. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/31 
27 January 2004 
 (04-0291) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   French 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Ministère de l'économie, des fina nces et de l'industrie, Direction 
générale de la concurrence, de la c onsommation et de la répression des fraudes, 
59 boulevard Vincent Auriol, 75013 PARIS 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  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):   Cheese and speciality 
cheeses  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Decree applying 
Article L214-1 of the Consumer Code and th e Law of 2 July 1935, concerning cheese and 
speciality cheeses (12 pages)   
6. Description of content:   This text defines cheese and cheese names.  It sets out provisions 
on specific treatment, additions and labelling.   
 It rescinds Decree No. 88-1206 of 30 December 1988 implementing the Law of 
1 August 1905 on fraud and fals ification in products and services and the Law of 
2 July 1935 on the organization and stabilization of the dairy market with regard to cheese 
and reproduces all of the provisions and adap ts them to new technologies and market 
requirements.   
 In addition to cheese, the text defin es speciality cheeses, whether or not processed, 
whether or not with a fat content, in the prepar ation of which the use of starch or gelatine is 
authorized.   
 Key words:  cheese, speciality cheese,  fat content, thermal treatment.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:     
 The Decree is designed to update th e regulations on cheeses and to improve 
consumer information on the fat content of products as well as thermal treatment of the milk 
and cream used.   
 The revised regulations are also designe d to incorporate into French law the 
appearance on the market of new pr oducts such as speciality cheeses.   G/TBT/N/FRA/31 
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8. Relevant documents:   -  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }July 2004  
10. Final date for comments:    1 March 2004  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Point national d'information 
CINORTECH AFNOR 11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 
93571 SAINT-DENIS-LA PLAINE Cedex 
 