WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.205
5 May 1999
(99-1825)
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 National Education, Research and Technology
Direction de l'Enseignement Scolaire
107, rue de Grenelle – 75007 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 [ X ], 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):  Pocket electronic calculators
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Use of Calculators in
Examinations Organized by the Ministry of National Education (1 page)
6. Description of content:  Circular defining the conditions under which electronic calculators
can be used during examination sessions organized by the Ministry of National Education in
terms of the equipment used, the preparation of the subjects and the rules governing their
actual use during the examinations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
eliminate references to the size of calculators authorized for use in examinations.
8. Relevant documents:  Circular No. 86-228 of 28 July 1986.  This new circular will be
published in the Bulletin Officiel de l'Education Nationale (BOEN )
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } January 2000
10. Final date for comments:  15 June 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
CINORTECH-AFNOR (Mrs. Vaquier)
Tour Europe – 92049 Paris la Defense