FRANCE: ORDER AMENDING THE ORDER OF 4 AUGUST 1986 ON THE USE OF ADDITIVES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOODS FOR PARTICULAR NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.343. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: FRANCE. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry -- Directorate-General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Repression of Fraud -- (DGCCRF). Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Foods for particular nutritional uses. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Order Amending the Order of 4 August 1986 on the Use of Additives in the Manufacture of Foods for Particular Nutritional Purposes. 6. Description of content: This draft Order is intended to supplement the Order of 4 August 1986 byauthorizing various minerals and vitamins in certain products for particular nutritional uses. 7. Objective and rationale: Text adopted after receiving the opinion of the French Public Hygiene Council. 8. Relevant documents: Decree No. 91-827 of 29 August 1991 -- Order of 1 July 1976 -- Order of 20 July 1977 -- Order of 4 August 1986. 9. Proposed date of adoption: End 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: End 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 10 September 1997. 11. Texts available from: Point national d'information (CINORTECH), CINORTECH, Mme VAQUIER (AFNOR), Tout Europe -- Ce

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