. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/123 
30 March 2011 
 (11-1563) 
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'out re-mer, des collectivités territoriales 
et de l'immigration  (Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Departments and Territories, 
Territorial Collectivities and Immigration) 
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:  
Direction de la Sécurité Civile  (Directorate of Civil Security) 
Sous-direction de la gestion des risques  (Risk Management Department) 
Bureau de la réglementation incendie  (Fire Regulation Division) 
Contact persons:  Mrs Tamimount and Captain Gauer Place Beauvau, 75800 PARIS cedex 08 
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):   Construction products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Arrêté modifiant 
l'arrêté du 25 juin 1980 modifié portant approb ation des dispositions générales de sécurité 
contre les risques d'incendie et de panique  dans les établissements recevant du public  
(Order amending the Order of 25 June 1980,  as amended, approving general safety 
provisions governing fire and panic hazards in  buildings open to the public) (12 pages, in 
French) 
6. Description of content:   The notified text amends the original Order in respect of 
regulations governing fire and panic hazards  in hotels and other establishments offering 
accommodation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
The main purpose of the amending Order is to  make the regulations governing fire and 
panic hazards in buildings open to the public also applicable to tourist accommodation, in 
accordance with the Council of St ate's opinion of 31 March 2009. G/TBT/N/FRA/123 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 modifié port ant règlement de sécurité contre 
les risques d'incendie et de panique dans les établissements recevant du public et ses 
arrêtés modificatifs, déjà notifiés  (Order of 25 June 1980, as amended, establishing the 
safety regulations governing fire and panic hazar ds in buildings open to the public, and the 
amending orders thereto, which have already been notified) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } April 2011 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
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: 
National enquiry point: 
CINORTECH AFNOR 
11 avenue Francis de Pressensé 
93571 SAINT-DENIS-LA-PLAINE cedex  Text available at:  http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/tbt/FRA/11_0842_00_f.pdf