. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/198 
12 March 2007 
 (07-1027) 
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 Transport 
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:  +(1 613) 238 3222 
Fax:   +(1 613) 569 7808 Email:   info@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):   Motor vehicle theft 
prevention systems (ICS:  13.310) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment 
to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention — 
Standard 114) (10 pages; in English and French). 
6. Description of content:   This amendment proposes to harmonize the requirements of the 
Canadian safety standard for theft protecti on and rollaway prevention with that of the 
United States.  The proposal is required as th e United States has recently published Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 114 whic h specifies vehicle performance requirements, 
intended to reduce the incidences of crashes r esulting from theft and the accidental rollaway 
of motor vehicles. These modifications result from technical advances in vehicle design with a corresponding update of terminolog y to include modern technology.  These 
modifications are not intended to impose an y new substantive requirements on vehicle 
manufacturers.  
The current Canadian safety standard requires vehicles to be fitted with a conventional key 
and to be equipped with a steering lock when a transmission override option is installed. Recent revisions to the U.S. safety standard ha ve updated requirements, eliminated the need 
to use a conventional key, and eliminated the need to install a stee ring lock. Consequently, 
to harmonize the Canadian and U.S. safety standards, this proposal introduces a new G/TBT/N/CAN/198 
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  definition for the term "key"; provides add itional key removal and transmission override 
options; and, harmonizes the steering lock requirements and test procedures with regards to vehicle motion.  
This amendment also proposes to add a new compliance option for immobilization systems 
[Part IV of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. 
116] and to clarify current test requirements of the Canadian safety standard by removing 
performance tests concerning environmental durability.   If Canada does not harmonize with the recently  published U.S. amendments and does not 
update the immobilization requirements, the sale of some vehicles could be prevented in 
Canada and there could be increases in manuf acturing costs.  Harmonizing with the United 
States and updating immobilization requirements is  not expected to have any effect on 
vehicle safety. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part  I, 3 March 2007, Pages 499-508 (Available in 
English and French). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
1 September 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   17 May 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 regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2007/20070303/pdf/g1-14109.pdf 
Copies of Technical Standards Document No. 114, Locking and Immobilization Systems  
may be obtained on the Internet at www. tc.gc.ca/RoadSafety/mvstm_tsd/index_e.htm