G/TBT/N/CAN/619  
1 October 2020  
(20-6671) 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  
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), Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) (ICS 33.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  ICES-002, 
Issue  7, Vehicles, Boats and Other Devices Equipped w ith Internal Combustion Engines, 
Traction Batteries or Both (12 pages, available in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by Innovation, Science and Economic 
Development Canada that the following has been published at Web site : 
Interference -Causing Equipment Standard, ICES -002, Issue 7, Vehicles, Boats and Other 
Devices Equipped with Internal Combustion Engines, Traction Batteries or Both , sets out 
the limits and methods of measurement of radio frequency emissions, as well as 
administrative requirements for:  
a. vehicles propelled by an internal combustion engine, electrical means or both;  
b. boats of up to 15 m in length, which are propelled by an internal  combustion 
engine, electrical means or both, including outboard boat engines that are 
marketed independently (i.e. not factory -installed on a boat); and  
c. devices equipped with internal combustion engines or traction batteries.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Effective spectrum management; Other  G/TBT/N/CAN/619  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette , Part I, 26 September 2020, (available in English and French).  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2020/2020 -09-26/html/index -eng.html   
http://www.gaze tte.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2020/2020 -09-26/html/index -fra.html   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 September 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  15 September 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  24 November 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 the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/vwapj/ICES -002i72020 -09EN.pdf/$file/ICES -
002i72020 -09EN.pdf  
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/vwapj/ICES -002i72020 -09FR.pdf/$file/ICES -
002i72020 -09FR.pdf