NOTIFICATION The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6
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Member to Agreement notifying: Canada
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency responsible: Department of Transport
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
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicle theft prevention systems (ICS: 13.310)
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed Amendment to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention
– Standard 114) (8 pages, in English and French).
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Description of content: This proposed amendment to section 114 of Schedule IV of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, hereafter referred to as the Canadian safety standard, would update the immobilization system requirements by recognizing and encompassing new and emerging vehicle and immobilization technology as it applies to original equipment manufacturers.
The current Canadian safety standard on immobilization systems has the potential impact of preventing the introduction of new and evolving vehicle and immobilization system technologies. The immobilization system standards referenced in the Canadian safety standard address original equipment manufacturer systems as well as aftermarket systems. References to aftermarket systems unnecessarily complicate the interpretation and applicability of the requirements, as aftermarket systems are not included in the scope of this Canadian safety standard.
The Canadian safety standard governs the design and performance requirements of locking and immobilization systems for theft protection and rollaway prevention. The current immobilization system requirements, notified under G/TBT/N/CAN/198, became effective on September 1, 2007, and require that every passenger car, three-wheeled vehicle, truck and multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a gross vehicle-weight rating of 4 536 kg or less be equipped with an immobilization system that meets one of the following three incorporated immobilization-system standards:
National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC S338-98, Automobile Theft Deterrent Equipment and Systems: Electronic Immobilization (May 1998), published by the Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada;
Part III of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. 97, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) and of Motor Vehicles with Regard to Their Alarm Systems (AS), as revised on August 8, 2007; and
Part IV of ECE Regulation No. 116, Uniform Technical Prescriptions Concerning
the Protection of Motor Vehicles Against Unauthorized Use, as revised on
March 6, 2006.
This amendment proposes to add a fourth compliance option for immobilization systems that will form part of the Canadian safety standard. This fourth option would carry forward the basic concepts of immobilization systems, which include arming, immobilization, disarming, and component replacement and manipulation. It would also provide performance requirements that take into account new and emerging vehicle and immobilization systems technologies, as they apply to the original equipment manufacturers, while maintaining the robustness of the current requirements.
Finally, it is proposed that the revision dates of both European regulations be updated to include the most recent changes. While these changes are non-substantive, they are further aligned with the current Canadian safety standard. The updates would become effective as of the date noted in this proposed amendment.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human safety
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Relevant documents:Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 February 2010, Pages 329-336 (Available in English and French)
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Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:
Normally within 5 to 8 months of publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I.
On the date the measure is adopted
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Final date for comments: 13 May 2010
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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: The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (Standard 114) can be downloaded at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/acts-regulations/regulations-crc-c1038-sch-iv-114.htm
