Members may be interested in the following notices and proposed regulations published on October 13, 2010, in Part I of the Canada Gazette.
1. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Notice of intent to develop more stringent regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger automobiles and light trucks of the 2017 and later model years.
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-10-16/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d102
2. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Notice of time extension granted by the Minister of the Environment under subsection 56(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. [These extensions were granted under the Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans for inorganic chloramines and chlorinated wastewater effluents, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 4, 2004.]
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-10-16/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d101
3. Under the Food and Drugs Act
Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations (the Regulations) for the use of erythritol, as a sweetener, in a variety of foods at a prescribed maximum level of use, including hard candies at a maximum level of use of 50% and chewing gum at a maximum level of use of 60%. Health Canada has received a submission to increase the maximum levels of use of erythritol in hard candies and chewing gum to 99% and 75% respectively. This submission would also extend the use of erythritol as a sweetener to the following unstandardized foods at the indicated maximum level of use: baked products and baking mixes (10%), cakes and cookies (10%), fruit spreads (14%), alcoholic beverages (3.5%), dairy-based beverages (2.5%), yogurt (7%), frozen desserts (5%), puddings (10%), syrups and toppings (15%), fruit, cream and custard fillings (10%), and fruit-based smoothie beverages (7%).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-10-16/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d103
4. Under the Export and Import Permits Act
Amendment seeking to expand the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) to include Albania and Croatia, the only North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries not currently listed. Currently there are 31 countries listed on the AFCCL.
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-10-16/html/reg3-eng.html
5. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans with respect to bisphenol A in industrial effluents.
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-10-16/html/sup-eng.html