  the  delivery-chain  are  required  to  keep  a  record  with  information necessary  for  tracing  the  products.  The  users  of  "sewage  sludge-based  fertiliser"  are also  required  to  keep  a  record  stating  which  enterprise  the  sludge  product  was received from, the product's trade name, the quantity received and the date on which it  was  received.  The  record  shall  also  contain  outline  maps  showing  the  areas  where the  sludge  has  been  used.  It  must  be  stated  what  quantity  of  sludge  has  been  used per decare and the date on which it was spread;
-  The  records  must  be  stored  for  at  least  ten  years.  The  operator  is  to  pay  a  fee  of 3,675 NOK for the authorisation. 

Product Organic fertilisers containing sewage sludge (under Chapter 31.01.0000)
Country Norway

File attach:
NNOR36.pdf

Orther Notice:


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G/SPS/N/AUS/410/Add.4 - Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products from Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United States and Vanuatu - Draft review
G/SPS/N/BGD/12 - Draft Food Safety (Food Contact Materials) Regulations, 2024.
G/SPS/N/CHL/834 - Propuesta de reemplazo del título xxx del reglamento sanitario de los alimentos para incluir la regulación de materiales y objetos destinados a entrar en contacto con alimentos.
G/SPS/N/KOR/828 - Partial amendment notice (Draft) of (1) Scope of feed, feed ingredients, equipment, straw litter and other similar items; and (2) Quarantine methods and standards for designated quarantine items.
G/SPS/N/COL/394 - "Proyecto de Resolución ""Por la cual se prohíbe en el territorio nacional la importación, fabricación, comercialización y uso del ingrediente activo bromuro de metilo, al igual que los productos plaguicidas que lo contengan"".
G/SPS/N/EU/876 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards requirements for the introduction into, and spread within the Union territory, of Aromia bungii (Faldermann).
G/SPS/N/UKR/250 - The Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 1817 "On Approval of the Procedure for Conducting Periodic Research (Testing) of Feed by Market Operators for the Content of Substances that are Restricted or Prohibited" of 5 June 2025.
G/SPS/N/UKR/251 - The Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 954 "On Approval of Amendments to the State Medical and Sanitary Norms for Safe Usage of Pesticides and Agrochemicals" of 6 June 2025.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1600 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Dimethenamid (PMRL2025-13).
G/SPS/N/CAN/1601 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Pyriofenone (PMRL2025-12).
G/SPS/N/CAN/1602 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Trinexapac-ethyl (PMRL2025-14).
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G/SPS/N/COL/382/Add.1 - Resolución No. 00016199 del 4 de agosto de 2025 "Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a Colombia de semilla sexual de papa (Solanum tuberosum), de origen y procedencia Perú, para uso en investigación" (Resolution No. 00016199 of 4 August 2025 establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Colombia of botanical seed of potato (Solanum tuberosum) originating in and coming from Peru, for use in research)
G/SPS/N/COL/390/Add.1 - Resolución No. 00012021 del 24 de julio de 2025 "Por medio de la cual se establecen los requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a Colombia de semillas de Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. originarias y procedentes de Estados Unidos de América, para uso ensayo, comercial y siembra" (Resolution No. 00012021 of 24 July 2025 establishing the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. seeds originating in and coming from the United States of America, for testing, commercial use and sowing)
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G/SPS/N/CRI/322/Add.1 - Draft Resolution governing the importation of cuttings with buds of mango (Mangifera indica) for propagation from the Guadeloupe Islands, France
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G/SPS/N/THA/232/Rev.2/Add.1 - Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification No. 459 entitled "Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy"
G/SPS/N/SAU/571 - Maximum limits of pesticide residues in animal feed.
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G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.21 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle.
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G/SPS/N/EU/873 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1528 of 30 July 2025 authorising the placing on the market of Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/BRA/2398/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1319, 9 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2403/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1322, 10 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2405/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1327, 23 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2406/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1328, 23 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2420 - Draft Resolution 1338, 3 July 2025.