. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/197 
27 February 2007 
 (07-0823) 
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, 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):   Highway and portable 
tanks (ICS:  13.300) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment 
to the Transportation of Danger ous Goods Regulations (7 pag es; available in 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, and harmonize the TDG Regulations with 
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations  of the United States, 2000 (49 CFR):  
 
• CSA Standard B620-03 (CSA B620), Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the 
Transportation of Dangerous Goods , July 2003, as amended in February 2006, 
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 Danger ous Goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9 , July 2003, as 
amended in May 2004 and February 2006, published by the CSA; and  G/TBT/N/CAN/197 
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  • National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA 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, as amended in September 
2004 and February 2006, published by the CSA.  
The transportation of dangerous goods regulat ory program is committed to the principles 
that contribute to domestic, transborder a nd international harmonization in the regulatory 
requirements for the transportation of dange rous goods while providing the flexibility 
required for specific conditions in Canada and for particular needs of Canadian industry. 
The amendments update references in the TDG Re gulations to the recent editions of safety 
standards associated with the manufacture, sel ection and use of highway and portable tanks. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of public safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 10 February 2007, Pages 255-261 (Available 
in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date the measure is adopted. 
10. Final date for comments:   26 April 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 regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/ partI/2007/20070210/pdf/g1-14106.pdf