G/TBT/N/CAN/488  
 
1 June 2016  
(16-2943)  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: Environment and Climate Change Canada 
Name and address (including telephon e 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@international.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Environmental 
protection (ICS: 13.020), Fuels (ICS:75.160) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations 
Amending Certain Regulations Made Under Sections 140, 209 and 286.1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (28 pages, available in English and French) 
6. Description of content: Environment and Climate Change Canada proposes to amend five 
Regulations within an omnibus process in order to make required changes to improve the clarity and consistency of the regulatory texts and compliance requirements, 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 five regulations are: 
1. Fuels Information Regulations, No.1 
2. Gasoline Regulations 
3. Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations 
4. Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products 
Regulations, and 
5. Regulations Designating Regulatory Prov isions for Purposes of Enforcement 
(Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/CAN/488 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette , Part I, May 21, 2016, pages 1577 to 1604 
(available in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Normally within 12 months of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I.  
Proposed date of entry into force: These Regulations come in to force on the day on 
which they are registered   
10. Final date for comments: 4 August 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The electronic version of the proposed amendments can be downloaded at: 
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-05 -21/pdf/g1-15021.pdf  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-05 -21/html/index-eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-05 -21/html/index-fra.php