G/TBT/N/CAN/407  
 
21 January 2014  
(14-0304)  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 Transport 
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 :  Canadian 
Enquiry Point, 200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel.:  +1 613 
238 3222, Fax:  +1 613 569 7808, E-mail:  enquirypoint@scc.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):  Rail Tank 
Cars (ICS 03.220.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Safety Standard TP14877: 
Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (10 pages, available in English and 
French). 
6. Description of content:  The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations  (TDG 
Regulations) include requirements for the ma nufacture and use of means of containment 
for transporting dangerous goods primarily by referencing technical standards. 
The objective of the proposed Regulations is  to introduce a new standard for rail tank 
cars, replacing the standard currently incorporated by reference in the TDG Regulations. The proposed Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations  
would adopt Transport Canada Standard TP14877: Containers for Transport of 
Dangerous Goods by Rail - a revised standard  - by reference, to replace the current 
CGSB43.147-2005, amended in July 2008 to update certain tank car design requirements, and certain selection and use requirements to bring them into 
harmonization with current U.S. regulations. 
In addition, the proposed Regulations introduce new requirements for documentation 
relating to the procedures and processes for classification of dangerous goods and 
sampling methods used by the consignors and carriers of petroleum crude oil. This 
amendment also proposes to include a consignor's certification on the shipping document. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human safety.  G/TBT/N/CAN/407 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette , Part I, 11 January 2014,  Pages 34-44 (Available 
in English and French) 
Safety Standard TP14877: Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail 
(available in English and French) 
https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/tdg/pu blications-tp14877-1164.html   
https://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/tmd/p ublications-tp14877-1164.html    
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    Normally within 5 to 8 months of publication 
in the Canada Gazette, Part I. 
These Regulations come into force on the 
day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette,  Part II.  
Transitional Provision: A person may, for a 
period of six months that begins on the day 
on which these Regulations come into force, comply with the Transportation of Dangerous 
Goods Regulations as they read immediately 
before that day.  
10. Final date for comments:  27 March 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/20 14/2014-01-11/html/reg1-eng.html   
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/20 14/2014-01-11/html/reg1-fra.html