. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/258 
17 February 2009  
 (09-0796) 
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 Industry 
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 St reet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6N7 
Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, Fax.: +1 6 13 569 7808, E-mail: enquirypoint@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):   
Radiocommunications Equipment (ICS: 33.060). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Radiocommunication Act - Notice No. SMSE -003-09 — New Issues of SRSP-510, SRSP-
513, RSS-133, RSS-137 and RSS-139  (3 pages, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:   
Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the following updated documents:  
Standard Radio System Plan 510 (SRSP-510) , Issue 5: Technical Requirements for 
Personal Communications Services (P CS) in the Bands 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-
1995 MHz, which sets out the minimum tec hnical requirements for the efficient 
utilization of these bands;  
Standard Radio System Plan 513 (SRSP-513) , Issue 2: Technical Requirements for 
Advanced Wireless Services in the Bands 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz, 
which sets out the minimum technical requi rements for the efficient utilization of 
these bands; 
Radio Standards Specification 133 (RSS-133), Issue 5: 2 GHz Personal 
Communications Services, which sets certification requirements for transmitters and receivers used in radiocommunications sy stems to provide Personal Communications 
Services (PCS) in the band s 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz;  G/TBT/N/CAN/258 
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  Radio Standards Specification 137 (RSS-137) , Issue 2: Location and Monitoring 
Service in the Band 902-928 MHz, which se ts certification requirements for radio 
equipment for the location and monitoring  service (LMS) in the band 902-928 MHz; 
and  
Radio Standards Specification 139 (RSS-139), Issue 2: Advanced Wireless Services 
Equipment Operating in the Bands 1710 -1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz, which sets 
certification requirements for transmitters and receivers us ed in radiocommunications 
systems to provide Advanced Wireless  Services (AWS) in these bands. 
The above documents were updated to reflect re cent changes in equipment and certification 
requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
Protection of the network  
8. Relevant documents:    
Canada Gazette, Part I, 7 Fe bruary 2009, Pages 250-252 (availab le in English and French). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }  Not stated. 
  7 February 2009 
10. Final date for comments:  7 June 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 these documents can be downloaded at: 
http://canadagazette.gc.c a/partI/2008/20090207/pdf/g1-14306.pdf  (Gazette du Canada) 
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/sit e/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf09208.html  (CNR et PNRH_anglais) 
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/sit e/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf09208.html  (CNR et PNRH_français)