What's New:

December 8, 2006

• Review of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms)
  
  
  • Backgrounder
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  • Discussion Document for the Workshop on the Provisions Dealing with Organisms Other than Micro-Organisms
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December 5, 2006

• REVISED: The submission form to respond to the proposal of deletion of substances from the advisory note 2006-02

December 4, 2006

• The New Substances Program’s Search Engine for Chemicals, biochemicals, polymers and biopolymers published in the Canada Gazette
  
  
• The New Substances Program’s Search Engine for animate products of biotechnology published in the Canada Gazette
  
  
• Advisory Note DFO 2006-01 - Importing or Manufacturing Aquatic Organisms that are Animate Products of Biotechnology
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November 29, 2006

• Order 2006-66-05-04 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 29, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-07-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 29, 2006
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November 28, 2006

• New Substances Program Advisory Note 2006-05 - Updates to the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: Organisms
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• Appendix 3 to the Guidelines - New Substances Notification Reporting Form for Organisms other than Micro-organisms, and a New Substances Notification Reporting Form for Micro-organisms

November 27, 2006

• Order 2006-66-05-05 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-07-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions pertaining to the substance Pentafluoroethane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 354-33-6, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions pertaining to the substance 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 420-46-2, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions pertaining to the substance 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 690-39-1, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions pertaining to the substance 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 406-58-6, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions No. 10702 pertaining to the substance 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5- Decafluoropentane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 138495-42-8, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions No. 10997 pertaining to the substance 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 406-58-6, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions No. 11304 pertaining to the substance 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5- Decafluoropentane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 138495-42-8, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions No. 11296/11327 pertaining to the substance 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 406-58-6, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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• Rescinding the Ministerial Conditions No. 11446 pertaining to the substance Pentafluoroethane, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 354-33-6, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 25, 2006
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November 23, 2006

• New Substances Program Advisory Note 2006-04 - Administrative Change for New Substances Used in Products Regulated by the Food & Drugs Act
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• The Information Note on the bilateral "Consultations on Substance Management" (COSM) meeting
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• The New Substances Program's International Activities Inventory
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November 15, 2006

• Order 2006-66-08-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 15, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-08-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on November 15, 2006
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November 14, 2006

• Notice to interested parties - Intent to delete non-eligible substances from the Domestic Substances List
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• Annex 1 - List of of substances proposed for deletion from the Domestic Substances List
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• Advisory Note 2006-02 in regards to proposal to remove non-eligible Substances from the Domestic Substances List
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• The submission form to respond to the proposal of deletion of substances
  
  
• Advisory Note 2006-03 in regards to the submission of a Sworn Affidavit to Support Eligibility for the Domestic Substances List
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• Order 2006-66-08-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 11, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-08-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on November 11, 2006
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November 6, 2006

• Significant New Activity Notice No. 14 308 in respect of the substance 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 3445-11-2, published in the Canada Gazette, part I on November 4, 2006
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October 18, 2006

• Order 2006-87-07-03 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on October 18, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-07-04 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on October 14, 2006
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October 10, 2006

• Significant New Activity Notice No. 14 446 in respect of the substance 1-Butanesulfonyl fluoride, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluoro-, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 375-72-4, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on October 7, 2006
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• UPDATE: The New Substances Notification Technical Guidance Series was developed to help interpret specific information requirements of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers)] of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
  
  This document addresses the reaction-scheme requirement prescribed in Schedule 9 of the NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers) for polymers that meet the Reduced Regulatory Requirement criteria. It also provides background information and suggested formats for reporting polymer reaction schemes.
  
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September 20, 2006

• Order 2006-87-06-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on September 20, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-06-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on September 16, 2006
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August 9, 2006

• Notice that the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have developped the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Susbtances: Chemicals and Polymers published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on August 5, 2006
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July 27, 2006

• Order 2006-87-05-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on July 26, 2006
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July 25, 2006

• Significant New Activity Notice No. 14 276 in respect of the substance Perfluoroalkylhydroxyaminoazetidinium polymer, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on July 22, 2006
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• Order 2006-87-05-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on July 22, 2006
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July 11, 2006

• The New Substances Notification Technical Guidance Series was developed to help interpret specific information requirements of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers)] of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
  
  This document addresses the reaction-scheme requirement prescribed in Schedule 9 of the NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers) for polymers that meet the Reduced Regulatory Requirement criteria. It also provides background information and suggested formats for reporting polymer reaction schemes.
  
  The Reaction Scheme guidance document will be available shortly. To obtain an electronic version, please contact the New Substances Notification Information Line.