. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/279 
6 July 2009  
 (09-3297) 
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 Health 
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, Ontari o, 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 [   ], 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):  Polycarbonate baby 
bottles (ICS : 55.100, 67.230, 67.250) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Order 
Amending Schedule I to the Haza rdous Products Act (bisphenol A)  (13 pages, available in 
English and French).  
6. Description of content:  Polycarbonate baby bottles that contain 4,4 ′ - 
isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A) have th e potential to cause harmful effects in 
newborns and infants up to the age of 18 mont hs. Migration of sma ll amounts of bisphenol 
A into hot and boiling water or liquids that ha ve been placed in polycarbonate baby bottles 
may contribute to newborns’ and infants’ oral exposure to bisphenol A. Recent research has 
identified uncertainty surrounding the potential for bisphenol A to cause neurological and behavioural effects at early stages of development in rodents. Given that toxicokinetic and metabolism data indicate potential sensitivity to  newborns and infants, it is considered 
appropriate to apply a precautionary approach  when characterizing risk. For this reason 
proactive measures by the Government of Cana da are needed now in order to protect the 
health and safety of newborns and infants.  
A prohibition of polycarbonate baby bottles th at contain bisphenol A under Part I of 
Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act is the most effective m easure for ensuring these 
products are no longer advertised, sold and imported into Canada. The Hazardous Products 
Act provides the authority to prohibit or restrict  products which are, or are likely to be a 
danger to health or safety. G/TBT/N/CAN/279 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 June 2009, Pages 1925-1937 (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 day the measure is adopted. 
10. Final date for comments:  10 September 2009 
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/ p1/2009/2009-06-27/p df/g1-14326.pdf  (Canada Gazette) 
or 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-06-27/html/reg5-eng.html  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-06-27/html/reg5-fra.html   (French)