G/TBT/N/CAN/545  
 
20 March 2018  
(18-1692) 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 n ational 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) -251, Issue 2, Vehicular Radar and Airport Fixed or 
Mobile Radar in the 76 -81 GHz Frequency Band, (5 pages available in English and French) 
and (RSS) -220, Issue 1, Amendment 1, Devices Using Ultra -Wideband (UWB) Technology 
(12 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 
its Web site : 
 Radio Standards Specification (RSS) -251, Issue 2, Vehicular Radar and Airport 
Fixed or Mobile Radar in the 76 -81 GHz Frequency Band which sets the certification 
requirements for licence -exempt radio apparatus operating in the 76 -81 GHz 
frequency band. Such rad io apparatus consists of vehicular radar and airport fixed 
or mobile radar.  
 Radio Standards Specification (RSS) -220, Issue 1, (Amendment 1) Devices Using 
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology which sets out the transition period for the 
certification, manufactur e, importation, distribution, lease, offer for sale or selling 
of vehicular radar devices using ultra -wideband technology in the 22 -29 GHz 
frequency band . G/TBT/N/CAN/545  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consultation  
8. Relevant documents:   
 RSS-251: https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/open -consultations/sed -radio-standards -
specification -rss-251-issue-2-march -2018-vehicular -radar-and-airport -fixed-or-
mobile -radar-in-the-76-81-ghz-frequency -band/  
 RSS-220: https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/open -consultations/ised -radio-standards -
specification -rss-220-issue-1-amendment -1-march -2018-devices -using-ultra-
wideband -uwb-technology/   
9. Proposed date of adoption: Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force: Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments: 18 May 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 in English and French at:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/consultations/open/  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/consultations -fr/consulations -en-cours/