. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/144 
7 October 2005 
 (05-4531) 
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):   Motor Vehicles 
(ICS:  43.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment 
to the  Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Introduc tion of Technical Standards Documents 
Nos. 106, 116, 118, 123, 124, 209, 302 and 401), the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations and the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995  
(pages 3256-3283;  in English and French) 
6. Description of content:   This amendment proposes to introduce eight Technical Standards 
Documents that would reproduce the counterpart U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards (FMVSS), as published by the U.S. De partment of Transportation in Title 49, 
Part 571, of the Code of Federal Regulations .  These eight Technical Standards Documents 
(TSD) would be incorporated by reference in the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations , and 
because of cross-references, consequential amendments would also be made to the Motor 
Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations  and the Motor Vehicle 
Tire Safety Regulations, 1995.  
 
 Seven of the proposed TSDs would replace the requirements that are currently contained in the related sections of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations  (MVSR) and in 
the attendant Test Methods that four of th ese sections now incorporate by reference. In 
addition, section 401, "Interior Trunk Release, " would be introduced, along with TSD 401 G/TBT/N/CAN/144 
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 of the same title.  The following TSDs would be incorporated by reference in the 
companion sections of the MVSR:  
 
TSD No. 106, Brake Hoses  
TSD No. 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids  
TSD No. 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems  
TSD No. 123, Motorcycle Controls and Displays  
TSD No. 124, Accelerator Control Systems  
TSD No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies  
TSD No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials  
TSD No. 401, Interior Trunk Release  
 
 TSDs 106, 116, 209, and 302 would replace Motor Vehicle Safety Test Methods, 
section 106, "Brake Hoses";  section 116, "Hydra ulic Brake Fluids"; section 209, "Seat Belt 
Assemblies"; and section 302, "Flammability," which this amendment proposes to 
eliminate. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Pa rt I, 1 October 2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   }This amendment would come into effect on the 
date of its publication in the Canada Gazette , 
Part II. The effective date of the TSDs would 
be the same. 
10. Final date for comments:   15 December 2005 
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/2005/20051001/pdf/g1-13940.pdf  
The TSD documents are available in English and French on Transpor t Canada’s Web site: 
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafet y/mvstm_tsd/index_e.htm