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Department of Industry
Radiocommunication Act

Notice No. SMSE-012-09 - New Issue of ICES-002

Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the following updated document:

  • Interference-Causing Equipment Standards 002 (ICES-002), Issue 5: Spark Ignition Systems of Vehicles and Other Devices Equipped with Internal Combustion Engines, which sets out the technical requirements for the impulse electric field strength of radio noise produced by spark ignition systems of vehicles and other devices equipped with internal combustion engines.

The above document was updated to reflect recent changes in equipment and certification requirements.

General information

ICES-002, Issue 5, will come into force as of the date of publication of this notice.

This document has been coordinated with industry through the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).

The Radio Equipment Technical Standards Lists will be amended to reflect the above change.

Any inquiries regarding ICES-002 documentshould be directed to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards, telephone: 613-990-4699, fax: 613-991-3961, email: res.nmr@ic.gc.ca.

Interested parties should submit their comments within 120 days of the date of publication of this notice. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be posted on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Submitting comments

Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards, along with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used.

Written submissions should be addressed to the Director General, Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch, 300Slater Street, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C8.

All submissions should cite Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and notice reference number SMSE-012-09.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and documents referred to herein are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at htttp://ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the Canada Gazette can be ordered by telephoning the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

August 19, 2009

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Marc Dupuis
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch