G/TBT/N/CAN/384  
 
5 March 2013  
(13-1189)  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 Health 
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 [X], 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):  Tanning 
Equipment (ICS: 13.280). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Amendment to the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations (Tanning Equipment) 
(14 pages, in English and French).  
6. Description of content:  Given the risk of developing skin cancer through the use of 
tanning equipment, there is a need to update tanning equipment warning labels to ensure 
that those who use tanning equipment are fully aware of the associated risks.   
The Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations  (Tanning Equipment) establish the 
requirements for the safety and engineering of tanning equipment at the time of sale, 
resale, lease or importation. The Regulations also establish requirements for information that must be displayed on tanning equipment in Canada. 
The proposed Regulations would update tanning equipment warning labels by replacing the 
primary hazard statement "Ultraviolet radiation" with "Tanning equipment can cause 
cancer". The text "Not recommended for use by those under 18 years of age" would also be added to the label, and the information on the label would be reorganized to improve 
readability. 
Tanning equipment manufactured in Canada and imported into Canada would be expected 
to carry the revised warning labels, but aside from printing the new labels, the regulatory 
requirements under the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations  (Tanning Equipment) 
would not change.  
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of the proposed Regulations would be to provide users of 
tanning equipment with clear information on the risks of using tanning equipment  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette , Part I, 23 February 2013, Pages 383-396 
(available in English and French).   G/TBT/N/CAN/384 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not stated These Regulations come into force three months after the day on which they are 
published. 
10. Final date for comments:  9 May 2013 
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://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-02-23/ pdf/g1-14708.pdf#page=71  
(Canada Gazette ) 
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-02 -23/html/reg 1-eng.html  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-02 -23/html/reg1-fra.html   (French)