G/TBT/N/CAN/584  
 
18 April 2019  
(19-2580) 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 Barri ers 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:  RSS-GEN, Issue 
5, Amendment 1 (32 pages, available in English and French) RSS -246, Issue 1 (6 pages, 
available in English and French) RSS -HAC, Issue 1 (6 page(s), in English; (6 pages, 
available in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and 
Economic Development Canada that the following have been published on its  Web site:  
• RSS-GEN, Issue 5, Amendment 1, General Requirements for Compliance of 
Radio Apparatus sets out general and certification requirements for licensed and 
licence -exempt radio apparatus used for radiocommunication other than 
broadcasting.  
• RSS-246, Issue 1, Ultra -Low Power (ULP) Wireless Medical Capsule Endoscopy 
Devices Operating in t he 430 -440 MHz Band sets out the certification 
requirements for licence -exempt ultra -low power wireless medical capsule 
endoscopy devices operating in the 430 -440 MHz frequency band.  
• RSS-HAC, Issue 1, Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control sets out t he 
compliance requirements for hearing aid compatibility and volume control 
features for specific radio apparatus.  G/TBT/N/CAN/584  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Spectrum Management  
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part I, 13 April 2019, (available in English and 
French).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 March 2019 (published)  
Proposed date of entry into force:  28 March 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  28 May 2019  
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:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -04-13/html/index -eng.html   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -04-13/html/index -fra.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/eng/sf08449.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/fra/sf08449 .html 
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/eng/sf11493.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/fra /sf11493.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/eng/sf11485.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/fra/sf11485.html