WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.162
19 April 1999
(99-1546)
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:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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):  ICS numbers may be
provided in addition, where applicable):  Meat
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to
the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 (pages 861-866, English and  French)
6. Description of content:  The Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 specify the acceptable
stunning methods for the purpose of slaughtering food animals in registered establishments.One of these methods consists of exposing food animals to carbon dioxide, which causes a
rapid loss of consciousness.  This amendment proposes to allow the use of other gases or
mixture of gas that can also induce rapid loss of consciousness in food animals.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Facilitate meat processing
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 March 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } Not stated
10. Final date for comments:  26 April 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           