WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.516
12 October 1999
(99-4306)
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:      Vice-Directorate, Quality for Industry and Standardization
(SQUALPI)
                                       Technical Affairs and Testing Office (BATE)
                                       22, rue Monge - 75005 PARIS
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):   Basic steel enriching
agents
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Order on the
Mandatory Implementation of Standards (NF U 44.001\A1) (2 pages)
6. Description of content:  Mandatory implementation of an addendum (A1) to the
mandatory standard (NF U 44.001)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human and animal healt h, environmental protection, fair trade
8. Relevant documents:      Standard NFU 44.001 and its Addendum A1
                                         Order of 28 June 1989 on the Mandatory Implementation of
                                         Standards
                                         Decree No. 84-74 of 26 January 1984 as amended establishing the                                         Rules Governing Standardization
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 January 2000
10. Final date for comments:   1 January 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
National enquiry point (CINORTECH)
SQUALPI, 22 rue Monge
75005 - PARIS