. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/265 
28 May 2009  
 (09-2564) 
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 the Environmen t and 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Toxic substances 
(ICS : 13.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Order Adding 
Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Ca nadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 
(13 pages, available in English and French)     
6. Description of content:  Chemical substances can have detrimental effects on the 
environment and/or human health when released in a certain quantity or concentration in the environment. Scientific  assessments of the im pact of human and environmental exposure to a 
number of these substances have determined that these substances are toxic to human health 
and the environment as per the criteria set out under section 64 of the Canadian 
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).  
The objective of the proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian 
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the proposed Order), made 
pursuant to subsection 90(1) of CEPA 1999, is to add:  
• Thiourea (CAS No. 62-56-6), • 1,3-Butadiene, 2-meth yl- (CAS No. 78-79-5), 
• Oxirane, (chloromethyl)- (CAS No. 106-89-8), • Colour Index Pigment Yellow 34 (CAS No. 1344-37-2), 
• Colour Index Pigment Red 104 (CAS No. 12656-85-8), 
• Cyclopentasiloxane, decamethyl- (CAS No. 541-02-6), G/TBT/N/CAN/265 
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  • Cyclotetrasiloxane, octameth yl- (CAS No. 556-67-2), and 
• Phenol, 2,4,6-tris(1,1-dimethylethyl)- (CAS No. 732-26-3) to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999. This addition would enable the 
development of measures (which could includ e regulatory and non-regu latory instruments) 
under CEPA 1999 to manage human health and/ or environmental risks posed by these 
substances. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 16 May 2009, Pages 1457-1469 (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:  15 July 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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-p r/p1/2009/2009-05-16/pdf/g1-14320.pdf  (Canada Gazette) 
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-05-16/html/reg1-eng.html  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-05-16/html/reg1-fra.html  (French)