Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo byrett (Oslo City Court) of 22 February 2000 in the case of Allied Colloids, and others v. The Government of Norway, represented by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

(Case E-2/00)

(2000/C 130/12)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by Oslo byrett (Oslo City Court), which was received at the Court Registry on 25 February 2000, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Allied Colloids, and others v. The Government of Norway, represented by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, on the following question:

Does the Joint Statement adopted at the meeting of EEA Joint Committee of 22 June 1995 concerning Annex II Chapter XV, Annex II with subsequent amendments, to the EEA Agreement give Norway the power to introduce a labelling requirement for polyacrylamide that contains a concentration of the residual substance acrylamide which is lower than 0,1 %, see Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 with subsequent amendments and Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988, with subsequent amendments?