. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.218
23 April 1998
(98-1659)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
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 appl icable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Dangerous goods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to
the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (No. 23) (pages 819-835)
6. Description of content (cont'd):  The Tran sportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (The
Act) and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) are
intended to promote public safety in the transportation of dangerous goods in Canada.  This
amendment schedule amends references in the TDG Regulations to standards that have been
revised.
The standards that have been revised are:
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA) National Standard of Canada
CAN/CSA-B339-96, Cylinders, Spheres and Tubes for the Transportation
of Dangerous Goods, dated July 1996, and cited as CSA-B339;
- CSA-B340-97, Selection and Use of Cylinders, Spheres, Tubes and other
Containers for the Transportation of  Dangerous Goods, Class 2, dated
July 1997, and cited as CSA-B340;G/TBT/Notif.98.218
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6. Description of content (cont'd):
- Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) National Standard of Canada
CAN/CGSB-43.150-97, Performance Packagings for Transportation of
Dangerous Goods, dated December 1997, and cited as CGSB-43.150;
- National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.146-94, Intermediate Bulk
Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, dated
December 1994, Amendment No. 2, dated June 1997, and cited as CGSB-43.146;
- National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.151-97, Packaging of
Explosives (Class 1) for Transportation, dated December 1997, and cited as
CGSB-43.151;  and
- National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.147-97, Construction and
Maintenance of Tank Car Tanks and Selection and Use of Tank Car Tanks,Portable Tanks and Rail Cars for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods
by Rail, dated August 1997, and cited as CGSB-43.147.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
To promote public safety
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 11 April 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:  26 May 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
other body: