. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/FRA/128 
2 November 2011 
 (11-5539) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  FRANCE 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'outre-mer, des collectivités territoriales et de l'immigration  
(Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Departme nts and Territories, Territorial Collectivities 
and Immigration) Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises   
(Directorate-General of Civil S ecurity and Crisis Management) 
Place Beauvau, 75800 PARIS cedex 08 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail 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):  Ethanol-fuelled 
appliances 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Arrêté 
interministériel portant modification de l' arrêté du 9 janvier 1990 relatif aux mesures de 
sécurité applicables dans les établissements flottants ou bateaux stationnaires et les 
bateaux en stationnement sur les eaux int érieures recevant du public (Établissements 
Recevant du Public (ERP), type Établissements Flottants (EF))  (Interministerial Order 
amending the Order of 9 January 1990 on the safety regulations applicable to floating 
establishments, stationary vessels and vessels moored or lying at anchor in inland waters which are open to the public (Buildings and facilities open to the public, Floating Establishment category)). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Order defines the conditions of use for 
ethanol-fuelled appliances in floating est ablishments which are open to the public 
(category EF "Floating Establishments" of Bu ildings and facilities open to the public) and 
incorporates the Euroclasses corresponding to this category. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   In 
the light of the risks associated with the use of  ethanol-fuelled appliances in certain special 
types of establishment open to the public, it h as become necessary to supplement the safety 
regulations governing fire hazards in orde r to meet the general safety obligation. G/TBT/N/FRA/128 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Arrêté du 9 janvier 1990 relatif aux mesures de sécurité applicables 
dans les établissements flottants ou bateaux sta tionnaires et les bateaux en stationnement 
sur les eaux intérieures recevant du public (ERP type EF)  (Order of 9 January 1990 on the 
safety regulations applicable to floating establishments, stationary vessels and vessels 
moored or lying at anchor in inland waters  which are open to the public (Buildings and 
facilities open to the public, Floating Establishment category)). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } March 2012 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
CINORTECH 
AFNOR 11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 93571 SAINT-DENIS-LA-PLAINE cédex 
Text available at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/FRA/11_3601_00_F.pdf