./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/33
7 May 2002
(02-2561)
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):   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 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
1999 (pages 1193-1198;  English and French)
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this initiative is to propose the addition of the
following three substances to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999):
58. Ethylene oxide
59. Formaldehyde
60. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Scientific assessments conducted indicate that the three substances are entering the
environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may
constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.  In addition, formaldehyde is entering
the Canadian environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute
or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends.  Therefore, it is
recommended that these substances be proposed for addition to the List of Toxic Substancesin Schedule 1.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 April 2002G/TBT/N/CAN/33
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   26 June 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:  The electronic
version of this document can be downloaded at:  http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-
13617.pdf  .