. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/116 
15 February 2005 
 (05-0617) 
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, Onta rio, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, 
Fax.: +1 613 569 7808, E-mail: info@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):   Dangerous goods 
(ICS:13.300) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment 
to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Re gulations (pages 356-361; English and French)
6. Description of content:   T h e  Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992  (TDG Act, 
1992) and the Transportation of Danger ous Goods Regulations  (TDG Regulations) are 
intended to promote public safety in the tran sportation of dangerous  goods in Canada.  
The Regulations Amending the Transportati on of Dangerous Goods Regulations  amend 
references in the TDG Regulations to the follo wing safety standards that have been revised  
to clarify requirements, address safety issues, k eep in step with changes in Title 49 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations  of the United States, 2000 (49 CFR), and to continue to 
improve safety in the transpor tation of dangerous goods:  
• CSA Standard B620-03 (CSA B620), Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the 
Transportation of Dangerous Goods , July 2003, published by the Canadian Standards 
Association (CSA);  
•  National Standard of Canada  CAN/CSA B621-03 (CSA B621), Selection and Use of 
Highway Tanks, Portable Tanks, Cargo Compartments, and Containers for the 
Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Cl asses 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9 , July 2003, as 
amended in May 2004, published by the CSA;  and  
•  National Standard of Canada CA N/CSA Standard B622-03 (CSA B622), Selection and 
Use of Highway Tanks, Multi-unit Tank Car Tanks, and Portable Tanks for the 
Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2 , July 2003, published by the CSA and G/TBT/N/CAN/116 
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approved as a National Standard of  Canada in September 2004.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of public safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part  I, 5 February 2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not stated 
10. Final date for comments:   21 April 2005 
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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20050205/pdf/g1-13906.pdf