G/TBT/N/CAN/578  
 
20 February 2019  
(19-0979) 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 nat ional 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-130, Issue 
2, (7 pages, available in English & French) and RSS -196, Issue 2 (8 and 9 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-130, Issue 2, Equipment Operating in the Frequency Bands 617 -652 MHz, 
663-698 MHz, 698 -756 MHz and 777 -787 MHz sets out certification requirements 
for all equipment operating in the frequency ban ds 617-652 MHz,  
663-698 MHz, 698-756 MHz  and 777-787 MHz.  
• RSS-196, Issue 2, Point -to-Multipoint Broadband Equipment Operating in the Band 
512-608 MHz for Rural Remote Broadband Systems (RRBS) (TV Channels 21 to 
36)sets out certification requirements for eq uipment employed in Rural Remote 
Broadband Systems (RRBS) to provide point -to-multipoint fixed wireless access 
broadband radiocommunication in the band  512-608 MHz  (TV channels 21 to 36).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems  where 
applicable: Spectrum Management  G/TBT/N/CAN/578  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette , Part I, 16 February 2019, (available in English and French).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 8 February 2019 (published)  
Proposed date of entry into force: 8 February 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 90 days after publication  
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 -02-16/html/index -eng.html  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -02-16/html/index -fra.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/eng/sf10617.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/fra/sf10617.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site /smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09831.html  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/fra/sf09831.html