. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/253 
3 October 2008 
 (08-4708) 
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 Environm ent and Department of Health 
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: 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 th e Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 
1999 (5 pages, available in English and French) 
6. Description of content:    
The purpose of the 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 the  Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 
1999) is to propose the addition of chlorinated pa raffins to the List of Toxic Substances in 
Schedule 1 of the Act . These substances were found to be toxic as set out in section 64 of 
CEPA  1999. 
 
The addition of chlorinated pa raffins to Schedule 1 of CEPA  1999 would enable preventive 
or control actions on these substances to be take n to ensure the protection of human health 
and the environment.  The decision to add toxic substances to Schedul e 1 of CEPA 1999 is based primarily on a 
scientific assessment.  
 Background 
 
Chlorinated paraffins refer to three classes of substances: short chain chlorinated paraffins 
(i.e. chlorinated paraffins with 10–13 carbon atoms), medium chain chlorinated paraffins G/TBT/N/CAN/253 
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  (i.e. chlorinated paraffins with 14–17 carbon at oms) and long chain chlorinated paraffins 
(i.e. chlorinated paraffins with 18 or more  carbon atoms). In Canada, these substances are 
mainly used in metalworking, in plas tics/rubber and as lubricating additives. 
On June 11 2005, the Ministers of the Envi ronment and of Health published in the Canada 
Gazette , Part I, for a 60-day public comment period,  the summary of the scientific results of 
the follow-up assessment on chlorinated paraffi ns and a statement indicating the measures 
they propose to take on the basis of sci entific considerations (G/TBT/N/CAN/127). 
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, 20 September 2008, Pages 2663-2667 
(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:   19 November 2008 
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 regul atory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.c a/partI/2008/20080920/pdf/g1-14238.pdf   (Canada Gazette ) 
or  http://canadagazette.gc.ca/part I/2008/20080920/html/regle2-e.html#k107
 (English)   
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080920/html/regle2-f.html (French)