. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/121 
28 January 2011 
 (11-0465) 
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, d es collectivités territoriales et de l'immigration  
(Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Departme nts and Territories, Territorial Collectivities 
and Immigration) 
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:  
Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'outre-mer, d es collectivités territoriales et de l'immigration  
(Ministry of the Interior, Overseas Departme nts and Territories, Territorial Collectivities 
and Immigration) 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):  Building and 
construction products  and elements. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Arrêté relatif aux 
règles de sécurité contre les ri sques d'incendie et de panique dans les centres et locaux de 
rétention administrative et zones d'attente et fixant les modalités de leur contrôle 
(Order establishing the safety regulations  governing fire and panic hazards in 
administrative detention centres and premis es and waiting areas and the procedures for 
monitoring compliance with these regulations) (13 pages, in French). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft text establish es the safety regulations governing 
fire and panic hazards to be complied with by administrative detention centres and premises 
and waiting areas and the procedures for monitoring compliance with these regulations. G/TBT/N/FRA/121 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The main purpose of the Order is to establish the safety regulations governing fire and 
panic hazards in specific establishments, namely administrative detention centres and premises and waiting areas, and the procedures for monitoring compliance with these regulations. 
8. Relevant documents:    
Articles R123-15 to R123-17 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation  (Building 
and housing code); 
Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 modifié portant règleme nt de sécurité contre les risques d'incendie 
et de panique dans les établissements recevant du public  (Order of 25 June 1980, as 
amended, establishing the safety regulations gove rning fire and panic hazards in buildings 
open to the public). 
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 other body:  
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_0208_00_f.pdf