New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) (SOR/2005-247).

The present Regulations enact the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Regulations set out the information that a person must provide to the Minister of the Environment under subsection 81(1) of the Act before manufacturing or importing a chemical or polymer that is not on the DSL. The information is required so that the Minister may determine whether the chemical or polymer is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Act. Moreover, the Regulations set out the periods within which the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health must assess the information received and the conditions under which the Minister of the Environment must add a chemical or polymer to the DSL under section 87 of the Act. Parts 1 and 2 set out the information requirements; Part 3 concern administrative matters; Part 4 lays down provisions relating to obligations of the Ministers. Schedules 1 to 6 and 9 to 11 list information to be provided, Schedule 7 deals with the types of polymers, Schedule 8 regards reactants and finally Schedule 12 concerns flowcharts giving an overview of all the information requirements. The text consists of 4 Parts and 12 Schedules.