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Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Upper Columbia River Population Order (SOR/2016-85).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Authorization/permit International trade Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.The purpose of the Regulations is to a) reduce emissions of hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and carbon monoxide from engines by establishing emission limits for those substances or combinations of those substances; b) reduce emissions of the toxic substances formaldehyde, 1,3 butadiene, acetaldehyde, acrolein and benzene through the establishment of emission limits for hydrocarbons from engines; and c) establish emission standards and test procedures for engines that are aligned with those of the EPA. These Regulations apply to engines of the 2006 and later model years. The text - consisting of 26 sections - deals, inter alia, with the following matters: prescribed engines, application for authorization to apply the national emission mark, engine standards, replacement engines, transition engines, importation requirement and documents and defect information. One Schedule on national emissions mark is enclosed.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca