Jul. 6 – Regulations Amending The Prohibition Of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 (Four New Fluorotelomer-Based Substances)

Canada Gazette I – Vol. 140, No. 24 — June 17, 2006

1. Section 4 of the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 is renumbered as

subsection 4(1) and is amended by adding the following:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a product that is a manufactured item that is formed into a specific
physical shape or design during manufacture and that has, for its final use, a function or functions dependent in whole or in part on its shape or design, if a toxic substance set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is present in that manufactured item.

2. (1) Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after the heading

“SCHEDULE 1 /(Sections 1 to 4 and 6)”:

PART 1

(2) Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after Part 1:

PART 2

PROHIBITED TOXIC SUBSTANCES UNLESS PRESENT IN MANUFACTURED ITEMS

Toxic Substances 1.) Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-, homopolymer, reaction products with alpha-fluoro-omega-2-hydroxyethyl-poly(difluoromethylene), C16-20-branched alcohols and 1-ctadecanol 2.) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexadecyl ester, polymers with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, gamma-omega-perfluoro-C10-16-alkyl acrylate and stearyl methacrylate 3.) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-methylpropyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate and 2,5 furandione, gamma-omega-perfluoro-C8-14 alkyl esters, tert-Bu benzenecarboperoxoate-initiated 4.) 2-propen-1-ol, reaction products with pentafluoroiodoethane tetrafluoroethylene telomer, dehydroiodinated, reaction products with epichlorohydrin and triethylenetetramine

COMING INTO FORCE

3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

To see the full article, published in the Canada Gazette, please visit: REGULATIONS AMENDING THE PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN TOXIC SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS, 2005 (FOUR NEW FLUOROTELOMER-BASED SUBSTANCES).