Key Benefits:
The Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority,
In view of the Postal Code and Telecommunications, and in particular Articles L. 36-7, L. 44 and R. 20-44-27 to R. 20-44-33 ;
In view of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Directive) Framework ") ;
In view of Directive 2002 /20/EC European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Directive) Authorization ") ;
In view of Decision No. 97-196 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated Of 16 July 1997 on the arrangements for the allocation of a prefix to a carrier's selection figure;
In view of Decision No. 97-277 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of 12 September 1997 on the allocation of Four-digit transport network selection prefixes and the corresponding call format;
In view of Decision No. 97-365 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 23 October 1997, dedicating the block of numbers not Geographical 08 60 PQMCDU to certain Internet access services;
In view of Decision No. 98-75 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority dated 3 February 1998 approving the rules for the management of the national numbering plan;
In view of the Decision No. 98-170 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 18 March 1998, dedicating the short numbers of the form 30 PQ and 31 PQ to free services and the short numbers of the form 32 PQ to various services;
Given the Decision No. 98-310 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 6 May 1998, dedicating block 08 05 PQMCDU to the free telephone call service and repealing Decision No. 98-168;
Having regard to Decision No. 98-1046 of the Authority of Regulation of telecommunications, as of 23 December 1998, on the development of the numbering scheme for the non-geographical numbers of form 08 ABPQMCDU;
In view of Decision No. 98-1047 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, As of 23 December 1998, dedicating access numbers to virtual private network services relating to the format of the corresponding calls;
In view of Decision No. 98-1054 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 23 December 1998, amending Decision No 98-75 of 3 February 1998 approving the rules for the management of the national numbering plan;
In view of Decision No. 99-480 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of 9 June 1999, The form 06 53 PQMCDU, 06 54 PQMCDU and 06 55 PQMCDU as redirection numbers;
In view of Decision No. 99-557 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 30 June 1999, dedicating the numbers of form 08 40 PQMCDU as numbers of Free number portability routing;
In view of Decision No. 99-821 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated September 30, 1999, dedicating the series of non-geographic numbers of form 08 68 PQMCDU for access Dial-up to the Internet;
In view of Decision No. 2000-536 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 14 June 2000, concerning the numbering format for calls from abroad to the overseas departments;
In view of Decision No. 2001-166 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 9 February 2001, concerning the opening of the number " 113 " ;
In view of Decision No. 2001-730 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 18 July 2001, dedicated The numbers of form 08 41 PQMCDU;
In view of Decision No. 2001-686 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 11 July 2001, approving the rules for the management and assignment of mobile user ID numbers (IMSI) ;
In view of Decision No. 2002-311 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 16 April 2002, dedicating the numbers of form 08 42 PQMCDU as routing numbers for the portability of shared income numbers;
Given the decision N ° 2002-607 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, of 23 July 2002, amending Decision No. 98-1046 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of 23 December 1998 on the evolution of the numbering plan For non-geographical numbers of form 08 ABPQMCDU;
In view of Decision No. 2002-780 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 19 September 2002, dedicating the numbers of form 06 00 PQMCDU as routing numbers for the Portability of mobile numbers;
In view of Decision No. 2002-958 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 24 October 2002, dedicating the numbers of form 08 70 PQMCDU and 08 71 PQMCDU to be used as numbers not Laptops in metropolitan territory;
In view of Decision No. 2002-1179 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 19 December 2002, establishing the list of emergency numbers to be sent free of charge by The telecommunications operators authorised under Articles L. 33-1 and L. 34-1 of the Postal Code and Telecommunications;
In view of Decision No. 2003-1037 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 18 September 2003, The short numbers of the form 39 PQ to various services;
In view of Decision No. 2004-845 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 7 October 2004, dedicating the numbers of form 08 84 PQMCDU to be used as numbers Special on the national territory;
In view of Decision No. 2004-846 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 7 October 2004, dedicating the numbers of form 08 08 PQMCDU to be used as free numbers allowing access To social services from all networks in the national territory;
In view of Decision No. 2005-0061 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority dated 27 January 2005, dedicating the numbers of the form 118 XYZ to be used As access numbers to the telephone enquiries services;
In view of Decision No. 2005-0289 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of 24 March 2005 amending Decision No. 98-75 of the Regulatory Authority Telecommunications, dated 3 February 1998, approving the rules for the management of the national numbering plan for the four-digit carrier selection prefixes' 16XY " ;
In the opinion of the Advisory Committee Electronic communications networks and services and positions, accessed on November 30, 2005;
In the opinion of the Advisory Radio Advisory Board, consulted December 2, 2005;
After deliberation on December 15 2005,
For the following reasons:
1. Regulatory framework
The powers of the Electronic Communications and Numbering Regulatory Authority are provided for in the provisions of Articles L. 36-7 and L. 44 of the Postal Code and of the Electronic communications:
" Art. L. 36-7. -The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority:
" (...)
" 7 ° Establishes the national telephone numbering plan, assigns the operators the numbering resources necessary for their activity under the conditions laid down in Article L. 44 and ensures their proper use; (...) "
" Art. L. 44. -The national telephone numbering plan shall be drawn up by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and managed under its control. It ensures equal and simple access for users to the various electronic communications networks and services and the equivalence of numbering formats. It allows, subject to technical and economic feasibility, users located in other Member States of the European Community to access non-geographical numbers accessible throughout the national
. The Authority Shall award, in objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions, to operators who request it, prefixes and numbers or blocks of numbers, subject to a fee fixed by decree in the Council of State, intended to cover the costs of Management of the telephone numbering plan and control of its use.
" The award decision specifies the conditions for the use of these prefixes, numbers or blocks of numbers that relate to:
" A) The type of service to which Use of allocated resources is reserved;
" (b) Requirements to ensure proper utilization of assigned resources;
" (c) Where applicable, the number portability requirements;
" (d) Assignment duration, which cannot be longer than 20 years.
" The Authority shall assign to operators, under the same conditions, the codes used for the routing of electronic communications which are not part of the addressing system Internet.
