G/TBT/N/CAN/500  
 
11 October 2016   
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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 : Environment and Climate Change Canada  
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 (TIB)  
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0G2  
Telephone : (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@int ernational.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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) : Environmental  
protection (ICS : 13.020), Fuels (ICS : 75.160 ), Biological sources and alternative sources of 
energy (ICS : 27.190) . 
For the two fuels regulations : 2207.20; 2710; 2710.12; 2710.19;  2710.91;  2710.99; 3826.  
For Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Rep orting Requirements) Regulations and 
Solvent Degreasing Regulations : 2903.23.00.00  
For Solvent Degreasing Regulations : 2903.22.00.00  
For Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing 
Products Regulations : 2710.12.90 31;  3208.90.90 10; 3208.90.90 20; 3209.10.00 10; 
3209.10.00 20; 3209.90.00 10; 3209.90.00 20; 3210.00.00 10; 3210.00.00 20; 3210.00.00 
90; 32.12; 3814.00.00 10; 3814.00.00 20; 3814.00.00 30; 3814.00.00 90.  
For Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits  for Architectural Coatings 
Regulations : 3208.90.90 10; 3208.90.90 20; 3209.10.00 10; 3209.10.00 20; 3209.90.00 
10; 3209.90.00 20; 3210.00.00 10; 3210.00.00 20; 3210.00.00 90; 32.12; 3214.10.90 10; 
3214.10.90 20; 3214.10.90 90; 3214.90.00 10; 3214.90.00 90 ; 3814.00.00 10; 3814.00.00 
20; 3814.00.00 30; 3814.00.00 90; 3824.40.00 00.  
HS: 220720, 2710, 271019, 271091, 290322, 290323, 320890, 320910, 320990, 3210, 
3212, 3214, 38, 3814, 382440 . 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Regulations 
Amending Certain Regulations Made Under Section 89, Subsection 93(1) and Section 114 of 
the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (31 pages, available in English and French)   G/TBT/N/CAN/500  
 
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  6. Description of content : Environment and Climate Change Cana da proposes to amend 
nine Regulations in order to make required changes to improve the clarity and consistency 
of the regulatory texts and to keep references to standards up to date.  
Furthermore, the proposed amendments aim to respond to concerns, comments  and 
recommendations from the Standards Council of Canada, the Standing Joint Committee for 
the Scrutiny of Regulations and the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable 
Development.  
The nine regulations are : 
1. Contaminated Fuel Regulations;  
2. Benzene in  Gasoline Regulations;  
3. Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride Regulations ; 
4. Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) 
Regulations ; 
5. Solvent Degreasing Regulations;  
6. New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) ; 
7. New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) ; 
8. Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing 
Products Regulations; and  
9. Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings 
Regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents : Canada Gazette, Part 1, 1 Octobe r 2016, Vol. 150, No. 40, 
pages  2839 to 2869 (available in English and French)  
9. Propo sed date of adoption : Normally within 12 months of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I  
Proposed date of entry into force : Regulations would come into force on the date they 
are registered.  
10. Final date for comments : 15 December 2016  
11. Texts ava ilable from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
The electronic version of the proposed amendments can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -10-01/html/reg1 -eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -10-01/html/reg1 -fra.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -10-01/pdf/g1 -15040.pdf