G/TBT/N/CAN/615  
11 August 2020  
(20-5514) 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, Sciences 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 from above:   
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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 
RSP-102, Issue 1, Draft 1 (9 pages, available in English & French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science 
and Economic Development Canada that the following consultations have been published 
at Web site : 
• RSP-102, Issue 1,  Draft 1, Special Authorization Procedure for Terminal, Radio, 
Broadcasting and Interference -Causing Equipment to be Certified, Registered or 
Deemed in Compliance with Technical Equipment Standard(s) outlines 
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's (ISED) procedure for 
assessing a special authorization request to allow te rminal, radio, broadcasting 
or interference -causing equipment to deviate from specific requirement(s) of 
ISED's technical equipment standard(s).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consultation; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
Not applicable  G/TBT/N/CAN/615  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  16 October 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of this consultation can be found at the following Web site:  
 
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/news/ised -radio-standards -procedure -rsp-102-issue-1-
august -2020-draft-special -authorization -procedure -for-terminal -radio-broadcasting -
and-interference -causing -equipment -to-be-certified -reg/ (English)  
 
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/quoi -de-neuf/isde -procedure -sur-les-normes -
radioelectriques -pnr-102-1re-edition -aout-2020-ebauche -procedure -dautorisation -
speciale-pour-lhomologation -lenregistrement -ou-la-declara/  (French)  
 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: ( 613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca