WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/603
6 December 1999
(99-5359)
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 Industry
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 [     ], 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):   Terminal equipment
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment
to Certification Specification CS-03, Issu e 8 (page 3473-3474;  English and French)
6. Description of content:   Notice No. SMSE-013-99 — Amendment No. 3 to Certification
Specification CS-03, Issue 8.  Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing
Amendment 3 to Certification Specification 03 (CS-03), Issue 8, dated 27 November 1999.
This amendment refers to the addition of Part VIII, “Requirements and Test Methods forDigital Subscriber Line (XDSL) Terminal Equipment .”  This amendment will become
effective on 26 January 2000.  The Technical Specifications List previously published on
27 March 1999, will be modified to reflect this amendment by removing the PROV-ADSL
specification from the list, as these requirements have been superseded by Part VIII of
CS-03.  Certificates granted based on PROV-ADSL will remain valid.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the network
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 November 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   26 January 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           