G/TBT/N/CAN/547  
 
4 April 2018  
(18-2041) 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 the Environment  
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  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON  
K1A OG2  
Canada  
Tel: 343 -203-4273 
Toll Free in Canada & the U.S.A.: 1 -844-465-0626 
Fax: 613 -943-0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.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): Cleaning 
products containing Phosphorus (HS Codes - 3401.19.0020; 3401.20.90; 3402.20.10; 
3402.20.90; 3405.20; 340 5.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
Regulations Amending the Concentration of Phosphorus in Certain Cleaning Products 
Regulations (9 pages, available in English and French)  
6. Description of content: The Concentration of Phosphorus in Certain Cleaning Products 
Regulations limit the amount of phosphorus in laundry detergents, household dish -washing 
compounds and certain household cleaners that are manufactured or imported into 
Canada.  
The proposed Amen dments will exempt goods in transit through Canada to ensure 
Canada’s consistency with the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Trade 
Facilitation (the Agreement). In addition, they would clarify that the concentration limit for 
phosphorus in hous ehold cleaning products does not apply to products used exclusively as 
metal cleaners or de -greasing compounds (the limits would still apply to household 
multifunctional cleaners); and standardize laboratory accreditation provisions with other 
regulations under the purview of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the Canadian environment;  Consistency with the World Trade 
Organization's Agreement on T rade Facilitation  G/TBT/N/CAN/547  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part I, 31 March 2018, pages 921 -929 (available 
in English and French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: Spring 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: Spring 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 14 June 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 is available at the following links:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -03-31/pdf/g1 -15213.pdf  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -03-31/html/reg1 -eng.html  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -03-31/html/reg1 -fra.html