WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.645
23 December 1998
(98-5192)
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:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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):  Meat
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to
the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 (pages 3335-3340, English and French)
6. Description of content:  In light of the absence of information demonstrating that meat
products derived from food animals younger th an two weeks of age are unwholesome, it is
proposed to amend Sections 68 and 72 of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 to allowthe slaughter of food animals under two weeks of age in registered establishments.  The
removal of this restriction will allow operators of registered establishments to process meat
derived from these animals for the Canadian market.  By extension, the importation into
Canada of meat products derived from such animals will also be permitted.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of health
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 12 December 1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } Not stated
10. Final date for comments:  11 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: