. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/190 
9 January 2007 
 (07-0088) 
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 [   ], 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 
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Regulations ( 15 pages, available in English and French) 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of the proposed  Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers 
Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the propo sed Regulations), to be made under 
subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  (CEPA 1999), is to 
protect Canada's environment from the risks posed by the use and emission of 
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The proposed Regulations will prohibit the 
manufacture of PBDEs (tetraBDE, pentaBDE , hexaBDE, heptaBDE , octaBDE, nonaBDE 
and decaBDE). The proposed Regulations will also  prohibit the use, sale, offer for sale and 
import of tetraBDE, pentaBDE, hexaBDE, a nd mixtures, polymers and resins containing 
these substances and will prohibit the manufactur e of these mixtures, polymers and resins. 
The proposed Regulations represent an important first step in the risk management of 
PBDEs in Canada, with a focus on the three PBDEs (tetraBDE, pentaBDE and hexaBDE) 
that meet the criteria for virtual eliminati on under CEPA 1999. Additional risk management 
actions targeting products containing PBDEs,  as well as additional actions on heptaBDE, 
octaBDE, nonaBDE and decaBDE will be devel oped in the future to complement the 
proposed Regulations. These actions, collectivel y, will contribute to ensuring that the 
Canadian environment is protected and Ca nadians' exposure to these substances is 
minimized. G/TBT/N/CAN/190 
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  Background 
On 1 July 2006, an order was published in the Canada Gazette , Part I, proposing that 
PBDEs be added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999 
(G/TBT/N/CAN/165). 
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, 16 December 2006, Pages 4285-4299 
(Available in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }not stated 
10. Final date for comments:   14 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/2006/20061216/pdf/g1-14050.pdf