WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/113
6 March 2000
(00-0845)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   State Secretariat for Industry – Directorate-General for Energy and
Raw Materials – Directorate for Raw Materials and Hydrocarbons99-97, rue de Grenelle
75353 Paris 07 SP
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):   Vehicle fuel for use as a
diesel substitute.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Water Emulsions of
Diesel (4 pages)
6. Description of content:   Fuel specifications.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Water emulsions of diesel provide for better combustion and hence a reduction in
polluting emissions.  They are used as a substitute for diesel in heavy-duty vehicles (mass
transport) forming part of a captive fleet and in railway vehicles.  This order sets out the
specifications for such fuel.
8. Relevant documents:   Directive 98/34/EC of 13 October 1998;  Decree No. 62-1297 of
7 November 1962;  Decree No. 84-74 of 26 January 1984;  Order of 1 March 1976;  Order
of 23 December 1999.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }June 2000
10. Final date for comments:   3 months
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   National enquiry point (CINORTECH)