/.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/64
24 March 2003
(03-1687)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 Environment
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, Ontario, 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 [ X ], 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):   Small spark-ignition
engines (ICS: 13.040.50, 65.060.70, 65.060.80)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Off-Road
Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations  (English and French)
6. Description of content:   The proposed Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission
Regulations  (hereinafter referred to as “the proposed Regulations”) introduce exhaust
emission standards for off-road small spark-ignition engines developing no more
than 19 kW (25 hp).  These engines typically use gasoline fuel but liquefied petroleum gas
or natural gas can also be used.  Small spark-ignition engines are typically found in lawn
and garden machines (hedge trimmers, brush cutters, lawn mowers, garden tractors,
snowblowers, etc.);  in light-duty industrial machines (generator sets, welders, pressure
washers, etc.);  and in light-duty logging machines (chainsaws, log splitters, shredders, etc.).
The proposed Regulations, under Part 7, Division 5 of the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act , 1999 (CEPA 1999), establish Canadian emission standards aligned with
those of the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules for small
spark-ignition engines.  The proposed Regulations will apply to engines of the 2005 and
later model year.
The combustion of fuel in such engines contributes to air pollution, resulting in adverse
impacts on the environment and on the health of Canadians.  The proposed Regulations will
help to mitigate these impacts by reducing or controlling emissions of pollutants such as
hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NO X), carbon monoxide (CO) and certain pollutants
listed as “toxic substances” in Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999.G/TBT/N/CAN/64
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The proposed Regulations apply to persons in the business of manufacturing, distributing,
or importing for sale in Canada, small spark-ignition engines and machines.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment
8. Relevant documents:   Available upon request
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   28 May 2003
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: