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29 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English, French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different f rom above:   
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
Comments can also be submitted via the following Web sites:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/ised -radio-standards -specifications -rss-131-issue-4-june-
2022-draft-zone-enhancers/  
3. Notified  under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Radiocommunications (ICS code(s): 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Consultation of 
RSS-131, Issue 4; (20 page(s), in English), (21 page(s), in French)  
6. Description of content:  Notice is hereby given by the Min istry of Innovation, Science 
and Economic Development Canada has amended the following standard at Web site : 
RSS-131, Issue 4, Zone Enhancers  sets out the certification requirements for zone 
enhancers, including Distributed Antenna Systems (DASs) and External Radio Frequency 
Power Amplifiers (ERFPAs) used in conjunction with licensed radio equipment in certain 
radio services.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nat ure of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consultation  G/TBT/N/CAN/677  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Non applicable  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Non applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Non applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  2 September 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at the following Web site:  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/ised -radio-standards -specifications -rss-131-issue-4-june-
2022-draft-zone-enhancers/  (English)  
https://www.rabc -cccr.ca/fr/isde -cahier -des-charges -sur-les-normes -radioelectriques -
cnr-131-4e-edition -juin-2022-ebauche -enrichisseurs -de-zone/  (French)  
Comments can be submitted through the above Web sites.  
 