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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/29
13 February 2002
(02-0704)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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,
ext. 491, Fax.: +1 613 569 7808, E-mail: info@scc.ca
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 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):   Radiocommunication
apparatus and broadcasting equipment (ICS: 33.060, 33.160)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Radiocommunication
Act –Notice No. SMSE-002-02 (pages 236-237; English and French)
6. Description of content:   Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is amending the
Radio Standards Procedure 100 (RSP-100) which specifies the procedural requirements tobe followed and the information to be submitted by an applicant wishing to obtain
certification of radiocommunication apparatus or broadcasting equipment from the
Certification and Engineering Bureau of Industry Canada.  The amended version is:
Radio Standards Procedure 100 (RSP-100), Issue 8, Radio Equipment Certification
Procedur e.  The new version of RSP-100 incorporates updated procedures for the
certification of radio equipment.
Notice is also given that Industry Canada is amending Radio Standards Specification 131
(RSS-131) which sets out minimum requirements for the certification of zone enhancers for
the land mobile service.  The amended version is: Radio Standards Specification 131
(RSS-131), Issue 1, Revision 2 (Provisional), Zone Enhancers for the Land Mobile Servic e.
The new revision of RSS-131 modifies the term inology and format used in the document.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the network
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 2 February 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not statedG/TBT/N/CAN/29
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10. Final date for comments:   3 May 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 the Canada Gazette Part 1 can be downloaded at:
http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-13605.pdf