. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/58 
20 December 2006 
 (06-6093) 
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 language(s) of the notified document:   Projet d'arrêté relatif 
à l'accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées des établissements existants recevant du 
public et des installations existantes ouvertes au public (Draft Order on the accessibility to 
persons with disabilities of existing buildings a nd facilities open to the public) (8 pages, in 
French). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Order sets out the technical provisions 
established to implement Articles R. 111-19-8 and R. 111-19-11 of the Building and Housing Code in respect of the accessibility to  persons with disabilities of existing buildings 
and facilities open to the public. 
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). 
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 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd)  
modifiant le code de la c onstruction et de l'habitation  (Decree No. 2006-555 
of17 May 2006 on the  accessibility of build ings 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.111-19-3 et R.111-19-6 du code de la construction et de l'habitation relatives à 
l'accessibilité aux personnes handicapées des ét ablissements recevant du public et des 
installations ouvertes au public lors de leur construction ou de leur création (Order of 
1 August 2006 setting out the provisions establis hed to implement Articles R. 111-19-3 and 
R. 111-19-6 of the Building and Housing Code in respect of the accessibility to persons 
with disabilities of existing buildings and facilities open to the public at the time of 
construction or creation).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  }March 2007 
10. Final date for comments:  March 2007 
11. National enquiry point [  ] or address,  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