The present Regulations enact subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to the transportation of hazardous waste from one province to the other. They apply with respect to all transport within Canada of hazardous waste that is: a) a solid in a quantity of 5 kg or more; b) liquid in a quantity of 5 L or more; or c) a liquid or a solid, or a mixture of liquids and solids, in a quantity of 500 grams or more that contains PCBs described in item 1 of the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the above-mentioned Act in a concentration greater than 50 mg/kg. Section 3 establishes that no person shall transport hazardous waste within Canada unless the waste is accompanied by a manifest in accordance with these Regulations. A manifest shall have a unique manifest reference number for each shipment of hazardous waste, provided by the Minister or the province of origin or destination. The text consists of 5 sections.
Canadá · 2002-08-08