G/TBT/N/CAN/509  
 
22 December 2016   
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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:  Health Canada  
Name and address (incl uding 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  
Globa l Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
E-mail: 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):  Toys (products 
intended for use by a child under 14 years of age in learning or play) HS code s: 9501, 9502, 
9503; ICS: 97.200.50  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Toys Regulations (11 pages, in English and French).     
6. Description of content:  The Toys Regulations  under the Canada Con sumer Product 
Safety Act  (CCPSA) have been amended to clarify existing requirements, update test 
methods and delete redundancies or obsolete requirements. Specifically:  
 section 27 (prohibition of certain toxic substances in the plastic material in toys for  
children less than three years of age), Schedule 2 (performance criteria and test 
methods related to the acute toxicity of substances and stuffing materials in toys) 
and Schedule 3 (performance criteria and test methods related to irritation, 
corrosion or  sensitization of substances and stuffing materials in toys) have been 
modified;  
 section 43 and Schedule 9 (performance criteria and test methods for batteries used 
in toys) have been deleted;  
 new definitions have been added to section 1; and  
 sections 7 , 26, 29 and 36 (French version only) have been reworded . G/TBT/N/CAN/509  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The objective of this regulatory initiative is to clarify a small set of existing requirements 
under the Toys R egulations  that relate to the toxicological hazards of toys and battery 
testing. The changes are the result of an internal review by the Government of Canada. No 
additional requirements are being introduced. The amendments do not change current 
industry pr actices or add costs for industry or consumers, and there is no impact on toy 
safety or children?s health.  Protection of Human health or Safety  
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part II, December 14, 2016, Vol. 150, No. 25, 
pages 4329 to 4339 (availa ble in English and French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: November 25, 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force: These Regulations come into force on the day on 
which they are registered ( 25 November 2016)   
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable. These  Regulations are exempted from pre -
publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  The electronic 
version o f the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2016/2016 -12-14/html/sor -dors302 -eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2016/2016 -12-14/html/sor -dors302 -fra.php