. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/214 
8 October 2007 
 (07-4304) 
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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: +(613) 238 3222 
Fax: +(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):   Corded Window 
Covering Products (ICS:  91.060, 91.190) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Order 
Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Produc ts Act (Corded Window Covering Products) 
(5 pages, in English and French). 
Corded Window Covering Products Regulations  (2 pages, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:   This initiative is intended to pr otect Canadian children against the 
strangulation hazard posed by corded window coverings.  This will be accomplished by 
regulating these products, such that corded wi ndow coverings sold, advertised or imported 
into Canada must meet the specifications of the National Standard of Canada, entitled 
CAN/CSA-Z600 Safety of Corded Window Covering Products , published by the Canadian 
Standards Association, as amended from time to time.  
The Hazardous Products Act  (HPA) provides the authority to prohibit or restrict the 
advertisement, sale or importati on of products which are, or are likely to be, a danger to 
health or safety. Items included in Part I of  Schedule I to the HPA are prohibited and items 
included in Part II are restricted. It is propo sed that Part II of Schedule I to the HPA be 
amended to include corded window covering products. G/TBT/N/CAN/214 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 29 September 2007, Pages 2808-2814 
(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:   13 December 2007 
11. Texts 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://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070929/pdf/g1-14139.pdf  
or 
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070929/html/regle1-e.html (Order_English) http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070929/ht ml/regle1-f.html (Décret _French) 
 http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070929/htm l/regle2-e.html (Regulations_English) 
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070929/ht ml/regle2-f.html (Règlement_French)