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The canadian environmental protection act covers a range of activities that can affect human health and the environment, and acts to address any pollution issues not covered by other federal laws. Order 2015660101 amending the domestic substances list. Canadian environmental protection act, 1999 annual report for. The primary purpose of the canadian environmental protection act, 1999 cepa is to contribute to sustainable development through pollution prevention. It covers a diversity of activities that can affect human health and the environment, and acts to address any. Canadian environmental protection act, 1999 cepa 1999. Private members bill c438 421 first reading canadian. Environmental protection and enhancement act fact sheet.
The purpose of this regulatory document, when incorporated in a licence or other legally enforceable instrument, is to help assure that licensees implement adequate environmental protection policies, programs and procedures, other than for licences to abandon, at class i nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills, in accordance with the nuclear safety and. This report responds to the statutory requirement in section 342 of the act to provide annual reports to parliament on the administration and enforcement of the act. It also expanded the mandate of the canadian security intelligence service csis, and was described as the first. Nov 17, 2015 with salmon at historically low numbers in parts of the atlantic, the plaintiffs argued pdf that approving gmo salmon manufacturing violated the canadian environmental protection act, which requires new substances to be tested for toxicity to the surrounding ecosystems. Its goal is to contribute to sustainable development development that meets the.
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Canadian environmental protection act 1999 1 international electrochemical ommissions ie definition of halogen free 2 norwegian product regulations and the norwegian product control act organostannic organotin compounds annex xvii to reach 3 pops persistent organic pollutants ec regulation no. Whereas, pursuant to subsection 661 of the canadian environmental protection act, 1999 see footnote a, the minister of the environment is required to maintain the domestic substances list see footnote b. Following the advice of the government of canada and public health officials, canadians are being asked to practice social distancing to prevent the spread of covid19. It does not in any way supersede or modify the requirements of the canadian environmental protection act, 1999 or the onroad vehicle and.
Canadian environmental protection act, 1999 annual report for april 2014 to march 2015. These regulations prohibit the manufacture and import of products containing mercury or any of its compounds. Whereas, pursuant to subsection 3321 footnote a of the canadian environmental protection act, 1999 footnote b, the minister of the environment published in the canada gazette, part i, on october 8, 2016, a copy of the proposed environmental emergency regulations, 2016, substantially in the annexed form, and persons were given an opportunity. The purpose of this act is to protect the environment and the living species inhabiting it, to the extent provided for by law. Cepa full document in hypertext markup language html format. Effective july 1, 2015, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from coalfired generation of electricity regulations came into force under the canadian environmental protection act, 1999. The pipeline safety act, which received royal assent on june 18, 2015, required that new regulations be in place by the acts entry into force on june 19, 2016.
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