WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/183
13 April 2000
(00-1483)
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 the Economy, Finance and Industry
Directorate for Regional Action and Small and Medium Industry
Sub-Directorate of Industrial Safety
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):   Receptacles and tanks
used for the transport by road or rail of Class 2 gases in accordance with the ADR
Agreement or the RID.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o n
Transportable Pressure Equipment (56 pages)
6. Description of content:   Transposition of Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
In addition to the obligation to transpose Directive 1999/36/EC, the objective of this
draft is to replace the regulatory provisions of the Decree of 18 January 1943 on
transportable pressure receptacles and concerning the periodic testing of receptacles undercurrent French regulations.
8. Relevant documents:   Directive 1999/39/EC of 29 April 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 November 2000
10. Final date for comments:   17 June 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   CINORTECH