WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/CAN/262
23 April 2009
ORGANIZATION
(09-1937)
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 (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
2.
Agency responsible: Department of the Environment
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: Canadian Enquiry
Point, 200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel.: +1 613 238 3222,
Fax.: +1 613 569 7808, E-mail: enquirypoint@scc.ca
3.
Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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): Cars and light-duty trucks
(ICS: 13.040, 43.040, 43.080, 43.100)
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Notice of intent to
develop regulations limiting carbon dioxide emission from new cars and light-duty trucks
(3 pages, available in English and French).
6.
Description of content: Notice is hereby given that the Department of the Environment is
initiating the development of regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
1999 to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars and light-duty trucks to take
effect beginning with the 2011 model year.
A new approach: Development of regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act, 1999.
The Government of Canada is proceeding with the immediate development of regulations
under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) to limit emissions of
carbon dioxide (CO2) from cars and light-duty trucks to take effect beginning with the 2011
model year. The Government recognizes the importance of a strong and competitive
Canadian automotive industry and is working towards the implementation of common North
American standards for 2011 and later model year vehicles. CEPA 1999 provides authority to
establish federal regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. CO2 is
the predominant greenhouse gas emitted from vehicles and is directly related to the amount of
fuel consumed by a vehicle. Accordingly, CO2 emission regulations will be established under
CEPA 1999 that are equivalent to the U.S. national fuel economy standards that were
announced on March 27, 2009, for 2011 model year vehicles. The U.S. National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration estimates that these new standards will raise the U.S. industry
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wide average fuel economy of new cars and light trucks to 27.3 miles per gallon in the 2011
model year (i.e. equivalent to about 202 grams of CO2 per kilometre). The implementation of
these standards is a first step towards achieving the U.S. fuel economy target of 35 miles per
gallon by 2020, which corresponds to a CO2 emission target of about 158 grams of CO2 per
kilometre.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment
8.
Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, 4 April 2009, Pages 841-843 () available in
English and French
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:
10.
Final date for comments: This document is not for comment at this time. A comment
period will be provided in a Revision of this notification
11.
Text available from: National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:

Not stated for this notice. Will be stated in
subsequent Revision to this notification.
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-04-04/pdf/g1-14314.pdf (Canada Gazette)
or
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-04-04/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d110
(English)
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-04-04/html/notice-avis-fra.html#d110 (French)