. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/98/Rev.1 
24 April 2009  
 (09-1955) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision  
 
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 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 [ 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):  Cribs, Cradles and 
Bassinets (ICS: 97.140, 97.190) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Cribs,  
Cradles and Bassinets Regulatio ns (20 pages, in English and French). Proposed Order 
Amending Schedule I to the Hazar dous Products Act (Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets)  (8 pages, 
in English and French).  
6. Description of content:  Cribs, cradles and bassinets are intended for use by young children 
who are not supervised by adults. Young children  require a higher degree of protection than 
adults because they are unable to recognize po tentially hazardous cond itions. Falls from cribs 
continue to be the primary cause of injuries as sociated with the use of cribs. Bassinets are 
currently unregulated in Canada. 
In order to improve the protection of the heal th and safety of young children using cribs, 
cradles and bassinets, the current Cribs and Cradles Regulations of the Hazardous Products 
Act (HPA), as well as Item 25 of Part II of Schedule I of the HPA, must be amended. The 
proposed Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regul ations include the following modifications: 
1. Amend Item 25 of Part II, Schedule I of th e HPA from “Standard cribs, portable cribs and 
cradles” to “Cribs, cradles and bassinets” to broaden the definition of a crib. This would eliminate the distinction between standard and portable cribs, and would include bassinets 
within scope of the Regulations; 
2. Include bassinets and requirements relating to their required information (packaging and 
labelling) and construction and performance (flamma bility, side height, static load, shearing 
and pinching hazards, etc.); G/TBT/N/CAN/98/Rev.1 
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3. Eliminate toeholds that could enable a young child to climb out of a crib and fall to the 
floor causing a risk of injury; 
4. Establish the same side-height and perform ance requirements for portable and standard 
cribs, thereby eliminating any distinction between portable and standard cribs; 
5. Establish a minimum side-height barrier of 230 mm that must be maintained at all times for 
all crib, cradle and bassinet products; 
6. Include additional warning requirements for cribs and cradles regarding blind cord 
proximity, moveable sides and substituting parts; 
7. Amend the reference to the flammability st andard, D 1230-61, Standard Method of Test for 
Flammability of Clothing Text iles, a standard of the American Society for Testing and 
Materials, by replacing it with the Canadian  General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB 
4.2, NO. 27.5-2008, Textile Test Methods — Flame Resistance — 45° Angle Test — One 
Second Flame Impingement; and 
8. Include a requirement specifying that manufa cturers or importers must maintain records 
relating to the sale, advertisemen t and testing of crib, cradle and bassinet products for a period 
of at least three years. 
In response to stakeholder requests,  the proposed amendment would also: 
1. clarify the definitions of moveable crib side s, as well as clearly establishing which products 
fall within the scope of the Regulations; and 
2. align aspects of the Canadian requirements with those of the United States concerning the 
safety of crib corner post extensions and cut- outs to allow a greater range of design without 
jeopardizing the safety of these products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the health and safety of young children using cribs, cradles and bassinets.  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 11 Ap ril 2009, Pages 998-1025 (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:  10 June 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 regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2009/2009-04-11/p df/g1-14315.pdf  (Canada Gazette ) 
or Order: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2009/2009-04-11/html/reg3-eng.html   (English)   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-04-11/html/reg3-fra.html  (French) 
Regulations: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-04-11/html/reg4-eng.html  (English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-04-11/html/reg4-fra.html   (French)