. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/305 
16 March 2010  
 (10-1410) 
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 Transport 
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 [ 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) (8 pages, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:  This proposed amendment to secti on 114 of Schedule IV of the 
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, hereafter referred to as the Canadian safety standard, 
would update the immobilization system requirem ents by recognizing and encompassing new 
and emerging vehicle and immo bilization technology as it applies to original equipment 
manufacturers.  
The current Canadian safety standard on immo bilization systems has the potential impact of 
preventing the introduction of new and evol ving vehicle and i mmobilization system 
technologies.  The immobilizati on system standards referenced  in the Canadian safety 
standard address original equipment manufacturer systems as well as aftermarket systems. References to aftermarket systems unneces sarily complicate the interpretation and 
applicability of the requi rements, as aftermarket systems are not included in the scope of this 
Canadian safety standard.  
The Canadian safety standard governs the de sign and performance requirements of locking 
and immobilization systems for theft protection and rollaway  prevention.  The current 
immobilization system requirem ents, notified under G/TBT/N/ CAN/198, became effective on 
September 1, 2007, and require that every passe nger car, three-wheeled vehicle, truck and 
multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a gross vehicle-weight ra ting of 4 536 kg or less be 
equipped with an immobilization system that meets one of the following three incorporated 
immobilization-syst em standards:  G/TBT/N/CAN/305 
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   - National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC S338-98, Automobile Theft Deterrent 
Equipment and Systems: Electronic Imm obilization (May 1998), published by the 
Underwriters’ Labora tories of Canada; 
- Part III of United Nations Economic Comm ission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. 
97, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Appr oval of Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) 
and of Motor Vehicles with Regard to Their Alarm Systems (AS), as revised on 
August 8, 2007; and 
- Part IV of ECE Regulation No. 116, Unif orm Technical Prescriptions Concerning 
the Protection of Motor Vehicles Against Unauthorized Use, as revised on March 6, 2006.  
This amendment proposes to add a fourth comp liance option for immobilization systems that 
will form part of the Canadian safety standa rd.  This fourth option would carry forward the 
basic concepts of immobilizati on systems, which include arming,  immobilization,  disarming, 
and component replacement and manipulation.   It would also provide performance 
requirements that take into account new and emerging vehicle and immobilization systems 
technologies, as they apply to the original equipment manufacturers, while maintaining the 
robustness of the current requirements.  
Finally, it is proposed that the revision dates of both European regulations be updated to 
include the most recent changes.  While thes e changes are non-substan tive, they are further 
aligned with the current Canadian safety standa rd.  The updates would be come effective as of 
the date noted in this proposed amendment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 27  Fe bruary 2010, Pages 329-336 (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:  13 May 2010 
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-p r/p1/2010/2010-02-27/pdf/g1-14409.pdf   (Canada Gazette) 
Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (Standard 114) can be downloaded at: 
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/a cts-regulations/r egulations-crc-c 1038-sch-iv-114.htm