WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/23
21 December 2001
(01-6435)
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,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):   Diesel Fuel (ICS:
75.160)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Sulphur in
Diesel Fuel Regulations
6. Description of content:  For the purposes of section 139 of the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act:
- The concentration of sulphur in diesel fuel produced or imported for use in on-road
vehicles shall not exceed (a) 500 mg/kg until 31 May 2006 and (b) 15 mg/kg after31 May 2006.
- The concentration of sulphur in diesel fuel sold for use in on-road vehicles shall not
exceed (a) 500 mg/kg until 31 August 2006 and (b) 15 mg/kg after 31 August 2006.
- The concentration of sulphur in diesel fuel sold in the northern supply area for use in
on-road vehicles shall not exceed (a) 500 mg/kg until 31 August 2007 and (b) 15 mg/kg
after 31 August 2007.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment
8. Relevant documents:   Not stated
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   20 February 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:           