Regulations Amending the New Substances Notification Regulations (SOR/2003-214)
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These regulations set forth, for the industry, a streamlined and flexible mechanism which will now permit industry to propose to government, additions to the Domestic Substances List more rapidly (e.g., chemicals, polymers, biochemicals, biopolymers and living organisms to be identified as a substance in Canadian commerce).
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These regulations set forth, for the industry, a streamlined and flexible mechanism which will now permit industry to propose to government, additions to the Domestic Substances List more rapidly (e.g., chemicals, polymers, biochemicals, biopolymers and living organisms to be identified as a substance in Canadian commerce).
To read the information about these amending regulations, please refer to the parent regulations section of the "Legislative change" tab.
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Legislative change
These regulations set forth, for the industry, a streamlined and flexible mechanism which will now permit industry to propose to government, additions to the Domestic Substances List more rapidly (e.g., chemicals, polymers, biochemicals, biopolymers and living organisms to be identified as a substance in Canadian commerce).
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- New Substances Notification Regulations (SOR/94-260) [Repealed]
Canada Gazette Part II
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: Vol.137,No.13, PDF (4.01 MB, go to page 254)
Canada Gazette Part I
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: Vol.136,No.44, PDF (1.55 MB, go to page 74)
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