" The Authority shall ensure the proper use of prefixes, numbers, blocks of numbers and assigned codes. They may not be protected by industrial or intellectual property rights and may be transferred only after the agreement of the Telecommunications Regulatory
. Operators are required to propose to a A reasonable rate for customers to retain their geographic number when switching operators without changing geographical location and to retain their non-geographical, fixed or mobile number, where they Change operators while remaining in France, in the same overseas department, in Mayotte or in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The operators shall provide for the necessary provisions in the access and interconnection agreements at tariffs reflecting the corresponding costs.
" The offers referred to in the preceding paragraph shall allow the subscriber who requests the Change the operator while maintaining the number within a maximum of ten days, unless specifically requested by the subscriber. The request for the preservation of the number, addressed by the subscriber to the operator with which he subscribs to a new contract, shall be transmitted by the subscriber to the operator of the subscriber. Without prejudice to the contractual provisions relating to minimum periods of commitment, the effective port of the number shall cause the contract which binds that operator to be terminated at the latest within the ten-day period mentioned
. A Decree, taken after the opinion of the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority, the Higher Commission for the Public Service of Posts and Electronic Communications and the National Consumer Council, specifies the Arrangements for the application of the two preceding paragraphs. "
Directive 2002 /20/EC of 7 March 2002 (" authorisation ") Also has:
" Art. 5. - Right of use of radio frequencies and numbers.
" (...)
" 2. Where it is necessary to grant individual rights to use radio frequencies and numbers, Member States shall grant them, upon request, to any undertaking providing or using networks or services within the framework of The general authorisation, subject to the provisions of Articles 6 and 7 and Article 11 (1) (c) of this Directive, and any other rules ensuring the efficient use of those resources, in accordance with the Directive 2002 /21/EC (framework directive).
" (...)
" 3. Decisions concerning rights of use shall be made, communicated and made public as soon as possible, upon receipt of the full application by the national regulatory authority, within three weeks in the case of issues which have been For specific purposes as part of the national numbering plan (...).
" 4. Where it has been decided, after consultation with the interested parties in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2002 /21/EC (Framework Directive), that the rights of use of numbers with a particular economic value must be granted via Competitive or comparative selection procedures, Member States may extend the period of three weeks of another period of up to three weeks.
" (...)
" Art. 6. - Conditions that may be attached to the general authorization and rights to use radio frequencies and numbers, and specific obligations.
" 1. The general authorization for the provision of electronic communications networks or services, the rights of use of radio frequencies and numbers may be subject only to the conditions listed in Parts A, B and C Of the Annex. These conditions are objectively justified in relation to the network or service in question; they are non-discriminatory, proportionate and transparent.
" (...)
" 3. The general authorisation includes only the sector-specific conditions, which are mentioned in Part A of the Annex, and does not include the conditions applicable to undertakings under any other national
. 4. The conditions of the general authorisation are not taken up by the Member States when granting rights of use of radio frequencies or numbers. "
Finally, Directive 2002 /2l/EC of 7 March 2002 (" framework ") Has:
" Art. 10. - Numbering, Naming and Addressing.
" 1. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities have control over the assignment of all national numbering resources and the management of national numbering plans. Member States shall ensure that appropriate numbers and numbers of numbers are provided for all publicly available electronic communications services. National regulatory authorities shall establish procedures for assigning objective, transparent and non-discriminatory national numbering
. 2. National regulatory authorities shall ensure that numbering plans and associated procedures are implemented in a manner that ensures equal treatment for all providers of electronic communications services Accessible to the public. In particular, Member States shall ensure that a business to which a range of numbers is assigned does not discriminate against other providers of electronic communications services in respect of sequences Numbers used to provide access to their services.
" 3. Member States shall ensure that national numbering plans and any subsequent additions or modifications thereto are published, subject only to restrictions imposed for reasons of national security.
" 4. Member States shall support the harmonisation of numbering resources in the Community where necessary to promote the development of pan-European services. The Commission may, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22 (3), take appropriate technical implementing measures in this
. 5. Where appropriate in order to ensure the overall interoperability of services, Member States shall coordinate their positions within international organisations and bodies where decisions on problems relating to Numbering, naming and addressing of electronic communications networks and services. "
In application of these articles, this Decision establishes the structure of the French numbering plan. This Decision also sets out the conditions for eligibility and the conditions of use for the different categories of numbers.
The structure of the French numbering plan is the result of developments In order to adapt the numbering plan to the needs of users and operators.
The French plan was stabilised in 1996 around a ten-digit main structure, with short
. The structure of the numbering plan has been the subject of consultations with all the parties concerned: operators, manufacturers and users.
In particular, the updating of the structure of the plan in 2005 has been the subject of consultations Carried out by the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority. A call for comments on the numbering plan was launched in October 2004 and contributions to this call for comments were published in March 2005. Syntheses by subject were also published by the Authority. Finally, the Authority's projects on the subject have been discussed in a number of consultation fora and in particular the Numbering Advisory Committee.
The sound management rules for all numbering resources are Defined in the Authority's Decision on Numbering Plan Management Rules.
2.1. Definitions
The main concepts used in this Decision are defined by the Electronic Communications and Position Code. Other terms, which are of particular significance in this context, must, however, be specified.
The provisions of Article L. 32 of the Code of Posts and Electronic Communications specify the concepts of networks open to the Public, electronic communications services, public telephone service and operator:
" 1 ° E-Communications.
" Electronic communications means broadcasts, transmissions or receptions of signs, of Signals, writings, images or sounds, by electromagnetic means.
" 2 ° Electronic communications network.
" An electronic communications network means any installation or set of transport installations or Dissemination and, where appropriate, other means ensuring the delivery of electronic communications, including those for switching and routing.
" In particular, networks are considered to be electronic communications networks Satellite systems, terrestrial networks, systems using the electricity network as long as they are used in the delivery of electronic communications and networks providing for the distribution or distribution of services Audio-visual communication.
" 3 ° Network open to the public.
" A network shall mean open to the public any electronic communications network established or used for the provision to the public of electronic communications services or Electronic communication services to the public.
" 3 ° bis Network termination points.
Network endpoints are the physical points by which users access a network of communications Open to the public. These connection points are part of the network.
(...)
" 6 ° Electronic communications services.
" Electronic communications services are defined as services consisting wholly or principally of the provision of Electronic communications. Not covered by the services of publishing or distributing electronic communication services to the public.
" 7 ° Service to the public.
" Telephone service to the public is the commercial operation for The public of direct voice transfer in real time between fixed or mobile users.
(...)
" 13 ° Geography number.
" A geographic number is defined as any number of the national telephone numbering plan whose structure Contains a geographical indication used to route calls to the end point of the corresponding network.
" 14 ° Non-geographic number.
" Non-geographical number means any number of the national numbering plan Telephone that is not a geographic number.
" 15 ° Operator.
Operator means any natural or legal person operating a network of electronic communications open to the public or providing a service to the public Electronic communications.
(...) "
Article 2 of Directive 2002 /21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 introduces more the following definitions:
" (h) " user: a natural or legal person who Uses or requests a publicly accessible electronic communications service;
" (...)
" (n) " end user: a user who does not provide public communication networks or electronic communications services Accessible to the public; "
Finally, Act No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on the freedom of communication as amended provides in Article 2:
" (...) An electronic communication to the public means any provision of the Public or categories of public, by means of electronic communication, signs, signals, writings, images, sounds or messages of any kind that do not have the character of a private correspondence. (...) "
In addition, the provisions of Article L. 44 specify the notion of portability:
" (...) Operators are required to propose to a reasonable price to their subscribers the offers enabling them to keep their number Geographical location when changing operators without changing geographical location and maintaining their non-geographical, fixed or mobile number, when they change operators while remaining in metropolis, in the same overseas department, at Mayotte or Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The operators shall provide for the necessary provisions in the access and interconnection agreements, at tariffs reflecting the corresponding costs. (...) "
2.2. Terms used in this Decision
Interpersonal Communications:
Interpersonal communications refers to all electronic communications, including telephone communications, Between specific or professional end users that are not realized as part of the access to a value-added service.
Interpersonal communication numbers are the following numbers:
-the numbers The value of Z is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, called geographical numbers;
-the numbers whose value of Z is 6, called mobile numbers;
-the numbers whose value of Z is 9, called non-geographic numbers.
Value-added services :
Value-Added Services refers to the benefits of providing primarily communications to the public electronically accessible with a numbering resource.
Access Numbers for Value-Added Services Include the numbers whose value of Z is 8, the four-digit numbers of the 3BPQ form, called short numbers, and the six-digit numbers of the form 118XYZ.
Definitions of allocation, assignment and making available Numbers are present in the decision of the Authority approving the rules for the management of the numbering plan.
Number series: 1 million consecutive numbers identified by their first three digits ("a ZAB").
Block of Numbers: smaller number of consecutive numbers due outside the numbers assigned to the unit. It is usually 10 000 numbers (form " ZABPQ "), it may be 1,000 numbers in certain specific cases (form " ZABPQ M "), after consulting the affected operators.
3. Using numbers
The two main functions of the number.
The telephone number performs two main functions:
-an addressing function;
-a naming function.
The function Of addressing is the historical function of numbering plan E. 164. Indeed, in switched networks, numbers are used as is to route calls from one subscriber to another. This dimension remains very present for geographical numbers, which are based on a geographical organization that allows calls to the right end point. Non-geographic numbers (mobile, service, short, etc.) Only identify the operator to which the call should be delivered.
Addressing the addressing function involves taking into account the constraints of organizing networks that technically use the numbers.
On the other hand, The development of new transport technologies that are not based on switching reduces the interest of numbers as routing elements for certain networks. This is the case today of networks based on IP technology, for which the number is only one recipient's identifier. These technologies use other addressing systems (IP addresses, MAC addresses, etc.).) Which will probably take the step on the use of the numbers to manage the addressing of communications, vocals or not.
Finally, it is necessary to distinguish between the internal addressing systems and the operators, all of which are evolving towards the use Other resources than the numbers for operation, of the addressing system used for interconnection between operators, which is still based on the use of numbering. Replacing the numbering for this usage will still require many jobs.
The naming function is now present for all the numbers in the plan. It consists of associwith each number with additional meaning for the user of this number. This is particularly true for access numbers for value-added services, which often become an integral part of the identity of the society that uses them (cf. 0800 followed by company name for example). It is also an important dimension of mobile numbers that are attached to a single person.
Using the number as a " Name " Becomes more and more important and the management of the numbering plan should not interfere with this Ownership of numbers by users. For example, the introduction of portability acts in this direction.
Number characteristics:
quality, uniqueness, universality, simplicity, consumer confidence
For other systems Naming, numbering plan has many advantages that encourage operators and users to continue using it:
-the quality of services: the quality level of the services that use the numbering plan is often Considered good in relation to other types of services, thanks in particular to the seniority of this system and to the regulatory framework for the use of the numbering plan;
-Uniqueness: unlike other addressing systems or Name, the numbering plan ensures the uniqueness of the use that is made of each number. This uniqueness is guaranteed at the global level;
-universality: the national numbering plan being integrated into the global plan E. 164 in place in all countries of the world, the use of numbers remains the main means of gaining access to Electronic communications services in France and around the world;
-simplicity: the use of the plan is very simple for the user and remains a very ergonomic solution, compared to the use of other systems of Communication;
-consumer confidence: as a result of the above qualities, operators who use telephone numbers benefit from consumer confidence in this system. This solution therefore remains interesting for the development of services by this means.
Services that use the numbering plan continue to benefit from interesting economic prospects: that is the case in particular of services
The growth in the number of operators in the numbering plan and the number of services calls for the maintenance of clear and protective rules with respect to these characteristics.
4. On the evolutions of the numbering plan
This Decision lays down the structure of the national numbering plan, after consultation with all the players in the sector: operators, equipment suppliers, users. This consultation also helped to develop a long-term vision of the numbering plan and the future needs of the different actors.
