Review of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms)

Backgrounder

February 22, 2006

New Substances Program,
Environment Canada
Health Canada

NOTE TO READER: This document is a work in progress. The substantive content is for discussion purposes only, and reflects the initial perspectives of officials with the New Substances Program in Environment Canada and Health Canada. It will evolve and improve with feedback from readers. This document does not represent the position of the Government of Canada.

TABLE OF CONTENTS (TOC)

• FOREWORD
• LIST OF TABLES
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 CONTEXT
  • 1.2 THE NSNR (ORGANISMS) AND THE SCOPE OF THIS REVIEW
  • 1.3 THE NOTIFICATION AND RISK-ASSESSMENT PROCESS
  • 1.4 WHY REVIEW THE NSNR (ORGANISMS)?
  • 1.5 THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE NSNR (ORGANISMS)
• 2. OVERVIEW OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION
• 3. CANADA'S BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES
• 4. FURTHER INFORMATION
• APPENDICES
  • 1: CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCES THAT ARE LIVING ORGANISMS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION UNDER THE NSNR (ORGANISMS)
  • 2: CONTACTS IN OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
  • 3: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION RELATED TO NEW SUBSTANCES