G/TBT/N/CAN/630  
21 December 2020  
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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 -supplementary -procedure -to-radio-standards -
specification -rss-102-spr-004-issue-1-december -15-2020-time-averaged -specific -
absorption -rate-tas-assessment -procedures -for-wireless -de/ 
 
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 yo ur 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 notified document:  Consultation of 
SPR-004, Issue 1, (24 pages, available in English & French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science 
and Economic Develop ment Canada that the following consultation has been published 
at Web site : 
• SPR-004, Issue 1, Time -Averaged Specific Absorption Rate (TAS) Assessment 
Procedures for Wireless Devices Operating in the 4 MHz -6 GHz Frequency Band , 
sets out the general test methods to be followed when carrying out an RF 
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  time averaging methods for the management and/or mitigation of Specific 
Absorption Rate (SAR) in the 4 M Hz – 6 GHz frequency band.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consultation; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
Not applicable  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  23 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 -supplementary -procedure -to-radio-standards -
specification -rss-102-spr-004-issue-1-december -15-2020-time-averaged -specific -
absorption -rate-tas-assessment -procedu res-for-wireless -de/ 
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/quoi -de-neuf/procedure -supplementaire -au-cahier -des-
charges -sur-les-normes -radioelectriques -cnr-102-prs-004-1re-edition -15-decembre -
2020-procedures -devaluation -de-la-valeur -moyenne -temporelle/