G/TBT/N/CAN/439
20 February 2015
(15-1035)
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: Industry Canada
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 Authority and Enquiry Point
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB)
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2
Canada
Telephone: (343)203-4273
Fax: (613)943-0346
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca
3.
Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
4.
Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Radiocommunications
(ICS: 33.060)
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Notice No. SMSE007-15 - Release of RSS-222, RSS-123, RSS-210 (Amendment 1), DBS-01, CPC-4-1-01,
CPC-2-1-11 and CPC-2-1-28 (3 pages, available in English and French)
6.
Description of content: Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the
following new and revised documents related to the Framework for the Use of Certain Nonbroadcasting Applications in the Television Broadcasting Bands Below 698 MHz, announced
on October 30, 2012, through Canada Gazette notice SMSE-012-12.
The following new documents are related to television white space devices (WSDs) and
white space databases (WSDBs):

Radio Standards Specification RSS-222, Issue 1, White Space Devices (WSDs),
which sets out the requirements for the technical compliance of licence-exempt,
Category I radio apparatus operating in the frequency bands 54-60 MHz,
76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz, known as white space
devices (WSDs).
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Database Specification DBS-01, Issue 1, White Space Database Specifications,
which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the designation of a
database capable of indicating available channels for use by WSDs in the white
space frequency bands 54-60 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-608 MHz and
614-698 MHz.
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Client Procedures Circular CPC-4-1-01, Issue 1, Application Procedures for White
Space Database Administrators, which outlines procedures for white space
database administrator designation.
The following new and revised documents have been developed and updated to reflect
recent equipment certification requirements and licensing authorization changes regarding
low-power radio apparatus (LPA), including wireless microphones and wireless cameras in
the television bands:

Radio Standards Specification RSS-123, Issue 3, Licensed Low-Power Radio
Apparatus, which sets out the technical requirements for the compliance of
licensed Category I radio apparatus operating in the frequency bands 26.1026.48 MHz, 88-107.5 MHz, 150-174 MHz, 450-451 MHz and 455-456 MHz.

Radio Standards Specification RSS-210, Amendment 1, Licence-Exempt, LowPower Radio Apparatus Operating in the Television Bands, which sets out the
technical requirements for the compliance of licence-exempt, Category I radio
apparatus operating in the frequency bands 54-72 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz,
470-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz.

Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-11, Issue 3, Licensed Low-Power Radio
Apparatus, which describes the procedures and processes to be followed by the
public when dealing with Industry Canada. The revised CPC-2-1-11 applies to
licensed low-power apparatus operating in the frequency bands 26.10-26.48 MHz,
88-107.5 MHz, 150-174 MHz, 450-451 MHz and 455-456 MHz.
As this document introduces changes to existing processes, CPC-2-1-11 will be provisional
for six months, to allow Industry Canada to gather feedback from applicants on any
necessary clarifications or improvements to the document.

Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-28, Issue 1, Voluntary Licensing for LicenceExempt Low-Power Radio Apparatus in the TV Bands, which describes the
procedures and processes to be followed by the public when dealing with
Industry Canada. All TV-band low-power wireless microphone operators should
note that this new CPC-2-1-28 applies to all TV-band wireless microphones
operating in the frequency bands 54-60 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470608 MHz and 614-698 MHz. CPC-2-1-28 also sets out the operational requirements
for TV-band LPA.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the network
8.
Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, 14 February 2015, pages 243-245
(available in English and French)
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
14 February 2015
Proposed date of entry into force:
14 February 2015
10.
Final date for comments: 14 June 2015
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 downloaded at:
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-02-14/pdf/g1-14907.pdf
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-02-14/html/notice-avis-eng.php
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-02-14/html/notice-avis-fra.php
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10934.html
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf10934.html