. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FRA/79 
24 April 2008 
 (08-1935) 
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 du Logement et de la Ville (Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs)  
Direction Générale de l'Urbanisme, de  l'Habitat et de la Construction (Directorate-General 
of Town Planning, Housing and Construction) 
Arche Sud, 92055, La Défense Cedex   
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):   Non-material barriers 
and electromagnetic detectors. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Décision portant 
agrément de dispositifs de type barrage immat ériel en vue du remplacement des dispositifs 
OTD2 et OTD3 de la société Sick-Optique  électronique agréés par décision du 10 mars 
1989 pour être mis en place dans les ascenseurs sans porte en application de la loi n°86-
1290 du 23 décembre 1986   (Decision approving non-material barrier devices with a view 
to the replacement of the OTD2 and OTD3 devices produced by the company Sick Optique 
Electronique  and authorized by the Decision of 10 March 1989 for installation in lifts 
without doors pursuant to Law No. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986)  (2 pages, in French). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Decision approves non-material barriers and 
electromagnetic detectors with a view to the replacement of the OTD2 and OTD3  devices 
manufactured by the company Sick Optique Electronique, previously authorized by the 
Decision of 10 March 1989 and presently insta lled in lifts without doors pursuant to 
Article 60 of Law No. 86-1290 of 23 D ecember 1986. The Law of 23 December 1986 
provides that non-material barriers used in lieu of lift doors must be approved by the Ministers of Industry and of Construction.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The above-mentioned installed devices are now  over 15 years old. Such devices are no 
longer manufactured and spare parts are no longer available. G/TBT/N/FRA/79 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
Loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986   (Law No. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986), Article 60;
Décision du 10 mars 1989 portant agrément des produits de la société Sick-Optique 
électronique   (Decision of 10 March 1989 approving certain products of the company Sick 
Optique Electronique ). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    }1 July 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   1 June 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, E-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body:    
CINORTECH-AFNOR 
11 avenue Pressensé 93571 Saint Denis La Plaine Cedex 
and:  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/fra/08_1114_00_f.pdf
 
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