. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/94 
13 April 2004 
 (04-1653) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English/ 
 French 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of the Environm ent and Department of Health 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Canadian Enquiry 
Point, 200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Onta rio, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, 
Fax.:  +1 613 569 7808, E-mail:  info@scc.ca 
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):   Toxic Substances 
(ICS: 13.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Total, 
Partial or Conditional Prohibition of Certai n Toxic Substances Regulations (pages 1017-
1030;  English and French)  
 Proposed Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (pages 1031-1032;  English and French)   
6. Description of content:   
The current Prohibition of Certain Toxi c Substances Regulations, 2003  (for which the draft 
regulation was notified as G/TBT/N/CAN/15) proh ibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for 
sale and import of toxic substances featured on its Schedule.  The proposed package of regulatory amendments would restructure the current Regulations by allowing for greater 
variation in the controls placed on individua l substances to allow for a more flexible 
management of toxic substances.  This restru cturing would also facilitate the addition of 
new toxic substances in the future.  
In addition, the proposed amendments will:  
− List hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD), N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and 
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) on the Total Prohibition List;  
 
− introduce new reporting and record-keeping requirements with respect to 
hexachlorobenzene (HCB), benzidine and benzidine dihydrochloride;  
 
− create a permit system for granting temporar y exemptions to partial or conditional 
prohibitions, where it is identified that a transition period will be required to find or 
implement alternatives to toxic substances;  G/TBT/N/CAN/94 
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− add DDT to the List of Toxic Substances (LTS) on Schedule 1 of the Canadian 
Environmental Protection Act, 1999  (CEPA 1999), which is a prerequisite for the 
listing of a substance under the proposed Regulations;  
 
− assist Canada in meeting its internationa l obligations respecting dichlorodiphenyl 
trichloroethane (DDT) under the Stockholm Convention  on Persistent Organic 
Pollutants (POPs).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and protection of the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 3 April 2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not stated 
10. Final date for comments:   2 June 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses,  if available of the other body:  The electronic 
version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20040403/pdf/g1-13814.pdf