G/TBT/N/CAN/556  
 
4 June 2018  
(18-3359) 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 Transport  
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 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
headin g. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor 
vehicle (ICS: 43.020, 43.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations 
Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (National Safety 
Marks and Importation), (34 pages, available in English and French)    
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment would reduce trade barriers by 
amending the requirements related to temporary importation, vehicles imported from 
Mexico, and vehicles imported from the United States and Mexico for parts. This proposal 
is aligned with the NAFTA objectives to eliminate trade barriers and facilitate the cross 
border movement of goods and services between Canada, the United States and Mexic o, 
and delivers on specific commitments to remove barriers to the importation of used motor 
vehicles from Mexico.  
The proposed amendment would also clarify the requirements for vehicles and equipment 
imported temporarily for a prescribed purpose, and harmo nize parts of the Regulations 
with the amended Act, such as sections  11 and 12 of the Vehicle Regulations and the 
provisions related to the national safety mark for tires. The amended Vehicle Regulations 
would require that these vehicles satisfy specific C anadian safety requirements, and overall 
Transport Canada does not anticipate that the proposal would have a significant impact on 
the market for motor vehicles in Canada.  
In addition, the proposed amendment would align Canada with the United States by add ing 
a minimum speed for vehicles to exclude slow -moving vehicles, such as power -assisted 
bicycles, scooters and electric or low -speed all -terrain vehicles. This would clarify Transport G/TBT/N/CAN/556  
 
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  Canada 's policy intent that these slow -moving vehicles are excluded fro m the Vehicle 
Regulations, as these vehicles travel at low speeds and are used off -road. 
In order to eliminate any uncertainty regarding the expression "time [of] the main 
assembly " (used in the Act) and the expression "date of manufacture " (used in the Ve hicle 
Regulations), it is proposed to define the latter in the Vehicle Regulations.  
The definition of "restricted -use motorcycle " is also being amended to ensure that these 
types of vehicles will fall under the defect and recall regime. Finally, Transport Canada 
would allow tire manufacturers greater flexibility in respect of the TIN format, by keeping 
existing Canadian TIN configurations as well as allowing those introduced by the United 
States in its 2015 Final Rule regarding the TIN.  
7. Objective and ra tionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of the proposed amendment is to reduce trade barriers by 
amending the Vehicle Regulations so they reflect the changes to the Act that will come into 
force at the same time as these amendments.  
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part I, 19 May 2018, pages 1655 -1688 (available 
in English and French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On the date of registration  
Proposed date of entry into force:  These Regulations would come into force on the day 
on which section 213, subsections 217(1), (3), (4) and (6) and section 230 of the 
Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, chapter 20 of the Statutes of Canada, 2014, come 
into force, but if they are registe red after that day, they come into force on the day on 
which they are registered.  
10. Final date for comments: 2 August 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 -05-19/pdf/g1 -15220.pd f  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -05-19/html/reg5 -eng.html   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -05-19/html/reg5 -fra.html