WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/380
30 August 2000
(00-3408)
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:   National Enquiry Point
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):   Hydraulic and electric
brake systems
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical Standards
Document No. 105 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations – Revision No. 1
(Page 2632;  English and French)
6. Description of content:   TSD No. 105 reproduces the United States Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 105 of the same title.  Incorporated by reference in section 105 of the
Regulations, “Hydraulic and Electric Brake systems,” TSD No. 105 contains braking
performance requirements for vehicles that are equipped with a hydraulic brake or anelectric brake system.  The revision allows the use, under certain conditions, of a
regenerative braking system for the brake testing of an electric vehicle.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human safety
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 19 August 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 August 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 February 2001
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The electronic version of th ese documents can be downloaded
at: http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-13434.pdf  (Canada Gazette Part 1)
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/mvstm_tsd/indextsd.htm  (TSD No. 105 – Rev.1)