. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/192 
10 January 2007 
 (07-0119) 
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 the Environment 
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 E-mail: 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):   Marine spark-ignition 
engines and off-road recreational vehicl es  (ICS:  13.040.50, 27.020, 47.020.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Marine 
Spark-Ignition Engine and Off-Road Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations  (44 pages, 
available in English and French). 
6. Description of content:   The proposed Marine Spark-Ignition Engine and Off-Road 
Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations  (hereinafter referred to as "the proposed 
Regulations") would introduce standards to  reduce smog-forming emissions from marine 
spark-ignition engines (i.e. outboard moto rs and personal watercraft) and off-road 
recreational vehicles (i.e. snowmobiles, off-road  motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and utility 
vehicles).  The proposed Regulations, under the authority of Division 5 of Part 7 of the 
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  (CEPA 1999), would establish Canadian 
emission standards and test procedures a ligned with those of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  
The combustion of fuels to power engines and vehicles contributes significantly to air 
pollution, resulting in adverse impacts on the environment and on the health of Canadians. 
The proposed Regulations would help to m itigate these impacts by reducing smog-forming 
emissions, such as hydrocarbons (HC), oxides of nitrogen (NO x), carbon monoxide (CO) G/TBT/N/CAN/192 
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  and other pollutants listed as "toxic substances"  in Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999, from marine 
spark-ignition engines and off-road recreational vehicles. 
The proposed Regulations would apply to marine spark-ignition engines and off-road 
recreational vehicles of the 2008 and later model years that are manufactured in or imported into Canada.  They would apply to compani es in the business of manufacturing, distributing 
or importing these engines or vehicles for sale in Canada, and to persons who import these 
engines and vehicles for their own use. 
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, 30 December 2006, Pages 4553-4596 
(Available in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not stated 
Sections 1, 2 and 8 to 11 come into force on 
the day on which these Regulations are registered. Sections 3 to 7 and 12 to 49 come into force on January 1, 2008. 
10. Final date for comments:   28 February 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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2006/20061230/pdf/g1-14052.pdf