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Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2014, c. 20)

Assented to 2014-06-19

PART 6VARIOUS MEASURES

Division 3Regulatory Cooperation Council Initiative on Workplace Chemicals

R.S., c. 24 (3rd Supp.), Part IIIAmendments to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act

  • 149. (1) The portion of subsection 13(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Duties of screening officer

    • 13. (1) A screening officer shall review a claim for exemption and the safety data sheet or label to which it relates in accordance with the prescribed procedures and shall

  • (2) Paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (b) decide whether the safety data sheet or label to which the claim relates, except to the extent that it does not disclose the information in respect of which the claim is made, complies with the provisions of the Hazardous Products Act or the provisions of the Canada Labour Code, as the case may be.

150. Subsection 14(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Obligation du demandeur

    (2) Le destinataire de l’avis visé au paragraphe (1) communique à l’agent de contrôle, selon les modalités de forme et de temps qui y sont indiquées, les renseignements, exigés par l’avis, qu’il a à sa disposition.

  • 151. (1) The portion of subsection 15(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Decision in writing

    • 15. (1) A screening officer shall, as soon as is practicable, render a decision in writing on a claim for exemption and the safety data sheet or label to which it relates, including reasons for the decision, and shall

  • (2) Paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (b) cause a notice of the decision to be given to each affected party who made written representations to the screening officer with respect to the claim for exemption or the safety data sheet or label to which it relates.

  • (3) Subsection 15(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Notification de la décision

      (2) L’avis prévu à l’alinéa (1)b) doit contenir les renseignements nécessaires pour indiquer le sens de la décision de l’agent de contrôle et la motivation de celle-ci, sans toutefois fournir de renseignements faisant l’objet de la demande.

Marginal note:2007, c. 7, s. 3

152. Subsections 16.1(1) to (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Undertaking

  • 16.1 (1) If a screening officer determines under paragraph 13(1)(b) that a safety data sheet or label to which a claim for exemption relates does not comply with the provisions of the Hazardous Products Act or the provisions of the Canada Labour Code, as the case may be, the screening officer may send an undertaking to the claimant setting out the measures that are required to be taken for the purpose of ensuring compliance with those provisions, except to the extent that they would require the claimant to disclose the information in respect of which the claim is made, in the manner and within the period specified in the undertaking.

  • Marginal note:Agreement by claimant

    (2) If the claimant agrees with the measures set out in the undertaking, the claimant shall sign the undertaking and return it to the screening officer together with the amended safety data sheet or label.

  • Marginal note:Notice

    (3) On receipt of the signed undertaking, if the screening officer is satisfied, after reviewing the safety data sheet or label, that the claimant has taken the measures set out in the undertaking in the manner and within the period specified in it, the screening officer shall send a notice to the claimant confirming their compliance with the undertaking.

Marginal note:2007, c. 7, s. 4

153. Subsection 17(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Ordre

  • 17. (1) S’il ne reçoit pas l’engagement signé ou n’est pas convaincu que le demandeur l’a respecté, l’agent de contrôle lui ordonne de se conformer aux dispositions de la Loi sur les produits dangereux ou du Code canadien du travail, selon le cas, sauf dans la mesure où elles obligeraient le demandeur à communiquer les renseignements visés par la demande, selon les modalités de forme et de temps précisées par l’ordre.

Marginal note:2007, c. 7, s. 5

  • 154. (1) Subparagraph 18(1)(a)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (ii) a notice containing any information that, in the opinion of a screening officer, should have been disclosed on any safety data sheet or label reviewed by the screening officer; and

  • Marginal note:2007, c. 7, s. 5

    (2) Subparagraph 18(1)(b)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (ii) a notice containing any information that has been disclosed on any safety data sheet or label in compliance with the undertaking.

  • (3) Subsection 18(3) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Limitation

      (3) L’avis prévu au paragraphe (1) ne peut contenir de renseignements faisant l’objet d’une demande de dérogation.

155. Subsection 24(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Notification de la décision

    (2) L’avis visé à l’alinéa (1)b) doit contenir les renseignements nécessaires pour indiquer le sens de la décision de la commission d’appel et la motivation de celle-ci, sans toutefois fournir de renseignements faisant l’objet de la demande de dérogation.

156. Section 26 of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Ordre de communication

  • 26. (1) La commission d’appel peut ordonner au demandeur de communiquer à une partie touchée, ou à telle partie comprise dans une catégorie de parties touchées désignée par l’ordre, des renseignements qui font l’objet d’un appel d’une décision portant sur une demande de dérogation, si elle estime que, pour des raisons de santé et de sécurité, ces renseignements devraient être communiqués.

  • Marginal note:Observation de l’ordre

    (2) Le demandeur visé par un ordre de communication s’y conforme selon les modalités de forme et de temps qui y sont spécifiées.

  • Marginal note:Renseignements protégés

    (3) Il est interdit à la partie touchée à qui des renseignements sont communiqués en application du paragraphe (1) de les communiquer à une autre personne ou de permettre à une autre personne d’y avoir accès.

  • 157. (1) Paragraph 27(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (b) a notice containing any information that, in the opinion of an appeal board, should have been disclosed on any safety data sheet or label that was the subject matter of an appeal to the appeal board.

  • (2) Subsection 27(3) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Limitation

      (3) L’avis prévu au paragraphe (1) ne peut contenir de renseignements faisant l’objet d’une demande de dérogation.

Marginal note:2012, c. 31, s. 278(3)

158. Subsections 46(3) and (4) of the French version of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Autres exceptions

    (3) Quiconque a obtenu des renseignements d’un fournisseur ou d’un employeur pour l’application de la présente loi peut les communiquer ou les faire communiquer à un médecin, ou à tout autre professionnel de la santé désigné par règlement, qui en fait la demande afin de poser un diagnostic médical à l’égard d’une personne qui se trouve en situation d’urgence ou afin de traiter celle-ci.

  • Marginal note:Conditions

    (4) Il est interdit à quiconque obtient des renseignements en application des paragraphes (2) ou (3) de les communiquer sciemment à quiconque ou de permettre sciemment à quiconque d’y avoir accès, sauf dans la mesure nécessaire aux fins visées à ce paragraphe.

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Subsection 19(1) of Hazardous Materials Information Review Act

  • 159. (1) For greater certainty, if a person who filed a claim for exemption under section 11 of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act is, on the day on which section 147 comes into force, exempt under subsection 19(1) of that Act from a requirement in respect of which the exemption is claimed, the person continues to be so exempt after that day until the final disposition of the proceedings in relation to that claim.

  • Marginal note:Subsection 19(2) of Hazardous Materials Information Review Act

    (2) For greater certainty, if a person who filed a claim for exemption under section 11 of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act is, on the day on which section 147 comes into force, exempt under subsection 19(2) of that Act from a requirement in respect of which the claim or portion of a claim is determined to be valid, the person continues to be so exempt after that day for the remainder of the period referred to in that subsection 19(2).

Coordinating Amendments

Marginal note:2013, c. 40

160. On the first day on which both subsection 194(2) of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 2 and section 142 of this Act are in force, subsection 144(4) of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following:

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