G/TBT/N/CAN/707  
7 November 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English /French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different f rom above:   
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
Comments can also be submitted by email in electronic format (Microsoft Word or Adobe 
PDF): spectrumengineering -genieduspectre@ised -isde.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Telecommunications (ICS 33.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Consultation  on 
RSS-287, Issue 3 (21 and 22 pages, available in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of I nnovation, Science 
and Economic Development Canada has amended the following standard:  
RSS-287 (Issue 3) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB), Emergency 
Locator Transmitters (ELT), Personal Locator Beacons (PLB), and Maritime Survivor 
Locato r Devices (MSLD), sets out the requirements for certification of: emergency position 
indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs); emergency locator transmitters (ELTs); personal 
locator beacons (PLBs) and maritime survivor locator devices (MSLDs).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consultation  G/TBT/N/CAN/707  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Not applicable  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  12 February 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Comments can be submitted and the electronic version of the regulatory text found at 
the following Web site:  
RSS-287, Issue 3, https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/ised -radio-standards -specification -rss-287-
issue-3-november -2023-emergency -position -indicating -radio-beacons -epirb-
emergency -locator -transmitters -elt-personal -locator -beacons -plb/ (English)  
RSS-287, Issue 3, https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/isde -cahier -des-charges -sur-les-normes -
radioelectriques -cnr-287-3e-edition -novembre -2023-radiobalises -de-localisation -des-
sinistres -rls-radiobalises -de-secours -rbs-balises -de-localisation -p/ (French)