. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/76
12 September 2003
(03-4767)
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 Industry
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 [ X ], 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):   Radiocommunications
Equipment (ICS:  33.060.20)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Radiocommunication
Act - Notice No. SMSE-007-03 (pages 2731-2732;  English and French)
6. Description of content:   Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is amending the
Radio Standards Specification 182, which sets out minimum requirements for the
certification of radio transmitters and receivers for the maritime telecommunication service
in the band 156-162.5 MHz, for ships and coast stations.
Periodic testing shall be carried out by the manufacturer or importer to ensure continuing
compliance (with the standards) of the newly manufactured/imported equipment intended
for sale in Canada.  This document is amended to include references to new applicableInternational Standards and to provide updated Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
requirements.
The amended version is:  Radio Standards Specifications 182 (RSS-182), Issue 4, Maritime
Radio Transmitters and Receivers in the Band 156-162.5 MHz .
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the network
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 6 September 2003G/TBT/N/CAN/76
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 September 2003
10. Final date for comments:   5 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/2003/20030906/pdf/g1-13736.pdf
RSS-182 is available in English and French on Industry Canada’s Web site:
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insm t-gst.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/h_sf06129e.html