G/TBT/N/CAN/655  
23 November 2021  
(21-8843) Page: 1/2 
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 via the following Website:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/ised -supplementary -procedure -to-radio-standards -
specification -rss-102-spr-apd-issue-1-supplementary -procedure -for-assessing -specific -
absorption -rate-sar-and-absorbed -power -density -apd/ 
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):  
Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Consultation of 
RSS-102 SPR -APD, Issue 1, (13 pages, available in English & French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is her eby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science 
and Economic Development Canada that the following consultation has been released:  
• RSS-102, SPR -APD Issue 1, Supplementary Procedure for Assessing 
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and Absorbed Power Density (APD) 
Compliance of Portable Devices in the 6 GHz Band (5925 -7125 MHz),  
which sets out the technical requirements and processes to be followed when 
demonstrating compliance with specific absorption rate (SAR) limits and 
absorbed power density (APD)  limits for portable devices operating in the 6 GHz 
band (e.g. RLAN device in the 5925 -7125 MHz) that are subject to RSS -248, 
newly published.  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consultation  
8. Relevant documents:  Non applicable  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Non applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Non applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  31 January 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
 
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/ised -supplementary -procedure -to-radio-standards -
specification -rss-102-spr-apd-issue-1-supplemen tary-procedure -for-assessing -specific -
absorption -rate-sar-and-absorbed -power -density -apd/ (English)  
 
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/procedure -supplementaire -au-cahier -des-charges -sur-les-
normes -radioelectriques -cnr-102-prs-dpa-1re-edition -procedure -supplementaire -
devaluation -de-la-conformite -du-debit-dabsorption -sp/ (French)  
 
Comments can be submitted through the above Website.