WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/FRA/8 
15 May 2012 
 (12-2621) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  FRANCE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie - Direction 
générale de la concurrence, de la c onsommation et de la répression des fraudes  (Ministry 
of the Economy, Finance and Industry - Di rectorate-General for Competition, Consumer 
Affairs and Fraud Prevention) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Processing aids used in certain foodstuffs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Arrêté modifiant l'arrêté du 19 octobre 2006 relatif à 
l'emploi d'auxiliaires technologiques dans la fa brication de certaines denrées alimentaires  
(Order amending the Order of 19 October 2006 on the use of processing aids in the 
manufacture of certain foodstuffs) Language(s):  English, French, Spanish Number of 
pages:  8 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/FRA/12_1827_00_e.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/FRA/12_1827_00_f.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/FRA/12_1827_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft text amends the Order of 19 October 2006 on 
the use of processing aids (enzymes) in the ma nufacture of certain foods and beverages for 
human consumption. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/FRA/8 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
- Décret n°2011-509 du 10 mai 2011 fixant les cond itions d'autorisation et d'utilisation des 
auxiliaires technologiques pouvant être employés da ns la fabrication des denrées destinées 
à l'alimentation humaine, notamment son article 5  (Decree No. 2011-509 of 10 May 2011 
establishing the conditions for the authorization and use of processing aids permitted in the 
manufacture of foods for human consumption, in particular Article 5 thereof);  and 
- Arrêté du 19 octobre 2006  (Order of 19 October 2006): 
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichText e.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000271061&fastPo
s=1&fastReqId=381652882&categorie Lien=cid&oldAction=rechTexte 
(available in French). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  July 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 July 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Commission européenne  
DG Santé et consommateurs Unité G-6 (Relations inte rnationales multilatérales) 
Rue Froissart 101 
B - 1049 Bruxelles Tel.: (+32) 2 29 68185/59922 Fax: (+32) 2 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu    G/SPS/N/FRA/8 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Commission européenne  
DG Santé et consommateurs Unité G-6 (Relations inte rnationales multilatérales) 
Rue Froissart 101 B - 1049 Bruxelles 
Tel.: (+32) 2 29 68185/59922 
Fax: (+32) 2 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu