G/TBT/N/CAN/493  
 
27 July 2016  
(16-3983)  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 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 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Radiocommunications 
(ICS: 33.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Notice 
No. SMSE-011-16 – Release of DES-LAB, REC-LAB, DES-CB (1 page, available in English and 
French)  
6. Description of content: Notice is hereby given that Innovation, Science and Economic 
Development Canada (ISED) is facilitating submission of applications through online 
services by releasing the following documents:  
 DES-LAB, Issue 6,  Procedure for Designation and Recognition of Canadian Testing 
Laboratories (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01750.html ), which 
specifies the procedure applicable to Canadian testing laboratories seeking 
recognition or designation to test telecommunications terminal equipment and radio 
apparatus; 
 REC-LAB, Issue 5, Procedure for the Recognition of Designated Foreign Testing 
Laboratories  (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf05259.html ), which  
describes the criteria and procedure used in Canada to recognize foreign testing 
laboratories that have been designated by a Mutual Recognition 
Agreement/Arrangement (MRA) partner to test the Canadian requirements for apparatus; and 
 DES-CB, Issue 4, Procedure for the Designation of Canadian Certification Bodies 
(CB) (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf05615.html ), which specifies 
the procedure used in Canada to designate a Canadian entity as a certification body 
to certify products to the regulatory requirements of an MRA partner. G/TBT/N/CAN/493 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Enable online applications  
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette , Part I, 9 July 2016 (available in English and 
French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 30 June 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force: 30 June 2016  
10. Final date for comments: 7 October 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 regulatory text can be downloaded at: http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-07 -09/pdf/g1-15028.pdf 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-07-09/ html/notice-avis-eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-07-09/ html/notice-avis-fra.php   
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf11183.html   
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf11183.html