WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.454
23December 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-5414)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofTransport
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Motor vehicle mirrors
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment
totheMotor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Mirrors) (pages 2800-2814)
6. Description ofcontent: Section 111oftheMotor Vehicle Safety Regulations, which is
entitled "Rearview Mirror", specifies therequirements governing therearview mirrors of
allmotor vehicles, which include passenger cars, motorcycles, multipurpose passenger
vehicles, trucks, andbuses. This proposed amendment would introduce new
requirements fortherearview mirror systems ofschool buses, anditwould clarify the
existing provision thatgoverns thereflectivity ofrearview mirrors, thewording ofwhich
maygivetheimpression thattheuseofelectrochromic mirrors isnotpermitted. In
addition, Section 111hasbeenreorganized anditslanguage revised inorder tomake it
easier tounderstand. Therequirements fortherearview mirrors ofallvehicles other
thanschool buses would remain unchanged.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman safety
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,28September 1996
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 27December 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: