WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/80
30 October 2003
(03-5763)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English/
                 French
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 the Environment 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 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,1999 (pages 3400-3404;  English and French)
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this initiative is to propose the addition of
2-methoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).
A scientific assessment conducted indicates that these substances are entering the
environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may
constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.  Therefore, it is recommended that
these substances be proposed for addition to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of
CEPA 1999.
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, 25 October 2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   24 December 2003
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/2003/20031025/pdf/g1-13743.pdf