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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.532
19 October 1999
(99-4491)
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 Town and Country Planning and the Environment
Department of Pollution and Risk Prevention
Product and Waste Division20, avenue de Ségur
75302 PARIS 07 SP
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):   Household packaging
waste
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree
Amending Decree No. 92-377 of 1 April 1992 on Packaging Waste of Amended Law No.
75-633 of 15 July 1975 on the Disposal of Waste and the Recovery of Materials (2 pages)
6. Description of content:   Termination of obligatory labelling as stipulated in Article 10
paragraph (a) of  Decree No. 92-377 of 1 April 1992
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Draft Decree follows a reasoned opinion handed down to France by the
European Commission on 17 December 1998.  It terminates obligatory labelling as
stipulated in Article 10, paragraph (a) of Decree No. 92-377 of 1 April 1992, thus
complying with the request of the Commission.
8. Relevant documents:           
- Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on Waste, amended by Council
Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991;
- Council Directive 98/34/EC of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the 
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8. Relevant documents:   (cont'd)
- Law No. 75-633 of 15 July 1975 on Waste Disposal and Recovery of Materials;
- Decree No. 92-377 of 1 April 1992 on Packaging Waste of Law No. 75-633 of
15 July 1975 on Waste Disposal and Recovery of Materials.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }December 1999
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
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