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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.70
13March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0549)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofNational Health andWelfare
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Lighters
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment tothe
Hazardous Products (Lighters) Regulations (pages 506-510)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofthese amendments totheHazardous Products
(Lighters) Regulations istoreduce thenumber ofdeaths andinjuries caused byfires
started byyoung children playing withlighters. Thisreduction willbeaccomplished by
requiring thatlighters carry anappropriate warning statement andthatmost lighters
incorporate passive child-resistant features meeting specific performance standards.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman safety
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,25February 1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 11May1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: