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5 July 2023  
(23-4541) Page: 1/2 
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 Health  
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 from above:   
Canada's Notification Auth ority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: (343) 203 4273  
Fax: (613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national t ariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Various 
laser devices including but not limited to HS  845611, 851580, 85219010, and 901320.  
The following laser devices would be excluded from this proposal:  
· laser -based medical devices as defined by the Medical Devices Regulations  
· laser products that are sold to other manufacturers for use as components of any system 
for subsequent  sale e.g., diode (as per IEC 60825 -1:2014)  
· laser products sold by or for manufacturers of end products for use as repair parts (as 
per IEC 60825 -1:2014)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Radiat ion Emitting Devices Regulations (Laser Products) 25 pages in Part I 
of the Canada Gazette , English and French.  
6. Description of content:  The requirements of the Radiation Emitting Device Regulations  
(Regulations ) have not changed substantively in over 30 years. Proposed changes to the 
Regulations  would include new provisions to replace the existing radiation protection 
requirements for laser scanners and demonstration lasers with modern requirements 
appropriate f or the broad scope of laser products available to Canadians today, and 
proportional to their level of hazard. The proposed amendments would:  G/TBT/N/CAN/702  
 
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  · extend the proposed requirements to all laser devices, rather than just demonstration 
lasers and laser scanners ( with the exception of medical devices, those products already 
excluded from the scope of the IEC 60825 -1: 2014 standard, and those products excluded 
from the scope of the Radiation Emitting Devices Act ) 
· align the Regulations  laser radiation safety requir ements with an international standard 
for laser products by adopting specific sections of IEC 60825 -1: 2014  
· introduce the IEC classification system for "laser products" that ranks devices according 
to their degree of hazard  
· establish testing methods an d rules to determine accessible emission levels and assign 
laser products to a particular hazard class  
· require built -in engineering safety features that are appropriate for the laser class to 
manage exposure to hazardous levels of radiation  
· establish labelling requirements and accompanying information to support compliance 
monitoring, verification, and enforcement activities (e.g., requiring specific details to 
uniquely identify laser products and their manufacturing origins) and help individ uals who 
are purchasing, operating, and servicing laser products to make more -informed decisions  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Canada's regulatory framework for laser devices does not reflect the div ersity 
and growth of the sector, is not aligned with the current hazard -based classification 
scheme recognized by other countries and does not provide adequate protection to 
Canadians from risks associated with their use.  
This regulatory proposal aims to p rotect Canadians from laser radiation hazards, align 
Canadian requirements with international standards, and address a broader range of laser 
devices than the current regulations.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations  
https://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/C.R.C.,_c._1370.pdf  (English and French)  
Canada  Gazette , Part I, July 1, 2023, Pages 2530 -2554 (available in English and French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  14 September 2023  
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 and comments be submitted 
at: 
https://canadagazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2023/2023 -07-01/html/reg2 -eng.html  
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2023/2023 -07-01/html/reg2 -fra.html  
 