Changes in practice and techniques
From the point of view of the user, the use of telephone numbers is to be confronted with the appearance of other forms of naming such as the Internet naming system.
If the development of convergence solutions between the world of the Telephony and the world of the Internet is already in progress, it is very likely that the different systems will cohabited.
In particular, it is difficult to pronounce on the emergence of a unique user ID, be it a number Phone, email address or other identifier. This unique identifier would, however, make it possible to manage the joignability effectively.
There is also a proliferation of identifiers (numbers, email addresses, etc.).) Which, from the point of view of numbering, has been to assign a mobile number in addition to the traditional fixed number to almost every individual. This multiplication allows a user to display " Profiles " Different depending on the caller. It is necessary to anticipate a continuation of this movement, with the assignment of several numbers per fixed line, for example.
Always in the field of numbering, a solution such as ENUM emerges to allow the convergence of identifiers, This solution does not seem to be satisfactory either for the operators or for the users.
Finally, with regard to the development of new services using numbering, the general principle of the numbering scheme leads to Not limit the use of a number, insofar as the proposed additional services do not introduce confusion for the user. Voice over IP (VoIP) or ENUM services thus enrich the possibilities offered by the use of a number, without requiring specific numbers. Similarly, video telephony can be offered to users of numbers so limited to the telephone service, for example, to the extent that this new service and its pricing are well understood by users.
Attention to the development of
machine-to-machine communications
The numbering plan is now used sparsely for machine-to-machine communications (video surveillance, telalarms, etc.) However, the qualities presented by telephone numbers could lead to more extensive use of numbering resources. Indeed, some industrial projects plan to equip objects such as cars or electricity meters with specific numbers to exchange information. Interesting applications are starting to appear, such as sending an SMS in case of an accident, for example. Because of their specificities, these applications will be able to justify the use of hexadecimal resources so as not to get the plan of numbers to be composed by users.
This type of application would result in consumption Very important numbers, which will have to be anticipated by the Authority and the operators when the first requirements are met.
Evolution of the rules for geographical numbers
The geographical organisation of numbers 01 to 05 remains an important constraint on many networks and serves as a basis, in particular for the development of the interconnection market. However, from the consumer's point of view, this system is justified mainly for two other points:
-pricing, as a large number of operators continue to distinguish rates according to the distance between the appellant and the caller and Based on the nature of the numbers;
-the attachment of the number to a geographical area: many users know the beginning of the numbers of their geographical area (the ZAB, or even the ZABPQ) and use this information to identify Their interlocutors and origin.
These two factors are expected to be phased out. For tariffs, the market is moving towards a simplification of tariffs for fixed posts with a single tariff for all communications within the national territory (excluding the overseas departments and territories). With regard to the attachment to a ZAB or a ZABPQ, the increase in the number of actors led the Authority to increase the number of ZABPQ and ZAB associated with each NZ, blurring the references from the historical monopoly. This is already the case today in some regions, for example in Paris.
A relaxation, or even the lifting of the geographical constraints on the use of the numbers of the Z = 1 to 5 slices, can therefore be studied in consultation with All players in the sector (operators, users, equipment suppliers, etc.) In anticipation of the effective disappearance of the two factors mentioned above.
The need for non-geographic numbers:
deletion of slice 087 and creation of slice 09
In view of The organization of the plan in broad categories, it was felt that the use of the range beginning with 087 for interpersonal communications introduced confusion between interpersonal and value services Added. This confusion has indeed been found in the difficulties in setting up this tranche, which presented more disadvantages: no selection of the carrier for calls to these numbers, economic model of interconnection Unsuited to departure, problem opening up these numbers internationally, etc.
To the same extent, the adoption of numbers of type 087 by a large number of subscribers revealed the sector's interest in different non-geographic numbers of the numbers Mobile 06. The opening of section 09 for Interpersonal Communications services responds to this expectation while ensuring consistency of the numbering plan with regard to the categories it continues to distinguish: 01-05 geographical, 06 Mobile.
As with all Interpersonal communication numbers, the number 09 numbers are intended to be integrated in the carrier selection field.
Retention in reserve of slice 07
In view of the number requirements of operators and the use of already open resources, it seems relevant to keep in reserve Z = 7 for future use. This reserve may distinguish a new type of service, if necessary, or retain the separation between the fixed and mobile, when the slice 06 is saturated by extending the 06 into the 07.
Saturation of 06
Mobile service development has grown significantly since the introduction of ¶ s 06. Today, these numbers are more widely used than the combined numbers 01 to 05 and there is still significant growth potential for these services. Although France has only about 60 million inhabitants who will never be all equipped with a mobile (which does not mean that the penetration rate cannot exceed 100 %: that is already the case in the Paris region), the number of Mobile numbers allotted is already about 70 million for 45 million lines. Resource 06 has 100 million numbers and it is foreseeable that this resource will be insufficient in the long term to meet the overall needs of mobile services.
The Authority considers that the saturation of mobile numbers 06 should Intervene as soon as possible in 2010. With this in mind and with regard to the speed of evolution of technologies and offers of service, the Authority is unable to decide today on the solutions that will be considered to remedy this saturation.
Group 08 organization depends on market developments
Value added service access numbers are now primarily organized according to the rates that are applied to the caller during access To these services. The objective of the description of slice 08 is not to refer to the economic models adopted by the operators. However, the discussions on value-added services (the 08, the 3BPQs and the 118XYZ) will have an impact on the information provided by 08, particularly with regard to tariffs.
Carrier selection prefixes
Two types of numbering resources are currently used for carrier selection: prefixes to a number " E ", number of four (the" 4 ", the" 7 ", the 8 " And The " 9 "), and four-digit prefixes " 16XY. Prefixes " E " Were all allocated in 1998 for a period of fifteen years, but some of them have been returned to the Authority since that date. The attributers of " E " Must comply with specific deployment obligations (including a number of interconnection points by region to be deployed according to a specific timetable and the setting up of own transmission capacities). For operators who wish to benefit from the selection of the carrier without being applied these obligations, prefixes of the form " 16XY " Have been and are still awarded.
