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Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations (SOR/92-637).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Internal trade International trade Recycling/reuse Transport/storage Hazardous waste Enforcement/compliance Waste management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact subsection 45(3) of the Canadian Environment Protection Act. For the purpose of the present Regulations «hazardous waste" means a product, substance or organism intended for disposal or recycling, including storage prior to disposal or recycling. The text consists of 33 sections divided into 5 Parts as follows: Notice (I); Export and import of hazard wastes for disposal (II); Export and import of hazard wastes for recycling (III); General provisions (IV); Manifest requirements (V). Four Schedules complete the Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33).

Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2019)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Environmental planning, Marine pollution, Institution, Public participation, EIA, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (SOR/2005-149).

Legislation | Canada | 2005 (2016)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, International trade, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX