G/TBT/N/CAN/709  
20 Novembe r 2023 
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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:   
Environment and Climate Change Canada  
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 abo ve:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
• Sealant products containing coal tars and their distillates, including pavement 
sealant products, roofing sealant products, and sealant products for industrial use 
on metal, structural steel or concrete components or on pipelines or other buried 
services;  
• Sealant products containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) whose total 
PAH concentration exceeds 1000 parts per million (ppm), including pavement 
sealant products and roofing sealant products;  
• Products for indoor use containing 2 -butoxyethanol (2 -BE) above a specified 
concentration limit, including automobile cleaner other than automobile degreaser 
or internal engine cleaner; rug or carpet cleaner; floor or baseboard stripper; 
paint stripper or thinner; laundry stain remover; any aerosol cleaner other than 
a pump -spray cleaner; any cleaner other than a non -aerosol cleaner; aerosol 
paint or coating othe r than a pump -spray paint or coating; and non -aerosol paint 
or coating.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Products Containing Certain Toxic Substances Regulations  (31 pages, available in English 
and French)  G/TBT/N/CAN/709  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The proposed Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances 
Regulations  (the proposed Regulations) seek to reduce releases of toxic substances from 
products used in Canada to levels that are protective of the environment and human 
health. The proposed Regulations would prohibit the manufacture, import and sale of 
certain coal tar -based sealant products and certain sealants containing levels above 1000 
ppm in 2025. The provisions also contain exemptions to the prohibitions and a transiti on 
period for certain sectors.  
The proposed Regulations would also include 2 -BE, a toxic substance that is currently 
regulated under the 2-Butoxyethanol Regulations , which would be repealed and 
amalgamated under this initiative. The proposed Regulations a re therefore designed as a 
single vehicle to manage the risks associated with multiple ecological and health toxic 
substances in products.  
The proposed Regulations also include general provisions for permits and record keeping.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
2-Butoxyethanol Regulations , https://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR -2006-
347/index.html  
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 , sub -section 93(1), https://laws -
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C -15.31/  
Canada Gazette, Part I, 18 November 2023, Pages 3619 -3649 (available in English and 
French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The proposed Regulations would come into force 
on the day on which they are registered.  
10. Final date for comments:  27 January 2024  
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:  
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2023/2023 -11-18/html/index -eng.html  (English)  
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2023/2023 -11-18/html/index -fra.html  (French)