. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/50 
29 November 2005 
 (05-5642) 
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, 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 applicable, 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 de décret 
relatif à l'accessibilité des étab lissements recevant du public, des installations ouvertes au 
public et des bâtiments d'habitation et modifiant le code de la construc tion et de l'habitation  
(Draft Decree on the accessibility of buildings  and facilities open to the public and housing, 
and amending the Building and Housing Code) (22 pages). 
6. Description of content:   This draft Decree defines, on the one hand, the new accessibility 
requirements for the built environment (namely buildings and facilities open to the public 
and individual and collective housing, both new and existing) and, on the other, the 
procedures to be implemented. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 This draft Decree was drawn up pursuant to Articles 41 to 43 and 51 of 
Law No. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005 on e qual rights and opportunities for and the 
participation and citizenship of handicapped persons.  It defines solely the performance 
requirements for the built environment.  Implemen ting orders will subsequently be issued to 
translate the requirements of the Decree into 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 personnes handicapées(voir articles 41 à 43 
et 51)  (Law No. 2005-102 of 11 Febr uary 2005 on equal rights and opportunities for and the 
participation and citizenship of handicappe d persons (see Articles 41 to 43 and 51). G/TBT/N/FRA/50 
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 9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }February 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   February 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Point national d'information (CINORTECH) 
AFNOR 11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 
93571 SAINT DENIS LA PLAINE CEDEX