Solvent Degreasing Regulations (SOR/2003-283)

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Solvent Degreasing Regulations

SOR/2003-283

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Registration 2003-07-24

Solvent Degreasing Regulations

P.C. 2003-1145 2003-07-24

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 7, 2002, a copy of the proposed Solvent Degreasing Regulations, substantially in the form set out in the annexed Regulations, and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection;

And whereas, pursuant to subsection 93(3) of that Act, the National Advisory Committee has been given an opportunity to provide its advice under section 6 of that Act;

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 93(4) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, the proposed Regulations do not regulate an aspect of a substance that is regulated by or under any other Act of Parliament in a manner that provides, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, sufficient protection to the environment and human health;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, hereby makes the annexed Solvent Degreasing Regulations.

INTERPRETATION

1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

“cold degreaser”

“cold degreaser” means equipment designed for using a solvent in its liquid form to remove soils from a substrate by spraying, brushing, flushing, agitating or immersing. (dégraisseur à froid)

“consumption unit”

“consumption unit”, with respect to a solvent, means each kilogram of the solvent that may be used in a degreasing process in excess of the threshold set out in column 3 of Schedule 1 and that has been issued by the Minister under section 4. (unité de consommation)

“degreasing”

“degreasing” means a physical process that uses solvents to remove soils from a substrate by dissolving or dispersing the soils. (dégraissage)

“degreasing process”

“degreasing process” means a process set out in column 2 of Schedule 1. (procédé de dégraissage)

“reclaimed”

“reclaimed”, with respect to a solvent, means recovered, reprocessed and upgraded through processes such as filtering, drying, distillation and chemical treatment to restore the solvent to a state that renders it reusable in a degreasing process. (régénéré)

“recovered”

“recovered”, with respect to a solvent, means collected after the solvent has been used, or collected from machinery, equipment or containers during servicing or before disposal of the machinery, equipment or container. (récupéré)

“recycled”

“recycled”, with respect to a solvent, means recovered and cleaned by a process such as filtering or drying for its reuse in a degreasing process. (recyclé)

“residue”

“residue” means any solid, liquid or sludge waste that is generated by a degreasing process. (résidus)

“soils”

“soils” includes uncured coatings, adhesives, inks and contaminants such as dirt, oil and grease. (salissures)

“solvent”

“solvent” means a substance set out in column 1 of Schedule 1. (solvant)

“vapour degreaser”

“vapour degreaser” means equipment designed for using a solvent in its vapour form to remove soils from a substrate by condensation of the vapour on the substrate. (dégraisseur à la vapeur)

“waste management facility”

“waste management facility” means a facility that is authorized under applicable laws to handle, recycle or dispose of solvents and residues. (installation de gestion des déchets)

“year”

“year” means a calendar year. (année)