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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.298
13October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3076)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department oftheEnvironment
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Toxic substances
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment totheList
ofProhibited Substances (Schedule II)andtotheListofToxic Substances (Schedule I)
(pages 3463-3467)
6. Description ofcontent: TheProhibition ofCertain Toxic Substances Regulations,
proposed pursuant tosubsection 34(1) ofCEPA, prohibit themanufacturing, use,
processing, offerforsale,saleandimportation intoCanada ofcertain toxic substances in
Schedule IofCEPA. Theproposed regulations willreplace theexisting regulations for
mirex (dodecachloropentacyclo decane), polychlorinated terphenyls andpolybrominated
biphenyls (thecurrent regulations willberevoked). These substances willthenbeadded
toSchedule Ioftheproposed regulations.
Two additional substances, bis(chloromethyl) ether andchloromethyl methyl
ether willalsobeadded toSchedule Ioftheproposed regulations. These substances
havebeendetermined tobetoxic butarenotpresent inCanadian commerce. They are
being banned from Canadian commerce asapreventative measure.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oftheenvironment
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,30September 1995
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9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 29November 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: