G/TBT/N/FRA/164  
9 July 2015  
(15-3525)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt  
Direction générale de l'alimentation  
Service de la prévention des risques sanitaires  de la production primaire – Sous-Direction 
de la qualité et de la protection des végétaux   
(Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifoods and Fo restry – Directorate-General of Food and 
Nutrition, Service for the Prevention of Health Risks in Primary Production – Department of Plant Protection and Quality) 
251 rue de Vaugirard 
75732 Paris Cedex 15 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition where applicable): Fertilizers 
and basic soil amendments 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Arrêté modifiant 
l'arrêté du 5 septembre 2003 portant mise en application obligatoire de normes  (Order 
amending the Order of 5 September 2003 estab lishing the mandatory implementation of 
standards) (3 pages) 
6. Description of content: 
The notified Order provides for the mandatory implementation of three standards:  NF U42-001/A12 – Engrais – Dénominations et spécifications  (Standard 
NF U42-001/A12 – Fertilizers – Designations and specifications) 
This Standard amends Standard NF U42-001 of  December 1981 on organic fertilizers of 
animal and/or plant origin. 
It supplements Amendment A10 to NF U42-001:1981 which applies to products that meet 
the current definition of organic fertilizers of animal and/or plant origin. Draft Standard 
NF U42-001/A12 amends Standard NF U42-001 on  fertilizers, and applies to fertilizers 
derived from anaerobically-digested and composted slurry. 
It also establishes the designations, specifications, minimum levels of nutrients, declared 
contents and other identification markings  for this type of organic fertilizer. 
 NF U44-204 – Matières fertilisantes avec additif agronomique – Dénominations et 
spécifications  (Fertilizing substances containing agricultural additives – Designations 
and specifications) G/TBT/N/FRA/164 
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  This Standard establishes the designations and specifications for fertilizing substances, 
excluding growing media (the mixing of which is authorized by Amendment A4 to Standard 
NF U44-551), which contain the agricultural additives specified by the Standard. 
 NF U44-003 – Amendements basiques contenant des matières d'intérêt agronomique 
issues du traitement biologique des eaux (Standard NF U44-003 – Basic soil 
amendments containing materials of agronomic interest derived from biological 
water treatment) 
This Standard establishes the designations, definitions, specifications, and labelling 
requirements for, and the characteristics of ba sic soil amendments containing materials of 
agronomic interest, derived from the biological treatment of urban wastewater at 
wastewater treatment plants governed by  the Water Law, and treated with lime. 
The notified Order incorporates into the Order of 5 September 2003, Standard NF U44-095 
and Amendment A1 thereto (the implementation of which has already been made 
mandatory by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Order of 18 March 2004) in order to consolidate all of the mandatory standards into one text. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The Standards on fertilizing substances and growing media seek to facilitate 
the marketing of known products. The implemen tation of these Standards has been made 
mandatory for public health reasons. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 NF U42-001/A12 – Engrais – Dénominations et spécifications  (Standard 
NF U42-001/A12 – Fertilizers – Designations and specifications) 
 NF U42-001 (décembre 1981) – Engrais – Dénominations et spécifications, 
complétée par ses additifs 1 (février 1991) 2 (mai 1984) et 5 (juillet 1991) (Standard NF U42-001 (December 1981) Fertilizers – Designations and specifications, supplemented by Amendments No. 1 (February 1991), No. 2 
(May 1984) and No. 5 (July 1991)) 
 NF U44-003 – Amendements basiques contenant des matières d'intérêt 
agronomique issues du traitement biologique des eaux (Standard NF U44-003 – 
Basic soil amendments containing materials of agronomic interest derived from 
biological water treatment) 
 NF U44-204 – Matières fertilisantes avec additif agronomique – Dénominations et 
spécifications  (Standard NF U44-204  – Fertilizing substances containing agricultural 
additives – Designations and specifications) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: - 
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 addresse s, if available, of other body:  
CINORTECH 
AFNOR 
11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 
93571 Saint-Denis-La Plaine Cedex 
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