The evolution of the telephony market has allowed the introduction of the Selecting the carrier on local communications, and then selecting the user to dial a particular prefix to use a different operator than the historical operator. In the case of pre-selection, the prefix is not composed and the use by prefixed operators " E " Or prefixes " 16XY " Is therefore indifferent. Finally, the pre-selection met with a certain and growing success, as in the second quarter of 2005 6.1 million lines were affected by the pre-selection, growing 19.1 % over a year. At the same time, the appeal selection has a certain disaffection with 2.6 million lines concerned, down 7.7 % over a year.
It will be necessary to evaluate, in the run-up to the allocation of the prefixes " E ", That is, in 2013, the need to extend the use of this resource for carrier selection.
Portability Prefixes
Part of the numbering plan resources are Used to allow number portability. The emergence of solutions based on other means that numbering can ultimately lead to the release of these resources,
Decides:
The document in the appendix setting out the use of the numbers categories in the National Numbering Plan is adopted.
As of six months after the date of adoption of this decision, the resources of form 087BPQMCDU will no longer be subject to new authority by the Authority.
The incumbent operators on this date of resources Starting with 087 shall have a maximum period of three years from the adoption of this Decision in order to return the resources of that form to the Authority in accordance with the terms defined by the rules for the management of the national plan of Numbering.
Three years after the date of adoption of this Decision, operators holding resources of the Form 0803PQMCDU are required to return resources of this form to the Authority according to the terms defined by the rules for managing the national numbering plan.
The head of the operators and the regulation of the rare resources of the Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority and posts is responsible for the execution of this Decision, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
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Introduction
Scope of this decision.
A closed plan, organized by services.
Three broad categories of Numbers.
Numbering plan device.
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INTRODUCTION
Scope of this decision
This The purpose of the decision is to describe the structure of the French national numbering plan and the conditions associated with the different categories of numbers.
This document does not specify the numbers of numbers that are actually open to Allocation and in which it is possible to request a resource. Number tranche opening is the subject of specific decisions.
A closed plan, organized by services
The national numbering plan is a closed plan in which the services are Distinguished by the number slices assigned to them.
The overall purpose of the plan organization is to increase the clarity of the numbering plan for operators and users. The different categories of the plan also serve as a definition for other issues such as portability and the universal directory.
Three major categories of numbers
In this perspective, the plan French numbering distinguishes three main categories of numbers:
-Interpersonal communication numbers;
-access numbers for value-added services;
-codes.
Plan Scope Numbering
The National Numbering Plan is the resource created by the structured set of numbers, including identifying fixed or mobile termination points for networks and services
The French numbering plan is a ten-digit closed plan represented as follows: E Z A B P Q M C D U, where each letter represents a number Between 0 and 9. The letter E is not composed when a foreign correspondent wishes to attach a French number.
This plan is in addition to the short numbers that are not part of Plan E. 164 (3BPQ, 118XYZ, 1XY, 1OXY) and the carrier selection prefixes (16XY and " E ").
There are also other addressing plans, such as: semaphore numbering plan, ADMD, DNIC, MCC + MNC, NSAP, internet, IMSI code plan, ITSI code plan, signaling system network code plan CCITT No. 7 (R1R2), etc. They are not described in this decision. Some of these resources are administered by decisions of the Authority.
Internal numbers used by some networks are not part of the national plan. If a number assigned by the Authority is, in fact, already in use, this use will be abandoned in favour of the intended use at the national level, within a reasonable time specified by the Authority.
Country codes:
This plan corresponds to seven segments of the Global numbering plan defined by Standard E. 164:
-metropolitan France (ITU country code: + 33);
-Guadeloupe (ITU country code: + 590)
-Guyana (FUIT country code: + 594);
-Martinique (country code of ITU: + 592);
-Meeting (ITU country code: + 262);
-Mayotte (ITU country code: + 269, shared with Comoros);
-Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (ITU country code: + 508).
All correspondents in all of these Territories can join each other using the ten-digit French numbering plan, without calling the country code. In Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subscribers can join each territorial community by dialing the last six digits PQMCDU of their numbers.
A foreign correspondent will have to compose the country code of the Territory of the subscriber he wishes to attach followed by the nine digits ZABPQMCDU of the number, except for Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. For Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a foreign correspondent will have to compose the country code of the subscriber's territory to be followed by the six PQMCDU digits of the number.
Other French territories not cited above Are not affected by the French numbering plan administered by the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority.
1. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS NUMBERS
Interpersonal communication numbers are intended to be accessible from all telecommunications networks open to the public. Operators must also ensure that the necessary steps are taken by the ITU and/or foreign operators so that these numbers can be accessed from foreign networks (1).
Three types of numbers are devoted to Interpersonal communication:
-the numbers whose value of Z is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, used for geographic services;
-the numbers whose value of Z is 6, used for mobile services;
-the numbers whose value Z is 9, used for non-geographic services.
a. Geographic Numbers (Z = 1 to 5)
Geographic Location
The territory affected by the French numbering plan is organized as follows:
The territory is divided into five zones differentiated by Z, According to the following table:
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In each field " Z ", the territory is cut according to the" Regions." When opening a ZAB slice, the Authority associates a " Region " To the open ZAB slice. The list of " Regions " Is specified in the Annex. Territories other than metropolitan France use specific ABMs for each territory.
Finally, each " Region " Is split into a basic numbering field (ZNE). When assigning a ZABPQ block, the Authority associates a ZNE with the allocated ZABPQ block. This ZNE can be defined on the proposal of the ZABPQ block.
The Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority lists the NZs and regions associated with the ZABs.
Conditions Geographical numbers eligibility
Geographic numbers are assigned to operators who reported the activity of providing the telephone service to the public under section L. 33-1 of the Postal Code and Electronic communications, which have respected in their application the geographical areas associated with the blocks of numbers:
-the application must respect the division of the territory into five zones differentiated by the number Z and described above ;
-the choice of ZAB is made within the list describing the open ZAB and the regions associated with them. This list is available, upon request, from the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority;
-each block requested is associated with a basic numbering field (ZNE), which is available on request. With the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority.
