. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/106 
19 November 2009 
 (09-5726) 
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 et des collectivités 
territoriales  (Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territories, and Territorial 
Collectivities) 
Direction de la Sécurité Civile  (Directorate of Civil Security) 
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):   Marquees, big tops, 
tents and other similar structures, and the technical installations pertaining thereto 
(electrical, heating and ventilation installations, etc.) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Arrêté portant 
approbation de diverses dispositions complétant et modifiant le règlement de sécurité 
contre les risques d'incendie et de panique dans les établissements recevant du public 
(Order approving certain provisions supplem enting and amending the safety regulations 
governing fire and panic hazards in  buildings open to the public). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Order concerns the technical inspection procedures 
for marquees, big tops, tents and other sim ilar structures, and the procedures for the 
accreditation of inspection bodies. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
The text seeks to bring existing regulations into  line with technical developments pertaining 
to marquees, big tops, tents and other simila r structures, while reinforcing the technical 
inspection of such structures. G/TBT/N/FRA/106 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 approuvant le règlement de sécurité contre 
les risques d'incendie et de panique da ns les établissements recevant du public  (Order of 
25 June 1980 approving the safet y regulations governing fire a nd panic hazards in buildings 
open to the public).  Arrêté du 23 janvier 1985 relatif aux dispositions particulières 
concernant les établissements de type  "chapiteaux, tentes et structures"  (Order of 
23 January 1985 laying down special provisions for marquees, big tops, tents and similar 
structures). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force: } March 2010 
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 other body:  
National enquiry point 
CINORTECH 
AFNOR 11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 93571 SAINT-DENIS-LA PLAINE cedex 
Also available at:  http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2009/tbt/fra/09_4035_00_f.pdf