Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances Regulations [Proposed]

The main objective of the proposed Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances Regulations (the proposed Regulations) is to prohibit the manufacture, import and sale of certain coal tar-based sealant products and certain sealant products containing PAH levels above 1 000 ppm in order to prevent harmful ecological impacts and to help reduce the risk of adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to these toxic substances in Canada.

Related topics

• Pollution and waste management

Related institutions

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

Related acts

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

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The main objective of the proposed Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances Regulations (the proposed Regulations) is to prohibit the manufacture, import and sale of certain coal tar-based sealant products and certain sealant products containing PAH levels above 1 000 ppm in order to prevent harmful ecological impacts and to help reduce the risk of adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to these toxic substances in Canada.

To read the information about these proposed regulations, please refer to Part I of the Canada Gazette in the “Legislative change” tab.

The main objective of the proposed Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances Regulations (the proposed Regulations) is to prohibit the manufacture, import and sale of certain coal tar-based sealant products and certain sealant products containing PAH levels above 1 000 ppm in order to prevent harmful ecological impacts and to help reduce the risk of adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to these toxic substances in Canada.