Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations (SOR/2025-88)

Marginal note:Non-application — equipment

• 5 (1) These Regulations apply to all tanks and loading racks at a facility other than

  • (a) tanks with an internal volume of less than 5 m³;

  • (b) tanks with an internal volume of less than 50 m³ that are never used to store gasoline or volatile petroleum liquids with a vapour pressure greater than 76 kPa or a benzene concentration greater than 2% by weight.

  • (c) tanks that are attached to or integrated into a vehicle; and

  • (d) tanks and loading racks that are subject to the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) and are equipped with a vapour control system that meets the requirements of those Regulations or, if those Regulations do not apply as a result of an agreement made under subsection 10(3) of the Act, a vapour control system that meets the requirements of the provisions referred to in that agreement.

• Marginal note:Volume excluded

  (2) If a tank or loading rack is exempted under subsection (1), the internal volume of the tank, or the volume of volatile petroleum liquid loaded with the loading rack, is not to be taken into account when determining, under subsection 2(1), whether these Regulations apply to the facility.