. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/89
22 February 2000
(00-0656)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 Transport
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   National Enquiry Point
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):   Canadian marks on
aircraft
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment
to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Parts I and II)  (pages 503-512; English and French)
6. Description of content:   These proposed Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation
Regulations (Parts I and II ) include: expansion of the provisions for leasing aircraft to allow
leasing arrangements for aircraft operated under a Private Operator Certificate; changes to
conditions affecting delivery, import or export of aircraft; the addition of a definition of
“ornithopter;” and miscellaneous modifications encompassing clarifications, editorial
corrections, and provisions overlooked during the initial preparation of the Canadian
Aviation Regulations .
Conditions Affecting Delivery, Import or Export of Aircraft
Several proposed amendments will remove unnecessary impediments to the manufacture
and delivery of aircraft by Canadian manufacturers or clarify conditions pertaining to the
import or export of aircraft.
At present, although there is a provision for Canadian nationality and registration marks to
be reserved for an aircraft, those marks may not be displayed on the aircraft before they are
officially issued. This prevents manufacturers who have reserved marks from painting those
marks on the aircraft while the rest of the aircraft painting is being done. This limitation
introduces an added complication and an unnecessary delay into the aircraft completion
process. The proposed amendment to CAR 202.02 ( Application for Issuance or Reservation
of a Registration Mark ) will allow reserved Canadian marks to be painted on a new aircraft
as production is being completed. If the aircraft is registered on a foreign register, the
Canadian marks must be covered until the aircraft is removed from the foreign register,
placed on the Canadian register and the Canadian marks have been issued to the aircraft.
Also, the proposed amendment will permit marks to be painted on an import aircraft andthen covered up (i.e. not displayed) so that the aircraft is not flying with Canadian marks
openly displayed while it is still on a foreign register (e.g. while completing customer
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Removal of unnecessary impediments to the manufacture and delivery of aircraft.
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 12 February 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   11 March 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: