WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.220
12 May 1999
(99-1952)
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 Public Works, Transport and Housing
Directorate of Road Safety and Traffic
Arche de la Défense Paroi Sud92055 Paris la Défense Cédex 04
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):  Cycles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order Amending the
Order of 16 July 1954 on Vehicle Lighting and Signalling
6. Description of content:  This draft order has the purpose of introducing, as from
1 January 2000, a system of approval for battery-operated lighting for cycles.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
increase the efficiency of these devices which do not, at present, require approval.
8. Relevant documents:  Order of 16 July 1954
9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of the status quo deadline
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2000
10. Final date for comments:  Three months
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  AFNOR - CINORTECH