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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/CAN/698/Add.1

Notification No.

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Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

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Title

Tents Regulations

Objective

Other (TBT)

Product Covered

Tents: of synthetic fibres (HS Code 6306.22.00), of nylon or other polyamides (6306.22.00.30), of polyesters (HS Code 6306.22.00.40), other (HS Code 6306.22.00.90), of other textile materials (HS Code 6306.29.00.00).

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HSCODE

6306 - Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents; sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods of all types of textile materials (excl. flat protective coverings of light woven fabrics; umbrella and play tents; rucksacks, napsacks and similar containers; sleeping bags, mattresses and pillows, incl. their fillings); 630622 - Tents of synthetic fibres (excl. umbrella and play tents); 630629 - Tents of textile materials (excl. of synthetic fibres, and umbrella and play tents); 630629 - Tents of textile materials (excl. of synthetic fibres, and umbrella and play tents); 630622 - Tents of synthetic fibres (excl. umbrella and play tents); 6306 - Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents; sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods of all types of textile materials (excl. flat protective coverings of light woven fabrics; umbrella and play tents; rucksacks, napsacks and similar containers; sleeping bags, mattresses and pillows, incl. their fillings)

ICSCODE

13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products; 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products; 59.080.99 - Other products of the textile industry; 59.080.99 - Other products of the textile industry

Keywords

Labelling; Labelling

Specific Regions

Description

The proposed regulatory amendments notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/698 (dated June 20, 2023) were adopted and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 20, 2024 as the Tents Regulations._x000D_
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The former Tents Regulations had not changed substantively since they were introduced in 1988 and referenced an outdated industry standard that addresses the flammability issues associated with tent materials commonly used at the time. The performance requirements in the former Regulations were less suited to address flammability hazards for the types of tent materials sold in the market today, which are mainly composed of synthetic textile materials. Health Canada has updated the flammability and fire-safety labelling requirements in the Tents Regulations with contemporary requirements set out in the Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 Flammability and Labelling Requirements for Tents, using an ambulatory incorporation by reference. Health Canada also added appropriate flammability performance and fire-safety labelling requirements to the Toys Regulations in order to continue regulating children’s play tents not intended to be used as outdoor shelters. These children’s play tents, defined as a “toy intended to be entered by a child”, are subject to the flammability performance requirements from the International Organization for Standardization standard ISO 8124-2:2014 Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability using an ambulatory incorporation by reference. Fire-safety labelling requirements are also set out in the Toys Regulations for these products. Consequential amendments to the Textile Flammability Regulations exclude products captured in the scope of the amended Toys RegulationsThe Regulations came into force on the date on which they are published in Canada Gazette, Part II (November 20, 2024). A transitional provision of 2 years following the date the Regulations come into force is provided to allow the depletion of existing stock and introduction of products that comply with the new requirements.

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