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Interprovincial Movement of Hazardous Waste Regulations (SOR/2002-301).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous waste Transboundary movement of waste Waste disposal Waste management 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 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.

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