. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/163 
23 June 2006 
 (06-3066) 
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:  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 Order 
Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to th e Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 
1999 (pages 1582-1592, in English and French).  
Proposed Amendment to the Prohibition of Ce rtain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 
(Four New Fluorotelomer-based Substances) (pages 1593-1594, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:   The purpose of the proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to 
Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is to add the following 
substances (hereinafter referred to as the fo ur new fluorotelomer-based substances) to 
Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act): 
Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-, homopolymer, re action products with alpha-fluoro-omega-2-
hydroxyethyl-poly(difluoromethylene), C16-20-branched alcohols and 1-octadecanol. 
2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexadecyl ester, polymers with 2-hydroxyethyl 
methacrylate, gamma-omega-perfluoro-C10-16-alkyl acrylate and stearyl methacrylate. 
2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-methylpropyl  ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate and 
2,5-furandione, gamma-omega-perfl uoro-C8-14-alkyl esters, tert-Bu 
benzenecarboperoxoate-initiated. G/TBT/N/CAN/163 
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  2-propen-1-ol, reaction products with pe ntafluoroiodoethane tetrafluoroethylene 
telomer, dehydroiodinated, reaction pr oducts with epichlorohydrin and 
triethylenetetramine. 
Adding the four fluorotelomer-based substa nces to Schedule 1 enables the making of 
regulations in respect of th ese substances under the Act. 
The purpose of the proposed Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic 
Substances Regulations, 2005 (Four Ne w Fluorotelomer-based Substances) [hereinafter 
referred to as the proposed Regulations] is tw ofold.  First, the proposed Regulations will 
add a new part to Schedule 1 to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 
2005 (hereinafter referred to as the 2005 Regulations).  The 2005 Regulations prohibit the 
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import of the toxic substances listed in Schedules 1 
and 2 to the Regulations.  Schedule 1 lists pr ohibited toxic substances subject to total 
prohibitions, with the exception of incidental presence.  Schedule 2 includes toxic substances that are subject to prohibitions relate d to concentration or use.  The new part in 
Schedule 1, entitled "Prohibited toxic substa nces unless present in manufactured items," 
will allow for excluding from the prohibitions  certain manufactured items where the 
prohibited substances are present.  Second, the proposed Regulations will add the aforementioned four new fluorotelomer-based s ubstances to the new part in Schedule 1 to 
the 2005 Regulations. 
In essence, the proposed Regulations will prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale 
and importation of the four new fluorotelomer-b ased substances.  This prohibition will not 
apply to the four new fluorotelomer-based substances wh en present in certain manufactured 
items. 
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, 17 June 2006 
Action Plan for the Assessment and Management of Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids and 
their Precursors http://www.ec.gc.ca/Ceparegistry/documents/notices/g1-14024_n1.pdf  
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:   16 August 2006 
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/2006/20060617/pdf/g1-14024.pdf