RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.229
2August 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2289)
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 ofNatural Resources
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): Lighting products
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment tothe
Energy Efficiency Regulations (pages 2269-2283)
6. Description ofcontent: TheAmendment totheEnergy Efficiency Regulations (the
Regulations) willaddfluorescent andincandescent reflector lamps totheprescribed
products forwhich Regulations came intoeffect on3February 1995. ThisAmendment
willphase outlessenergy-efficient lamps from theCanadian market byestablishing
energy efficiency standards forequipment imported into Canada ortraded
interprovincially.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oftheenvironment
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,8July1995.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 20September 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: