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G/TBT/N/FRA/139 
9 July 2012 
 (12-3645) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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, de l'agro-alimentaire et de la pêche  
(Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Fisheries) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):  Electric fence energizers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Décret modifiant et 
complétant les règles techniques et la procédure de certification applicables aux 
électrificateurs de clôture  (Decree amending and supplementing the technical regulations 
and certification procedure for electric fence energizers) (4 pages). 
6. Description of content:   The notified text provides for manufacturer verification of the 
level of safety of new electric fence energizers which are already type-approved or which have undergone type examination, so as to dete rmine whether they can be still be marketed 
in their existing state.  It limits the dura tion of the validity of new type examination 
certificates, improves the information provided to users, and introduces an accreditation requirement for authorized bodies. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The notified text seeks to prevent health and safety risks for persons entering into contact 
with electric fencing by adapting existing regul ations to state-of-the-art and technological 
developments that allow for the design and marketing of safer electric fence energizers.  There are a number of new electric fence energizers on the French market which were 
type-approved and type-examined several years ago, but which may be dangerous in the 
light of current regulations. 
8. Relevant documents:  Décret n°96-216 du 14 mars 1996 relatif aux règles techniques et à 
la procédure de certification applicabl es aux électrificateurs de clôture  (Decree No. 96-216 
of 14 March 1996 on the technical regulations a nd certification procedure for electric fence 
energizers). G/TBT/N/FRA/139 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Autumn 2012 
Proposed date of entry into force:   The first day of the sixth month following the 
month of its adoption for the provisions relating to manufacturer verification of the level of safety of new electric fence 
energizers put on the market. 
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 
Also available at: 
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