The present Regulations enact subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to the prohibition of toxic substances. Subject to sections 2 and 3, these Regulations apply to substances that are both specified on the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and set out in either Schedule 1 or 2 to these Regulations. The text – consisting of 12 sections - deals with the following matters: prohibitions, permits, reports, testing requirements, certification, record keeping, repeal and coming into force. Five Schedules are enclosed as follows: Prohibited toxic substances (1); Concentration limits, permitted uses and reporting thresholds (2); Information related to the use of certain toxic substances in a laboratory for analysis, for scientific research or as a laboratory analytical standard (3); Information to be contained in an application for a permit (4); Information related to the manufacture or import of toxic substances (5).
Canada · 2005-02-15