WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.106
4March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0841)
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: Ministry oftheEconomy, Finance andIndustry -Directorate for
Gas,Electricity andCoal
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 maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Electric power
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: 4pages
6. Description ofcontent: TheOrder laysdown thetechnical conditions forelectric power
distribution.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: This
draft Order updates theOrder of2April 1991 laying down thetechnical conditions for
electric power distribution; anumber ofeditorial changes were introduced tomake the
textmore comprehensible andtotakeaccount oftheevolution ofstandards.
8. Relevant documents:
- Law of15June 1906, asamended, onenergy distribution inparticular
Article 19;
- Order of2April 1991 laying down thetechnical conditions forelectric power
distribution;
- opinions oftheTechnical Committee onElectricity of15December 1995,
31January 1996, 8July1996 and3December 1997.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Mid-1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 30April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: (CINORTECH)
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