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G/TBT/N/CAN/335 
8 June 2011  
 (11-2812) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electric-powered vehicles 
(ICS: 43.040, 43.120) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical Standards 
Document No. 305, Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection - Revision 2 
(2 pages, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given, pur suant to section 12 of the Motor Vehicle 
Safety Act  and sections 16 and 17 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations , that the 
Department of Transport has revised the Te chnical Standards Document (TSD) No. 305, 
Electrolyte Spillage and Elec trical Shock Protection , which specifies requirements for 
limitation of electrolyte spillage, retention of electric energy storage devices, and protection 
from harmful electric shock during and after a crash.  
TSD No. 305, Electrolyte Spillage and Elec trical Shock Protection , reproduces U.S. Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 305, Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and 
electrical shock protection , and is incorporated by reference in section 305 of the Motor 
Vehicle Safety Regulations . 
This revision is introduced to take into accoun t the use of new anthropomorphic test devices 
as well as new requirements for limitation of electrolyte spillage, retention of electric energy storage devices, and protection from harmful electric shock. G/TBT/N/CAN/335 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety  
8. Relevant documents :  Canada Gazette , Part I, 21 May  2011, Pa ge 1639-1640 (available in 
English and French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    21 May 2011   
21 November 2011.  Vehicles manufactured 
during the interim period may conform to the requirements of either Re vision 1 or Revision 2. 
10. Final date for comments:  Not stated 
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 regulat ory text can be downloaded at: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-p r/p1/2011/2011-05-21/pdf/g1-14521.pdf  (Canada Gazette )  
or  
http://www.canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2011/2011-05-21/html/notic e-avis-eng.html#d122  
(English)  
http://www.canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2011/2011-05-21/html/notic e-avis-fra.html#d122    
(French) 
Technical Standards Document (TSD ) No. 305 can be downloaded at: 
http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/doc uments/roadsafety/3050rev2_e.pdf  (TSD _English) 
http://www.tc.gc.ca/med ia/documents/securit eroutiere/3050rev2_f.pdf  (TSD _French)