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  1. Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations - SOR/2021-268 (SCHEDULE 1 : Product Categories and VOC Concentration Limits)
    Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations

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    1 The following definitions apply in this Schedule.

    cleaner or duster for energized equipment

    cleaner or duster for energized equipment  means a product that is designed to clean or dust equipment while there is an electrical current in the equipment or while there is a residual electrical potential from a component such as a capacitor. (nettoyant ou dépoussiéreur d’équipements sous tension)

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    Item Product Category Subcategory Maximum VOC Concentration (% w/w)
    1 Astringent, toner or clarifier, including astringent, toner or clarifier products that are impregnated in a substrate but excluding any product that is regulated as a drug under the Food and Drugs Act 35
    11 Personal fragrance products, excluding any product that is

    • (a) designed to alleviate fungal or bacterial growth and regulated as a drug under the Food and Drugs Act;

    • (b) a skin care product that is designed to alleviate skin conditions such as dryness or irritations;

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    19 Products designed to remove the following from the painted surfaces of motor vehicles:

    • (a) biological residue (such as insects or tree sap); or

    • (b) road grime (such as tar, road-marking paint or asphalt)

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    26 Lubricants, excluding any product that is

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    • (e) a dry lubricant that is designed to provide lubricity by depositing a film of solid material (such as graphite, molybdenum disulfide, chemically related fluoropolymers or boron nitride)

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    • (v) aerosol that is designed for use as a disinfectant and air freshener

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    31 Disinfectant, excluding any product that

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    • (c) is represented to have disinfecting or antimicrobial properties and designed for use as a glass cleaner, toilet or urinal cleaner or deodorizer, metal polish or cleanser, or fabric refresher;

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    33 Electrical-equipment cleaner that is designed to remove heavy dirt (such as grease or oil) from electrical equipment (such as an electric motor, armature, relay, electric panel or generator), excluding any product that is

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    34 Electronics cleaner that is designed to remove dirt, dust, moisture, flux or oxides from the internal components of electronic or precision equipment (such as circuit boards) or the internal components of electronic devices (such as radios, compact disc players, digital video disc players or computers), excluding any product that is

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    35 Fabric refresher that is designed to neutralize or eliminate odours on soft surfaces (such as fabric, rugs, carpeting, footwear or athletic equipment), excluding any product that is designed for use on both fabric and human skin

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    41 Furniture maintenance products that are designed for polishing, protecting or enhancing finished surfaces, excluding any product that is designed solely for the purpose of cleaning or to leave a permanent finish (such as stains, sanding sealers or lacquers)

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    52 Thinner or viscosity reducer for paints, lacquers or other coatings, excluding any product that is

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    • (c) designed for use solely as an essential component in a specific coating

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    • (iii) single-component construction, panel or floor-covering adhesive — other than floor-seam sealers that are designed for use on installed flexible sheet flooring — that is packaged in a quantity of less than or equal to 475 ml or less than or equal to 454 g and that is designed for use on

      • (A) structural and building components (such as beams, trusses, studs, panelling, moulding or countertops), or

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    • (A) mounting adhesive designed for permanently affixing photographs, artwork or any other drawn or printed media to a backing (such as paper, board or cloth),

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    • (G) laminate-repair or edge-banding adhesive designed for

      • (I) touching up or repairing materials (such as sheet materials made of paper, fabric or other core materials) that have been laminated to a substrate at temperatures exceeding 129°C and pressures between 6 850 kPa and 9 650 kPa, or

      • (II) touching up, repairing or attaching edge-banding materials (such as other laminates, synthetic marble, veneers, wood moulding or decorative metals),

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    • (ii) gasket or thread-locking adhesive remover, including products designed for use as both a paint stripper and gasket or thread-locking adhesive remover,

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    • (iii) specialty adhesive remover that is designed to remove reactive adhesives (such as epoxies, urethanes or silicones) that require a hardener or catalyst for the bond to occur,

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    62 Sealant or caulking compound that is packaged in a quantity of less than or equal to 475 ml or less than or equal to 454 g and that is designed to fill, seal, waterproof or weatherproof gaps or joints between two surfaces, excluding any product that is

