Export of Substances Under the Rotterdam Convention Regulations (SOR/2002-317) [Repealed]
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These regulations ensure that chemicals and pesticides subject to the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure are not exported to parties to the Convention, unless the importing Party has provided its PIC to the shipment. Canada also ensures that Canadian exporters respect any conditions imposed on the importation of these substances.
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- Export Control List
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
- Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
- Food and Drugs Act
- Food and Drug Regulations
- Nuclear Safety and Control Act
- Pest Control Products Act
- Pest Control Products Regulations [Repealed, SOR/2006-124, s. 74]
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
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These regulations ensure that chemicals and pesticides subject to the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure are not exported to parties to the Convention, unless the importing Party has provided its PIC to the shipment. Canada also ensures that Canadian exporters respect any conditions imposed on the importation of these substances.
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Regulations are current to 2017-11-20 and last amended on 2013-05-02. Previous Versions
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These regulations ensure that chemicals and pesticides subject to the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure are not exported to parties to the Convention, unless the importing Party has provided its PIC to the shipment. Canada also ensures that Canadian exporters respect any conditions imposed on the importation of these substances.
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