WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/37
28 May 2002
(02-2920)
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 Transport
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,
ext. 491, 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):   Dangerous goods
(ICS:13.300)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment
to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (pages 1415-1452; English and
French)
6. Description of content:   The Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Regulations contains minor editorial, technical and regulatory changes arising from
the experiences of the TDG Directorate, including the recent publication of the clear
language Regulations. The amendments align the TDG Regulations with international
requirements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To promote public safety
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 11 May 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   10 June 2002
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 this document can be downloaded at:
http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-13619.pdf