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Department of Industry
Radiocommunication Act
Notice No. SMSE-016-10 — New Issues of RSS-210, RSS-310 and RSS-Gen
Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the following revised documents:
- Radio Standards Specification RSS-210, Issue 8: Licence-exempt Radio Apparatus (All Frequency Bands): Category I Equipment. This document sets out the minimum certification requirements for equipment certification of low-power radio apparatus used for radiocommunication other than broadcasting.
- Radio Standards Specification RSS-310, Issue 3: Licence-exempt Radio Apparatus (All Frequency Bands): Category II Equipment. This document sets out standard requirements for licence-exempt radio apparatus used for radiocommunication, other than broadcasting, that is exempt from certification.
- Radio Standards Specification-Gen, Issue 3, General Requirements and Information for the Certification of Radio Apparatus. This document sets out general requirements and provides information for the certification of apparatus that is used for radiocommunication other than broadcasting.
General information
The documents RSS-210, Issue 8; RSS-310, Issue 3; and RSS-Gen, Issue , will come into force as of the date of publication of this notice.
These documents have 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 changes.
Any enquiries regarding RSS-210, RSS-310 and RSS-Gen should be directed to the Manager, Regulatory Standards, 613-990-4699 (tel.); 613-991-3961 (fax); res.nmr@ic.gc.ca (email).
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 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, Regulatory 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, Industry Canada, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8.
All submissions should cite Canada Gazette, Part , the publication date, the title and the notice reference number (SMSE-016-10).
Obtaining copies
Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.
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December 11, 2010

Marc Dupuis
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch
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