. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/277 
3 July 2009  
 (09-3248) 
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 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 [   ], 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):  Products whose normal 
pattern of use requires that th e product be brought to the mout h, and products in respect of 
which it is reasonably foreseeable, based on thei r nature, that they would be used by children 
under three years of age in learning or play (ICS: 77.120, 97.120) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
- Proposed Order Amending Part II of Schedule I to the H azardous Products Act (Consumer 
Products Containing Lead — Contact with Mouth) (9 pages, available in English and French) 
- Proposed Consumer Products C ontaining Lead (Contact with Mo uth) Regulations (2 pages, 
available in English and French)     
6. Description of content:  The adverse effects of lead on young children have been 
documented in numerous studies. Children absorb a much greater percentage of ingested lead 
than adults do, and their developing organs an d body systems are much more susceptible to 
the toxic effects of lead. In addition, young ch ildren are much more likely to be exposed to 
lead in consumer products because of their natural habit of mouthing objects.  
The proposed regulations set a total lead limit of 90 milligrams of lead per kilogram of 
product (90 mg/kg) on the following ca tegories of consumer products:  
(1) products, other than kitchen utensils, whose normal pattern of use requires that they be 
brought to the user’s mouth; and 
(2) products in respect of which it is reasonably  foreseeable, based on their nature, that they 
would be used by children under three years of age in learning or play.  
The proposed Regulations would ensure that af fected products containing excess lead could 
not legally be imported, advertised or sold in Canada. G/TBT/N/CAN/277 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 20 Ju ne 2009, Pages 1838-1848 (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:  3 September 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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:  http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-p r/p1/2009/2009-06-20/pdf/g1-14325.pdf
 (Canada Gazette) 
or 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-06-20/html/reg1-eng.html   (Order_English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009 /2009-06-20/html/reg1-fra.html    (Order_French) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-06-20/html/reg2-eng.html  (Reg_English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-06-20/html/reg2-fra.html   (Reg_French)