G/TBT/N/CAN/563  
 
9 August 2018  
(18-5051) 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  
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 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 national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060); Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) including radio 
interference (ICS 33.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Interference -
Causing Equipment Standard, ICES -006, Issue 3, AC Wire Carrier Current Devices 
(Unintentional Radiators), (12 and 14 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 has been published at 
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/eng/sf02134.html .  
 Interference -Causing Equipment Standard, ICES -006, Issue 3, AC Wire Carrier 
Current Devices (Unintentional Radiators), which sets out limits and methods of 
measurement of radiated and conducted radio frequency emissions produced by 
AC wire carrier current devices classified as interference -causing equipment, as 
well as administrative requirements for such equipment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; Efficient spectrum managem ent 
8. Relevant documents:  Not applicable.   G/TBT/N/CAN/563  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 24 July 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 24 July 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 3 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:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -08-04/html/notice -avis-eng.php  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -08-04/html/notice -avis-fra.html  (French)  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/eng/sf02134.html  (English)  
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt -gst.nsf/fra/sf02134.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2 
Tel: + (343)203 -4273 
Fax: +(613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca