./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/13
15 October 2001
(01-5032)
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 Transport
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 [ 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):   Glazing materials of all
new motor vehicles (ICS 43.040)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment
to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Glazing Materials) (pages 3799-3803; English and
French)
6. Description of content:   Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 205 “Glazing
Materials” specifies requirements for glazing materials of all new motor vehicles offered for
sale in Canada, to adequately protect vehicle occupants during collisions and to ensure a
minimal level of visibility. CMVSS 205 incorporates by reference ANSI Z26, a technical
standard that provides specifications and test methods for various types of glazing materials
used in motor vehicles.
This amendment to CMVSS 205 proposes to adopt the 1996 version of ANSI Z26, which
includes the latest technological changes developed by the glazing industry and all the
regulatory changes made to CMVSS 205 and to the American equivalent, FMVSS 205,
since the publication of the previous version.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To harmonize Canadian requirements to those of the United States.
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 29 September 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not statedG/TBT/N/CAN/13
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10. Final date for comments:   29 October 2001
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 I can be downloaded at:
http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-13539.pdf