G/TBT/N/CAN/556/Add.1  
21 February 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English, French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 21 February 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada .  
 
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Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (National 
Safety Marks and Importation ) 
The proposed amendment notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/556 (dated 4 June 2018) was adopted and 
came into force 20 February 2020 as the " Regulations Amending  Certain Regulations Made under 
the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Nation al Safety Marks and Importation) ". 
The amendment reduces trade barriers by amending the requirements related to temporary 
importation, vehicles imported from Mexico, and vehicles imported from the United States and 
Mexico for parts. This amendment is align ed with the NAFTA objectives to eliminate trade barriers 
and facilitate the cross border movement of goods and services between Canada, the United 
States and Mexico, and delivers on specific commitments to remove barriers to the importation of 
used motor v ehicles from Mexico.  
The amendment also clarifies the requirements for vehicles and equipment imported temporarily 
for a prescribed purpose, and harmonizes parts of the Regulations with the amended Act, such as 
sections  11 and 12 of the Vehicle Regulations  and the provisions related to the national safety 
mark for tires. The amended Vehicle Regulations require that these vehicles satisfy specific 
Canadian safety requirements, and overall Transport Canada does not anticipate that the 
amendment will have a si gnificant impact on the market for motor vehicles in Canada.  
In addition, the amendment improves alignment between Canada and the United States by 
applying a minimum speed for consideration as a prescribed class to restricted -use vehicles to 
exclude slow -moving vehicles not designed for use on public roads, such as power -assisted 
bicycles, scooters and electric or low -speed all -terrain vehicles. This would clarify Transport 
Canada's policy intent that these slow -moving vehicles are excluded from the Vehicle  Regulations, 
as these vehicles travel at low speeds and are used off -road. 
In order to eliminate any uncertainty regarding the expression "time [of] the main assembly" 
(used in the Act) and the expression "date of manufacture" (used in the Vehicle Regulat ions), the 
latter is defined in the Vehicle Regulations.  
The definition of "restricted -use motorcycle" is also amended to ensure that these types of vehicles 
fall under the defect and recall regime. Finally, Transport Canada will allow tire manufacturers 
greater flexibility in respect of the TIN format, by keeping existing Canadian TIN configurations as 
well as allowing those introduced by the United States in its 2015 Final Rule regarding the TIN.  
The full text of the adopted measure can be downloaded from  the Internet addresses indicated 
below:  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2020/2020 -02-19/html/sor -dors22 -eng.html  (English)  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2020/2020 -02-19/html/sor -dors22 -fra.html  (French)  G/TBT/N/CAN/556/Add.1  
 
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  or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
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