WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/FRA/1
14July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2944)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: FRANCE
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry oftheEconomy, Finance andIndustry -Directorate-
General ofCompetition, Consumer Affairs andRepression ofFraud -(DGCCRF)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Foods forparticular
nutritional uses
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Order Amending theOrder of
4August 1986 ontheUseofAdditives intheManufacture ofFoods forParticular
Nutritional Purposes
5. Description ofcontent: This draft Order isintended tosupplement theOrder of
4August 1986 byauthorizing various minerals andvitamins incertain products for
particular nutritional uses.
6. Objective andrationale: Textadopted afterreceiving theopinion oftheFrench Public
Hygiene Council.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Decree No.91-827 of
29August 1991 -Order of1July 1976 -Order of20July 1977 -Order of
4August 1986
9. Proposed date ofadoption: End1997
10. Proposed dateofentry intoforce: End1997
11. Final date forcomments: 10September 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
CINORTECH
Mme VAQUIER (AFNOR)
ToutEurope -Cédex 07
92049 PARIS LADEFENSE