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Notifying Member: Canada

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Department of Industry

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:

Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB)

111 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2

Canada

Telephone: (343) 203-4273

Fax: (613) 943-0346

Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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): Radiocommunications (ICS: 33.060)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Radiocommunication Act – Notice No. SMSE-014-15 – Release of RSS-170 (1 page, available in English and French)

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Description of content: Notice is hereby given by Industry Canada that the following document has released the following publications on the Industry Canada Web site (http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum):

·                Radio Standards Specification RSS-170, Issue 3, Mobile Earth Stations (MESs) and Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) Equipment Operating in the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Bands which sets out standards for the certification of radio transmitters and receivers operating in the mobile satellite service (MSS), including mobile ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) equipment.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the network

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Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, 18 July 2015, (available in English and French)

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Proposed date of adoption: 9 July 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: 9 July 2015

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Final date for comments: 16 October 2015

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-07-18/pdf/g1-14929.pdf

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-07-18/html/notice-avis-eng.php

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-07-18/html/notice-avis-fra.php

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01767.html

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf01767.html