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Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulation (SOR 2-268).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting the manufacture, import, offering for sale, sale and use of defoamers containing dibenzofuran or dibenzo-para-dioxin at pulp and paper mills using chlorine bleaching processes and of wood chips containing polychlorinated phenols at all pulp and paper mills.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Pollution control Public health Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Enforcement/compliance Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations are made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999. In particular, the Regulations lays down provisions relating to the protection of the population from adverse effects of the manufacture, import, offering for sale, sale and use of defoamers containing dibenzofuran. Section 4 establishes that no person shall use a defoamer at a mill that uses a chlorine bleaching process, unless it complies with the requirements laid down in this section. The text consists of 7 sections and 2 Schedules.

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

Canada-Saskatchewan Administrative Agreement for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

Legislation | Canada | 1994

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Procedural matters, Institution, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX