G/TBT/N/CAN/629  
30 November 2020  
(20-8617) 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  
Tel: + (343)203 -4273 
Fax: +(613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
Comments should be submitted online using the following link:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/news/ised -radio-standards -specification -rss-182-issue-6-
november -2020-maritime -radio-equipment -operating -in-the-band-156-162-5-mhz/  
Please also submit your comments by e -mail to enquirypoint@international.gc.ca . Be sure 
to copy the e -mail address of your National Enquiry Point on your comments submission 
to Canada's Enquiry Point;  contact information for all Enquiry Points is accessible from 
http://tbtims.wto.org/en/NationalEnquiryPoints/Search . 
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 notifie d document:  Consultation of 
RSS-182 Issue 6 - Maritime Radio Transmitters and Receivers in the Band 156 -162.5 MHz 
(11 pages, available in English & French) (11 page(s), in English; 11 page(s), in French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science 
and Economic Development Canada that the following consultation has been published at 
Web site : 
• RSS-182, Issue 6, Maritime Radio Equ ipment Operating in the Band 
156-162.5  MHz, sets out the requirements for certification of radio equipment 
used for maritime service in the band 156 -162.5 MHz, including Automatic 
Identification System – Search and Rescue Transponders (AIS -SART) operating 
on AIS -1 and AIS -2. G/TBT/N/CAN/629  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consultation; Other  
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:  3 February 2021  
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 the following Web site:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/news/ised -radio-standards -specification -rss-182-issue-6-
november -2020-maritime -radio-equipment -operating -in-the-band-156-162-5-mhz/  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/quoi -de-neuf/isde -cahier -des-charges -sur-les-normes -
radioelectriques -cnr-182-6e-edition -novembre -2020-equipement -radio-maritime -
fonctionnant -dans-la-bande -156-1625-mhz/