The above conditions do not prejudge the elements that the applicant is required to provide in accordance with the numbering plan management rules.
Geographic Numbers Terms of Use
Geographic numbers are used for the provision of a personal communications service including telephone service to the public, in Respect for the following geographical location rule:
-the geographical numbers assigned to customers with the same ZABPQ must be located in the ZNE associated with the ZABPQ block in the allocation decision.
Attribution Modularity
The minimum allocation modularity for geographic numbers is the 10,000 number block. However, numbers can be assigned in blocks of 100 000 numbers or even one million numbers.
Evolution of the rules for geographical numbers
The possibility of relaxation Even the lifting of the geographical constraints on the use of the numbers of the Z = 1 to 5 slices can be studied in consultation with all the players in the sector (operators, users, equipment suppliers, etc.).
b. Mobile Numbers (Z = 6)
Mobile Number Eligibility Requirements
Mobile numbers are assigned to operators who reported the provision of the telephone service to the public or the supply activity An electronic communications service under the terms of section L. 33-1 of the electronic communications and postal code that provide a mobile communications service.
In the event that an operator wishes to See the allocation of mobile numbers for a service that does not include telephone service to the public, specific details of the proposed service are requested by the Authority, without prejudice to the final decision.
Conditions Above do not prejudge items that the applicant must provide in application of the numbering plan management rules.
Mobile Number Terms and Conditions
Mobile Numbers Are used for the provision of a mobile communications service.
Geographic Implantation
Mobile numbers are distributed among the territories covered by The country codes in this numbering plan. Mobile numbers must be assigned to end users domiciled in the area covered by the country code of the place of residence.
Mobile number blocks that are not allocated for use in metropolitan France are Listed in the Appendix. This list is subject to change according to the mobile number requirements of these territories.
A Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Mayotte, the numbers used for mobile services are chosen from the geographic numbers.
Attribution Modularity
The minimum allocation modularity for mobile numbers is the 10,000 number block. However, the numbers can be assigned in blocks of 100 000 numbers or even one million numbers.
c. Non-geographic numbers (Z = 9)
Non-geographic eligibility conditions
Non-geographic numbers are assigned to operators who reported the provision of the telephone service to the public Or the activity of providing an electronic communications service pursuant to Article L. 33-1 of the Electronic Communications and Communications Code and which complied with the following condition in their application: Choice of the resource in non-geographic numbers with respect to the proposed service and the rates charged and in comparison to other types of available resources.
In the case where an operator wishes to be assigned non-geographic numbers For a service that does not include telephone service to the public, specific details of the proposed service are requested by the Authority, without prejudice to the final decision.
The above conditions do not prejudge Not the items that the requester must provide in application of the numbering plan management rules.
Non-geographic number conditions
Non-geographic numbers Are used for the provision of an Interpersonal Communications Service.
Attribution Modularity
The minimum allocation modularity for non-geographic numbers is the 10 000 block. Numbers. However, the numbers can be assigned in blocks of 100 000 numbers or even 1 million numbers.
2. ACCESS NUMBERS TO
SERVICES a. Service numbers in the Z = 8
a.1 slice.
Value Added Voice Service Access Numbers in the Z = 8
Structuring of
Value-Added Voice Service Access Numbers
The access numbers for the value-added voice services of the Slice Z = 8 following are dedicated for value-added voice services and are organized as follows:
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Eligibility Requirements for
Access Numbers to Value Added Voice Services for slice Z = 8
Value added voice service access numbers are assigned to operators Who reported the activity of providing an electronic communications service under section L. 33-1 of the Electronic Communications and Position Code and making an application in accordance with the tariff structure described Above.
The above conditions do not prejudge items that the requester must provide in application of the numbering plan management rules.
Conditions for using service access numbers
value added voice for slice Z = 8
Use of the numbers listed in the above table is for value-added voice services, in accordance with the structure described above and in Compliance with general numbering plan management rules.
The numbers of form 0809PQMCDU and 0819PQMCDU are more specifically dedicated to operator services.
Attribution Modularity
The minimum allocation of access numbers for the value added voice services of the Z = 8 slice is the 10,000-number block. However, numbers can be assigned in blocks of 100 000 numbers or even 1 million numbers.
Special case: free service access numbers of form 08088QMCDU.
The numbers of the form 08088QMCDU are dedicated to be Used as free numbers from all electronic communications networks on the national territory in order to ensure the delivery of calls to social agencies that are defined, each year, by an Order in Council State.
a.2. Data Services Access Numbers (ZAB = 836)
Numbers starting with 0836 are dedicated to access to value added services in the form of data.
Internet access numbers and access numbers Virtual private network services are handled separately.
Eligibility requirements for
access numbers to data services (ZAB = 836)
Data services access numbers Starting with 0836 are attributed to operators who reported the activity of providing an electronic communications service under section L. 33-1 of the postal code and electronic communications.
The above conditions Do not prejudge the elements that the caller must provide in application of numbering plan management rules.
Attribution Modularity
The minimum number assignment modularity Access to data services starting with 0836 is the block of 10,000 numbers.
a.3.
virtual private network service access numbers (ZA = 85)
Numbers starting with 085 are used as prefixes for virtual private network services. They allow a user to access these services in a single dialing step and from a local loop.
Eligibility requirements for
access numbers to virtual private network services
The access numbers to virtual private network services are assigned to operators who reported the provision of the telephone service to the public under article L. 33-1 of the postal code and Electronic communications that meet the following conditions:
-an award application is submitted no earlier than 6 months prior to the expected date of commencement of the service;
-the award application package includes the Deployment, as well as a detailed description of the benefits available for the provision of the virtual private network service. These benefits include at least the management of a private numbering plan reserved for a closed group of users.
The above conditions do not prejudge the elements that the applicant must provide in application of the rules of management of the Numbering plan.
