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WORLD TRADE G/IT/SPEC/Q1/11
27April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1698)
Original: English Committee ofParticipants ontheExpansion ofTrade
inInformation Technology Products
REPLIES TOTHE SURVEY
Communication from Canada
Thefollowing communication, dated 20April 1998, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofCanada.
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Onbehalf ofmyauthorities, Ihavethepleasure ofsubmitting Canada 'sresponse tothesurvey
onstandards circulated onbehalf oftheCommittee ofParticipants ontheExpansion ofTrade in
Information Technology Products.G/IT/SPEC/Q1/11
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Canada 'sResponse totheSurvey
by
Committee ofParticipants ontheExpansion ofTrade inInformation Technology Products
World Trade Organization
1. Does your government have mandatory technical regulations toensure thesafety of
information technology equipment? Ifso,please identify. Arethese requirements harmonized
withIEC950? Ifnot,please explain thecurrent practice.
Yes,Canada hasmandatory technical regulations forelectrical safety ofinformation technology
equipment. Themandatory standard isCAN/CSA-C22.2 No.950-95 entitled "Safety ofInformation
Technology Equipment, Including Electrical Business Equipment". Itisharmonized withIEC950.
The standard shall beused with CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0-M91(R1997) entitled "General
requirements -Canadian Electrical Code, PartII"andother relevant standards toform acomplete
setforaparticular product.
2. Does your government have mandatory technical regulations toensure electromagnetic
interference ofinformation technology equipment? Ifso,please identify. Arethese requirements
harmonized withCISPR 22?Ifnot,please explain thecurrent practice.
Yes,Canada hasmandatory technical regulations forelectrical safety ofinformation technology
equipment. Themandatory standard isICES-003, Issue 3entitled "Digital Apparatus". Italsomakes
reference tothestandard CAN/CSA-CISPR 22-96 entitled "Limits andMethods ofMeasurements of
Radio Disturbance Characteristics ofInformation Technology Equipment". These regulations are
harmonized withCISPR 22.
3. a) What conformity assessment procedures, either inrespect oftheproduct orthe
manufacturing process, doesyour government require forapproval ofinformation technology
products (including electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC), electrical safety, telecommunications
andradio terminal equipment, andother areas)?
Forinformation technology products, Canada applies thefollowing conformity assessment
procedures:
(a) forelectrical safety, third-party certification;
(b) forEMC, supplier 'sdeclaration ofconformity;
(c) fortelecommunications andradioterminal equipment, certification byIndustry Canada,
afederal government department. Noparticular government requirements apply for
manufacturing processes beyond whatiscalled forwithin theproduct standard.
b) Maysuppliers perform these procedures (e.g.testing, declaration ofconformity),
ormust third parties perform these procedures?
Suppliers areallowed toissue adeclaration ofconformity forEMC andtodothetesting.
Inthecaseofelectrical safety, ifthemanufacturer 'slaboratory isaccredited aspertheIECEECB
(IECElectrical Equipment Certification Bodies) scheme, itisallowed todothetesting; certification
iscarried outbythird parties. Inthecaseoftelecommunications terminal equipment, laboratories
including manufacturer 'slabsapproved byIndustry Canada cancarry outtesting. Certification is
performed byIndustry Canada.G/IT/SPEC/Q1/11
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c) What international guidelines orstandards, ifany,arethose procedures based on?
Forelectrical safety, those procedures arebased onthefollowing ISO/IEC Guides:
(a) ISO/IEC Guide 58:1993 - Calibration andTesting Laboratory Accreditation
Systems -general requirements foroperation and
recognition;
(b) ISO/IEC Guide 25:1990 - Generalrequirementsforthecompetenceofcalibration
andtesting laboratories;
(c) ISO/IEC Guide 43:1997 - Proficiency testing byinterlaboratory comparisons;
(d) ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996 - General requirements forassessment andaccreditation
ofcertification/registration bodies;
(e) ISO/IEC Guide 62:1996 - General requirements forbodies operating assessment
andcertification/registration ofquality systems; and
(f) ISO/IEC Guide 65- General requirements forbodies operating product
certification systems.
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