Export Control List Notification

Act: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, c. 33.
Regulation: Export Control List Notification Regulations, SOR/2000-108

To Whom Does This Apply?

A person or company who proposes to export a substance specified in the Export Control List in Schedule 3 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).

Eligible Activities

Exporting of a substance specified on the Export Control List (CEPA 1999).

Summary

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) is an Act respecting the protection of the environment, human life and health. Its twelve parts include powers and provisions to:

• undertake environmental research and data;
• develop objectives, guidelines and codes of practice for industry and business;
• regulate toxic substances, new substances, wastes and fuels;
• regulate nutrients;
• regulate animate products of biotechnology;
• regulate the environmental effects of federal operations;
• regulate international air pollution and ocean dumping; and
• enforce regulations including agreements with provinces and territories.

Environment Canada administers the Act on behalf of the federal government, but develops regulations and guidelines jointly with Health Canada.

The Export Control List Notification Regulations are instrumental in the implementation of subsection 101(1) and section 103 of CEPA 1999.

Products affected

Substances listed in the Export Control List of Schedule 3 of CEPA 1999.

Requirements

A person proposing to export a substance listed in the Export Control List of Schedule 3 in CEPA 1999 is required to provide written notice at least 7 days prior to the proposed export and to file corrections to the notice within 30 days of learning of them. The exporter is further required to provide an annual report of the actual exports on or before January 31 of the year following the exports. The Regulations specify the information to be provided in the notice and annual report as well as the records that must be kept at the exporter's principal place of business in Canada for a period of five years.

• CEPA Export Control List Notification Regulations

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Commercial Chemicals Formulation Division
Chemical Sectors Directorate
Environment Canada
12th Floor
Place Vincent Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H3
Telephone: 819-953-9322
Fax: 819-953-3132 / 1-888-391-3695
Toll-free (information): 1-888-391-3426
E-mail: upcis-supac@ec.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html