• 7. (1) Any company that intends to apply a national emissions mark to a vehicle or engine shall apply to the Minister to obtain an authorization in the form set out in Schedule 1.

• (2) The application to apply a national emissions mark shall be signed by a person who is authorized to act on behalf of the company and shall include

  • (a) the name and street address of the head office of the company and, if different, its mailing address;

  • (b) the classes of vehicles or engines for which the authorization is requested;

  • (c) the street address of the location at which the national emissions mark will be applied to the vehicles or engines;

  • (d) the street address where records referred to in section 38 will be maintained; and

  • (e) information to show that the company is capable of verifying compliance with the standards set out in these Regulations.

• 8. (1) The national emissions mark is the mark set out in Schedule 2.

• (2) The national emissions mark shall be at least 7 mm in height and 10 mm in width.

• (3) The national emissions mark shall be located

  • (a) on or immediately beside the U.S. information label referred to in paragraph 35(1)(d); or

  • (b) on or immediately beside the compliance label applied in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.

• (4) The national emissions mark shall be on a label that

  • (a) is permanently applied to the vehicle or engine;

  • (b) is resistant to or protected against any weather condition; and

  • (c) bears inscriptions that are legible, indelible and that are indented, embossed or in a colour that contrasts with the background of the label.

• (5) Subject to subsection (6), a company that has been authorized to apply the national emissions mark shall display the identification number assigned by the Minister in figures that are at least 2 mm in height, immediately below or to the right of the national emissions mark.

• (6) A company is not required to display its identification number pursuant to subsection (5) if

  • (a) the company is authorized by the Minister of Transport to apply the national safety mark in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Act;

  • (b) the company applies both the national emissions mark and the national safety mark to the vehicle; and

  • (c) the national emissions mark is on the same label as the national safety mark.

9. A company may apply the national emissions mark to a vehicle or engine that is manufactured before January 1, 2004, if

• (a) the vehicle or engine conforms to the standards set out in these Regulations for vehicles or engines of the 2004 model year; and

• (b) the company meets the requirements of these Regulations in respect of that vehicle or engine.