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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 Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development

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

Global Affairs Canada

Technical Barriers and Regulations Division

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 [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): Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Consultation - Radio Standard Specification RSS-HAC, Issue 1 (8 pages, available in English & French)

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Description of content: Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada that the following consultation has been published at Web site: (https://www.rabc-cccr.ca/consultations/open/).

·         RSS-HAC, Issue 1, Hearing Aid Compatibility & Volume Control,which sets out the compliance requirements for hearing aid compatibility and volume control features for specific radio apparatus.

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

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Relevant documents: Non Applicable 

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Proposed date of adoption: Non Applicable

Proposed date of entry into force: Non Applicable

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Final date for comments: 24 September 2018

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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 consultation document be downloaded at:

https://www.rabc-cccr.ca/open-consultations/ised-radio-standards-specifications-rss-hac-issue-1-july-2018-hearing-aid-compatibility-volume-control/ (English)

https://www.rabc-cccr.ca/fr/consultations-en-cours/isde-cahiers-des-charges-sur-les-normes-radioelectriques-cnr-cpa-1re-edition-juillet-2018-compatibilite-des-protheses-auditives-et-la-commande-du-volume/ (French)