Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act (S.C. 2008, c. 13). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to add perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and its salts to the Virtual Elimination List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract Section 3 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that the Ministers shall, within nine months after the coming into force of this Act, make a Regulation to add perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts to the Virtual Elimination List compiled under subsection 65(2) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The text consists of 3 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 Implemented by Regulations Adding Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Its Salts to the Virtual Elimination List (SOR/2009-15). Legislation | Canada | 2009 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX