. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/356
18 August 2000
(00-3335)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   FRANCE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Regional Development and the Environment, Directorate
for the Prevention of Pollution and Risks, Subdivision-directorate of Products and Wastes,
20 avenue de Ségur, 75302 Paris 07 SP
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 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):   Used tyres
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Draft Decree on the Collection, Exploitation and Elimination of Used Tyres
(7 pages)
6. Description of content:   The cost of treating non-reusable tyres is higher than earnings
from exploitation.  Consequently, this branch cannot achieve a financial balance so it is
necessary to provide financing to make good this deficit and compensate those collecting
used tyres, owners of exploitation or elimination firms, etc.  Pursuant to Article 6 of LawNo. 75-633 of 15 July 1975 on the elimination of wastes and the recovery of materials, the
text provides that, as from 1 January 2002, tyre producers (manufacturers, tyre importers,
importers of vehicles equipped with tyres, etc.), will contribute towards the exploitation or
elimination of used tyres, returned free of char ge by individual users to tyre sellers or in the
possession of companies which use tyres in the context of their professional activities (road
haulage companies, civil engineering firms, ai rports, etc.), garage owners, car demolition
firms, etc.  Legal or natural persons owning used tyre stocks built up before 1 January 2002remain responsible for exploiting or eliminating the used tyres they have stocked.
This draft is intended to encourage the exploitation of used tyres (retreading,
recycling, incineration with energy recovery, use for public works, etc.) rather than their
elimination.  The Decree is based on the issu e of regional authorizations to firms collecting,
exploiting or eliminating used tyres.  It makes it mandatory for producers, owners of stocks,collectors and owners of exploitation or elimin ation firms to inform the State of the flow of
new and used tyres.  Lastly, the text also provides for the creation of a follow-up
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The objective of this draft is to provide in technical and financial terms for effective
responsibility for used tyres, prevent the building up of stocks and, as from 1 July 2002,
cease the dumping of this type of waste.
8. Relevant documents:
• Law No. 75-633 of 15 July 1975, as amended, on the elimination of wastes and the
recovery of materials, in particular Article 6;
• Law No. 76-663 of 19 July 1976, as amended, on classified installations for
environmental protection;
• Decree No. 77-1133 of 21 September 1977, as amended, implementing Law No.
76-663 of 19 July 1976 on classified installations for environmental protection, in
particular Article 43-2;
• Decree No. 98-679 of 30 July 1998, on road transport, dealing and broking in
waste.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Upon publication of the Decree
10. Final date for comments:  Mid-October
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:  CINORTECH – AFNOR – Tour Europe – CEDEX 07,
F - 92 049 PARIS LA DEFENSE