Vol. 140, No. 24 — June 17, 2006

Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 (Four New Fluorotelomer-based Substances)

Statutory authority

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Sponsoring departments

Department of the Environment and Department of Health

REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT

For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 332(1) (see footnote a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote b), that the Governor in Council proposes, pursuant to subsection 93(1) of that Act, to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 (Four New Fluorotelomer-based Substances).

Any person may, within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 of that Act and stating the reasons for the objection. All comments and notices must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to the Director General, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Stewardship, Department of the Environment, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3.

A person who provides information to the Minister of the Environment may submit with the information a request for confidentiality under section 313 of that Act.

Ottawa, June 8, 2006

DIANE LABELLE
Acting Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN TOXIC SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS, 2005 (FOUR NEW FLUOROTELOMER-BASED SUBSTANCES)

AMENDMENTS

1. Section 4 of the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 (see footnote 1) is renumbered as subsection 4(1) and is amended by adding the following:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a product that is a manufactured item that is formed into a specific physical shape or design during manufacture and that has, for its final use, a function or functions dependent in whole or in part on its shape or design, if a toxic substance set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is present in that manufactured item.

2. (1) Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after the heading "SCHEDULE 1 /(Sections 1 to 4 and 6)":

PART 1

(2) Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after Part 1:

PART 2

PROHIBITED TOXIC SUBSTANCES UNLESS PRESENT IN MANUFACTURED ITEMS

Item	Toxic Substances
1.	Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-, homopolymer, reaction products with alpha-fluoro-omega-2-hydroxyethyl-poly(difluoromethylene), C16-20-branched alcohols and 1-ctadecanol
2.	2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexadecyl ester, polymers with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, gamma-omega-perfluoro-C10-16-alkyl acrylate and stearyl methacrylate
3.	2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-methylpropyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate and 2,5 furandione, gamma-omega-perfluoro-C8-14 alkyl esters, tert-Bu benzenecarboperoxoate-initiated
4.	2-propen-1-ol, reaction products with pentafluoroiodoethane tetrafluoroethylene telomer, dehydroiodinated, reaction products with epichlorohydrin and triethylenetetramine

COMING INTO FORCE

3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

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Footnote a

S.C. 2004, c. 15, s. 31

Footnote b

S.C. 1999, c. 33

Footnote 1

SOR/2005-41

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