. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/259 
23 March 2009  
 (09-1409) 
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 Industry and Competition Bureau 
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 [   ], 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):   
Textile products (ICS: 59.060, 59.080, 55.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Proposed Amendment to the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations (5 pages, in 
English and French)  G/TBT/N/CAN/259 
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  6. Description of content:   
The Textile Labelling Act (TLA) and the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations 
(TLAR) are intended to protect consumers ag ainst misrepresentation in the labelling and 
advertising of textile products as well as to ensure that consumers may choose textiles on the 
basis of fibre content.  
The TLAR require that the fibre content be di sclosed by generic name , and section 26 of the 
TLAR prescribes the generic fibre names that ma y be used in Canada to indicate the fibre 
content of a consumer textile article. If the generic fibre that a manufacturer wishes to use is not prescribed under section 26, the manufacturer must apply to the Minister of Industry, as 
outlined in section 27 of the TLAR, to have a new generic fibre name prescribed. In 2006, the 
Competition Bureau (the “Bur eau”), acting on behalf of the Minister, received two 
applications for new generic fibre names: “lastol” and “ polylactic acid” or “PLA.” 
In order for manufacturers to be able to use the new fibre names on the labels of consumer 
textile articles, section 26 of the TLAR must be amended to include them in the list of 
Generic Names for Textile Fibres. This regulat ory amendment proposal would amend section 
26 of the TLAR to add the generic fibre name s “lastol” and “PLA” and their corresponding 
definitions to the list of generic names in section 26 of the TLAR. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
Protection of consumers against misrepresentation in the labell ing and advertising of textile 
products  
8. Relevant documents:    
Canada Gazette, Part I, 7 March 2009, Pages 541-545 (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:  6 April 2009 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/ 2009-03-07/pdf/g1-14310.pdf (Canada Gazette)  
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/ 2009-03-07/html/reg1-eng.html#k106 (English)   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/ 2009-03-07/html/reg1-fra.html#k106 (French)