WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.33
5February 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0425)
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: Transport Canada
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): Restraint systems for
infants withspecial needs
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment
totheMotor Vehicle Restraint Systems andBooster Cushions Safety Regulations
(pages 214-231)
6. Description ofcontent: Atthemoment, thesaleofcarbeds, which donotcompromise
thebreathing ofinfants withspecial needs, isnotpermitted inCanada. Furthermore,
rearward-facing restraint systems designed toallow theinfant toliedown cannot be
sold, anditisnotadvisable tomodify conventional infant restraint systems to
accommodate infants whohave breathing problems. Asaresult, restraint systems for
infants withspecial needs arenotcommercially available inCanada.
Thisamendment proposes theintroduction ofnewregulations thatwould govern
restraint systems forinfants with special needs, thereby allowing thesaleofthose
systems inthiscountry. Inaddition, anaccompanying testmethod, titled Restraint
Systems forInfants withSpecial Needs, andtobereferred toasTestMethod 213.5,
would alsobeintroduced. Thisproposal would alsoamend theregulations governing
conventional infant restraint systems toallow thesaleofinfant restraint systems thatare
suitable forbothhealthy infants andthose whohavebreathing problems.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman safety
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,18January 1997
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 19March 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: