Federal Halocarbon Regulations, 2003 (SOR/2003-289).

Subject

Air & atmosphere

Keyword

Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Hazardous substances Certification Registration Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Enforcement/compliance

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. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to the discharge of halocarbon into the ambient air.. Section 4 establishes that no person shall install a system that operates or is intended to operate with a halocarbon listed in any of items 1 to 9 of Schedule 1 unless authorized to do so by a permit issued under these Regulations. The text - consisting of 37 sections - deals with the following matters: prohibitions, recovery, installation, servicing, leak testing and charging, release reports, permits and coming into force.

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