WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.56
19 February 1999
(99-0664)
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):  Brake systems
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to
the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (pages 355-367;  English and French)
6. Description of content:  This proposal concerns an amendment to two sections of the Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulations:  section 105, entitled "Hydraulic Brake Systems", and
section 121, entitled "Air Brake Systems".  The proposed amendment requires, among other
things, medium and heavy vehicles to be equipped with antilock brake systems (ABS).  It
also establishes requirements for stopping distance performance for these medium and
heavy vehicles.  In addition, the proposed amendment extends the applicability of section105 to vehicles equipped with an electric brake system.  In this connection, section 135 of
the Regulations, entitled "Passenger Car Brake Systems", must also be amended to clarifyits applicability.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human safety          
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 6 February 1999          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:  7 May 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           