WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.102
26March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1239)
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 ofTransport
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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): Tether anchorages for
restraint systems
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment
totheMotor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Tether Anchorages forRestraint Systems)
(pages 888-913)
6. Description ofcontent: On1January 1989, itbecame mandatory forallpassenger cars
tobeequipped withtether anchorages forsecuring thetether straps onrestraint systems.
Since thattime, mini-vans, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, andother vehicles not
classed aspassenger cars have become popular with young families andare,
consequently, frequently used totransport young children. Inorder tofacilitate and
encourage theuseoftether straps, thisamendment would extend therequirement for
tether anchorages totrucks andmultipurpose passenger vehicles withagross vehicle
weight rating of3,864 kg.orlessandanunloaded vehicle weight of2,495 kg.orless.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman safety
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,15March 1997
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 13June1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: