G/TBT/N/FRA/154  
28 January 2014  
(14-0461)  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'economie, des finances et du commerce extérieur (Ministry of the Economy, 
Finance and Foreign Trade) Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes  
(Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention) 
Bureau 4B 
59, boulevard Vincent Auriol Télédoc 223 
75703 Paris Cédex 13 
Email: bureau-4B@dgccrf.finances.gouv.fr  
Tel.: +33 1 4497-2960 
Fax: +33 1 4497-3037 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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 Arti cle 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): 
Use of processing aids in the manufacture of certain foodstuffs 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Arrêté modifiant 
l'arrêté du 19 octobre 2006 relatif à l'emploi d'auxiliaires technologiques dans 
la fabrication de certaines denrées alimentaires  (Order amending the Order 
of 19 October 2006 on the use of processing aids in the manufacture of certain 
foodstuffs) (5 pages, in French) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Order amends the Order of 19 October 2006 
on the use of processing aids in the manufacture of certain goods and beverages 
for human consumption. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified text authorizes the use of three enzymes and amends the 
conditions of use of one cellulase. It authorizes the use for microbiological purposes 
of peracetic acid after blanching spinach for freezing.  G/TBT/N/FRA/154 
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  8. Relevant documents: Décret n°2011-509 du 10 mai 2011 fixant les conditions 
d'autorisation et d'utilisation des auxiliaires technologiques pouvant être employé dans 
la fabrication des denrées destinées à l'alimentation humaine, notamment son article 5  
(Decree No. 2011-509 of 10 May 2011 establishi ng the conditions of the authorization 
and use of processing aids permitted in the manufacture of foods for human consumption, in particular Article 5 thereof) (available in French).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 June 2014 
1 June 2014 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days as 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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