G/TBT/N/FRA/188  
23 August  2018 
(18-5312) 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'agriculture et de l'alimentation - Direction générale de l'alimentation  
(Ministry of Agriculture and Food - Directorate -General of Food)  
SASPP - Sous-direction de la qualité, de la santé et de la protection  des végétaux  (Service 
for Health Interventions in Primary Production (SASPP) - Sub-Directorate for Plant Quality, 
Health and Protection)  
251, rue de Vaugirard  
75732 PARIS cedex 15  
Email: sdqspv.dgal@a griculture.gouv.fr  
Tel.: 01 49 55 81 57  
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 a bove:   
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) : Organic 
amendments  
5. Title, number of pages and language(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 2 003 establishing the mandatory implementation of 
standards) The Order consists of 4 pages, and the standard comprises 12 pages (16 in 
total).  
6. Description of content : The notified Interministerial Order provides for the mandatory 
implementation of one standard : This measure constitutes an exemption from t he 
marketing authorization referred to in Article L255 -2 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries 
Code, and set out in Article L 255 -5, point 1.  
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 implementation of these standards has been made mandatory for public health 
reasons . Standard NF U44 -051/A2 amends an existing standard . This draft provides for the 
mandatory implementation of the supplement A2 to Standard NF U 44 -051 on organic 
amendments : NF U 44 -051/A2. - Amendements organiques - Dénominations, spécifications 
et marquage  (Standard NF U 44 -051/A2 - Organic amendments - Designations, 
specifications and marking) . The Standard establishes the designations, specifications and 
marking for organic amendments . It is aimed particularly at producers, users and official 
inspection bodies . The Standard completes the general standa rd revised in 2006, and 
introduces a designation (sugar cane juice skimmings) and limits for Reunion Island.  G/TBT/N/FRA/188  
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  8. Relevant documents : Articles L 255 -1 et suivants du code rural et de la pêche maritime ; 
normes NF U 44 -051 (Articles L 255 -1 et seq. of the Rur al and Maritime Fisheries Code : 
Standards NF U 44 -051)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : End of September 2 018 
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 October 2 018  
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:  
CINORTECH  
AFNOR  
11 avenue Francis de Pressensé  
93571 SAINT -DENIS - LA PLAINE cedex  
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