G/TBT/N/CAN/594  
12 July 2019  
(19-4646) 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 the Environment  
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 from above:   
Canada's Notification Authority and En quiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON  
K1A OG2  
Canada  
Tel: 343 -203-4273  
Fax: 613 -943-0346  
Email: enquirypoint@international.g c.ca 
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):  Certain 
Products including: Personal care, automotive and household maintenance products, 
adhesives, adhesive removers, sealants and caulking, other miscellaneous products.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations 
(76 pages in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits 
for Certain Products Regulations  (proposed Regulations) would prohibit the import and 
manufacture of products that exceed prescribed volatile organic compound (VOC) 
concentration limits in approximately 130 product categories and subcategories. Products 
include personal care, automotive and household maintenance products; adhesives, 
adhesive removers, sealants and caulks; and other miscellaneous products. These 
products are used by household, institutional and commercial consumers and contribute 
to VOC emissions. The proposed Regulations would align, where possible, with the 2010 
California Air Resources' Board Consumer Products Regulations . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health; Protection of the environment; Cons istency with 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette , Part I, 6 July 2019, Pages 3358 -3433 (available in English and 
French)   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -07-06/pdf/g1 -15327.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2020 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January, two years after publication of the final 
Regulations in Canada Gazette, Part II, three years for the disinfectant product category  
10. Final date for comments:  19 September 2019  
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 proposed regulatory text is available at the following links:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -07-06/html/reg1 -eng.html  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -07-06/html/reg1 -fra.html