. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/333 
23 March 2011  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of the Environment 
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 :   
Canadian Enquiry Point 
200-270 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 6N7  
Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222 
Fax:  +1 613 569 7808 E-mail:  enquirypoint@scc.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 national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Mercury-containing 
products, including but not limited to the followi ng:  Lamps, Batterie s, Dental Amalgam, 
Thermostats, Switches and relays, Thermometers, Other Measuring Devices, Tire Balancers (ICS: 11.060, 17.020, 17.200, 29.120, 29.140, 29.220, 43.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Regulations 
Respecting Products Containing Certain Substan ces Listed in Schedule 1 to the Canadian 
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (36 pages, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:  The proposed Regulations Respecting Pr oducts Containing Certain 
Substances Listed in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 
(hereinafter referred to as the proposed Regu lations) would prohibit the manufacture, import 
and sale of products containing mercury, with some exemptions  for essential products which 
have no viable alternatives (for example lamps, certain health, safety and research 
applications and dental amalgam). Exempted pr oducts would be listed in the Schedule of the 
Regulations.  
The proposed Regulations would: 
- Prohibit the manufacture, import, and sale  of mercury-containing products, with some 
exemptions for essential products which have no viable alternatives, such as lamps and 
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  - Require labelling and reporting fo r permitted and exempt products;  
- Limit the mercury content in some exempted products such as fluorescent lamps and neon 
signs; 
- Allow the possibility of permits for mercury- containing products to be  in the marketplace, 
after an assessment of the product’s purpose, av ailable alternatives, ri sks and benefits for 
human health and the environment, and end-o f-life management prac tices for the product. 
The proposed Regulations are designed to allo w for the future possibility of controlling 
products containing other substances  listed in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental 
Protection Act, 1999 , by adding them to the schedule of the Regulations. Any addition of a 
substance would be done according to the regu latory and consultative  processes under CEPA, 
1999. 
Mercury and mercury compounds added to produ cts are the only substances currently 
targeted. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment and human health  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 26 Febr uary 2011, Pages 735 - 770 (available 
in English and French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
  
Proposed date of entry into force:    Normally within 5 to 8 months of publication in 
the Canada Gazette , Part I. 
 
The proposed Regulations come into force on  
1 January 2012.  A transition period of 6 months will be provided for the implementation of the requirements cited in the Regulations. 
10. Final date for comments:  12 May 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:    
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2011/2011-02-26/pdf/g1-14509.pdf   (Canada Gazette) 
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2011/2011-02-26/html/reg4-eng.html   (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2011/2011-02-26/html/reg4-fra.html    (French)