. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/310 
27 April 2010  
 (10-2192) 
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 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 :  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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):  Dangerous goods; drums 
and transport by rail (ICS:  03.220, 13.300, 55.140) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Amendment to the Transportation of Dange rous Goods Regulations (Amendment 9) 
(Available in English and French, 8 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The Transportation of Danger ous Goods Act, 1992 (TDG Act, 
1992) and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regula tions (TDG Regulations) are 
intended to promote public safety in the tr ansportation of danger ous goods in Canada.  
The proposed Regulations Amending the Trans portation of Dangerous  Goods Regulations 
(Amendment 9) would update the references in section 1.3.1, Table of Safety Standards and 
Safety Requirement Documents, to two safety standards published by the Canadian General 
Standards Board (CGSB), CGSB-43.126 on dr ums, and CGSB-43.147 on rail transport, 
would make consequential amendments to sec tions 5.9 and 5.12 of Part 5, Means of 
Containment and would remove a sunset da te from special provision 89 in Schedule 2 
referring to subsection 5.12(1).  This pr oposed regulatory change also updates the 
references to the International Civil Aviati on Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions 
and the Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions to the 2009-2010 Edition.  
CGSB-43.126 was changed in September 2008  and harmonises the TDG Regulations with 
the requirements in the United Nations (UN) Recommendations on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods Model Regula tions for drums, notably the leakproofness test. CGSB-
43.147 was amended in July 2008.  Among ot her things, it clarifies the inspection and 
testing requirements applicable to means of  containment for the handling, offering for 
transport or transporting of  dangerous goods by rail. G/TBT/N/CAN/310 
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  The proposed amendments would not impact the intent or the scope of the TDG 
Regulations.  They are expected to enhance the administration of the transportation of 
dangerous goods regulatory program, increase  safety and maintain alignment with 
international standards.  It is anticipated  that the proposed amendments would have a 
minimal but positive impact on the way consi gnors and carriers of dangerous goods do 
business. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of public safety in the transportation of dangerous goods  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 10 Apr il 2010, Pages 840-847 (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. On the date the measure is adopted. 
10. Final date for comments:  24 June 2010 
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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2010/2010-04-10/p df/g1-14415.pdf  (Canada Gazette) 
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2010/2010-04-10/html/reg3-eng.html  (English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2010/2010-04-10/html/reg3-fra.html  (French)