. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.570
20 November 1998
(98-4667)
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 the Environment
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):  Gasoline
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Sulphur in
Gasoline Regulations (pages 2989-3022; English and French)
6. Description of content:  The goal of the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations is to protect the
environment and the health of Canadians.  Under section 47 of the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, the Governor in Council has the authority to make regulations“(a) prescribing, with respect to any fuel or fuel used for any purpose, the concentration or
quantity of any element, component or additive that…, if exceeded, would, on the
combustion of the fuel in ordinary circumstance s, result in a significant contribution to air
pollution”.  The Regulations limit sulphur in gasoline to an average level of 30 parts per
million (ppm), with a never-to-be-exceeded maximum of 80 ppm.  Low sulphur gasolinewill be phased in across Canada in two stages: starting 1 January 2002, the level of sulphur
in gasoline will be limited to an average level of 150 ppm, with a never-to-be-exceeded
maximum of 200 ppm; and starting 1 January 2005, the level of sulphur in gasoline will be
limited to an average level of 30 ppm, with a never-to-be-exceeded maximum of 80 ppm.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 31 October 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2001, other than sections 2 to 8 and 10 to
12.  Sections 2 to 8 and 10 to 12 come into force 1 January 2002.G/TBT/Notif.98.570
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10. Final date for comments:  30 December 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           