Terms of use
The access numbers for virtual private network services are used as follows: 085 BP followed by an open numbering sequence. This usage is valid for:
-private-plan internal calls;
-external public plan calls, whether they use a national or international dialing format.
Attribution Modularity
These numbers are assigned with a modularity of 100,000 numbers, in blocks of 085BP, where a value of BP uniquely identifies the service provider.
a.4.
dial-up Internet access numbers (ZA = 86)
Numbers starting with 086 are dedicated to dial-up Internet access services.
Number Eligibility Requirements
dial-up Internet access
Dial-up Internet access numbers are assigned to operators who reported the provision of an electronic communications service under the terms of Article L. 33-1 of the postal code and electronic communications and which respect the following organisation:
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The above conditions do not prejudge items that the requester must provide in application of the numbering plan management rules.
Terms and conditions for using
access numbers on the Internet By switched network
The use of dial-up Internet access numbers must be in accordance with the structure described above and in accordance with the general rules for the management of the numbering plan.
Attribution Modularity
Dial-up Internet access numbers are assigned with a modularity of 10,000 numbers.
b. 3BPQ
b.1 short numbers.
value added service access numbers in the 3BPQ slice
3BPQ form numbers are used for access to value added services.
Number Eligibility Requirements
access to value added services in the 3BPQ slice
The access numbers for value added services in the 3BPQ form are assigned to operators who reported the provision of a service Electronic communications under Section L. 33-1 of the Electronic Communications and Position Code.
The above conditions do not prejudge the elements that the applicant must provide in accordance with the management rules of the plan. Numbering.
Terms and conditions for using
access numbers for value added services in the 3BPQ slice
Using the access numbers for value added services in the slice 3BPQ shall comply with the general rules for the management of the numbering plan. For the 30PQ and 31PQ numbers, the price applied to the caller is free.
Attribution Modularity
The access numbers for value added services of the 3BPQ form are assigned to Drive.
b.2. Banded Dial Numbers
The short numbers used to provide service-related services on a subscriber line are called trivialized feature numbers.
These numbers are not assigned to an operator And their use does not result in the payment of a royalty.
Terms of use of
numbers with trivialized functionalities
The trivialized feature numbers are Used by operators who declared the activity of provision of the telephone service to the public under Article L. 33-1 of the code of posts and electronic communications, for the provision of services linked to the line of a Subscriber.
Use of trivialized feature numbers is free of charge for the caller, regardless of the network used.
The list of banalised features and associated services is established by the Regulatory Authority Electronic communications and posts.
Updating the list of
numbers with banalized functionalities
The list of banalized feature numbers and associated services can Be amended or supplemented by the Authority after consultation with operators, manufacturers, representatives of users and any party concerned.
At any time, any party concerned may apply to the Authority for a Day of the list of trivialized features numbers. The Authority shall examine the application and consult as appropriate representatives of operators, manufacturers, users and any party concerned.
c.
Service Access Numbers (118XYZ)
The numbers of the form 118XYZ are dedicated for use as access numbers for telephone enquiries services.
Eligibility requirements for
access numbers to information services of form 118XYZ
The numbers of form 118XYZ are assigned to operators who reported the provision of a service Electronic communications under section L. 33-1 of the Electronic Communications and Position Code and that provide a telephone enquiry service that includes at least the universal information service referred to in Section R. 10-7 of the Postal Code and Electronic Communications.
The service handles voice requests that provide the name and location of a natural or legal person. Information relating to subscribers or users of the entire national territory is accessible in French by this service.
The above conditions do not prejudge the elements which the applicant must provide in application of the Numbering plan management rules.
Terms and conditions for using
access numbers with information services of form 118XYZ
The operator of a number 118XYZ has the Ability to provide additional telephone information services in addition to the service described in the eligibility conditions.
Other Numbers
The numbers of the form 118XYZ are the Only numbers that can be used to provide a telephone enquiry service offering at least the benefits defined in the eligibility conditions.
Attribution Modularity
The numbers of the The form 118XYZ is assigned to the device.
d. 10YT form operator support numbers
The four-digit short numbers of the 10YT form are called operator support numbers.
Support Number Eligibility Requirements Operator
Operator assistance numbers are assigned to operators who have declared the activities of providing the telephone service to the public and operating a network open to the public under the terms of section L. 33-1 of the postal code and electronic communications for technical assistance services to subscribers, at low cost to the appellant.
Conditions for using operator assistance numbers
Operator support numbers are used to provide assistance to users of an electronic communications network that is open to the public, at low cost to the caller.
Modularity Assignment
The operator assistance numbers of the 10YT form are assigned to the device.
e. Emergency numbers and special numbers
The list of emergency numbers is defined by Decision No. 02-1179 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated December 19, 2002.
Other Short Numbers of the 11X shape assigned to services of general interest is the subject of specific decisions.
3. CODES
a. The carrier selection prefixes
4-digit carrier selection prefixes 16XY
The four-digit numbers of the 16XY form (5) and the selection prefixes to a number " E " Following are Used as the carrier selection prefixes: E = 4, E = 7, E = 8 and E = 9.
The choice of a long-haul transport operator with a four-digit carrier selection prefix of the 16XY form will be made in Component the following numbering sequence:
-for a national call: 16XY OZ AB PQ MC DU;
-for an international call: 16XY 00-country code-significant national number.
Eligibility requirements for the
selection prefixes for the 16XY form carrier
The 16XY form numbers are assigned to the operators who reported the service provision activity Telephone to the public under section L. 33-1 of the postal code and electronic communications, to be used as carrier selection prefixes.
The above conditions do not prejudge the elements that the applicant Must provide in application of numbering plan management rules.
Conditions for using carrier
selection prefixes 16XY
The number of selection prefixes The carrier of the 16XY form assigned to each operator is limited to two.
The carrier selection prefixes to an E
The conditions for the allocation and use of the prefixes " E " Are defined by Decision No. 97-196 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, dated 16 July 1997.
