WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/CAN/157
28 April 2006
ORGANIZATION
(06-2018)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Original: English/
French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1.
Member to Agreement notifying: CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2.
Agency responsible: Department of Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above
Canadian Enquiry Point
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1P 6N7
Tel:
(+1 613) 238 3222
Fax:
(+1 613) 569 7808
E-mail:
info@scc.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
Equipment (ICS: 33.060).
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Radiocommunication
Act - Notice No. SMSE-001-06 — Amendment of Radio Standards Specification 119
(RSS-119) (Pages 847-849; English and French).
6.
Description of content: Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is amending Radio
Standards Specification 119 (RSS-119), which sets out requirements for radio transmitters
and receivers for land mobile and fixed services in bands allocated within the 27.41 MHz to
960 MHz range. This revised RSS is:
Radio Standards Specification 119, Issue 7, Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters
and Receivers Operating in the Frequency Range 27.41-960 MHz.
RSS-119 was updated to
1. include requirements for land mobile and fixed equipment operating in the 220-222 MHz
band;
2. revise the emission mask for the 800-900 MHz range to accommodate new technologies;
3. revise the spurious emission limits (using the radiated measurement method) for receivers
to comply with the limits found in RSS-Gen; and
4. remove Annex A, Data Modem Certification, as data modems have been reclassified as
Category II equipment, subject to the requirements of RSS-310, Low-power Licence-exempt
Radiocommunication Devices (All Frequency Bands): Category II Equipment.
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In addition to the above changes, RSS-119 has been reformatted and updated to reflect
Industry Canada's current practices. RSS-Gen has information common to most Radio
Standard Specifications, including RSS-119.
Note that the above RSS document is available in English and French on Industry Canada’s
Web site: http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the network
8.
Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, 22 April 2006
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
not stated.
Proposed date of entry into force:
22 April 2006.
10.
Final date for comments: 21 July 2006
11.
Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
The electronic version of these documents can be downloaded at:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2006/20060422/pdf/g1-14016.pdf
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/sf01063e.html