G/TBT/N/FRA/225  
14 October  2022 
(22-7728) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : FRANCE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique  
(Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty)  
Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes  
(Directorate -Genera l for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention)  
Bureau des produits industriels - 5A 
59, boulevard Vincent Auriol  
75703 PARIS Cedex 13  
bureau -5A@dgccrf.finances.gouv.fr  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : - 
Motorized DIY a nd gardening tools (such as lawnmowers of all types, chainsaws, hedge 
trimmers, brush cutters, motorized cultivators, motor hoes, electric -powered garden 
shredders and high -pressure cleaners);  
- Sports and leisure goods (bicycles, non -motorized scooters, r ecreational tents, table 
tennis tables, treadmills, cross trainers, stationary bikes and rowing machines);  
- Electric bicycles;  
- Motorized personal transport devices (including electric scooters, hoverboards, etc.)  
5. Title, number of pages and language( s) of the notified document : Décret relatif à 
la disponibilité des pièces détachées pour les outils de bricolage et de jardinage motorisés, 
les articles de sport et de loisirs, les bicyclettes à assistance électrique et les engins de 
déplacement personnel motorisés  (Decree on the availability of spare parts for motorized 
DIY and gardening tools, sports and leisure goods, electric bicycles and motorized 
personal transport devices) (10 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree is issue d pursuant to Article L. 111 -4-1 of 
the Consumer Code, which requires producers (manufacturers and importers) of 
motorized DIY and gardening tools, sports and leisure goods, electric bicycles and 
motorized personal transport devices to make spare parts for  such equipment available 
during the marketing period of the model concerned and for a minimum additional period 
after the date on which the last unit of this model is placed on the market (a period of 
not less than five years in accordance with the law).  G/TBT/N/FRA/225  
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  The Decree thus establishes the list of categories of products concerned and their spare 
parts to be made available on the market, the dates from which the spare parts are 
available during the marketing of the products, as well as the additional minimum pe riods 
after the date on which the last unit of the model concerned is placed on the market.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The repair and maintenance of consumer goods most often require the 
replacement of original parts with replacement parts, called spare parts . Thus, in order 
to allow consumers to repair products or have them repaired and extend their service life, 
the availability of spare parts is an important issue.  In this context, the objective of this 
Decree is to facilitate the repair of targeted product categories by improving the 
availability of spare parts . The aim is to promote the extension of the service life and use 
of these products.  The targeted product categories present sig nificant challenges with 
regard to repair as these products are widely used by consumers and the costs of 
purchasing new products or of repairing the products are significant ; Not specified  
8. Relevant documents:  
Article L. 111 -4-1 of the Consumer Code, a s amended by Article 30 of Law No 2021 -1104 
of 22 August 2 021 on comba tting climate change and strengthening resilience to its 
effects.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 28 December 2 022 
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 January 2 023 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tris/fr/search/?trisaction=search.detail&year=2022&num=611  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/FRA/22_6947_00_f.pdf