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    • (g) a sealer that is to be applied as a continuous coating; or

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  2. Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations - SOR/2021-268 (Section 18)
    Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations

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    Marginal note:Application

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      18 (1) A person that intends to, on or after the applicable date referred to in subsection 3(4) or the day on which their permit expires, as the case may be, manufacture or import a product that belongs to a product category set out in column 1 of the table to Schedule 1 or column 1 of Schedule 2 that has a VOC concentration or VOC emission potential that is greater than the applicable maximum VOC concentration set out in column 3 of the table to Schedule 1 or the applicable maximum VOC emission potential set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, as the case may be, may apply for a permit, or for a renewal of their permit, authorizing them to manufacture or import that product on or after the applicable date if it is not technically or economically feasible for them to, by that date, reduce the product’s VOC concentration or VOC emission potential, as the case may be, to a level that is less than or equal to that maximum VOC concentration or maximum VOC emission potential.

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      Marginal note:Required information

      (2) The application must be submitted to the Minister before the applicable date referred to in subsection 3(4) or the day on which the permit expires, as the case may be, and must contain the following information:

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        (d) the product category set out in column 1 of the table to Schedule 1 or column 1 of Schedule 2 and, if applicable, the subcategory set out in column 2 of the table to Schedule 1 to which the product belongs, as well as the information used to determine its classification;

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        (i) evidence that demonstrates that it will not be technically or economically feasible for the applicant to, by the applicable date referred to in subsection 3(4) or the day on which their permit is to expire, as the case may be, reduce the product’s VOC concentration or VOC emission potential, as the case may be, to a level that is less than or equal to the applicable maximum VOC concentration set out in column 3 of the table to Schedule 1 or the applicable maximum VOC emission potential set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, as the case may be;

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        (j) a plan describing the measures that will be taken to reduce the product’s VOC concentration or VOC emission potential, as the case may be, to a level that is less than or equal to the applicable maximum VOC concentration set out in column 3 of the table to Schedule 1 or the applicable maximum VOC emission potential set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, as the case may be; and


  3. Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations - SOR/2021-268 (Section 19)
    Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations

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    Marginal note:Issuance or renewal

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      19 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister must issue or renew a permit referred to in subsection 18(1) if the applicant has demonstrated that it will not be technically or economically feasible for them to, by the applicable date referred to in subsection 3(4) or the day on which their permit is to expire, as the case may be, reduce the product’s VOC concentration or VOC emission potential, as the case may be, to a level that is less than or equal to the applicable maximum VOC concentration set out in column 3 of the table to Schedule 1 or the applicable maximum VOC emission potential set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, as the case may be.


  4. Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations - SOR/2021-268 (Section 15)
    Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations

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    Marginal note:Application

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      15 (1) A person may apply for a permit or a renewal of their permit, as the case may be, authorizing them to manufacture or import a product that belongs to a product category set out in column 1 of the table to Schedule 1 and, if applicable, a subcategory set out in column 2 that has a VOC concentration that is greater than the applicable maximum VOC concentration set out in column 3, but that, when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s written instructions, results in lower VOC emissions than those that would result from the use of another product that belongs to the same category and, if applicable, the same subcategory that has a VOC concentration that is less than or equal to that maximum VOC concentration.

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      (2) The application must be submitted to the Minister and must contain the following information:

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        (d) the product category set out in column 1 of the table to Schedule 1 and, if applicable, the subcategory set out in column 2 to which the product belongs, as well as the information used to categorize it;


  5. Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations - SOR/2021-268 (Section 14)
    Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations

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    14 A person that generates compliance units during a calendar year must, no later than March 1 of the following year, submit a report to the Minister that contains the following information:

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      (c) for each reformulated product for which they have elected to participate in the compliance unit trading system for the calendar year in question,

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      • (ii) the product category set out in column 1 of the table to Schedule 1 and, if applicable, the subcategory set out in column 2 to which it belongs, as well as the information used to categorize it,


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