The choice of a long distance transport operator to which a carrier selection prefix has been assigned to a Digit " E ", will consist of the following numbering sequence:
-for a national call: EZ AB PQ MC DU;
-for an international call: E0-country code-significant national number.
Any prefix" E " Returned to the Authority Before the end of the allocation period is kept in reserve.
b. Portability prefixes
Geographic number portability prefixes
The numbers of the form OZOBPQ, where Z is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and except blocks 0105 and 0508, are intended to be used as prefixes for Portability for geographic numbers in the form of ZOBPQ at the top of the number.
Geographic Number Portability Prefix Eligibility Requirements
Prefixes for Portability of geographical numbers shall be attributed to operators who have declared the activity of providing the telephone service to the public under Article L. 33-1 of the code of posts and electronic communications, to be associated with Switching or routing equipment. The operators must comply in their application with the geographical areas of the numbering plan:
The application must respect the division of the territory into five zones differentiated by the number Z, according to the numbers for which the prefix of Portability is requested:
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The request must specify the mailing address of the equipment to which the Prefix will be associated.
Special Conditions for the Provision of Annual Usage Report for Geographic Number Portability Prefixes
Geographic Number Portability Prefix Usage Reports Does not contain traffic forecasts or the number of assigned numbers.
Mobile number portability prefixes
The numbers of the form 0600PQ are intended to be used as Portability prefixes for mobile numbers in the form 600PQ at the top of the ported number.
Mobile Number Portability Prefix Eligibility Requirements
Prefixes for Mobile number portability is attributed to operators who reported the provision of the telephone service to the public or the provision of an electronic communications service under Article L. 33-1 of the Postal Code and Electronic communications, to be associated with switching or routing equipment used in the course of a mobile communications service.
Specific conditions relating to the Provision of the annual usage
report for mobile number portability prefixes
Mobile number portability prefixes do not contain traffic forecasts or the mobile number Number of assigned numbers.
Non-geographic number portability prefixes
The numbers of the form 0900PQ are intended to be used as portability prefixes for non-geographic numbers Geographic under the 900QP form placed at the top of the number carried.
Non-Geographic
Portability Prefix Eligibility Requirements
Number portability prefixes no Geographical distribution is attributed to operators who reported the provision of the telephone service to the public or the provision of an electronic communications service under Article L. 33-1 of the Postal and Communication Code Electronic, to be associated with switching or routing equipment.
Specific conditions for the provision of the annual usage report for non-geographic number portability prefixes
Reports The use of non-geographic number portability prefixes do not contain traffic forecasts or the number of assigned numbers.
Portability of
access numbers to value services Added
The numbers of form 0840PQ are dedicated as routing numbers for number portability starting with 080, 081, and 082. They are used, in the network, in the form of the identifier 840 PQ placed at the top of the number called.
The numbers of form 0842PQ are dedicated as routing numbers for portability of numbers starting with 0884 and 089. They are used in the network in the form of the identifier 842 PQ placed at the top of the number called.
These numbers can be used for portability of access numbers to voice and non-voice value-added services.
Eligibility Requirements for
Portability Prefixes for Value-Added Services
Portability prefixes for value added services are assigned to operators who Declared the activity of providing an electronic communications service under section L. 33-1 of the postal code and electronic communications, to be associated with switching or routing equipment.
Conditions Specific to the provision of the annual usage report for the portability of access numbers for value added services
The reports on the use of service access number portability prefixes Value added does not contain traffic forecasts or the number of assigned numbers.
c. Mobile Station Roaming Number (MSRN) Codes
The numbers of the form 06 53 PQ MC DU, 06 54 PQ MC DU and 06 55 PQ MC DU are dedicated as redirecting numbers of incoming communications to mobile networks on the Metropolitan territory.
d. Routing numbers for ETNS services
The numbers of form 0841PQMCDU are dedicated as routing numbers for routing communications from abroad to service users." ETNS " (European Télécommunication Numbering Space) located in metropolitan France.
Eligibility requirements
The numbers of form 0841PQMCDU are assigned to operators who reported the activity Provision of an electronic communications service under the terms of Section L. 33-1 of the Electronic Communications and Position Code.
e. IMSI codes
(International Mobile Subscriber Identifier)
The IMSI codes in the numbering plan defined by Standard E. 212 are the subject of specific rules specified in Decision No. 2001-686 of the Regulation of telecommunications, as of 11 July 2001.
They are attributed to public terrestrial mobile network operators (GSM, UMTS, or any other technology), providers of mobile telecommunications services to the public With a nominal localization recorder (ELN) or other telecommunications service providers to the public of mobility such as Universal Personal Telecommunications (TPU).
f. Semaphore point codes
The semaphore point code resources are the subject of specific rules specified in Telecom Regulatory Authority Decision No. 04-578 dated July 20, 2004.
g. Network codes R1R2
Network codes R1R2 are assigned to operators declared to the Authority under article L. 33-1 of the postal code and electronic communications for integration Location information in the signage when using non-geographic numbers. Decision No. 2005-0521 of the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority, dated 8 September 2005, recommends the transmission of such codes to interconnecting interfaces.
4. EVOLUTION OF THE PLAN
Any party concerned may refer the matter to the Authority for a request for changes to the national numbering plan. This application will have to comply with the European rules and the recommendations of the relevant international bodies (ITU, etc.).
The application may be submitted for an opinion to the representatives of operators, manufacturers, users and
The decision is made by the Authority.
The implementation schedule is set after consulting the electronic communications operators and manufacturers, taking into account the interests of users.
A N N E X E 1
TERRITORY DECOUPAGE IN REGIONS
AND ON ELEMENTARY NUMBERING
Available on request to Authority in the form of a CD-ROM.
A N N E X E 2
LIST OF MOBILES NUMBERS USED IN THE TERRITORIES
OTHER THAN METROPOLITAN FRANCE AT THE DATE OF THIS DECISION
The following table summarizes the blocks of mobile non-geographic numbers For territories other than metropolitan France:
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Done at Paris, December 15, 2005.
The President,
P. Champsaur
