G/TBT/N/CAN/564  
 
13 August 2018  
(18-5082) 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 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  
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 applicable, otherwise nat ional tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Consultation of 
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) -196, Issue 2, Point-to-Multipoint Broadband 
Equipment Operating in the Bands 512 -608 MHz for Rural Remote Broadband Systems 
(RRBS) (TV Channels 21 to 36), (5 pages, available in English and French).    
6. Description of content: Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of  Innovation, Science and 
Economic Development Canada that the following joint consultation has been published on 
web site : 
 Radio Standards Specification (RSS) -196, Issue 2, Point-to-Multipoint Bro adband 
Equipment Operating in the Bands 512 -608 MHz for Rural Remote Broadband 
Systems (RRBS) (TV Channels 21 to 36)  sets out the requirements for certification 
of equipment employed in Rural Remote Broadband Systems (RRBS) to provide 
point-to-multipoint f ixed wireless access broadband radiocommunication in the 
bands 512 -608 MHz.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; Consultation  
8. Relevant documents:  Not applicable.   G/TBT/N/CAN/564  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Not applicable.  
Proposed date of entry into force: Not applicable.  
10. Final date for comments: 12 October 2018  
11. Texts available from: National 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:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/consultations/open/  (English)  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/consultations -fr/consulations -en-cours/  (French)  
Comments: RSS -196: 
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/open -consultations/ised -radio-standar ds-specification -rss-196-
issue-2-point-to-multipoint -broadband -equipment -operating -in-the-bands -512-608-mhz-
for-rural-remote -broadband -systems -rrbs-tv-channels -21-to-36/ (English)  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/consultations -en-cours/isde -cahier -des-charges -sur-les-
normes -radioelectriques -cnr-196-2e-edition -materiel -a-large-bande -point-multipoint -
fonctionnant -dans-les-bandes -512-608-mhz-pour-les-systemes -a-large-bande -en-regio/  
(French)