CANADA: MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY REGULATIONS (SIDE DOORS) PROPOSED AMENDMENT The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.337. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Canada. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Department of Transport. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicles. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed Amendment to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Side Doors), (pages 2630-2637). 6. Description of content: This Amendment was originally published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on 18 November 1995; however, in order to better harmonize Canada's requirements with those of the United States, substantive changes have been made to the proposal that necessitated its republication. This Amendment would extend the requirements of Section 214 (of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, which is entitled ``Side Door Strength'') to trucks, buses, and multi-purpose passenger vehicles (MPV) with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 4,536 kg. It would also harmonize Canada's quasi-static side impact protection requirements with those of the United States, which extended the applicability of its standard in 1993. As part of this initiative, Test Method 214-Side Door Strength has been revised, and compliance with the updated version, dated 15 May 1996, would be mandatory. 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of human safety. 8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, 7 September 1996. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: Not stated. 10. Final date for comments: 6 November 1996. (274)

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