. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/42
19 July 2002
(02-4015)
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 the Environment
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,
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):    Toxic substances
(ICS: 13.020)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Order
Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
1999
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this initiative is to propose the addition of ozone
and its precursors and precursors to respirable particulate matter less than or equal to 10
microns (PM 10) to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999):
Gaseous Ammonia, which has the molecular formula NH 3(g)
Ozone, which has the molecular formula O 3
Sulphur dioxide, which has the molecular formula SO 2
Nitric oxide, which has the molecular formula NONitrogen dioxide, which has the molecular formula NO
2
Volatile organic compounds as described in the proposed Order (VOCs)
Based on the scientific evidence that these substances participate in chemical reactions that
result in the formation of substances that have been found to be toxic (PM 10 and ozone)
(section 64 of CEPA 1999), Notices of Intent were issued indicating that the Ministers of
the Environment and of Health intended to proceed with a recommendation to the Governor
in Council that the substances be added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of
CEPA 1999.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environmentG/TBT/N/CAN/42
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8. Relevant documents:   Available upon request
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   25 September 2002
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:           