The agreement recognizes Quebec as the principal interlocutor for receiving from the pulp and paper sector, most of the data and information required pursuant to the following three federal regulations:
Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations made pursuant to CEPA 1999;
Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations made pursuant to CEPA 1999; and
Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations made pursuant to the Fisheries Act.
Each level of government will retain full responsibility for verifying compliance and enforcing their respective regulations.