Consultation on Environment and Climate Change Canada Proposed Regulatory Amendments

May 17, 2016

The CSCB has received communication from Environment and Climate Change Canada that proposed amendments to the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations and the Export Control List have been published in the Part 1 of the Canada Gazette. 

The proposed amendments would enable Canada to prohibit exports of elemental mercury with certain exemptions. Additionally, they would reduce the prior notification of export period from 30 days to 15 days.

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Any person may, within 75 days after the date of publication in the Canada Gazette, file with the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change comments with respect to the proposed amendments via email ec.substancedexportationcontrolee-exportcontrolledsubstance.ec@canada.ca (please use “Consultation on regulatory amendments” as the subject line of your message.)

The CSCB would appreciate being copied on your submission at [email protected].

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