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Who Should and How To NotifyThose required to notify under the revised New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers)] and the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) [NSNR (Organisms)] are any person who intends to import or manufacture a new substance in Canada (i.e. the Canadian Importer, the Canadian Manufacturer or the Foreign Importer of Record and their Canadian Agent. These regulations apply to chemicals, polymers, biochemicals, biopolymers and living organisms (Biotechnology). New Substances Notification (NSN) packages must be submitted to Environment Canada prior to importing or manufacturing. Please follow the steps below to ensure you are submitting your NSN Package under the correct regulation (see exemptions below). If you are submitting a NSN Package under the Regulations follow the steps below to ensure your submission is complete. The assessment process carried out by Environment Canada and Health Canada, which must be completed within a time limit specified by the Regulations, results in either:
The CEPA 1999 approach to the control of new substances is both proactive and preventive, employing a pre-import or pre-manufacture notification and assessment process. When this process identifies a new substance that may pose a risk to human health or the environment, the Act empowers the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health to intervene prior to or during the earliest stages of its introduction into Canada. This ability to act early makes the NS program an essential component of the federal management strategy for toxic substances. What is a Substance?A substance is any matter, whether organic or inorganic, animate (live) or inanimate (lifeless). What is a New Substance?A new substance is a substance that requires notification prior to import or manufacture and includes:
The DSL is a compilation of all known substances that were in Canadian commerce between 1984 and 1986 or that are added to the DSL in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The DSL is amended regularly. You can check to see if a substance you wish to import or manufacture is already on the DSL, on the DSL with P or S Flags, or not on the DSL, by viewing the DSL. Please note a substance can have several names. To properly identify a substance, the DSL lists substances by unique identifiers: For example:
If you know the unique identifier please use it to see if the substance is listed on the DSL. If you believe that the substance is listed on the confidential portion of the DSL but you do not know the Confidential Accession Number then you may submit a request for a confidential search to Environment Canada using the contact information below or see the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Chemicals and Polymers or Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Organisms for direction on how to submit a Confidential Search Request. Determining the Need to Notify Under the New Substance Notification Regulations
The Notification Process:1. For chemicals and polymers only: Determine the import volumes or the quantities manufactured in Canada (view the decision scheme flow charts) 2. To notify a chemical, polymer, biochemical, or biopolymer, use the chemicals and polymers NSN reporting form including the guide for the required fees: NSN reporting forms for chemicals and polymers New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Chemicals and Polymers New Substances Fees Regulations A detailed explanation of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) and the obligations of notifiers is contained in the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Chemicals and Polymers. Note: Notifiers have the option of submitting test data by regular mail, CD or email. 3. To notify Living Organisms (Biotechnology), use the Organisms NSN reporting form: A detailed explanation of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) and the obligations of notifiers are contained in the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Organisms, link available below or go to the "Living Organisms" section of the website. NSN reporting forms for animate products of biotechnology New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Organisms Note: Notifiers have the option of submitting test data by regular mail, CD or email. Questions, Require Assistance?If you require hard copies of the above documents or any part of the NSN process or other questions concerning new substances please contact us at: New Substances Notification Information Line Telephone: Fascimile: E-mail: More information:The documents listed below are to provide assistance and information on compliance to the NSNR and the notification process.
The CEPA Environmental Registry is a comprehensive source of public information relating to activities under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). In addition to providing up-to-date copies of current CEPA 1999 instruments, the primary objective of the Environmental Registry is to encourage and support public participation in environmental decision-making, by facilitating access to documents arising from the administration of the Act. Under Section 12 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Minister of the Environment is mandated to establish a registry, to be called the "Environmental Registry". The Environmental Registry may be referred to as the "CEPA Environmental Registry" or the "CEPA Registry". Interpretation of "Toxic"Except where the expression "inherently toxic" appears in Parts 5 and 6 of CEPA 1999, a substance is toxic if it is entering or may enter the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that:
Foreign Importer of Record and Canadian Agent - DefinitionsA Foreign Importer of Record is a company or individual that does not have a permanent physical residence in Canada. A Canadian Agent is a legal entity (whether individual or company) that represents a Foreign company (known as the Importer of Record). The Canadian Agent must have a permanent physical residence in Canada. Please see the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Chemicals and Polymers or Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Organisms for more information. Living OrganismLiving Organism is an animate product of biotechnology ("biotechnology" means the application of science and engineering in the direct or indirect use of living organisms or parts or products of living organisms in their natural or modified forms) Examples of living organisms
Examples of organisms not captured by the definition of a living organism
What is a Flag?Substances published on the DSL with an "S" Flag:
Substances published on the DSL with a "P" Flag:
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