RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.273
22September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2751)
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 oftheEnvironment
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): Toxic substances
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Amendment totheListofToxic
Substances (Schedule 1)(pages 3069-3079)
6. Description ofcontent: Recognizing thatchlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) andhalons deplete
theozone layer andhave adverse effects ontheenvironment, Canada, along with23
other nations, signed theMontreal Protocol onSubstances thatDeplete theOzone Layer
on16September 1987. Thistreaty isdesigned toprevent aglobal environmental and
health problem forreaching thecrisis stage.
TheMontreal Protocol hasbeenrevised twice toaccelerate thephase-out dates
forCFCs andhalons tocontrol newsubstances considered damaging totheozone layer.
Between 1989 and1994, Canada adopted adequate regulations tomeet itsMontreal
Protocol commitments.
TheOzone-Depleting Substances Regulations (ODS Regulations), which came
intoforce on2June1994, replace Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations Nos. 1,2
and4.These Regulations control theimport, manufacture, use,saleandexport ofbulk
ozone-depleting substances. They reflect Canada 'scommitments with respect to
consumption (consumption =production +imports -exports) ofozone-depleting
substances.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oftheenvironment
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,2September 1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 1November 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: