G/TBT/N/CAN/427
10 October 2014 
(14-5788)  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: Canadian Food Inspec tion Agency (CFIA) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Beer (includes Ale, 
Stout, Porter and Malt Liquor)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Consultation on the 
proposed amendments to Canada's beer stan dards of identity (10 pages, English and 
French) 
6. Description of content: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) intends to 
modernize the standards of identify for beer an d is seeking feedback on a proposal prior to 
full public consultation in March 2015. Elem ents of the proposed standard of identity 
include:  
• requirement to contain not more than 4 per cent by weight of sugars; 
• providing a non-exhaustive list of carbohydrate matter that can be used and added 
during processing steps; 
• requirement to contain barley malt (wheat and other cereals would still be allowed 
under the proposed standard, but in addition to barley malt); 
• requirement specifying that flavouring preparations containing alcohol do not add 
more than 0.5 per cent alcohol to the total volume of the final beverage; and  
• repeal of the standard for ale, stout, porter  and malt liquor in its entirety, as they 
would be covered under the beer standard. 
Food additives permitted for use in beer would not change under this proposal. They would 
be included in Health Canada's Lists of Permitted Food Additives. G/TBT/N/CAN/427 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To enable the industry to take full advant age of innovation and market developments, 
reduce the regulatory burden placed on brewers and to avoid product launch delays.  
8. Relevant documents:  Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) (B.02.130 and B.02.131) 
available at: 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regul ations/C.R.C.,_c._870/page-65.html#h-63  (English)
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/regle ments/C.R.C.%2C_ch._870/page-65.html  (French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Not Stated 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Not Stated   
10. Final date for comments: 17 November 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The electronic version of the proposed policy document can be downloaded at:  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca /about-the-cfia/accountabi lity/consultations/beer-
standards/eng/1412279715152/1412279765320   
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/au- sujet-de-l-acia/responsabilisat ion/consultation s/les-normes-
de-biere/fra/1412279715152/1412279765320