WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.457
17 September 1998
(98-3561)
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):  Ozone-depleting substances
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed
Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations, 1998 (pages 2217-2251;  English and French)
6. Description of content:  The Montreal Protocol has been periodically revised to accelerate
the phase-out dates of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and add new substances
considered damaging to the ozone layer.  Parties to the Protocol, now totalling 165, have
implemented control measures to achieve emission reductions of ODSs.  These reductionsare intended to prevent damages resulting from gradual destruction of the ozone layer and
thus contribute to protecting the environment, health and human life.  The reduction of ODS
emissions will reduce the number of fatal and non-fatal skin cancer cases as well as the
number of cataract cases.  In addition, such a reduction will contribute to preventing the
weakening of the immune system, damages to fisheries, agriculture and material (buildingsand equipment) as well as damages resulting from climate change consequences.  Finally, a
reduction of ODS emissions will contribute to improving the environment and the
associated bequest value.  The latter is defined in the section addressing the benefits and
costs.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the environment
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 29 August 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } Not stated
10. Final date for comments:  28 October 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           