WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.140
19March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1122)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: FRANCE
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: (Administration responsible forthenotification)
Ministry oftheEnvironment andPhysical Planning -DPPR/SDPD
20avenue deSégur -75302 Paris 07SP
Agency orauthority designed tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Used batteries and
accumulators
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decree
Amending Decree No.97-1328 of30December 1997 ontheMarketing ofBatteries and
Accumulators Containing Certain Dangerous Substances andtheirDisposal (6pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Organization oftheseparate collection ofalltypes ofused
batteries andaccumulators andestablishment ofthetechnical arrangements fortheir
disposal.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Response tothebehavioral patterns ofconsumers whoareunable todistinguish batteries
andaccumulators thatpresent certain dangers.
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8. Relevant documents:
- Council Regulation (EEC) No.259/93 of1February 1993 onthesupervision
andcontrol ofwaste within, intoandoutoftheEuropean Community;
- Council Directive 833/189/EEC of28March 1983 laying down aprocedure for
theprovision ofinformation inthefieldoftechnical standards andregulations;
- Council Directive 91/157/EEC of18March 1991 onbatteries andaccumulators
containing certain dangerous substances;
- Commission Directive No.93/86/EEC of4October 1993 adapting totechnical
progress Council Directive 91/157/EEC onbatteries andaccumulators containing
certain dangerous substances.
- Criminal Code, inparticular Article R.610-1;
- Consumer Code;
- LawNo.75-633 of15July1975 asamended concerning waste disposal andthe
recovery ofmaterials;
- LawNo.76-663 of19July1976 asamended concerning classified facilities for
environmental protection;
- Decree No.97-1328 of30December 1997 onthemarketing ofbatteries and
accumulators containing certain dangerous substances andtheirdisposal.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Second quarter of1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Progressive entry intoforce oftheprovisions ofthe
Decree between 1January 1999 and1January 2001
10. Final dateforcomments: EndofMay1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: CINORTECH