. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/59 
20 December 2006 
 
 (06-6105) 
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'Emploi, de la Cohésion Sociale et du Logement; 
Direction Générale de l'Urbanisme, de  l'Habitat et de la Construction  (Ministry of 
Employment, Social Cohesion and Housing; Directorate-General of Town Planning, Housing and Construction) Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition where applicable):  Built environment 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Projet d'arrêté fixant 
les dispositions prises pour l'ap plication des articles R. 111- 18-8 et R. 111-18-9 du code de 
la construction et de l'habitation, relativ es à l'accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées 
des bâtiments d'habitation collectifs lorsqu'ils font l'objet de travaux et des bâtiments 
existants où sont créés des logements par changement de destination  (Draft Order setting 
out the provisions established to implemen t Articles R. 111-18-8 and R. 111-18-9 of the 
Building and Housing Code in respect of th e accessibility to persons with disabilities of 
collective residential buildings on which work is being carried out and existing buildings 
not originally for residential use which have been  turned into housing) (4 pages, in French). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Order sets out the technical provisions 
established to implement Articles R. 111-18-8 and R. 111-18-9 of the Building and Housing 
Code introduced by Decree No. 2006-555 of 17 May 2006.  It lays down requirements in 
respect of the accessibility to persons with di sabilities of collective residential buildings on 
which work is being carried out and existing buildings not originally for residential use 
which have been turned into housing. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 This Implementing Order translates the re quirements of Decree No. 2006-555 into 
mandatory technical provisions (statutory thresholds). G/TBT/N/FRA/59 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Loi nº 2005-102 du 11 février 2005 pour l' égalité des droits et des chances, la 
participation et la citoyenneté des perso nnes handicapées (voir articles 41 à 43 et 51)  (Law 
No. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005 on equal rights and opportunities for and the participation and citizenship of persons w ith disabilities (see Articles 41 to 43 and 51). 
 
 Décret nº 2006-555 du 17 mai 2006 rela tif à l'accessibilité des établissements 
recevant du public, des installations ouvertes au public et des bâtiments d'habitation et 
modifiant le code de la c onstruction et de l'habitation  (Decree No. 2006-555 of 
17 May 2006 on the accessibility of buildings and facilities open to the public and housing 
and amending the Building and Housing Code).  
 Arrêté du 1
er août 2006 fixant les dispositions pri ses pour l'application des articles 
R. 111-18 à R. 111-18-7 du code de la constr uction et de l'habitation relatives à 
l'accessibilité aux personnes handi capées des bâtiments d'habitation collectifs et des 
maisons individuelles lors  de leur construction (Order of 1 August 2006 setting out the 
provisions established to implement Articles R. 111-18 to R. 111-18-7 of the Building and 
Housing Code in respect of the accessibility to persons with disabilities of collective 
residential buildings and detached houses at the time of construction). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  } March 2007 
10. Final date for comments:  March 2007 
11. National enquiry point [ X ] or addre ss, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and 
Web site addresses, if available, of other body:  
CINORTECH-AFNOR 
11, Avenue Francis Pressenssé 93571 Saint-Denis-la-Plaine Cedex