G/TBT/N/FRA/148  
15 April 2013  
(13-1960)  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 (Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifoods and Forestry) Secrétariat général (General Secretariat) 
Service des affaires financières, sociales et logistiques (Financial, Social and Logistic 
Affairs Service) Sous-direction du travail et de la protection sociale (Department of Labour 
and Social Welfare) 
Bureau de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (Occupational Health and Safety Unit) 78, rue de Varenne 
75349 PARIS 07 SP 
Dominique Doppia, Head of Unit 
Tel.: 01 4955-8217 E-mail: dominique.doppia@agriculture.gouv.fr  
 
Bruno BANAS, Head of Mission Tel.: 01 4955-5467 
E-mail: bruno.banas@agriculture.gouv  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail 
and website addresses, if available) of ag ency 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 wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): 
Electric fence energizers  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Arrêté relatif 
aux conditions auxquelles sont soumis les électrificateurs de clôture  (Order establishing 
the conditions applicable to electric fence energizers) (2 pages, in French) G/TBT/N/FRA/148 
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  6. Description of content: The notified Order establishes modalities for manufacturer 
verification of the level of safety of new electric fence energizers of a type that received 
conformity certification before 20 February 2009. Manufacturers must verify (internally) 
that the maximum energy per pulse of any ne w device sold is less than 5 joules with 
resistance of 50 to 500 ohms, or that the device meets equivalent technical specifications. Manufacturers must identify the devices that may continue to be marketed 
in their existing state and, where necessary, make technical modifications to other 
devices and carry out new conformity assessments. They must also update manufacturing records.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: In the light of state ‑of‑the‑art and technological developments, it has been 
noted that some new electric fence energizers type-certified before 2009 may 
be dangerous. 
8. Relevant documents: Projet de décret modifiant et complétant les règles et procédures 
de certification applicables aux électrificateurs de clôture (article 8)  (Draft Decree 
amending and supplementing the certification ru les and procedures applicable to electric 
fence energizers (Article 8)) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   -  April 2014 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
CINORTECH 
AFNOR 11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 
93571 SAINT- DENIS - LA PLAINE cedex 
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