Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Chemicals and Polymers

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Contact Information for the New Substances Program

• Comments and Inquiries
• NSN Reporting Forms and Guidelines
• Cette publication est aussi disponible en français

Comments and Inquiries

Comments regarding the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) (the Regulations) as well as technical questions or requests for additional information on procedures for New Substances Notification (NSN) packages or on the status of submitted NSN packages should be directed to:

New Substances Notification Information Line
New Substances Division
Science and Technology Branch
Environment Canada
14th Floor, Place Vincent Massey
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3

Telephone:
1-800-567-1999 (toll-free in Canada)
819-953-7156 (outside Canada)

Facsimile: 819-953-7155

E-mail: NSN-infoline@ec.gc.ca

Individuals may also visit the New Substances (NS) program web site at: www.ec.gc.ca/substances/ or the CEPA Environmental Registry online at: www.ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/

NSN Reporting Forms and Guidelines

Copies of the NSN reporting forms (Appendix 2 of these Guidelines) may be obtained electronically from the NS program web site indicated above or by contacting the NSN Information Line or one of the regional offices (Appendix 11 of these Guidelines). NSN reporting forms may be reproduced without permission.

Additional copies of the Guidelines may be obtained electronically from the NS program web site indicated above or, for a fee, from Environment Canada by contacting:

Communications Services – Publications
Environment Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3

Telephone:
1-800-734-3232 (toll free within North America)
819-953-5750 (outside North America)

Facsimile: 819-994-5629
E-mail: epspubs@ec.gc.ca

Cette publication est aussi disponible en français. Pour l'obtenir, s'adresser à :

Services des communications – Publications
Environnement Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H3

Although care has been taken to ensure that these Guidelines accurately reflect requirements prescribed in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act) and the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) (the Regulations), notifiers are advised that should any inconsistencies be found, the Act and the Regulations will prevail.