Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations (SOR/2005-32).

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

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